Department of the Premier and Cabinet (Western Australia) explained

Agency Name:	Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Type:	Department
Formed:	2001
Jurisdiction:	Government of Western Australia
Headquarters:	Dumas House, 2 Havelock Street, West Perth
Chief1 Name:	Emily Roper
Chief1 Position:	Director General

The Department of the Premier and Cabinet is a department of the Government of Western Australia. The department was formed in 2001 under the Public Sector Management Act 1994.^[1]

The department was one of the few that remained mostly unaffected by the 2017 restructuring of the Western Australian government departments, which resulted in the number of departments being reduced from 41 to 25.^[2]

The department is responsible for providing policy and administrative advice and support to the Premier of Western Australia and Cabinet Ministers.^[3]

In May 2021, the department was one of eight Western Australian Government departments to receive a new Director General with Emily Roper being appointed to the role effective from 31 May 2021.^[4]

External links

• Government of Western Australia website
• Department of the Premier and Cabinet

Notes and References

1. Web site: Department of the Premier and Cabinet Annual Report 2020–21 . . 11 October 2021 . www.wa.gov.au . . 11 March 2022 .
2. News: 28 April 2017 . WA machinery of government changes: list of amalgamated departments . . 11 March 2022 .
3. Web site: Department of the Premier and Cabinet . . www.wa.gov.au . . 11 March 2022 .
4. Web site: Renewed leadership for eight State Government departments . . 13 May 2021 . www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au . . 13 March 2022 . 24 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220124232901/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2021/05/Renewed-leadership-for-eight-State-Government-departments.aspx . dead .