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On 2 April 2020 Regional NSW was established as a Department as a central agency for regional issues that brought together functions from the Department of Planning Industry and Environment. (1) Staff from the Regions, Industry, Agriculture and Resources Group in the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment were transferred to Regional NSW on 2 April 2020. (2)
Regional NSW was renamed as the Department of Regional NSW on 21 December 2021. (3)
On 17 October 2022, the Department of Regional NSW held the following divisions: Commercial, Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation; Local Land Services; Mining, Exploration and Geoscience; Office of the Secretary; Regional Delivery; Primary Industries; Regional Development and Programs; Regional Precincts Group, Regional Growth NSW Development Corporation; Strategy, Corporate and Performance. (4)
The Department of Regional NSW was renamed as the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development on 1 July 2024. (5)
Endnote
1. Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Regional NSW and Independent Planning Commission) Order 2020 (2020 No 121); cl. 4; notified on NSW Legislation website, 02 April 2021. Department of Regional NSW, ‘Our Work’, 01 November 2022, downloaded from https://www.regional.nsw.gov.au/our-work (accessed 01 November 2022).
2. Ibid. cl.8
3. Administrative Arrangements (Second Perrottet Ministry--Transitional) Order 2021 (2021 No 790); Schedule 2 cl.2(1); notified NSW legislation website, 21 December 2021.
4. Department of Regional NSW Organisations Chart, 17 October 2021, downloaded from https://www.regional.nsw.gov.au/about-us/our-structure (accessed 01 November 2022).
5. Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Miscellaneous) Order 2024 (2024 No.2), Schedule 1, Amendment of Administrative Arrangements (58th Parliament) Order 2023, NSW Legislation Website 28 June 2024.
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