On 1 July 2009 it was amalgamated with the Environment, Parks and Heritage divisions of the Department of Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts to form the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. This returned the DPIPWE to a similar size and structure as to what it was between 1998 and 2002.
In July 2009, the entity was combined with the Environmental, Park, and Heritage departments within the Department of Environment, Parks, Heritage, and the Arts to create the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water, and Environment. This reformed DPIPWE into a comparable configuration to that between 1998 and 2002.