Read about our department’s key achievements for the financial year
The Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety (LGIRS) has proudly released its inaugural annual report, marking a significant milestone in the department’s first year. Established on 1 July 2025, LGIRS brought together more than 1,600 employees and a diverse range of regulatory functions and services to create the reshaped department.
The report showcases a year of achievement, highlighting how the department successfully established a new organisation while continuing to deliver key services, reforms and initiatives across our portfolios.
The highlights include delivering around $20 million in local government election commitments to support community infrastructure and public safety, and establishing the independent Local Government Inspector, a significant reform to strengthen accountability and transparency in local government.
The department also progressed major reforms to WA’s residential tenancy laws to strengthen protections for tenants and landlords and supported housing initiatives that helped return hundreds of properties to the long-term rental market.
By advancing liquor law reforms, we support a vibrant hospitality sector, while maintaining strong harm minimisation measures. And significant policy development is underway following consultation on proposed reforms to modernise WA’s gambling laws.
The department led the negotiation and settlement of public sector industrial agreements covering more than 183,000 public sector employees and published the WA Government’s new Public Sector Wages Policy Statement 2026.
We delivered workplace health and safety initiatives across industries, including mining, agriculture and construction, and supported a major review of WA’s home building laws that included public and industry consultation.
The report also recognises the dedication of LGIRS employees and the strong partnerships with government agencies, industry, local governments, community organisations and stakeholders that have helped deliver positive outcomes for Western Australians.
