Department of Energy and Water Supply (Queensland)

Department overview
JurisdictionQueensland
Headquarters1 William Street, Brisbane[1]
Employees273[2]
Annual budget$746,517,000[2]
Minister responsible
Department executive
  • Paul Simshauser, Director-General[3]
Websitewww.energyandclimate.qld.gov.au

The Department of Energy and Water Supply (DEWS) was a department of the Queensland Government which is responsible for the state's energy and water industries. The department's head office was at 1 William Street, Brisbane.[1]

History

The Department of Energy and Water Supply was established on 3 April 2012,[4] as part of a series of changes to the machinery of government after the LNP's win at the 2012 election.[5] The department took on some functions of the Department of Environment and Resource Management and the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, which were both dissolved.[6] In 2017 the department was merged with the Department of Natural Resources and Mines to form the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Contact us". Department of Energy and Water Supply. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b "State Budget 2013-2014 - Service Delivery Statements - Department of Energy and Water Supply" (PDF). Queensland Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  3. ^ a b "About us". Department of Energy and Water Supply. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. ^ "2011-2012 Annual Report - Department of Energy and Water Supply" (PDF). Department of Energy and Water Supply. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  5. ^ "QUEENSLAND MACHINERY OF GOVERNMENT CHANGES". Association of Self Insured Employers of Queensland. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Machinery of government changes". Together. Retrieved 12 May 2014.