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Contents

• Download the Annual Report as a PDF File
• Letter of Transmittal
• Reader's Guide
• Overview
  • Secretary's Review of the Department of the Environment and Heritage's Achievements
  • Role and Functions
  • Responsibilities for Outcomes
  • Organisation Structure
  • Portfolio Structure
• Outcome One - Environment
  • Overall Achievement for Outcome One
  • Atmosphere
  • Biodiversity
  • Coasts and Oceans
  • Environment Assessment and Approvals
  • Heritage
  • Industry
  • Inland Waters
  • Land Management
  • Parks and Reserves
  • Natural Heritage Trust
  • Additional Outputs
  • Resources Table: Outcome One - Environment
• Outcome Two - Bureau of Meteorology
  • Resources Table: Outcome Two - Bureau of Meteorology
• Outcome Three - Antarctica
  • Overall Achievement of Outcome Three
  • Maintaining the Antarctic Treaty System and Enhancing Australia's Influence in it
  • Protecting the Antarctic Environment
  • Understanding Antarctica's Role in the Global Climate System
  • Conducting Scientific Research of Practical, Economic or National Significance
  • Resources Table: Outcome Three - Antarctica
• Management and Accountability
  • Financial Performance
  • Corporate Governance
  • External Scrutiny
  • Management of Human Resources
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Commonwealth Disability Strategy
  • Purchasing
  • Assets Management
  • Consultants, Competitive Tendering and Contracting
  • List of Consultancy Services
• Reports
  • Operation of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
  • Operation of the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000
  • Operation of the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989
  • Operation of the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986
  • Operation of the Ozone Protection Act 1989
  • Operation of the Product Stewardship Arrangements for Waste Oil and the Product Stewardship (Oil) Act 2000
• Financial statements
• Appendices
  • ESD Report
  • Portfolio Legislation
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Freedom of Information
  • Advertising and Market Research
  • Discretionary Grant Programs
  • Geographic Areas of Responsibility
  • Departmental Web Sites
  • Departmental Addresses and Contact Numbers
• Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator
• Glossary
• Compliance Index

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Copyright information

© Commonwealth of Australia 2003
ISSN 1441 - 9335

This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the Commonwealth, available from the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage.

Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to:

Assistant Secretary
Policy Coordination Division
Department of the Environment and Heritage
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601

Photography credits

Cover images

Earless dragon in wallaby grass - DEH collection photo by Andrew Tatnell
Barr Creek salinity project - DEH collection photo by John Baker
Water treatment plant - DEH collection photo by Alastair Betts
Shoreline at Narooma - DEH collection photo by Arthur Mostead
Kangaroo paw - DEH collection photo by Arthur Mostead
River red gum landscape - DEH collection photo by John Baker
Icicles, Colebeck Archipelago - Australian Antarctic Division photo by Wayne Papps

Other images

Yellow Water lagoon - DEH collection photo by John Baker
Natural temperate grasslands of the ACT - DEH collection photo by D. Rush
Phillip Island - Director of National Parks photo by Michael Nelson
Wee Jasper grevillea - DEH collection photo by J.D Briggs
Buloke tree - Steve Mercer
Lake Condah - AHC collection photo by John Baker
Cockatoo Island - AHC collection photo by M. O'Brien
Water treatment plant - DEH collection photo by Alastair Betts
Industry production line - DEH collection photo by Alastair Betts
Murray River Settlement - DEH collection photo by Merran Williams
Brolgas at Yellow Water - Director of National Parks photo by Michael Nelson
Gunlom Falls - Director of National Parks photo by Michael Nelson
Innisfail landscape - DEH collection photo by Arthur Mostead
Tree planting on banks of Campaspe River - DEH collection photo by John Baker
Cliffs along the Murray River - DEH collection photo by Chris Alston
Ice wall at Auster Rookery - Australian Antarctic Division photo by Wayne Papps

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Edited by Elizabeth Hutchings Editing
Printed by Union Offset on Australian paper made from sustainable plantation timber

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• Download Department of the Environment and Heritage Annual Report 2002-03 - full report (2002-03.pdf - 5380 KB)

• Download Title page, Contents, Photo credits and Letter of Transmittal (contents.pdf - 378 KB)
• Download Reader's Guide (readers-guide.pdf - 70 KB)
• Download Overview (overview.pdf - 150 KB)
• Download Review of performance: Outcome One - Environment (outcome-1.pdf - 577 KB)
• Download Review of performance: Outcome Two - Meteorology (outcome-2.pdf - 95 KB)
• Download Review of performance: Outcome Three - Antarctica (outcome-3.pdf - 155 KB)
• Download Management and Accountability (management.pdf - 172 KB)
• Download Financial Statements (deh-financial.pdf - 3840 KB)
• Download Operation of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (epbc.pdf - 290 KB)
• Download Operation of the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 (fuel-quality.pdf - 64 KB)
• Download Operation of the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989 (hazardous-waste.pdf - 77 KB)
• Download Operation of the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 (movable-heritage.pdf - 91 KB)
• Download Operation of the Ozone Protection Act 1989 (ozone.pdf - 81 KB)
• Download Operation of the Product Stewardship Arrangements for Waste Oil and the Product Stewardship (Oil) Act 2000 (waste-oil.pdf - 96 KB)
• Download Appendices (appendices.pdf - 206 KB)
• Download Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator (orer.pdf - 709 KB)
• Download Glossary, Compliance Index and Index (glossary.pdf - 90 KB)