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Miles, Honourable Steven John, Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection and Minister for National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef
Agency overview
Formed	16 February 2015
Dissolved	12 December 2017
Superseding agency	Miles, Honourable Steven John, Minister for Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services;
Type	Ministerial Office
Jurisdiction	Queensland
Key documents	Establishing: Constitution of Queensland 2001, Queensland Government Gazette Extraordinary, 16 February 2015, vol. 368, no. 34 , p. 370; Abolishing: Queensland Government Gazette Extraordinary, 12 December 2017, vol. 376, no. 97, p. 631;
Agency ID	11787
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Miles, Honourable Steven John, Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection and Minister for National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef was a ministerial office ministership commencing on 16/2/2015 and finishing on 12/12/2017.

The Honourable Steven John Miles served as Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection and Minister for National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef in the first Palaszcuk Ministry from from 16 February 2015 to 12 December 2017. On 12 December 2017, following the general election, the Honourable Steven John Miles was appointed as Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services.

History

Establishment

The Honourable Steven John Miles, representing the Australian Labor Party in the seat of Mount Coot-tha from 31 January 2015, was appointed Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection and Minister for National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef on 16 February 2015 under the Palaszczuk Ministry. He was also appointed on 16 February 2015 to be a member of the Executive Council of Queensland.^[1]

Abolition

On 12 December 2017, following the general election, the Honourable Steven John Miles was appointed as Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services.^[1]

Ministerial responsibilities

The Minister had responsibilities for:^[1]

Climate Change Policy
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
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
Custody and Management of State Forests not part of the Plantation Licence Agreement
Fish Habitat Areas
Marine Infrastructure – Strategic Planning
Marine Parks Management
National Parks
Protected Area Estate Management and Forest Reserves (excluding Nature Refuges)
Recreation excluding Natural Resource Recreation and Education

Administered Acts

The ministerial office executed its functions and responsibilites via various Acts and regulations. Acts administered by the ministerial office included:^[1]

There were more than ten Acts administered by the ministerial office.

Cape York Peninsula Heritage Act 2007 (except to the extent administered by the Minister for Natural Resources and Mines)
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 (to the extent that it is relevant to environmental matters)
National Environment Protection Council (Queensland) Act 1994
National Trust of Queensland Act 1963
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (except to the extent that it is relevant to demonstrated and exhibited native animals and to the extent that it is relevant to the management of the protected area estate and forest reserves, not including nature refuges) (jointly administered with the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries and Minister for Sport and Racing)
Newstead House Trust Act 1939
Queensland Heritage Act 1992
Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011
Water Act 2000 (Chapter 3)
Wet Tropics World Heritage Protection and Management Act 1993-niFisheries Act 1994 (as it relates to Fish Habitat Areas)
Forestry Act 1959 (jointly administered with the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries and Minister for Sport and Racing)
Marine Parks Act 2004
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (to the extent that it is relevant to the management of the protected area estate and forest reserves, excluding Nature Refuges) (jointly administered with the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries and Minister for Sport and Racing)
Recreation Areas Management Act 2006

Notes

^ Queensland State Archives agency identity number

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Miles, Honourable Steven John, Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection and Minister for National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef – Id:11787". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

Sources

Queensland Government Gazette Extraordinary, 16 February 2015, vol. 368, p. 370
Acts administered listed in Administrative Arrangements Order (No. 1) 2015, Queensland Government Gazette Extraordinary, 16 February 2015, vol. 368, no. 34, pp. 371 - 399
Queensland Parliament Current Members, Hon Dr Steven Miles, , viewed 3 January 2018

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Agency Details: Miles, Honourable Steven John, Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection and Minister for National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 11 April 2020) Category:Articles incorporating text from the Queensland State Archives

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[2] Queensland State Archives agency identity number

[ADarchive-1] "Miles, Honourable Steven John, Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection and Minister for National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef – Id:11787". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

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