About the Department

Clockwise from back left: Athol Jamieson, Ray Stokes, Paul Frewer, Dennis Forte, Mike Mouritz, Greg Martin, Helen Langley

The Department for Planning and Infrastructure entered a new era on 1 July 2003 with the final implementation of the Machinery of Government recommendations and the structural improvements announced by the Director General in the previous year:

• The Land Administration Services team, which manages the Crown land in Western Australia, joined Land Asset Management to form part of Commercial and Asset Services.
• The Department of Fisheries was assigned maritime safety (on the sea) with a corresponding movement of resources and is accountable for service delivery to the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure.

• Strategic Policy and Evaluation - responsible for portfolio coordination; sustainability strategy implementation; transport policy; strategic program delivery; and revitalisation strategies.
• Integrated Planning - delivers land use policy and planning; transport policy and planning; environmental planning; and infrastructure and development coordination on behalf of the Western Australian Planning Commission and other clients.
• Commercial and Asset Services - manages $1.6 billion of assets including Crown and reserved lands; natural and built infrastructure; parks; gas pipelines; boat harbours; jetties and navigational aids; and provides commercial services for the rest of the Department.
• Regulatory and Regional Services - manages all licensing; subsidy policy and administration; vehicle, rail and marine safety regulation; taxi and omnibus regulation; revenue collection; and regional coordination throughout the state.
• Statutory Planning - on behalf of the Western Australian Planning Commission investigates, assesses and determines subdivision and development proposals, local government and region schemes and amendments, and various structure plans; is responsible for statutory policy development, legislative and regulatory reform and planning systems improvement; and provides administrative support.
• Corporate Services - provides internal systems, services and resources to support departmental operations, and supports greater use of shared services across agencies.

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As at 30 June 2004, our organisational structure was:

Refer to Appendix 1 for details of the qualifications and experience of the Director General and Executive Directors.

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