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The Department of Mines and Energy was established on 26/2/1996 and abolished on 22/2/2001.

It was a Queensland Government department responsible for administration of mining, provision of electricity to all regions of Queensland and mineral exploration. The Department of Mines and Energy was abolished in February 2001. The Mines component of the Department was amalgamated with the Department of Natural Resources which became the Department of Natural Resources and Mines (disambiguation) (NRM).

Establishment
The Department of Mines and Energy was established from the renamed Department of Minerals and Energy, on 26 February 1996.

Abolition
The Department of Mines and Energy was abolished in February 2001. The Mines component of the Department was amalgamated with the Department of Natural Resources which became the Department of Natural Resources and Mines (disambiguation) (NRM).

Function
The agency had the following responsibilities:
 * The Department of Mines and Energy carried out the functions of: minerals and energy explosives, geological survey, electricity (including generation, transmission and distribution, licensing of electrical workers) gas, health and safety (including mining), environment (including Management of mining), titles (including mining), royalties; and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander matters (including Mineral Resources).
 * As part of its electricity responsibilities the Department oversaw statutory authorities. The Department provided electricity to all regions of Queensland and undertook extensive exploration to uncover new areas of mineral occurrence.

Agencies controlled
The department controlled 27 governmental bodies as follows:

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


 * Aboriginal Land Act 1991 (part only)
 * Alcan Queensland Pty Limited Agreement Act 1965
 * Aurukun Associates Agreement Act 1975 (part only)
 * Central Queensland Coal Associates Agreement Act of 1968 (part only)
 * Century Zinc Project Act 1997
 * Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers (Pensions) Act 1941
 * Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers' Superannuation Act 1989
 * Coal Industry (Control) Act 1948
 * Coal Mining Act 1925
 * Commonwealth Aluminium Corporation Pty Limited Agreement Act 1957
 * Currumbin Minerals Pty Ltd (Transfer of Treatment Plant) Act 1973
 * Electricity Act 1994
 * Electricity - National Scheme (Queensland) Act 1997
 * Explosives Act 1952
 * Fossicking Act 1994
 * Gas Act 1965
 * Gas Pipelines Access (Queensland) Act 1998 (except that administered by the Premier)
 * Gas Suppliers (Shareholdings) Act 1972
 * Irvinebank State Treatment Works (Sale and Operation) Act 1990
 * Liquid Fuel Supply Act 1984
 * Mineral Resources Act 1989
 * Mineral Resources (Adjacent Submarine Areas) Act 1964
 * Mines Regulation Act 1964
 * Mining (Fossicking) Act 1985
 * Mount Isa Mines Limited Agreement Act 1985
 * Offshore Minerals Act 1998
 * Petroleum Act 1923
 * Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982
 * Queensland Cement and Lime Company Limited Agreement Act 1977 (part only)
 * Queensland Nickel Agreement Act 1970 (part only)
 * Queensland Phosphate Limited Guarantee Act 1975
 * Thiess Peabody Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd Agreement Act 1962
 * Thiess Peabody Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd Agreement Act 1965 (part only)
 * Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991 (part only)

Administrative structure
The Department consisted of seven Divisions: Energy Planning, Energy Monitoring and Regulation, Geological Survey, Environmental Compliance, Safety and Health (including SIMTARS), Administration, and Resource Development, plus six Regional Offices. On 10 May 1999, a Cabinet decision prompted the movement of the Department's environmental management of the mining industry to the Environmental Protection Agency. The transfer of this function was intended to amalgamate all functions relating to environmental regulation and streamline enforcement processes. As part of this administrative change, Warden's Courts were replaced by a new Land and Resources Tribunal to hear and determine land title and other land owner objections relating to the grant of mining titles.

Attribution
Category:Former government departments of Queensland Category:1996 establishments in Australia Category:Government agencies established in 1996 Category:2001 disestablishments in Australia Category:Government agencies disestablished in 2001