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Department of Health (Western Australia)

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Website
  
ww2.health.wa.gov.au

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Agency executive
  
Professor Bryant Stokes, Acting Director General

Jurisdiction
  
Government of Western Australia

The Department of Health is a Western Australian government department responsible for regulating and advancing health within the state.

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History

The Public Health Department of Western Australia operated between 1911 and 1984. It merged with Mental Health Services and the Department of Hospital and Allied Services in July 1984, to become the Health Department of Western Australia. In September 2001 it was renamed to the Department of Health.

Preceding agencies

  • Medical Department, 1 January 1850 – 1 October 1906
  • Central Board of Health, 17 November 1886 – 31 May 1911
  • Public Health Department of Western Australia, 1 June 1911 – 30 June 1984
  • Department of Hospital and Allied Services, 30 April 1981 – 30 June 1984

    • References

    Department of Health (Western Australia) Wikipedia
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