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The Government of Western Australia is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of Western Australia. It is also commonly referred to as the WA Government or the Western Australian Government .
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
The Western Australian Legislative Council was created in 1832 as an appointed body. In 1870 the then colony was ruled by a governor and an advisory Legislative Council made up of appointed officials and elected members. The Western Australian Legislative Assembly was created in 1890 when the then colony attained self-government.
Defunct government departments of Western Australia (2 C, 16 P) Pages in category "Government departments of Western Australia" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
Western Australian politics were initially non-partisan, with individual Members of Parliament choosing to align either with the Government or the Opposition. This began to change in the 1901 election with the election of six Labor members, and then with Labor attaining outright victory in the 1904 election.
The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries is a department of the Government of Western Australia.The department was formed on 1 July 2017, out of the former Department of Culture and the Arts, Department of Local Government and Communities, Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor and the Department of Sport and Recreation.
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 nominal head of the Government of Western Australia is the King of Australia, represented in the state by the Governor of Western Australia. Legislative power rests with the Crown and the two houses of the Parliament of Western Australia. The powers and responsibilities of the parliament are defined in the Constitution Act 1889. [3]