DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE

 

 

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND STRUCTURE

 

Establishment

 

The Department for Environment and Heritage (DEH) is an Administrative Unit established pursuant to the Public Sector Management Act 1995.

 

Functions

 

DEH’s functions are conserving and restoring the environment by:

·                     having a primary role in environmental policy, biodiversity conservation, heritage conservation, environmental sustainability and animal welfare;

·                     managing the State’s public land held in the conservation reserve system and as Crown Lands;

·                     being a custodian of information and knowledge about the State’s environment.

 

Structure

 

The structure of the DEH is illustrated in the following organisation chart.

 

 

Changes to Functions and Structure

 

Effective from 1 April 2006 the Office of Sustainability was transferred from the DEH to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. 

 

 

STATUS OF THE FINANCIAL REPORT

 

The financial report of the Department for Environment and Heritage for the year ended 30 June 2006 was not finalised in sufficient time by the Department to enable the audit to be completed at the date of finalising this Report. 

 

The audited financial report of the Department for Environment and Heritage for the year ended 30 June 2006 will be included in a Supplementary Audit Report to Parliament.