Department of State Development

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Department of State Development
Agency overview
Formed1 January 2009
Preceding agencies
Dissolved1 July 2017
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction Government of Western Australia
Agency executive
  • Steve Wood, Director General
Website www.dsd.wa.gov.au/

The Department of State Development was 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 State Development, the Department of Mines and Petroleum and the Department of Commerce. [1]

On 1 July 2017, the department was amalgamated with the industry promotion and innovation functions sub-departments of the Department of Commerce and the Western Australian Tourism Commission to form the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation. [2]

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References

  1. Department of Industry and Resources Restructure Archived 11 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine accessed: 27 October 2010
  2. "WA machinery of government changes: list of amalgamated departments". The Mandarin . 28 April 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2022.