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Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety

Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety

Western Australian government department

The Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety is a department of the Government of Western Australia. The department was formed on 1 July 2017, out of the former Department of Mines and Petroleum and Department of Commerce.[1]

Quick Facts Formed, Preceding agencies ...

A restructuring of the Western Australian government departments was part of Mark McGowan's election campaign and, in the month after taking office, the number of government departments was reduced from 41 to 25.[2]

The department, through the Geological Survey of Western Australia, operates the Minedex website, which contains comprehensive information on mining and exploration sites and projects in Western Australia.[3]

In May 2021, the department was one of eight Western Australian Government departments to receive a new Director General with Richard Sellers being appointed to the role effective from 31 May 2021 after his predecessor, David Smith, had retired.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "About the department". www.dmirs.wa.gov.au. Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  2. [2]
    "WA machinery of government changes: list of amalgamated departments". The Mandarin. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. [3]
    "About MINEDEX". minedex.dmirs.wa.gov.au. Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Renewed leadership for eight State Government departments". www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia. 13 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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