The organisation is governed by a set of Rules to cover the management of the organisation, a set of By Laws to cover the game and Policies on a wide range of matters. All of these documents can be found in the Governance section.

The organisation is managed by a Board of up to 10 members and has 5 full time and 1 part time staff. A comprehensive Committee structure reports to the Board.

The primary responsibilities of the organisation include:
• Promote and advance the sport of bowls in WA
• Conduct State championships
• Conduct pennants (inter - club) competition
• Manage WA State teams
• Train coaches and umpires
• Provide assistance to clubs with management issues
• Represent the sport in the public forum.