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Corporate body
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Department
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Authorized form of name
WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE FORCE
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AU WA A1959
Description area
Dates of existence
2017-07-01 -
History
Under the McGowan Government, a series of Machinery of Government changes were made to the public sector creating a number of new amalgamated departments.
The Western Australia Police and the staff of the Road Safety Commission were merged to form the Western Australia Police on 1 July 2017. Commissioner Chris Dawson changed the organisation's name to the Western Australia Police Force in August 2017.
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Draft