List of New South Wales government agencies

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The New South Wales Government (NSW Government) is made up of a number of departments, state-owned corporations and other agencies. The NSW Public Service is organised under the Government Sector Employment Act 2013, with public bodies organised under various legislation. In 2009, most of the 100+ government organisations were restructured into 13 'super agencies' or clusters. [1] This number was subsequently reduced to ten clusters in 2013; [2] and in July 2019 following the 2019 state election, it was further reduced to eight clusters. [3] A new cluster for Regional NSW was created in April 2020, increasing to nine clusters; [4] [5] and a further cluster, Enterprise, Investment and Trade, established on 21 December 2021, in the second Perrottet ministry. [6]

Contents

Agency types

The executive government is made up of:

There are also a number of advisory boards and committees, though these are not agencies in their own right. [7]

Departments

As of October 2024, the departments and their ministers are: [8] [9]

DepartmentOffice title(s)Officeholder(s)
Premier's Department
Cabinet Office
Education
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport
Treasury
Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
Health
Transport
Primary Industries and Regional Development
Communities and Justice
Customer Service

List of agencies

Departments

AgencyTypeClusterEmployeesNotes
Premier's Department Department Premier and Cabinet834 [6]
The Cabinet Office Department
Department of Regional NSW DepartmentRegional NSW3,067
Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade DepartmentEnterprise, Investment and Trade
Treasury DepartmentTreasury784
Ministry of Health DepartmentHealth127,156
Department of Education DepartmentEducation99,702
Department of Communities and Justice DepartmentStronger Communities22,903
Department of Transport DepartmentTransport11,875
Department of Customer Service DepartmentCustomer Service5,345
Department of Planning and Environment DepartmentPlanning and Environment

Executive agencies

This is a list of executive agencies of the NSW Government, as listed in Schedule 4 of the Administrative Arrangements (Second Perrottet Ministry—Transitional) Order 2021, containing Amendment No. 40 to the Government Sector Employment Act 2013: [6] [10]

AgencyClusterEmployeesNotes
Art Gallery of New South Wales Trust Enterprise, Investment and Trade266 [6]
Australian Museum Trust Enterprise, Investment and Trade346
Create NSW Enterprise, Investment and Trade
Crown Solicitor's Office Stronger Communities443
Destination NSW Enterprise, Investment and Trade199
Fire & Rescue NSW Stronger Communities15,589
Greater Sydney Commission Transport82
Health Professional Councils AuthorityHealth186
Infrastructure NSW Transport158
Library Council of New South Wales Enterprise, Investment and Trade297
Local Land ServicesRegional NSW956
Mental Health CommissionHealth303
Multicultural NSWStronger Communities67
Natural Resources CommissionPlanning and Environment33
NSW Institute of Sport Enterprise, Investment and Trade90
NSW Rural Fire Service Stronger Communities936
NSW State Emergency Service Stronger Communities365
Office of Sport Enterprise, Investment and Trade368
Parliamentary Counsel's OfficePremier and Cabinet74
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Premier and Cabinet281
Resilience NSW Stronger Communities105
SAS Trustee Corporation Treasury32
Service NSW Customer Service3433
State Archives and Records AuthorityEnterprise, Investment and Trade
Sydney Opera House Trust Enterprise, Investment and Trade499
Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales Transport
Venues NSW Enterprise, Investment and Trade
Western Parkland City Authority Enterprise, Investment and Trade29

Separate agencies

This is a list of separate agencies of the NSW Government, as listed in Schedule 1 of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013: [6] [10]

AgencyClusterEmployeesNotes
Environment Protection Authority Planning and Environment586
Greyhound Welfare and Integrity CommissionPlanning and Environment84
Health Care Complaints Commission Health125
Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority Enterprise, Investment and Trade
Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Premier and Cabinet
Information and Privacy CommissionCustomer Service34
Inspector of the Law Enforcement Conduct CommissionPremier and Cabinet1
Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Stronger Communities2
Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales Stronger Communities1440
New South Wales Crime Commission Stronger Communities121
New South Wales Electoral Commission Premier and Cabinet165
NSW Education Standards Authority Education437
Office of the Children's GuardianStronger Communities219
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Stronger Communities141
Office of the Independent Planning CommissionPlanning and Environment15
Ombudsman Premier and Cabinet122
Public Service CommissionPremier and Cabinet144
Technical & Further Education Commission Education10,599

Statutory State-owned corporations

This is a list of statutory State-owned corporations of the NSW Government, as listed in Schedule 5 of the State Owned Corporations Act 1989: [11]

AgencyClusterEmployeesNotes
Essential Energy Planning and Environment3,044
Forestry Corporation Regional NSW549
Hunter Water Corporation Planning and Environment485
Landcom Planning and Environment
Port Authority of New South Wales Transport361
Sydney Water Planning and Environment2,939
WaterNSW Planning and Environment958

Other agencies

AgencyTypeClusterEmployeesNotes
Audit Office of NSW Entity external to governmentn/a284
Health ServiceServiceHealth127,156
Independent Commission Against Corruption Entity external to governmentn/a118
Judicial Commission Entity external to governmentn/a32
Parliament of New South Wales Entity external to governmentn/a51
NSW Police Force ServiceStronger Communities21,879
Teaching ServiceServiceEducation99,702
Transport ServiceServiceTransport13,645

Universities

AgencyTypeEmployeesNotes
Charles Sturt University University 2,190
Macquarie University 3,737
University of New England 1,408
University of New South Wales 7,230
University of Newcastle 2,859
Southern Cross University 914
University of Sydney 8,531
University of Technology, Sydney 3,888
Western Sydney University 3,510
University of Wollongong 2,971

Independent statutory bodies

The Law and Justice Foundation of NSW is an independent statutory body, established by the Law and Justice Foundation Act 2000. It is a justice research organisation, with an explicit mandate to focus on the legal needs of the community, its aim being "to contribute to the development of a fair and equitable justice system that addresses the legal needs of the community and improves access to justice by the community, particularly by socially and economically disadvantaged people". It creates, analyses, and provides data, supports planning of legal assistance in the state, and manages a grants program. [12] It gave the Aboriginal Justice Award from 2002 until 2017, [13] after which funding for the award was withdrawn. [14]

References

  1. ↑ Clennell, Andrew (21 July 2009). "Super idea – a pity about the red tape". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Government Sector Employment Act 2013, Schedule 1". New South Wales Legislation. 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Public Service Agencies) Order 2019 [NSW] (159)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 2 April 2019. p. 7-8. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Regional NSW and Independent Planning Commission) Order 2020". Legislation NSW. 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Department of Regional NSW to take on urgent needs of the bush". NSW Government. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 21 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Improving NSW Government Branding". Department of Premier & Cabinet. 2017.
  8. ↑ "Administrative Arrangements (Public Service agencies and Ministers) Order 2023". 1 October 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Ministers". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Government Sector Employment Act 2013 No 40 - Schedule 1". NSW Legislation. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "State Owned Corporations Act 1989 No 134 - Schedule 5". NSW Legislation. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "About Us". Law and Justice Foundation. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "Aboriginal Justice Award nominees by year". Law and Justice Foundation. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  14. ↑ "About the Justice Awards". Law and Justice Foundation. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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