Services delivered by the WA Government

• Conduct and issue audit opinions on the state agency financial statements in relation to the Indian Ocean Territories (IOT).
• Conduct financial audits of the Territory local governments and their subsidiary bodies.

Child Protection and Family Support:

• Provide child safety services.
• Provide assistance in administering legislation concerning Working with Children Checks.

Communities (Seniors, Volunteering and Youth):

• Provide licensing, monitoring and support services for childcare providers, including family day care.
• Implement programs for social inclusion including the WA Seniors Card program, and develop partnerships with non-government organisations.

• Promote economically efficient outcomes at the lowest practicable cost through efficient and effective independent economic regulation.
• Provide independent advice.

• Operate the Christmas Island District High School and the Cocos Islands District High School, providing school-based education for Kindergarten to Year 10 (CKI) and to Year 12 (CI) students under the WA curriculum.

• Provide advice on energy policies and practices relating to the Territories' energy sectors.

• Provide environmental impact assessments of local government schemes.

• Undertakes all functions as defined in the applied Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA)—Part V11 Division 2.

Office of State Revenue (RevenueWA):

• Collect state-type revenue in accordance with applied legislation and remit revenue to the Australian Government.

Building, Management and Works (ServicesWA):

• Sub-contract a Property Manager to manage commercial properties.

• Support the provision of community safety and prevention programs.
• Assess commercial and industrial building plans, inspect completed buildings for compliance with National Construction Code and test fire safety equipment.
• Undertake fire safety assessments.
• Support fire and emergency services and volunteer marine rescue groups, including: training, emergency exercises, inspect and provide advice on personal protective clothing and personal protective equipment.
• Provide advice on emergency recovery plans.
• Provide a Volunteer Assistance Program.

• Provide regulatory, advisory and other support services and specialist advice to the Australian Government, including the IOT Health Service.
• Provide accessible in-hospital services and care in WA.
• Provide community and public health policy advice and support, and tobacco licensing services and compliance.
• Provide mammography screening and assessment services through BreastScreen WA.

• As an independent statutory authority, provide assessment, conciliation, negotiated settlement and investigation of complaints about health, disability services and mental health services.

• Provide policy advice and support for the effective administration of social and employee housing, and assist in social housing management.

• Provide funds management, expert advice and claims handling services in relation to the operation of a compulsory Third Party Insurance Scheme and Catastrophic Injuries Support Scheme in the Territories.

Attorney General:

• Provide access to the justice system including: Judicial and Non-Judicial Court Services; Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages; State Solicitor's Office; Public Advocate and Victim Support and Child Witness Service.

Corrective Services:

• Provide offender management and community justice services.

Equal Opportunity Commission services:

• Provide information and advice on equal opportunity and human rights issues.
• Investigate complaints under the applied equal opportunity legislation.

• Provide land information services, including registration of title, and geographic and cadastral information.
• Provide valuation services including valuations, stamp duty assessments and valuation rolls.

• Provide legal services, including information and referral, to those in need of assistance to the community in accessing justice.
• Provide duty lawyer services at Courts, legal minor assistance and advocacy (legal tasks) and legal representation.
• Provide family law and community legal education services.

Culture and the Arts:

• Promote a diverse, vibrant and sustainable cultural sector.
• Support the delivery of culture and arts activities through policy development, funding programs and partnerships.

Local Government:

• Ensure compliance with applied local government legislation and facilitate the development of local government.

Office of Multicultural Interests:

• Identify opportunities which enhance the participation of the Territories Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities in social and cultural life; and facilitate relationships with specialist WA community service organisations.
• Provide government agencies with practical tools to increase their expertise in delivering services that meet the needs of the Territories' communities.

Racing, Gaming and Liquor:

• Provide liquor and gaming regulation services, including compliance audits and inspection of licensed premises.

Sport and Recreation:

• Provide quality sport and active recreation settings and experiences in the Territories.
• Provide advice to sporting and recreational groups to build capacity of individuals and organisations.

• Provide advice and assistance on road networks to assist the Territory local governments to improve the management of their road network.
• Advise the Australian Government on road and road maintenance funding, programming and service delivery issues including plant advice.
• Provide advice on road construction.
• Provide training primarily relating to road maintenance techniques and activities, and plant management and operation.

