This is a list of agencies, corporations, departments and authorities that are part of the Government of Western Australia

Government of Western Australia

The formation of the Government of Western Australia is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1890, although it has been amended many times since then...

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Departments, agencies, corporations and authorities

List of departments, agencies, corporations and authorities:

A

Starting with A:

• Albany Port Authority
• Western Australian Alcohol and Drug Authority
• Animal Resources Authority
• Arena Joondalup
• Armadale Redevelopment Authority
• Art Gallery of Western Australia
  Art Gallery of Western Australia
  The Art Gallery of Western Australia is a public gallery that is part of the Perth Cultural Centre, in Perth, Western Australia. It is located near the Western Australian Museum and State Library of Western Australia...
  
  

B

Starting with B:

• Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority
  Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority
  The Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority is a Western Australian Government authority charged with the administration of Kings Park and Bold Park....
  
  
• Broome Port Authority
• Builders Registration Board of WA
• Building and Construction Industry Training Fund
• Building Disputes Tribunal
• Bunbury Port Authority
• Bunbury Water Board
• Burswood Park Board
• Busselton Water Board

C

Starting with C:

• C. Y. O'Conner Institute
• Central TAFE
• Central West TAFE
• Challenge Stadium
  Challenge Stadium
  Challenge Stadium is a sports complex in the suburb of Mount Claremont, west of Perth, Western Australia, Australia. It was opened in 1986 and is home to the Western Australian Institute of Sport. The main indoor arena holds 4,500 people...
  
  
• Challenger TAFE
• ChemCentre
• Childrens Court
• Commissioner for Children and Young People
• Commissioner for Occupational Safety and Health
• Conservation Commission
• Corruption and Crime Commission
  Corruption and Crime Commission
  The Corruption and Crime Commission is a permanent investigative commission established by the Government of Western Australia in 2003, largely as a result of the findings of a Royal Commission into the state's police service. Its role is to investigate public corruption...
  
  
• Country Housing Authority
• Curriculum Council
  Curriculum Council
  The Curriculum Council of Western Australia sets curriculum policy directions for kindergarten to year 12 schooling in Western Australia. It is located at 27 Walters Drive, Osborne Park, Western Australia 6017....
  
  
• Curtin University of Technology
  Curtin University of Technology
  Curtin University is an Australian university based in Perth, Western Australia, with additional campuses in regional Western Australia and at Miri , Sydney and Singapore...
  
  

D

Starting with D:

• Dampier Port Authority
• Department of Agriculture and Food
• Department of the Attorney General
• Department for Child Protection
• Department of Commerce
  Department of Commerce (Western Australia)
  The Department of Commerce is a department of the Government of Western Australia. It was formed on 1 January 2009 from the former Department of Consumer and Employment Protection and the Science and Innovation division of the former Department of Industry and Resources, with the functions of the...
  
  
• Department for Communities
• Department of Corrective Services
• Department of Culture and the Arts
• Department of Education
• Department of Education Services
• Department of Environment and Conservation
• Department of Fisheries
• Department of Health
• Department of Housing
• Department of Indigenous Affairs
• Department of Local Government
• Department of Mines and Petroleum
  Department of Mines and Petroleum
  The Department of Mines and Petroleum is a department of the Government of Western Australia. The department was formed on 1 January 2009, out of the former Department of Industry and Resources and Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, which were split into three new departments, the...
  
  
• Department of Planning
• Department of the Premier and Cabinet
• Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor
• Department of Regional Development and Lands
• Department of Sport and Recreation
• Department of State Development
  Department of State Development
  The Department of State Development is a department of the Government of Western Australia. The department was formed on 1 January 2009, out of the former Department of Industry and Resources and Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, which were split into three new departments, the...
  
  
• Department of the Registrar Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission
• Department of Training and Workforce Development
• Department of Transport
• Department of Treasury and Finance
• Department of Water
  Department of Water (Western Australia)
  The Department of Water is the department of the Government of Western Australia that is responsible for management of Western Australia's water resources....
  
