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Common questions
Is environment.gov.au legit or a scam?
AboutUs doesn't label sites "legit" or "a scam": this page lists the dated registration, DNS, HTTPS, mail-authentication and safety checks we could verify, each with its source, so you can decide for yourself.
Who owns environment.gov.au?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for environment.gov.au. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
Correct a description, link or other detail. Submissions are reviewed before publication.
1 of 2 safety checks passed (Oct 26, 2026).
AboutUs could not get a response over HTTPS when it checked (Oct 26, 2026)
Environment.gov.au is the Australian Government Dept. of Water, Heritage and Arts.
Information is organised by seven broad environmental themes - Atmosphere, Biodiversity, Coasts and Oceans, Environment Protection, Heritage, Inland Waters, and Land.
Make sure the site responds over HTTPS with a valid certificate.
AboutUs has not vetted this site. Everything below is what we could measure automatically. Anything you do on the site — paying, sharing personal details, downloading — is between you and the site, not AboutUs.
Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Registrar on record: Department of Finance — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Aug 31, 2026).
We withhold an authority number until independent evidence (global rank, link-graph presence) has accrued. The facts we do have about this site are shown below — we'd rather say “not enough signals yet” than invent a low score.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 66 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 66 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
What environment.gov.au said about itself, 2006
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
Information is organised by seven broad environmental themes - Atmosphere, Biodiversity, Coasts and Oceans, Environment Protection, Heritage, Inland Waters, and Land. These themes correspond to the Australian State of the Environment Reporting categories.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 20, 2006); profile edited 3 times through 2013.
2013
Self-description at the time:
“Environment.gov.au is the Australian Government Dept. of Water, Heritage and Arts.”
– no HTTPS response the site did not answer over HTTPS when checked Oct 26, 2026
Lifeline · environment.gov.au over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2006 · 2 registrar changes since May 20, 2009 · 1 ownership change since 2009 · last checked Oct 14, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 20, 2006 – Nov 5, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described environment.gov.au from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 5, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“Information is organised by seven broad environmental themes - Atmosphere, Biodiversity, Coasts and Oceans, Environment Protection, Heritage, Inland Waters, and Land. These themes correspond to the Australian State of t…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Registrar
FinanceMay 20, 2009 – Sep 5, 2012Registrar Finance in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for environment.gov.au, from May 20, 2009 to Sep 5, 2012.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)Department of Finance and DeregulationAug 14, 2013Registrar Department of Finance and Deregulation in the registration data recorded on Aug 14, 2013.
Ownership
Ownership recordsMay 20, 2009 – May 12, 2026Registration records for environment.gov.au are held from May 20, 2009 to May 12, 2026 (47 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Zone file
Nameservers: net.auNameservers: net.auMay 20, 2009 – May 12, 2026Registration records listed net.au nameservers (ns1.intellicentre.net.au, ns2.intellicentre.net.au, ns3.intellicentre.net.au) for environment.gov.au from May 20, 2009 to May 12, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
AmazonAmazonAug 18, 2025 – Oct 26, 2026Amazon issued 6 certificates for environment.gov.au from Aug 18, 2025, the latest valid until Apr 19, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)DigiCert Inc
2010201520202025Apr ’26← last 12 months, drawn wider
Every dated fact on this lifeline (13)
Jun 20, 2006 – Nov 5, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described environment.gov.au from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 5, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Information is organised by seven broad environmental themes - Atmosphere, Biodiversity, Coasts and Oceans, Environment Protection, Heritage, Inland Waters, and Land. These themes correspond to the Australian State of t…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
May 20, 2009 – Sep 5, 2012Registrar: Registrar Finance in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for environment.gov.au, from May 20, 2009 to Sep 5, 2012.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
May 20, 2009 – May 12, 2026Ownership: Registration records for environment.gov.au are held from May 20, 2009 to May 12, 2026 (47 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
May 20, 2009 – May 12, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed net.au nameservers (ns1.intellicentre.net.au, ns2.intellicentre.net.au, ns3.intellicentre.net.au) for environment.gov.au from May 20, 2009 to May 12, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Current AboutUs recordJun 25, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 21, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Department of FinanceDepartment of FinanceOct 31, 2013 – Oct 26, 2026 (latest)Registrar Department of Finance in the registration data recorded, first on Oct 31, 2013 and most recently on Oct 26, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 31, 2026
Ownership change
Jun 29, 2025
The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Jun 29, 2025. Who it changed to is in the full report.
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
1 ownership change, 2009–2026
DigiCert Inc
Sep 19, 2025 – Oct 26, 2026 (latest)
DigiCert Inc issued 42 certificates for environment.gov.au from Sep 19, 2025, the latest valid until May 1, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 14, 2026.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 14, 2026
Google Trust ServicesMar 23, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Google Trust Services issued 4 certificates for environment.gov.au from Mar 23, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 16, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Let's EncryptMar 25, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 12 certificates for environment.gov.au from Mar 25, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 2, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Aug 14, 2013
Registrar: Registrar Department of Finance and Deregulation in the registration data recorded on Aug 14, 2013.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Oct 31, 2013 – Oct 26, 2026Registrar: Registrar Department of Finance in the registration data recorded, first on Oct 31, 2013 and most recently on Oct 26, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 31, 2026
Jun 29, 2025Ownership: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Jun 29, 2025. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Aug 18, 2025 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Amazon issued 6 certificates for environment.gov.au from Aug 18, 2025, the latest valid until Apr 19, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Sep 19, 2025 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: DigiCert Inc issued 42 certificates for environment.gov.au from Sep 19, 2025, the latest valid until May 1, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 14, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 14, 2026
Mar 23, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 4 certificates for environment.gov.au from Mar 23, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 16, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Mar 25, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 12 certificates for environment.gov.au from Mar 25, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 2, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jun 25, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 21, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks