Department of Water and Environmental Regulation

Department of Water and Environmental Regulation
Agency overview
Formed1 July 2017
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionGovernment of Western Australia
Agency executive
  • Michelle Andrews, Director General
Child agency
  • Keep Australia Beautiful Council WA
    Waste Authority of Western Australia
    Office of the Appeals Convenor
    Cockburn Sound Management Council
    Contaminated Sites Committee
Websitewww.der.wa.gov.au

The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation was formed on 1 July 2017, when the Department of Environment Regulation (DER) amalgamated with the Department of Water and the Office of the Environmental Protection Authority. It is responsible for looking after the environment and the regulation of water resources in the state of Western Australia.[1]

The department provides services to the Environmental Protection Authority, and support to Keep Australia Beautiful Council WA, the Waste Authority of Western Australia, the Office of the Appeals Convenor, the Cockburn Sound Management Council and the Contaminated Sites Committee.[2]

In May 2021, the department was one of eight Western Australian Government departments to receive a new Director General with Michelle Andrews being appointed to the role effective from 31 May 2021.[3]

  1. ^ "Home page". Department of Water and Environmental Regulation. Retrieved 25 August 2021. The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation was established by the Government of Western Australia on 1 July 2017. It is a result of the amalgamation of the Department of Environment Regulation, Department of Water and the Office of the Environmental Protection Authority.
  2. ^ "Department of Water and Environmental Regulation". Department of Water and Environmental Regulation. Western Australian Government. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Renewed leadership for eight State Government departments". www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia. 13 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.