November 2002

Hon Paul Lennon, MHA
Minister for Economic Development, Energy and Resources
Parliament House
HOBART 7000

Dear Minister

In accordance with Section 36 of the State Service Act 2000 and Section 27 of the Financial Management and Audit Act 1990, I am pleased to submit for your information and presentation to Parliament, the Annual Report of the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources for the year ended 30 June 2002.
The Statement of Accounts and the certificate of the Auditor-General are included.
The Annual Report of the Director of Energy Planning, required under Section 13 of the Energy Coordination and Planning Act 1995, is also included.

Yours sincerely

Mark Addis
SECRETARY
DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY AND RESOURCES

DEPARTMENT of INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY and RESOURCES
The Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources brings together the significant infrastructure activities of the State Government.

The Department's charter is to support the existing commercial and social structure and to facilitate new development that will enable Tasmania to prosper.

In pursuing this purpose, the Department aims to ensure the effective integration of the key infrastructure serving the community.

This comprises the physical transport and energy assets (for example, roads, bridges, ports and powerlines), the information systems capturing, maintaining and providing data (for example, in transport, mining and forestry) and the policy environment and regulatory systems in which business is conducted. A collaborative approach by the Department is a critical dimension to achieving its purpose.

The Department focuses on key physical and social infrastructure issues. Effective infrastructure must be both efficient and safe. The Department aims to deliver a strategic approach to the provision of infrastructure with a particular focus on enhancing inter- connections between infrastructure elements.

Its goals are to:

facilitate a safe, accessible and equitable transport system that enhances economic development;
promote reliable, efficient and safe energy systems;
promote energy conservation;
promote productive, safe workplaces where the rights of employees, employers, principals and the community are being met;
deliver compliance services in respect of Federal Awards, under contract to the Commonwealth Government;
facilitate mineral exploration and land management for Tasmanian land and offshore waters;
promote effective and efficient tenement management of the exploration and minerals industry for the Tasmanian community;
provide safe and accessible building and plumbing installation standards; and
maintain probity and integrity within the racing industry.
The Department also provides independent strategic policy advice and support in relation to the Government's relationships with many Government Business Enterprises (GBEs), State-owned Companies (SOCs) and Statutory Authorities.