Annual Report 2016-17

WA’s minerals sector remains a significant employer in the State, with 108,930 people directly employed in mining and exploration as at 30  June in 2016–17.

Awards

The department earned a Premier’s Award in 2016 in the Western Australia in Asia category and a Best Practice in Health and Wellbeing award at the 2017 Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) WA Achievement Awards.

DMP’s Carrie Hatzel (left), Sophie Woodley, Phil Gorey, Nina Gloor, Sven Bluemmel, Commissioner, Western Australian Information Commission, DMP’s Marka Haasnoot and Victoria Keeping at the 2017 Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) WA Achievement Awards.

Section highlights

DMP has commenced a major legislation reform initiative Petroleum 2020 to modernise and streamline the State’s petroleum and geothermal legislation to better reflect developments in the petroleum industry.