  
• Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment
• Disability Services Commission
• District Court of Western Australia
  District Court of Western Australia
  The District Court of Western Australia is the intermediate court in Western Australia. The Perth Registry is located at 500 Hay Street, Perth. Other registries are located at Albany, Broome, Bunbury, Busselton, Carnarvon, Derby, Esperance, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Karratha, Kununurra, and South...
  
  
• Drug and Alcohol Office

E

Starting with E:

• East Perth Redevelopment Authority
• Economic Regulation Authority
• Edith Cowan University
  Edith Cowan University
  Edith Cowan University is located in Perth, Western Australia. It was named after the first woman to be elected to an Australian Parliament, Edith Cowan, and is the only Australian university named after a woman....
  
  
• Electoral Commission, Western Australian
• Electorate Offices
• Electricity Generation Corporation
• Electricity Networks Corporation
• Electricity Retail Corporation
• Equal Opportunity Commission
• Esperance Port Authority

F

Starting with F:

• Family and Domestic Violence Unit
• Family Court of Western Australia
  Family Court of Western Australia
  The Family Court of Western Australia is a state court that deals with family law. It was established by the passing of the Family Court Act and commenced operation in 1976. It deals with divorce, marital property settlements, child custody, adoption and surrogacy...
  
  
• Fire and Emergency Services Authority
• Forest Products Commission
  Forest Products Commission
  The Forest Products Commission is a Western Australian Government trading enterprise established under an Act of Parliament, responsible for development and marketing of the state's renewable timber resources...
  
  
• Fremantle Port Authority

G

Starting with G:

• Gas Disputes Arbitrator, Western Australia
• Gascoyne Development Commission
• Gold Corporation
  Gold Corporation
  Gold Corporation is a company owned by the Western Australian Government, established by the Gold Corporation Act 1987, with a mandate to operate the Perth Mint, to market Australian gold and other related activities....
  
  
• Goldfields Esperance Development Commission
• Government Employees Superannuation Board
• Governor of Western Australia
  Governor of Western Australia
  The Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of Australia's Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. The Governor performs important constitutional, ceremonial and community functions, including:* presiding over the Executive Council;...
  
  
• Great Southern Development Commission
• Great Southern TAFE
• Greyhound Racing Association, Western Australian

H

Starting with H:

• Hairdressers Registration Board of WA
• Health Promotion Foundation Western Australia
• Heritage Council of Western Australia
  Heritage Council of Western Australia
  The Heritage Council of Western Australia is the Government of Western Australia agency created to identify, conserve and promote places of cultural heritage significance in the state.It was created under the Heritage of Western Australia Act...
  
  
• Horizon Power
  Horizon Power
  Horizon Power is a commercially focused, State Government-owned power company that provides power supplies to Western Australia. It is responsible for generating, procuring, distributing and retailing electricity to residential, industrial and commercial customers and resource developments in its...
  
  
• Housing Authority

I

Starting with I:

• Independent Market Operator
• Insurance Commission of Western Australia

L

Starting with L:

• Law Compass
• Law Reform Commission of Western Australia
• Legal Aid Western Australia
• Legal Practice Board
• Legislative Assembly
  Western Australian Legislative Assembly
  The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....
  
  
• Legislative Council
  Western Australian Legislative Council
  The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the Legislative Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state...
  
  
• Liquor Commission of Western Australia
• Lotterywest
  Lotterywest
  Lotterywest, formerly the Lotteries Commission of Western Australia, is an Australian lotteries corporation run by the State Government of Western Australia. Lotterywest sells lottery tickets and "instant win" scratchcards through a network of newsagents and other authorised retailers...
  
  

M

Starting with M:

• Main Roads Western Australia
  Main Roads Western Australia
  Main Roads Western Australia is an agency of the Government of Western Australia that is responsible for implementing the state's policies on road access and main roads. It operates under the Main Roads Act 1930 ....
  
