Jurisdiction |
Administering organisation and its accountability |
Commonwealth |
The Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission, Comcare and Australian Safety and Compensation Council (from August 2005) [WC and OHS] - responsible to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations |
Seafarers |
Seacare Authority [WC and OHS] - reports to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations |
New South Wales |
WorkCover Authority of NSW (WorkCover NSW) [WC and OHS] - responsible to the Minister for Commerce |
Victoria |
Victorian WorkCover Authority [WC and OHS]. WorkSafe Victoria is the VWA’s OHS arm - responsible to the Minister for WorkCover who is also the Minister for Industrial Relations (Department of Industry and Regional Development). |
Queensland |
Division of Workplace Health and Safety [OHS] – a division of the Department of Industrial Relations - responsible to the Minister for Industrial Relations |
Western Australia |
WorkSafe Division [OHS] of the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection (IR is included in the portfolio) - responsible to the Minister for Consumer and Employment Protection |
South Australia |
WorkCover Corporation [WC and OHS] - responsible to the Minister for Industrial Relations Enforcement by Workplace Services [OHS] division of the Department of Administrative and Information Services (Workplace [industrial] Relations is included in the portfolio). |
Tasmania |
WorkCover Tasmania [WC and OHS] - responsible to the Minister for Infrastructure (Industrial Relations is included in the portfolio). Enforcement is by Workplace Standards Tasmania [OHS] within the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources. |
ACT |
ACT WorkCover [WC and OHS] - responsible to the Minister for Industrial Relations |
NT |
Northern Territory Work Health Authority [WC and OHS]. NT WorkSafe is the OHS arm of the Authority - responsible to the Minister for Employment Education and Training |