Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Department overview
Formed	14 September 2010
Preceding Department	Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts;
Dissolved	18 September 2013
Superseding agency	Department of the Environment (III);
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Employees	2,871 (April 2013)
Department executives	Robyn Kruk, Secretary (2010‑11); Paul Grimes, Secretary (2011‑13);
Website	environment.gov.au

The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities was an Australian government department that existed between September 2010 and September 2013.

Scope[]

Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements, in the department's annual reports and on the department's website.

At its creation, the department was responsible for:^[1]

Environment protection and conservation of biodiversity
Air quality
National fuel quality standards
Land contamination
Meteorology
Administration of the Australian Antarctic Territory, and the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Natural, built and cultural heritage
Environmental research
Water policy and resources
Ionospheric prediction
Co-ordination of sustainable communities policy
Population policy
Housing affordability
Built environment innovation

Structure[]

The department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c CA 9334: Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 19 December 2013
^ Australian Public Service Commission (2 December 2013), State of the Service Report: State of the Service Series 2012-13 (PDF), Australian Public Service Commission, p. 253, archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2013

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[NAA_CA_9334-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c CA 9334: Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 19 December 2013

[2] Australian Public Service Commission (2 December 2013), State of the Service Report: State of the Service Series 2012-13 (PDF), Australian Public Service Commission, p. 253, archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2013

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Department overview
Formed	14 September 2010^[1]
Preceding Department	Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
Dissolved	18 September 2013
Superseding agency	Department of the Environment (III)
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Employees	2,871 (April 2013)^[2]
Department executives	Robyn Kruk, Secretary (2010‑11) Paul Grimes, Secretary (2011‑13)
Website	environment.gov.au