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Coat of arms of Western Australia This is a list of agencies, corporations, departments and authorities that are part of the Government of Western Australia . Departments, agencies, corporations and authorities
Western Australia. Public Health Dept (1979), A history of the State Health Laboratory Services : 1903-1978, Public Health Dept., W.A, ISBN 978-0-7244-8134-7 Briscoe, Gordon; Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (2003), Counting, health and identity : a history of Aboriginal health and demography in Western Australia and Queensland, 1900-1940, Acoriginal ...
Following the war local governments increasingly expanded their services from property, health and local infrastructure (roads, drainage) to community and social services. This was termed the “New Order” at the time, and encompassed the development of community centres, infant health clinics and sporting facilities.
Legislative power rests with the Parliament of Western Australia, which consists of King Charles III, represented by the Governor of Western Australia, and the two Houses, the Western Australian Legislative Council (the upper house) and the Western Australian Legislative Assembly (the lower house).
The ministries of Western Australia (also known as Cabinets) are the centre of executive power in the Government of Western Australia.They are composed of Ministers who are responsible for one or more portfolios, answer questions on those portfolios in Parliament, and control the operation and administration of departments, authorities, statutes and votes within those portfolios.
The Department of Health replacing the Department of Health and Ageing and assuming the sport functions previously managed by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport The Department of Human Services
The following is a list of hospitals, hospital support services and palliative care centres in Western Australia. Medical facilities in Western Australia are either run by the State's Department of Health, the Commonwealth, or private institutions of non-government organisations.
Unlike local governments in many other countries, services such as police, fire protection and schools are provided by respective state or territory governments rather than by local councils. However, local governments still maintain some responsibility for fire service functions within Queensland and Western Australia.