Portfolio Budget Statements 2006-07
Environment and Heritage Portfolio
Budget initiatives and explanations of appropriations specified by outcomes and outputs by agency
Budget Related Paper No. 1.7
ISBN 1 741 77538 8
Agency Budget Statements
Tables in this section
- Department of the Environment and Heritage - Portfolio Budget Statements 2006-07
- Bureau of Meteorology
- Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator
- Director of National Parks
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
- Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
Department of the Environment and Heritage
- Section 1 - Overview
- Section 2 - Resources for 2006-07
- Section 3 - Outcomes
- Section 4 - Other Reporting Requirements
- Section 5 - Budgeted Financial Statements
Section 1 - 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.
| Outcome | Description | Output | |
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| 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 |
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| Outcome 2 Australia's interests in Antarctica are advanced |
Advancement of Australia's Antarctic and Southern Oceans interests (b) |
Output 2.1 Antarctic policy Output 2.2 Antarctic science |
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| (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/attachment-1.html (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). |
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DEH's responsibilities are stipulated in the Governor-General's Administrative Arrangements Order (see www.scaleplus.law.gov.au/docs/legtables/aao.htm).
DEH advises the Australian Government on its policies as they affect the environment, heritage and Australia's Antarctic interests. 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 DEH's work depends on other Australian Government agencies, industry sectors, the community, and other levels of government in Australia. In addition, 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 DEH's contribution to addressing key environmental issues is available in the Australian Government's Environment Budget Overview 2006-07 (see www.deh.gov.au/about/budget and www.deh.gov.au).
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