Corporate Body

Western Australian Office of the Environmental Protection Authority (2009 - 2017)

State of Western Australia

From
2009
To
2017
Functions
Conservation or Environment and Regulatory Body
Reference No
State Records Office of WA Agency ID: AU WA A1961

Summary

The Office of the Environmental Protection Authority was a sister department to the statutory authority known as the Environmental Protection Authority [3] (EPA) (1993 - ). The department and the EPA worked together to protect the Western Australian Environment by assessing environmental impacts of industry and developing policy amongst other tasks. In 2017 the Office of the Environmental Protection Authority was abolished and its functions taken on by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (2017 - ).

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 2009 - 2017 Western Australian Office of the Environmental Protection Authority
       2017 - Western Australian Department of Water and Environmental Regulation

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