The Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) is an independent statutory authority of the Government of Western Australia that exists to coordinate strategic and statutory planning for future urban, rural, and regional land use.

[2] The authority is responsible for expenditure arising from the Metropolitan Region Improvement Tax.

All staffing is provided by the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage to which it also delegates many statutory powers.

[4][2] This report recommended the creation of an independent authority for the implementation of a metropolitan town planning scheme.

[6][7] The MRPA was funded by a hypothecated property tax under the MRS which gave it an independent source of revenue that allowed it to disregard Government direction.