Industry Regulation and Consumer Protection:

• Building Commission—oversee the regulation of building, painting, building surveying and plumbing services.
• Consumer Protection—Fair trading, consumer rights, property sale and rental laws, some occupational licenses, cooperatives, and not-for-profit legislation.

Resources and Environmental Regulation:

• Register mineral titles.
• Environmental management.
• Collect mining revenue.
• Ensure worker and community safety by regulating occupational health and safety in the minerals and petroleum sectors, including the storage, transport and handling of dangerous goods.

Safety Regulation:

• EnergySafety—Safe use of and working with electricity and gas.
• WorkSafe—Promote and secure the safety and health of people at work.

• Review, investigate and resolve complaints about WA state agencies, local governments and universities, and improve public administration

Lands:

• Provide advice on the administration and management of Crown land.
• Arrange surveys and prepare Deposited Plans to support disposition of Crown land.
• Deliver Crown land tenure(s).
• Provide advice on the disposition of Crown land.

Planning:

• Provide planning and administrative advice to ensure the use and development of land is consistent with strategic planning, policy guidelines and planning standards.
• Develop and review planning policies.
• Provide professional and technical expertise, administrative services, and resources to advise the WA Planning Commission.

• Facilitate negotiations between state agencies and the Australian Government.
• Coordinate the Territories program on behalf of the WA Government.

Sustainability and Biosecurity:

• Deliver biosecurity support to minimise the impact of invasive pests and weeds.
• Provide policy and regulatory support to allow for the development of agricultural enterprises that support economic growth.
• Design and implement a targeted marine pest surveillance program for the IOT.

Fisheries:

• The management of scientific research permits and existing administrative fishing licences.

Regional Development:

• Provide support for Community Resource Centres.
• Publication of the IOT Price Index.

• Provide trustee services, including preparing wills and the provision of executor and administrator services.

Inquire into and report on the:

• remuneration and allowances, or the minimum and maximum amounts, to be paid or provided to local government chief executive officers
• fees, expenses and allowances, or the minimum and maximum amounts, to be paid or provided to local government elected members.

• Provide local authorities and associated bodies with library materials, information and support services.

• Assist in building the Territories workforce through planning support, career services and skills acquisition.
• Assistance with employment and training services, including administration of training contracts, Group Training Organisation registration, employer incentive schemes and access to training services.

• Provide advice, assistance and support on transport issues including driver and vehicle licensing, vehicle safety standards, marine safety, ferry licensing, on-demand transport, transport planning, aviation, freight and active transport.

Environment Regulation:

• Protect and conserve the environment through advice and implementation of strategies, for a healthy environment in the Territories.
• Protect public health, minimise environmental impact and implement environmental policy across the IOT.
• This includes regulation of prescribed premises, native vegetation, pollution, contamination, emissions and wastes, incident protection and response, environmental sustainability, climate change and waste policy and programs.

Environmental Protection Authority Services:

• Provide administrative support to the Environmental Protection Authority.

Water:

• Provide advice and support on licensing and water source regulation and protection.
• Measure and assess groundwater to manage the availability and quality of water for consumption.

• Support the administration and management of the water and wastewater services to the Territories communities.
• Generate and distribute electricity to the CKI communities.

• Conduct independent and impartial local government elections in accordance with the applied local government legislation.
• Provide community awareness of the electoral process.

• Determination of Commonwealth general purpose grants in accordance with the Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995 (Cth) for the Territories' local governments.
• Undertake public hearings relating to the grants determination process under the Act and advise the Commonwealth Minister of any maters of concern raised by the IOT local governments.

• Provide information and advice on the planning, development, management and operation of museums as community assets.
• Provide access to specialised areas of collection management, conservation and interpretation.
• Provide advice regarding the provision of interactive multimedia and online programming.
• Assist community groups with making grant applications and other activities related to museum operations.
• Facilitate access to sector training and mentoring programs.

• Provide information, advice and recommendations on land use planning, land development and infrastructure coordination.
• Prepare and review land use planning policies, schemes, strategies and plans.
• Regulate land use planning through statutory planning controls.

• Provide specialised equipment training to Australian Federal Police.

• Provides workers' compensation education and undertakes dispute resolution, agreement processing and compliance activities.