Department of Conservation and Land Management (Western Australia)

Department of Conservation and Land Management (Western Australia)

Generic (Western Australia) shoulder patch for Western Australia Department of Conservation and Land Management staff uniform in 2005.
Agency overview
Formed	22 March 1985
Preceding agencies	Forests Department National Parks Authority Wildlife section of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
Dissolved	2006
Superseding agency	Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia)
Jurisdiction	Government of Western Australia
Agency executives	Dr Syd SHEA, Executive Director Mr Keiran McNamara †, Executive Director
Child agencies	Department of Environment and Conservation Forest Products Commission
Website	calm.wa.gov.au (archive)

The Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) was a department of the Government of Western Australia that was responsible for implementing the state's conservation and environment legislation and regulations. It was created by the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984, also known as the CALM Act,^[1] which is still in force as of 2020^[update].^[2]

The Department of Conservation and Land Management was responsible from 22 March 1985 to 30 June 2006 for protecting and conserving the State of Western Australia’s environment; this included managing the state's national parks, marine parks, conservation parks, state forests, timber reserves and nature reserves.

The Conservation Commission of Western Australia, responsible for assessing and auditing the performance of the department, was also created by the CALM Act.^[3] Now (as of 2020^[update] renamed the Conservation and Parks Commission),^[4] its functions have broadened, with its purpose stated as "to act as an independent and trusted community steward and government advisor for the protection of Western Australia’s biodiversity and conservation estate while fostering its appreciation and sustainable use".^[5]