On 1st March 1992 the State Pollution Control Commission and the Ministry of Environment were abolished and staff and functions transfered to the NSW Environment Protection Authority. "On 24 September 2003, Environment Minister Bob Debus announced that a number of separate agencies within his portfolio were being consolidated to create a new Department of Environment and Conservation. The new department will incorporate the staff of the Environment Protection Authority (EPA), National Parks and Wildlife Service, Royal Botanic Gardens and Resource NSW, and create strong linkages with the Sydney Catchment Authority."--Departmental website, viewed at 19/2/04
On 1st March 1992 the State Pollution Control Commission and the Ministry of Environment were abolished and staff and functions transfered to the NSW Environment Protection Authority. "On 24 September 2003, Environment Minister Bob Debus announced that a number of separate agencies within his portfolio were being consolidated to create a new Department of Environment and Conservation. The new department will incorporate the staff of the Environment Protection Authority (EPA), National Parks and Wildlife Service, Royal Botanic Gardens and Resource NSW, and create strong linkages with the Sydney Catchment Authority."--Departmental website, viewed at 19/2/04
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