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Portfolio Budget Statements 2005-06

Environment and Heritage Portfolio
Budget Initiatives and Explanations of Appropriations 2005-06
Budget Related Paper No. 1.7
ISSN 1448-1219 (Online), 1448-1200 (Print)

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Department of the Environment and Heritage

Section 1 - Agency Overview

The Department of the Environment and Heritage (DEH) protects Australia's environment and heritage and advances Australia's Antarctic interests on behalf of the Australian Government.

TABLE 1.1: AGENCY OUTCOMES AND OUTPUTS
Outcome Description Outputs
Outcome 1
The environment, especially those aspects that are matters of national environmental significance, is protected and conserved
Protection and conservation of environment and heritage matters that are nationally important or under direct Commonwealth jurisdiction (a)
Output 1.1
Response to climate change

Output 1.2
Conservation of the land and inland waters

Output 1.3
Conservation of the coasts and oceans

Output 1.4
Conservation of natural, indigenous and historic heritage

Output 1.5
Response to the impacts of human settlements
Outcome 2
 Australia’s interests in Antarctica are advanced
Advancement of Australia’s Antarctic and Southern Ocean interests (b)
Output 2.1
Antarctic policy

Output 2.2
Antarctic science
(a) An explanatory list of matters of national environmental significance, agreed to by the Council of Australian Governments in 1997, is available at www.deh.gov.au/epbc/about/agreement.
(b) These interests include Australia’s territorial claims, Antarctica’s neutrality, the environment, scientific research, influence in Australia’s region, and economic benefits (other than by mining).  

The DEH's responsibilities are stipulated in the Governor-General's Administrative Arrangements Order (see scaleplus.law.gov.au/docs/legtables/aao.htm).

The DEH advises the Australian Government on its policies as they affect the environment, heritage and Australia's Antarctic interests. The DEH administers the Australian Government's main environment, heritage and Antarctic laws and programmes, including the Natural Heritage Trust, the Climate Change Strategy and the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

Protecting the environment is a shared responsibility. Consequently, the success of much of the DEH work depends on other Australian Government agencies, industry sectors, the community, and other levels of government in Australia. In addition, the DEH works directly with other countries' national governments and non-government organisations to develop and support international agreements, including the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Antarctic Treaty System.

Detailed information about the DEH's contribution to addressing key environmental issues is available in the Australian Government's Environment Budget Overview 2005-06 (see www.deh.gov.au/about/budget and www.deh.gov.au).

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