The Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety is a department of the

Government of Western Australia The Government of Western Australia is the States and territories of Australia, Australian state democratic administrative authority of Western Australia. It is also commonly referred to as the WA Government or the Western Australian Governmen ...

. The department was formed on 1 July 2017, out of the former Department of Mines & Petroleum and

Department of Commerce The United States Department of Commerce (DOC) is an United States federal executive departments, executive department of the Federal government of the United States, U.S. federal government. It is responsible for gathering data for business ...

. A restructuring of the Western Australian government departments was part of Mark McGowan's 2021 Western Australian state election campaign and, in the month after taking office, the number of government departments was reduced from 41 to 25. 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. 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. It will be dissolved on 30 June 2025 with its functions split between the Department of Local Government, Commerce, Industry Regulation & Safety and Department of Mines, Petroleum & Exploration.Public Sector Reform March 2025

March 2025

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Official websiteMinedex website
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