Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (Queensland)

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation
Department overview
Preceding agencies
  • Department of Environment and Heritage Management
  • Department of Environment and Resource Management
JurisdictionQueensland
Minister responsible
  • Leanne Linard, Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science and Youth Affairs
Department executive
  • Jamie Merrick, Director-General [1]
Websitewww.des.qld.gov.au

The Department of Environment, Science and Innovation is a department of the Queensland Government which is responsible for protecting the state's natural environment, developing the government's science strategy, and driving the government's policy and program direction for young people in Queensland.[2] The minister responsible for the department is Leanne Linard. The department provides administrative support for the Queensland Heritage Council and the Queensland Heritage Register.

  1. ^ "Director-General". Government of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Department overview". Government of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2022.