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Dan Hunt

Associate Director-General
Mines and Energy

Dan Hunt was appointed as the Director-General of the Department of Mines and Energy in October 2006 and since that time has undertaken a major internal change program to re-shape the department and its services to meet the modern challenges of two of Queensland’s most significant industries.

Since 2006 Dan has overseen the development and implementation of significant new energy and mines policy initiatives, and the introduction of full retail competition in Queensland’s electricity and gas retail markets.

Dan is currently investigating mechanisms to address some of the strategic issues confronting the resources sector, particularly the inter-relationship of new technologies and the regulatory framework, geothermal tenure, greenhouse gas storage and land access issues. He is also driving a review of mine safety legislation, addressing service delivery of the Mines Inspectorate, and the revision of key safety indicators under the statewide annual mine safety statistical report.

He was also responsible for overseeing the implementation of key initiatives under the Smart Energy Policy, part of the State Government’s landmark ClimateSmart 2050 package. A key focus of these initiatives is to transition Queensland’s energy industry towards a low carbon intensity future.

Dan is a member of Queensland’s Clean Coal Council and is also a member of the National Low Emissions Coal Council. He is a board member of the Centre for Low Emissions Technology and a member of the Advisory Board of the Sustainable Minerals Institute at the University of Queensland.

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