Department of Energy and Water Supply (Queensland)

Department overview
Jurisdiction	Queensland
Headquarters	1 William Street, Brisbane
Employees	273
Annual budget	$746,517,000
Minister responsible	Mick de Brenni, Minister for Energy and Clean Economy Jobs;
Department executive	Paul Simshauser, Director-General;
Website	www.energyandclimate.qld.gov.au

The Department of Energy and Water Supply (DEWS) was a department of the Queensland Government which is responsible for the state's energy and water industries. The department's head office was at 1 William Street, Brisbane.^[1]

History

The Department of Energy and Water Supply was established on 3 April 2012,^[4] as part of a series of changes to the machinery of government after the LNP's win at the 2012 election.^[5] The department took on some functions of the Department of Environment and Resource Management and the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, which were both dissolved.^[6] In 2017 the department was merged with the Department of Natural Resources and Mines to form the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy.

^ ^a ^b "Contact us". Department of Energy and Water Supply. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
^ ^a ^b "State Budget 2013-2014 - Service Delivery Statements - Department of Energy and Water Supply" (PDF). Queensland Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
^ ^a ^b "About us". Department of Energy and Water Supply. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
^ "2011-2012 Annual Report - Department of Energy and Water Supply" (PDF). Department of Energy and Water Supply. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
^ "QUEENSLAND MACHINERY OF GOVERNMENT CHANGES". Association of Self Insured Employers of Queensland. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
^ "Machinery of government changes". Together. Retrieved 12 May 2014.

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