Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council (Corporate Name)

Draft national strategy for rangeland management , 1996 t.p. (National Rangeland Management Working Group)

Primary Industries Ministerial Council and Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council website, Jan. 5, 2010: background (ANZECC Australia New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council; formed in July 1991 by amalgamation of the former Australian Environment Council (AEC) and the former Council of Nature Conservation Ministers (CONCOM); AEC and CONCOM were est. in 1972 and 1974 respectively by agreement between the Prime Minister and the State Premiers. New Zealand was admitted to full membership of AEC and CONCOM in July 1989, and Papua New Guinea to full membership of ANZECC in Dec. 1998; met 22 times between July 1991 and Aug. 2001) about NRMMC (Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council (NRMMC) est. 2001; consists of the Australian/State/Territory and New Zealand government ministers responsible for primary industries, natural resources, environment and water policy; results from the amalgamation and reorganisation of the previous ministerial councils (ARMCANZ, ANZECC and MCFFA) that dealt with elements of these issues)

Australian Govt. Dept. of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts website, Jan. 5, 2010: About us > Councils and committees > ANZECC (Australian and New Zealand Environment Conservation Council (ANZECC) was a Ministerial Council operating between 1991 and 2001; ANZECC was replaced in 2001: natural resource management matters were moved to the Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council (NRMMC); environment protection matters were moved to the Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC))