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)
Related entries
Timeline
1971 - 1975 Western Australian Department of Environmental Protection [1]
1975 - 1987 Western Australian Department of Conservation and Environment
1987 - 1994 Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority [2]
1994 - Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority [3]
1994 - 2004 Western Australian Department of Environmental Protection [2]
2004 - 2006 Western Australian Department of Environment
2006 - 2013 Western Australian Department of Environment and Conservation
2013 - 2017 Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife
2013 - 2017 Western Australian Department of Environment Regulation
2017 - Western Australian Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
2017 - Western Australian Department of Water and Environmental Regulation
Superior
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