Type: | Department |
Jurisdiction: | Queensland |
Headquarters: | 1 William Street, Brisbane[1] |
Employees: | 273[2] |
Budget: | $746,517,000 |
Minister1 Name: | Mark Bailey |
Minister1 Pfo: | Minister for Energy and Water Supply[3] |
Chief1 Name: | Paul Simshauser |
Chief1 Position: | Director-General |
Agency Name: | Department of Energy and Water Supply |
The Department of Energy and Water Supply (DEWS) was a department of the Queensland Government which is responsible for the state's energy and water industries. The department's head office was at 1 William Street, Brisbane.
The Department of Energy and Water Supply was established on 3 April 2012,[4] as part of a series of changes to the machinery of government after the LNP's win at the 2012 election.[5] The department took on some functions of the Department of Environment and Resource Management and the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, which were both dissolved.[6] In 2017 the department was merged with the Department of Natural Resources and Mines to form the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy.