Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
WA DPIRD
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is the first-order subnational public authority responsible for agriculture in Western Australia.
- Jurisdiction
- Western Australia
- Government level
- State
- Authority type
- Department
- Status
- Active
Visit the official websitehttps://www.dpird.wa.gov.au
Responsibilities
Each item below is recorded from the authority’s own published material, not inferred from its name.
- Farm policy
Primary industries is a named portfolio of the department, which holds the state agriculture function.
Source: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
- Rural development
Regional development is a named portfolio of the same department.
Source: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Why this body is recorded
Official name of the body responsible in Western Australia.
- Official source
- Department of Primary Industries and Regional DevelopmentDepartment of Primary Industries and Regional Development
- Source page
- https://www.dpird.wa.gov.au
- What the source says
- “Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development”(official name)
- Standing
- Verified against the sourcelast verified 2026-08-19
- Portfolio scope is taken from the department’s official title; statutory powers are set out in Western Australian law and are not asserted here.
Evidence shows what an official source published and what AgricultureID made of it. The two are always shown separately: quoted text is the source’s own, and a normalised value is AgricultureID’s vocabulary, not a quotation.
Sources and verification
Official government site loaded in a real browser on 2026-08-19; it resolved with HTTP 200 identifying the body as Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.
Verified 2026-08-19 against https://www.dpird.wa.gov.au · domain classification: Official government portal
Important limitations
- Portfolio scope is taken from the department’s official title; statutory powers are set out in Western Australian law and are not asserted here.