Corporate Body

Western Australian Department of Conservation and Environment (1975 - 1987)

State of Western Australia

From: 1975
To: 1987
Functions: Conservation or Environment and Regulatory Body
Reference No: Western Australian Archives ID: AU WA A304

Summary

The Department of Conservation and Environment was formed in 1975 and replaced the Department of Environmental Protection [1] (1971-1975). The department was formed under the Environmental Protection Act Amendment Act 1975 to enhance the quality of the environment and control or prevent pollution. In 1987 this department was subsusumed with the Environmental Protection Authority [1] (1971 - 1975) forming the Environmental Protection Authority [2] (1987 - 1994)

Timeline

Superior

State of Western Australia (1901 - )

Published resources

Newspaper Articles

'Environmental Protection Director to take up position next month', The Beverley Times (1971), 8, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article202738909. Details

Resources

Environmental Protection Act 1971 - 1980, No.63 of 1971, Parliament of Western Australia, 2 December 1981, https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/prod/filestore.nsf/FileURL/mrdoc_26569.pdf/$FILE/Environmental%20Protection%20Act%201971%20-%20%5B01-00-00%5D.pdf?OpenElement. Details

Resource Sections

'Department of Conservation and Environment', in Agency Details, State Records Office of Western Australia, Western Australian Government, https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/department-of-conservation-and-environment-au-wa-a304. Details

Elizabeth Daniels

Created: 30 July 2019

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