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Appendix 6

Portfolio Structure for the Resources, Energy and Tourism Portfolio[1]

Portfolio Structure for the Resources, Energy and Tourism Portfolio

Administrative Arrangements for the Resources, Energy and Tourism Portfolio[2]   

THE DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES, ENERGY AND TOURISM

Matters dealt with by the Department

  • Energy policy
  • Mineral and energy industries, including oil and gas, and electricity
  • National energy market
  • Energy-specific international organisations and activities
  • Administration of export controls on rough diamonds, uranium and thorium
  • Minerals and energy resources research, science and technology
  • Tourism industry
  • Geoscience research and information services including geodesy, mapping, remote sensing and land information co-ordination
  • Radioactive waste management
  • Renewable energy technology development
  • Clean fossil fuel energy
  • Industrial energy efficiency

Legislation administered by the Minister

  • Atomic Energy Act 1953
  • Australian Energy Market Act 2004
  • Coal Industry Repeal Act 2001
  • Coal Industry Repeal (Validation of Proclamation) Act 2002
  • Coal Research Assistance Act 1977
  • Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Act 2005
  • Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management (Related Amendments)
    Act 2005
  • Energy Efficiency Opportunities Act 2006
  • Gas Pipelines Access (Commonwealth) Act 1998
  • Greater Sunrise Unitisation Agreement Implementation Act 2004
  • Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984
  • Moomba-Sydney Pipeline System Sale Act 1994
  • Offshore Minerals Act 1994
  • Offshore Minerals (Exploration Licence Fees) Act 1981
  • Offshore Minerals (Mining Licence Fees) Act 1981
  • Offshore Minerals (Retention Licence Fees) Act 1994
  • Offshore Minerals (Registration Fees) Act 1981
  • Offshore Minerals (Royalty) Act 1981
  • Offshore Minerals (Works Licence Fees) Act 1981
  • Offshore Petroleum Act 2006
  • Offshore Petroleum (Annual Fees) Act 2006
  • Offshore Petroleum (Registration Fees) Act 2006
  • Offshore Petroleum (Royalty) Act 2006
  • Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Act 2003
  • Petroleum Revenue Act 1985
  • Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967
  • Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Fees Act 1994
  • Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Registration Fees) Act 1967
  • Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Royalty) Act 1967
  • Petroleum (Timor Sea Treaty) Act 2003
  • Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989, insofar as it relates to all matters concerning the Energy Research and Development Corporation
  • Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Act 1997
  • Snowy Hydro Corporatisation (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997
  • Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Act 1970
  • Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation (Conversion into Public Company) Act 1989
  • Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Limited Sale Act 1993
  • Tourism Australia Act 2004
  • Tourism Australia (Repeal and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004

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