The Department regulates environmental management through environmental impact assessments, compliance and enforcement, air quality, and biodiversity management:
Policy coordination and environmental planning
- Intergovernmental coordination, spatial and development planning
- Legislative development
- Research and development support
- Information management services
Compliance and enforcement
- Environmental quality management authorisation, compliance and enforcement
- Coastal authorisation, compliance and enforcement
- Impact management
- Air quality management
Environmental quality management
- Climate change management
- Pollution and waste management
- Coastal pollution management
- Biodiversity management
Biodiversity and protected area planning and management
- Conservation agencies and services
- Coastal resource use
Environmental empowerment services
- Sector skills development and training
- Environmental education and raising awareness.