  
• Mental Health Commission
• Metropolitan Cemeteries Board
• Mid West Development Commission
• Midland Redevelopment Authority
• Midvale SpeedDome
• Minerals and Energy Research Institute of Western Australia
• Murdoch University
  Murdoch University
  Murdoch University is a public university based in Perth, Australia. It began operations as the state's second university in 1973, and accepted its first students in 1975...
  
  

O

Starting with O:

• Office of Aboriginal Health
• Office of the Appeals Convenor
• Office of the Auditor General
• Office of the Chief Nursing Officer
• Office of Chief Psychiatrist
• Office for Children & Youth
• Office of Crime Prevention
• Office of the Custodial Inspector
• Office of Development Approvals Coordination
• Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
• Office of E-Government
• Office of Energy
• Office of Equal Employment Opportunity
• Office of Government Procurement
• Office of Health Review
• Office of the Information Commissioner
• Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services
• Office of Multicultural Interests
• Office of Native Title
• Office of the Ombudsman
• Office of Population Health Genomics
• Office of the Public Advocate
• Office of the Public Sector Standards Commissioner
• Office of Road Safety
• Office of Safety and Quality in Health Care
• Office of Shared Services
• Office of the State Coroner
• Office of State Revenue
• Office of State Security and Emergency Coordination
• Office of Training Accreditation Council
• Office for Women's Policy
• Office for Youth

P

Starting with P:

• Painters Registration Board
• Parliament of Western Australia
  Parliament of Western Australia
  The Parliament of Western Australia consists of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly . The Parliament sits at Parliament House in Harvest Terrace, Perth....
  
  
• Parliamentary Commissioner for Administrative Investigations
• Parliamentary Inspector of the Corruption and Crime Commission
• Parliamentary Services Department
• Peel Development Commission
• Perth Market Authority
• Perth Motorplex
  Perth Motorplex
  Perth Motorplex is a motorsport venue located at Kwinana Beach, Western Australia. It caters mainly for drag racing and speedway, although other events are held there regularly. Over 275,000 patrons attend the venue each year to many varied events...
  
  
• Perth Observatory
  Perth Observatory
  The Perth Observatory is the name of two astronomical observatories located in Western Australia.-First Perth Observatory:The original Perth Observatory was constructed in 1896 and was officially opened in 1900 by John Forrest, the first premier of Western Australia. The observatory was located at...
  
  
• Perth Theatre Trust
• Pharmaceutical Council of Western Australia
• Pilbara Development Commission
• Pilbara TAFE
• Planning Commission, Western Australian
• Port Hedland Port Authority
• Potato Marketing Corporation of Western Australia
• Public Sector Commission
• Public Transport Authority
• Public Trust Office

R

Starting with R:

• Racing and Wagering Western Australia
  Racing and Wagering Western Australia
  Racing and Wagering Western Australia, or RWWA is a controlling authority for thoroughbred, harness and greyhound racing in the state of Western Australia....
  
  
• Regional Power Corporation
• River Guardians
• Rockingham Development Office
• Rottnest Island Authority
• Rural Business Development Corporation

S

Starting with S:

• Salaries and Allowances Tribunal
• ScreenWest
  ScreenWest
  ScreenWest ScreenWest is Western Australia's screen funding and development agency, committed to working in partnership with the screen industry to develop, support and promote film, television and digital media production in Western Australia. ScreenWest receives funding from the Government of...
  
  
• Seniors Card Centre
• Seniors Contact
• Small Business Development Corporation
• Small Business Solutions
• Solicitor General
• South West Development Commission
• South West Regional TAFE
• State Administrative Tribunal
• State Law Publisher
• State Library of Western Australia
  State Library of Western Australia
  The State Library of Western Australia is located within the building known as the Alexander Library Building, in the Cultural Centre of Perth, Western Australia....
  
