Department of the Environment and Heritage

Department of the Environment and Heritage
Department overview
Formed	21 October 1998
Preceding Department	Department of the Environment (II); Department of Communications and the Arts;
Dissolved	30 January 2007
Superseding agency	Department of the Environment and Water Resources;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Ministers responsible	Robert Hill, Minister (1998–2001); David Kemp, Minister (2001–2004); Ian Campbell, Minister (2004–2007);
Department executives	Roger Beale, Secretary (1998–2004); David Borthwick, Secretary (2004–2007);

The Department of the Environment and Heritage was an Australian government department that existed between October 1998 and December 2007.

Department overview
Formed	21 October 1998^[1]
Preceding Department	Department of the Environment (II) Department of Communications and the Arts
Dissolved	30 January 2007^[1]
Superseding agency	Department of the Environment and Water Resources
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Ministers responsible	Robert Hill, Minister (1998–2001) David Kemp, Minister (2001–2004) Ian Campbell, Minister (2004–2007)
Department executives	Roger Beale, Secretary (1998–2004) David Borthwick, Secretary (2004–2007)