Public Works Department (Western Australia)

Public Works Department
Agency overview
Formed1 January 1901
Dissolved31 December 1984
Superseding agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Western Australia

The Public Works Department (PWD) was the State Government Agency of Western Australia, which was charged with providing and maintaining public infrastructure such as dams, water supplies, schools, hospitals, harbours and other public buildings. The department is no longer operational, having its responsibilities reassigned to other State Government Departments and corporate entities since 1985.