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
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 ...
March 2025
References
External links
Official website
Minedex website
{{Mining in Western Australia
Government agencies established in 2017
Government agencies disestablished in 2025
Government departments of Western Australia
Mining in Western Australia
2017 establishments in Australia
2025 disestablishments in Australia