21678 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister for the Environment

Written Question

Published date: 12 Jun 2026

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	21678 (2026)
Question asked:	28 May 2026
Member asking:	Camilla Belich
Portfolio:	Minister for the Environment
Minister replying:	Hon Nicola Grigg
Answer received:	08 Jun 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_21678_2026
Document guid:	76edad16-3451-4f3b-9da5-a93d9aaaa5ff

21678 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister for the Environment: For entities being abolished or merged as part of savings made in Budget 2026 for votes the Minister is responsible for, if any, has the Minister received advice that the functions could be performed more cost-effectively if the entity were retained; if so, will the Minister release that advice, broken down by agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible?

Hon Nicola Grigg: The Ministry for the Environment is merging with the Ministry for Housing and Urban Development, the Ministry of Transport and the local government functions of the Department of Internal Affairs to create the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport. This merger was agreed prior to Budget 2026, and is not a result of savings made through the Budget.