Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (New South Wales)

Office of Environment and Heritage

Agency overview
Formed	4 April 2011
Dissolved	Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water
Superseding agency	Department of Environment and Conservation Department of Environment and Climate Change
Type	Department
Jurisdiction	New South Wales
Minister responsible	Hon. Gabrielle Upton MP, Minister for the Environment and Minister for Heritage
Parent agency	Department of Planning and Environment
Child agencies	Anzac Memorial Building Trustee Centennial Park and Moore Park Environment Protection Authority Environmental Trust Sydney Living Museums Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust Lord Howe Island Board Luna Park Reserve Trust Marine Parks Authority National Parks and Wildlife Service Natural Resources Commission NSW Scientific Committee Parramatta Park Trust Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Sustainability Programs Division Taronga Conservation Society UrbanGrowth NSW Western Sydney Parklands Trust WSN Environmental Solutions Zoological Parks Board
Website	www.environment.nsw.gov.au

The New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH), a division of the Government of New South Wales, is responsible for the care and protection of the environment and heritage, which includes the natural environment, Aboriginal country, culture and heritage, and built heritage in New South Wales, Australia. The OEH supports the community, business and government in protecting, strengthening and making the most of a healthy environment and economy within the state. The OEH is part of the Department of Planning and Environment cluster and also manages national parks and reserves.

The acting Chief Executive of the Office of Environment and Heritage is Michael Wright; who reports to the Minister for the Environment and Minister for Heritage, the Hon. Gabrielle Upton, MP.

The Office consists of five functional areas:

Government agencies for the protection and conservation of natural and built resources in New South Wales have existed since the appointment of the first Minister for Conservation, the Hon. Captain Bill Dunn, MLA in 1946.

The Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECCW) was formed following the merger of the Environment Protection Authority, the National Parks and Wildlife Service, the Botanic Gardens Trust, and Resource NSW. This agency contained the Office of Water, which was formed from the New South Wales Department of Water and Energy, formed in 2007 and dissolved in 2009; other parts and responsibilities of the Department of Water and Energy were transferred to the Division of Minerals and Energy in Industry & Investment New South Wales. At previous times DECCW was known as the Department of Environment and Conservation and the Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC).

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