Corporate Body
Western Australian Fisheries Department [3] (1986 - 1997)
State of Western Australia
- From
- 1986
- To
- 1997
- Functions
- Aquaculture and Regulatory Body
- Reference No
- State Records Office of WA Agency ID: AU WA A488
Summary
The Fisheries Department [3] of Western Australia was founded in 1986 after the dissolution of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife (1974 - 1986) and the passing of the Fisheries Amendment Regulations (No.3) 1986. The Fisheries Department [3] was responsible for commercial and recreational aquaculture in Western Australia until it was abolished and succeeded by Fisheries Western Australia (1997 - 2001) in 1997.
Related entries
Timeline
1829 - 1870 Western Australian Survey Office
1870 - 1873 Western Australian Surveyor-General's Department
1829 - 1870 Western Australian Survey Office
1873 - 1890 Western Australian Crown Lands and Surveys Department
1890 - 1986 Western Australian Department of Lands and Surveys
1909 - 1920 Western Australian Department of Aborigines and Fisheries
1920 - 1964 Western Australian Fisheries Department [2]
1964 - 1974 Western Australian Department of Fisheries and Fauna
1974 - 1985 Western Australian Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
1986 - 1997 Western Australian Fisheries Department [3]
1997 - 2001 Fisheries Western Australia
2001 - 2017 Western Australian Department of Fisheries
2017 - Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Superior
Published resources
Resource Sections
- 'Fisheries Department [3]', in Agency Details, State Records Office of Western Australia, Government of Western Australia, https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/fisheries-department-3-au-wa-a488. Details
Elizabeth Daniels
Created: 13 August 2019, Last modified: 2 March 2023