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The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection was established on 3/4/2012 and abolished on 12/12/2017.

It was a Queensland Government department responsible for the environment, ecologically sustainable development, climate change policy and science, environmental planning and historical cultural heritage and the Great Barrier Reef. On 12 December 2017, under Public Service Departmental Arrangements Notice (No. 3) 2017, the functions of the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection were transferrerd to the Department of Environment and Science.

Establishment
On 3 April 2012, under Public Service Departmental Arrangements Notice (No. 1) 2012, the Department of Environment and Resource Management was restructured and renamed the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. Some functions and units, including the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, were transferred to other departments. On 16 February 2015, under the Administrative Arrangements Order (No. 1) 2015, this Department continued to operate under the same name and previous responsibilities, with the addition of responsibility for the Great Barrier Reef.

Abolition
On 12 December 2017, under Public Service Departmental Arrangements Notice (No. 3) 2017, the functions of the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection were transferrerd to the Department of Environment and Science.

Function
The agency had the following responsibilities:
 * Climate change policy and science (reference to science removed 1 July 2013)
 * Coastal management (excluding the Tweed River Entrance Sand Bypassing Project)
 * Contaminated land
 * Ecologically sustainable development
 * Environment including management of mining
 * Environmental planning
 * Environmental protection policy associated with healthy waterways
 * Great Barrier Reef (from 16/2/2015)
 * Historical cultural heritage
 * Nature conservation excluding demonstrated and exhibited native animals and the management of the Protected Area Estate and forest reserves (not including nature refuges)
 * Pollution management
 * Waste management
 * Wet tropics management

Agencies controlled
The agency controlled the Queensland Heritage Council from 3/4/2012 to 12/12/2017 and also controlled the Wet Tropics Management Authority from 3/4/2012 to 12/12/2017.

Administered Acts
The department executed its functions and responsibilites via various Acts and regulations. Acts administered are listed in Administrative Arrangements Order (No. 2) 2013, Queensland Government Gazette 2013, vol. 364, no. 51, p. 327:


 * Cape York Peninsula Heritage Act 2007 (jointly administered)
 * Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995
 * Currumbin Bird Sanctuary Act 1976
 * Environmental Offsets Act 2014
 * Environmental Protection Act 1994
 * Gurulmundi Secure Landfill Agreement Act 1992
 * Lake Eyre Basin Agreement Act 2001 (exceptions)
 * National Environment Protection Council (Qld) Act 1994
 * National Trust of Queensland Act 1963
 * Nature Conservation Act 1992 (partly) (jointly administsered)
 * Newstead House Trust Act 1939
 * Queensland Heritage Act 1992
 * Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011
 * Water Act 200 (partly)
 * Wet Tropics World Heritage PRotection and Management Act 1993

Attribution
Category:Former government departments of Queensland Category:2012 establishments in Australia Category:Government agencies established in 2012 Category:2017 disestablishments in Australia Category:Government agencies disestablished in 2017