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- ↑ "About the department". www.dmirs.wa.gov.au. Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ "WA machinery of government changes: list of amalgamated departments". The Mandarin . 28 April 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ "About MINEDEX". minedex.dmirs.wa.gov.au. Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ "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.
