Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Legal Status Text
Department
Authorized form of name
DEPARTMENT OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Other form(s) of name
Description identifier
AU WA A1769
Description area
Dates of existence
2013-07-01 - 2017-07-01
History
The Department was designated Regional Development following the restructure of the Department of Regional Development and Lands and the creation of Department of Lands on 1st July 2013. The focus of the department was to manage the Royalties for Regions program and facilitate the development of sustainable regional communities.
Under the McGowan government, the Department of Regional Development was amalgamated with the former Department of Agriculture and Food, the Department of Fisheries, and staff from nine Regional Development Commissions, to form the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development on 1 July 2017.
Places
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Creation: Public Sector Management Act 1994 35(1)(d)
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related entity
AU WA A1764 - DEPARTMENT OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LANDS (2009-07-01 - 2013-07-01)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A1764
Category of the relationship
Preceding
Dates of the relationship
2013-07-01 - 2017-07-01
Description of relationship
Related entity
AU WA A1216 - DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT (2001-07-01 - 2009-07-01)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A1216
Category of the relationship
Preceding
Dates of the relationship
-
Description of relationship
Related entity
AU WA A1945 - DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT (2017-07-01)
Identifier of the related entity
AU WA A1945
Category of the relationship
Succeeding
Dates of the relationship
2013-07-01 - 2017-07-01
Description of relationship
Related function
Control area
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Final