Our organisation
Ministers
The Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) is responsible to three ministers.
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Director-General
The Director-General for the Department of Environment and Resource Management is Jim Reeves.
Departmental structure
The Department of Environment and Resource Management is structured so that it can effectively carry out its roles and responsibilities.
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Governance and Strategic Management
DERM maintains a Board of Management (BoM) and an Executive Management Group (EMG) to oversight the department's strategic and operational management and governance.
The BoM is chartered with focussing on strategic issues, performance management and corporate goverance, while the EMG focus is on policy development and reporting.
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Statutory and other bodies
The department works with many statutory and other bodies to carry out its responsibilities and meet its business objectives.
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What we do
The department handles some of the most complex issues facing Queensland, including securing water for the future, managing land use, meeting the challenges of climate change, and conserving the state’s natural and cultural heritage.
We promote sustainable living and resource use, and employ the latest science to underpin decision making.
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Last updated 8 November 2011