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Mickel, Honourable Reginald John, Minister for the Environment was a ministerial office ministership commencing on 12/2/2004 and finishing on 25/8/2004.

The Honourable Reginald John Mickel, ALP Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for the seat of Logan, was appointed Minister for the Environment on 12 February 2004, under the 3rd. Beattie Ministry. The Honourable John Mickel was subsequently appointed Minister for Energy on 25 August 2004.

Previous parliamentary service
The Minister's previous parliamentary service included:
 * Chair, Select Committee on the Consequences of Changing Political Status from 14 October 2003 to 13 January 2004
 * Member, Panel of Temporary Chairmen for the 50th Parliament 22 March 2001 - 13 January 2004
 * Chairman, Members' Ethics and Parliamentary Privileges Committee from 30 July 1998 to 23 January 2001
 * Member, Estimates Committee C, 2000
 * Chairman, Estimates Committee A, 1998 and 1999
 * Member, Panel of Temporary Chairmen for the 49th Parliament from 4 August 1998
 * 49th Parliament Acting Chair, Food Council

Establishment
The Australian Labour Party held Government in the 51st Queensland Parliament which was elected at the Queensland General Election held on 7 February 2004. The Honourable Reginald John Mickel, ALP Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for the seat of Logan, was appointed Minister for the Environment on 12 February 2004, under the third Beattie Ministry.

Abolition
The Honourable John Mickel was subsequently appointed Minister for Energy on 25 August 2004.

Ministerial responsibilities
The Minister had responsibilities for:
 * Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Land Interests
 * Coastal Management
 * Contaminated Land
 * Cultural Heritage
 * Custody and Management of State Forests
 * Ecologically Sustainable Development
 * Environment including Management of Mining
 * Environmental Planning
 * Land Conservation
 * Pollution Management
 * Waste Management
 * Water Recycling Strategy
 * Wet Tropics Management

Administered Acts
The ministerial office executed its functions and responsibilites via various Acts and regulations. Acts administered by the ministerial office included:


 * Aboriginal Land Act 1991 (part)
 * Brisbane Forest Park Act 1977
 * Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995
 * Cultural Record (Landscapes Queensland and Queensland Estate) Act 1987
 * Currumbin Bird Sanctuary Act 1976
 * Environmental Protection Act 1994
 * Forestry Act 1959 (part)
 * Gurulmundi Secure Landfill Agreement Act 1992
 * Marine Parks Act 1982
 * Meaker Trust (Raine Island Research) Act 1981
 * National Environment Protection Council (Queensland) Act 1994
 * National Trust of Queensland Act 1963
 * Nature Conservation Act 1992
 * Newstead House Trust Act 1939
 * Queensland Heritage Act 1992
 * Recreation Areas Management Act 1988
 * Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991 (part)
 * Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 (part)
 * Tweed River Entrance Sand Bypassing Project Agreement Act 1998
 * Wet Tropics World Heritage Protection and Management Act 1993-ni

Attribution
Category:Defunct government agencies of Queensland Category:2004 establishments in Australia Category:Government agencies established in 2004 Category:2004 disestablishments in Australia Category:Government agencies disestablished in 2004