
Working together over the last 12 months, has given us the opportunity to rethink and refocus our efforts. This I believe, has put us in a strong position to respond to the new challenges and expectations of government.
Read full messageThe 2017–18 Annual Report is the inaugural report for the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (the department). This first report for the new department adopts the principles of integrated reporting to bring greater cohesion to the reporting process by breaking down siloed reporting. Information in this annual report is stylised and presented to demonstrate the department’s role as a regulator, service provider and policy maker.
The department is at the helm of a major project to check the cladding materials used on a range of buildings across Western Australia, in the wake of the June 2017 Grenfell Tower fire tragedy in London.
Each year, the annual report is the primary vehicle for the department to celebrate its achievements and to provide an account of its performance to Parliament and the community.
Electricians and other workers are now operating in safer conditions after strengthened compulsory regulations for work on energised (live) electrical equipment came into force in May 2018.
A total of 2,643 Programmes of Work (PoW) applications for exploration ground disturbance were assessed and approved this year, with 94 per cent approved within 30 business days.
The State Government awarded Tenancy WA a $50,000 grant to support a family violence education program relating to proposed amendments to the RT Act