Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Department overview
Formed1 February 2020 (2020-02-01)[1]
Preceding agencies
Dissolved1 July 2022 (2022-07-01)
Superseding agencies
JurisdictionAustralia
Employees6,221 (2021)
Annual budgetA$4.461 billion (2021)
Ministers responsible
Department executive
Websitewww.awe.gov.au
Footnotes
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The Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) was an Australian Government department which operated from 1 February 2020 until 30 June 2022. It represented Australia's national interests in agriculture, water and the environment.

On 1 July 2022, the agriculture and water component became the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), while the environment component became the new Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Administrative Arrangements Order - 5 December 2019" (PDF). Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Commonwealth of Australia. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ directory.user (25 May 2017). "Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment". www.directory.gov.au. Retrieved 12 August 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ The government has announced Machinery of Government changes that affect this department, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 1 July 2022
  4. ^ Albanese government restores abolished environment department but avoids major public service overhaul, ABC News, 2 June 2022

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