Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories explained

Agency Name:	Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories
Formed:	24 March 1993
Preceding1:	Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories
Dissolved:	9 October 1997
Superseding:	Department of Transport and Regional Development – for territories Department of Industry, Science and Tourism – for sport and recreation Department of the Environment (II) – for environment
Type:	Department
Jurisdiction:	Commonwealth of Australia
Chief1 Name:	Stuart Hamilton
Chief1 Position:	Secretary (1993–1996)^[1]
Chief2 Name:	Roger Beale
Chief2 Position:	Secretary (1996–1997)
Headquarters:	Canberra

The Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories (also called DEST) was an Australian government department that existed between March 1993 and October 1997.

Scope

Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports.

According to the Administrative Arrangements Order made on 24 March 1993, the Department dealt with:

Sport and recreation
Environment and conservation
Meteorology
Administration of the Australian Capital Territory
Administration of the Jervis Bay Territory, the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the Territory of Christmas Island, the Coral Sea Islands Territory, the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands, and of Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island
Constitutional development of the Northern Territory of Australia

Notes and References

Web site: Stuart Anthony Hamilton AO. https://archive.today/20131120021354/http://cbe.anu.edu.au/cbe/alumni-philanthropy/hall-of-fame/gallery/inductees-2010/stuart-anthony-hamilton-ao/. dead. 2013-11-20. Australian National University.