- Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia)
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Department of Environment and Conservation Agency overview Formed 1 July 2006 Preceding agencies Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM)
Department of EnvironmentJurisdiction Government of Western Australia Agency executive Mr Keiran McNamara, Director General Website dec.wa.gov.au The Department of Environment and Conservation is a department of the Government of Western Australia that is responsible for implementing the state's conservation and environment legislation and regulations. It was formed on 1 July 2006 by the amalgamation of the Department of Environment and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM).
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Current Status
The department manages more than 240,000 km², including more than nine per cent of WA's land area: its national parks, marine parks, conservation parks, regional parks, State forests and timber reserves, nature reserves, and marine nature reserves. It provides visitor and recreation facilities at a sustainable level for many of these.
It also supports or works closely with the following authorities: -
- Environmental Protection Authority
- Conservation Commission of WA
- Keep Australia Beautiful Council
- Marine Parks and Reserves Authority
- Swan River Trust
- Waste Authority.
DEC is also responsible for the wildlife conservation project Western Shield.
Preceding agencies
- National Parks (and the earlier forms) in Western Australia were under [1]:-
- State Gardens Board: 15 Dec 1920 - 30 Apr 1957 (Parks and Reserves Act 1895)
- National Parks Board of Western Australia: 1 May 1957 - 30 Jul 1977
- National Parks Authority: 1 Aug 1977 (National Parks Authority Act 1976)
- National Parks and Nature Conservation Authority: 16 Apr 1985 - 30 Oct 2000 [2]
- Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM): 22 Mar 1985 - 30 Jun 2006 (Conservation and Land Management Act 1984)
See also
Notes
- ^ Information from the Aeon database at State Records Office of Western Australia
- ^ The National Parks and Nature Conservation Authority took over the functions of the National Parks Authority (Agency No. 952) on 16 April 1985. The National Parks and Nature Conservation Authority was abolished on 30 October 2000. All functions were transferred to the Conservation Commission.
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Government departments of Western Australia Departments Agriculture and Food • Attorney General • Child Protection • Commerce • Communities • Corrective Services • Culture and the Arts • Education • Education Services • Environment and Conservation • Fisheries • Health • Housing • Indigenous Affairs • Local Government • Mines and Petroleum • Planning • Premier and Cabinet • Racing, Gaming and Liquor • Regional Development and Lands • Sport and Recreation • State Development • Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission • Training and Workforce Development • Transport • Treasury and Finance • Water
Categories:- Conservation in Western Australia
- Government departments of Western Australia
- Environment of Australia
- Science and technology in Western Australia
- Forests of Western Australia
- 2006 establishments in Australia
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