Corporate Body
Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (2017 - )
State of Western Australia
- From
- 2017
- Functions
- Agricultural Industry, Aquaculture and Regulatory Body
- Reference No
- State Records Office of WA Agency ID: AU WA A1945
Summary
In 2017 the Department of Fisheries was amalgamated with multiple other departments to form the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (2017 - ). The three departments were the Department of Fisheries (2001 - 2007), Department of Agriculture and Food WA (2006 - 2017) and the Department of Regional Development (2013 - 2017). The new Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is responsible for Western Australian agriculture and aquaculture including research, surveys of soil, water and other materials and quarantine.
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
1894 - 1898 Western Australian Bureau of Agriculture
1986 - 1997 Western Australian Fisheries Department [3]
1898 - 2006 Western Australian Department of Agriculture
1997 - 2001 Fisheries Western Australia
2001 - 2017 Western Australian Department of Fisheries
2006 - 2017 Western Australian Department of Agriculture and Food
2017 - Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Superior
Published resources
Resource Sections
- 'Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development', in Agency Details, State Records Office of Western Australia, Government of Western Australia, https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/department-of-primary-industries-and-regional-development-au-wa-a1945. Details
Elizabeth Daniels
Created: 13 August 2019, Last modified: 2 March 2023