The Minister for Emergency Management, currently Murray Watt, holds ministerial responsibility for the agency.

[7] The Chief Operating Officer for the Department of Home Affairs, Justine Saunders APM, was the acting Coordinator-General until the new agency was formed.

The agency was intended to provide help and support to people who have lost their homes and businesses as a result of the fires.

[8] The agency was headed by Andrew Colvin APM, OAM, a former Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police.

[11][4] In December 2019, North Queensland Livestock Industry Recovery Agency was expanded to include drought and renamed into a new National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency.