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Regional Development Commissions Act 1993.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Western Australia
Document type
Regulation
Date
1993 (2020)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to establish regional development commissions to coordinate and promote the economic development of regions of Western Australia, to provide for the establishment of regional development advisory committees, to establish a Regional Development Council, to continue existing regional development bodies as commissions under this Act, to repeal certain Acts and for related purposes.
Subject
Land & soil, General
Keyword
Business/industry/corporations Sustainable development Institution Public land
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

The Act under Part 2 provides for the establishment of the Western Australia regional development commissions, as listed under the Part. The Part furthermore identifies objects and functions of a commission that include (a) maximize job creation and improve career opportunities in the region; (b) develop and broaden the economic base of the region; (c) identify infrastructure services to promote economic and social development within the region; (d) provide information and advice to promote business development within the region; (e) seek to ensure that the general standard of government services and access to those services in the region is comparable to that which applies in the metropolitan area; and (f) generally take steps to encourage, promote, facilitate and monitor the economic development in the region.

Full text
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