| Agency Name: | Department of the Environment |
| Formed: | 9 October 1997 |
| Preceding1: | Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories |
| Dissolved: | 21 October 1998 |
| Superseding: | Department of the Environment and Heritage |
| Type: | Department |
| Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Minister1 Name: | Robert Hill |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister |
| Chief1 Name: | Roger Beale |
| Chief1 Position: | Secretary |
| Headquarters: | Canberra |
The Department of the Environment was an Australian government department that existed between October 1997 and October 1998. It was the second so-named Australian government department.
Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements, in the Department's annual reports and on the Department's website.
At its creation, the Department was responsible for:
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for the Environment, Robert Hill.