The statutory objectives objectives of the Kimberley Development Commission (KDC) are set out in Section 23 of the Regional Development Commissions Act 1993.

These statutory objectives are to:

• Maximise job creation and improve career opportunities;
• Develop and broaden the economic base of the region;
• Identify infrastructure services to promote economic and social development;
• Provide information and advice to promote business development;
• 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
• Generally take steps to encourage, promote, facilitate and monitor the economic development of the region.