Department of State Development explained

Agency Name:Department of State Development
Formed:1 January 2009
Preceding2:Department of Consumer and Employment Protection
Dissolved:1 July 2017
Superseding:Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Jurisdiction:Government of Western Australia
Chief1 Name:Steve Wood
Chief1 Position: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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Notes and References

  1. http://www.doir.wa.gov.au/ Department of Industry and Resources Restructure
  2. News: 28 April 2017 . WA machinery of government changes: list of amalgamated departments . . 6 March 2022 .