Minerals and Energy Research Act 1987. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Western Australia Document type Legislation Date 1987 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to promote and coordinate research for the development of the minerals and energy industries, to establish the Minerals and Energy Research Institute of Western Australia, to repeal the Mining and Petroleum Research Act 1981, to make consequential amendments to certain other Acts and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing. Subject Energy, Mineral resources Keyword Institution Research Minerals Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This Act provides for the establishment of the Minerals and Energy Research Institute of Western Australia to encourage the development of the minerals and energy industries for the benefit of the State by fostering and promoting all aspects of minerals research and energy research. Full text English Website www.austlii.edu.au References - Legislation Repealed by Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia Act 2013. Legislation | Australia | 2013 (2016) Keyword: Institution, Research, Financing, Minerals Source: FAO, FAOLEX