Water and Rivers Commission

Water and Rivers Commission
Agency overview
Formed	1 January 1996
Dissolved	31 December 2005
Superseding agency	Department of Water;
Jurisdiction	Government of Western Australia
Headquarters	Perth, Western Australia;

The Water and Rivers Commission was an agency of the Government of Western Australia.

History

The Water and Rivers Commission was established on 1 January 1996 pursuant to the Water and Rivers Commission Act 1995, to administer the act and other legislation relevant to development and conservation of Western Australia's water resources.

It joined with the Department of Environmental Protection and Western Australia's Keep Australia Beautiful Council to form the Department of Environment. This was later merged with the Department of Conservation & Land Management to form the Department of Environment & Conservation. Water responsibilities were split off into a separate Department of Water on 1 January 2006.

References

↑ Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology. "Western Australian Water and Rivers Commission - Corporate Body - Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation". www.eoas.info. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
↑ Department of Water Information Statement Department of Water

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[1] Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology. "Western Australian Water and Rivers Commission - Corporate Body - Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation". www.eoas.info. Retrieved 16 September 2022.

[2] Department of Water Information Statement Department of Water