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class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Department overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formed</th><td class="infobox-data">1 July 2012</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Preceding agencies</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources</li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Department of Environment and Natural Resources</li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Department for Environment and Heritage</li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Department for Environment, Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs</li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Department of Environment and Natural Resources</li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Department of Environment and Land Management</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_South_Australia" title="Government of South Australia">State of South Australia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data">81-95 <a href="/wiki/Waymouth_Street" title="Waymouth Street">Waymouth Street</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adelaide" title="Adelaide">Adelaide</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Employees</th><td class="infobox-data">1,393 (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Annual budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$344.7 million<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Minister responsible</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Susan_Close" title="Susan Close">Susan Close</a>, Minister for Climate, Environment and Water</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Department executive</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Ben Bruce, Chief Executive</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.environment.sa.gov.au">Department for Environment and Water</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Department for Environment and Water</b> (<b>DEW</b>) is a department of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_South_Australia" title="Government of South Australia">Government of South Australia</a>. It is responsible for ensuring that the state of <a href="/wiki/South_Australia" title="South Australia">South Australia</a>'s natural resources are managed productively and sustainably, while improving the condition and resilience of the state's natural environment. </p><p>The current department was created on 1 July 2012 by the merger of the <b>Department of Environment and Natural Resources</b> and the <b>Department for Water</b> as the <b>Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources</b> (<b>DEWNR</b>), it was given its present name on 22 March 2018. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History_of_the_environment_portfolio">History of the environment portfolio</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_for_Environment_and_Water_(South_Australia)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History of the environment portfolio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 23 December 1971, a new department called the <i>Department of Environment and Conservation</i> was created by the amalgamation of the <i>Museum Department</i> and the <i>State Planning Office</i> which was part of the <i>Department of the Premier and of Development</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-SAGG-1971_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SAGG-1971-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 18 December 1975, the <i>Department of Environment and Conservation</i> was renamed as the <i>Department for the Environment</i> following a merger with the <i>Botanic Garden Department</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-SAGG-1975_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SAGG-1975-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 11 May 1981, the <i>Department for the Environment</i> and the <i>Department of Urban and Regional Affairs</i> were merged with the <i>Department of Environment and Planning</i> which was created on 7 August 1980 when it only consisted of the office of its first permanent head.<sup id="cite_ref-SAGG-1980_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SAGG-1980-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SAGG-1981_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SAGG-1981-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 8 October 1992, the Department of Environment and Planning was abolished on 8 October 1992 and its parts were distributed to new entities including the <i>Department of Environment and Land Management</i> which included the entirety of the former <i>Department of Lands</i> which was also abolished on 8 October 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-SAGG-1992_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SAGG-1992-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 1 October 1993, the <i>Department of Environment and Land Management</i> was renamed as the <i>Department of Environment and Natural Resources</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-SAGG-1993_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SAGG-1993-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Schutz.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/John_Schutz.jpg/220px-John_Schutz.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="309" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/John_Schutz.jpg/330px-John_Schutz.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/John_Schutz.jpg/440px-John_Schutz.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1340" data-file-height="1885" /></a><figcaption>Former Chief Executive John Schutz at the <a href="/wiki/Tennyson_Dunes_Conservation_Reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Tennyson Dunes Conservation Reserve">Tennyson Dunes</a> Open Day, 23 September 2018</figcaption></figure> <p>On 23 October 1997, the <i>Department of Environment and Natural Resources</i> was abolished and replaced in part by the <i>Department for Environment, Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs</i> which also included “employees” of other abolished “Administrative Units” such as the <i>Department of State Aboriginal Affairs</i> and the <i>Department of Mines and Energy</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-SAGG-1997_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SAGG-1997-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1999, the <i>Department for Environment, Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs</i> became the <i>Department for Environment and Heritage</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-NLA_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NLA-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 1 July 2010, the <i>Department for Environment and Heritage</i> was renamed for the second time as the <i>Department of Environment and Natural Resources</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-NLA_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NLA-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SAGG-2010_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SAGG-2010-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 1 July 2012, the <i>Department of Environment and Natural Resources</i> became the <i>Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources</i> (DEWNR) after acquiring the roles and responsibilities of the former <i>Department of Water</i>. This created the current (2024) incarnation of the department.<sup id="cite_ref-SAGG-2012_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SAGG-2012-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it was given its present name on 22 March 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-dew_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dew-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia_(South_Australian_Division)" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division)">Liberal Party</a>'s victory in the <a href="/wiki/2018_South_Australian_state_election" title="2018 South Australian state election">2018 state election</a>, the department was renamed as the Department for Environment and Water (DEW) on 2 March 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-SAGG-March2018_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SAGG-March2018-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="People">People</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_for_Environment_and_Water_(South_Australia)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: People"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Deputy Premier <a href="/wiki/Susan_Close" title="Susan Close">Susan Close</a>, who is also Minister for Climate, Environment and Water, has responsibility for the department.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of February 2024<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Department_for_Environment_and_Water_(South_Australia)&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the <a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">chief executive</a> of the department is Ben Bruce, who took over from John Schutz.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Premier's_Climate_Change_Council"><span id="Premier.27s_Climate_Change_Council"></span>Premier's Climate Change Council</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_for_Environment_and_Water_(South_Australia)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Premier's Climate Change Council"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Premier%27s_Climate_Change_Council" title="Premier's Climate Change Council">Premier's Climate Change Council</a></div> <p>The Premier's Climate Change Council was established under the <i>Climate Change and Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Act 2007</i>, with the inaugural council created in February 2008. The primary role of the Council is to provide independent advice to the Minister for Environment and Water on reducing <a href="/wiki/Greenhouse_gas_emissions" title="Greenhouse gas emissions">greenhouse gas emissions</a> and adapting to <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate change</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pccc_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pccc-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_for_Environment_and_Water_(South_Australia)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Friends_of_Parks" class="mw-redirect" title="Friends of Parks">Friends of Parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_environmental_ministries" title="List of environmental ministries">List of environmental ministries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Parks_and_Wildlife_Service_(South_Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Parks and Wildlife Service (South Australia)">National Parks and Wildlife Service (South Australia)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protected_areas_of_South_Australia" title="Protected areas of South Australia">Protected areas of South Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Herbarium_of_South_Australia" title="State Herbarium of South Australia">State Herbarium of South Australia</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Department_for_Environment_and_Water_(South_Australia)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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