  
• State Records Office of Western Australia
  State Records Office of Western Australia
  The State Records Office of Western Australia is the Western Australian government authority with responsibility for identifying, managing, preserving and providing access to the State's archives...
  
  
• Subiaco Redevelopment Authority
• Supreme Court of Western Australia
  Supreme Court of Western Australia
  The Supreme Court of Western Australia is the highest state court in the Australian State of Western Australia. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters , and hears the most serious criminal matters.The Supreme Court consists of a General Division The Supreme Court of Western...
  
  
• Sustainable Energy Development Office
• Swan River Trust
  Swan River Trust
  The Swan River Trust is a Western Australian state government statutory authority defined by the Swan and Canning Rivers Management Act 2006. The Trust reports to the Minister for Environment....
  
  
• Swan TAFE
• Synergy Energy

T

Starting with T:

• The National Trust of Australia (Western Australia)
  National Trust of Australia
  The Australian Council of National Trusts is the peak body for community-based, non-government organisations committed to promoting and conserving Australia's indigenous, natural and historic heritage....
  
  
• The University of Western Australia
• Transperth
  Transperth
  Transperth is the brand name of the public transport system in Perth, Western Australia. It is operated by the Public Transport Authority.-History:...
  
  
• TransWA
  Transwa
  Transwa is Western Australia's regional public transport provider, linking 275 destinations within Western Australia, from Kalbarri in the north to Augusta in the south to Esperance in the east along with the regional centres of Bunbury, Kalgoorlie, Northam, Geraldton and Albany.Transwa is...
  
  

V

Starting with V:

• Valuer General
• VenuesWest
• Verve Energy
  Verve Energy
  Verve Energy is a Western Australian Government owned corporation responsible for operating the state's electricity generators on the State's South West Interconnected System...
  
  
• Veterinary Surgeons Board

W

Starting with W:

• Waste Authority
• Water Corporation
  Water Corporation
  -Overview:The Water Corporation is the principal supplier of water, wastewater and drainage services throughout the state of Western Australia...
  
  
• West Coast TAFE
• Western Australia Gas Disputes Arbitrator
• Western Australia Police Service
  Western Australia Police
  The Western Australia Police services an area of 2.5 million square kilometres, the world's largest non-federated area of jurisdiction. In 2008, its 7,526 employees included 5,647 police officers.-History:-Early history:...
  
  
• Western Australian Alcohol and Drug Authority
• Western Australian Building Management Authority
• Western Australian College of Teaching
• Western Australian Electoral Commission
• Western Australian Greyhound Racing Association
• Western Australian Institute of Sport
  Western Australian Institute of Sport
  The Western Australian Institute of Sport is an elite sports institute set up in 1983 by the Government of Western Australia to support athletes in Western Australia...
  
  
• Western Australian Land Authority
• Western Australian Land Information Authority (Landgate)
  Landgate
  Landgate, formerly the Department of Land Information , the Department of Land Administration and the Department of Lands and Surveys is the statutory authority responsible for Western Australia's property and land information.-Current activities:Landgate maintains the official register of land...
  
  
• Western Australian Museum
  Western Australian Museum
  The Western Australian Museum is the state museum for Western Australia.The Western Australian Museum has seven main sites: two in Perth within the Perth Cultural Centre, two in Fremantle , and one each in Albany, Geraldton, and Kalgoorlie-Boulder...
  
  
• Western Australian Planning Commission
  Western Australian Planning Commission
  The Western Australian Planning Commission is a statutory authority of the Government of Western Australia that exists to coordinate planning for future land use and transport needs. It describes itself as Western Australia's "peak representative body of land use planning and development"...
  
  
• Western Australian Tourism Commission
• Western Australian Treasury Corporation
• Western Power Corporation
• Wheatbelt Development Commission
• WorkCover Western Australia Authority

External links

• Homepage of the Western Australian Government