List of New South Wales government agencies explained

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. A new cluster for Regional NSW was created in April 2020, increasing to nine clusters;[3] [4] and a further cluster, Enterprise, Investment and Trade, established on 21 December 2021, in the second Perrottet ministry.

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.[5]

Clusters

The NSW Public Sector employs more than 348,000 people (full-time equivalent), almost all of whom work within one of the ten clusters.[6] [7] A restructure into eight clusters took effect on 1 July 2019; and a new cluster was added in April 2020;[8] [9] with a further cluster added on 21 December 2021.

As of July 2024, the clusters and their ministers are:

! Cluster !! Office title(s)[10] !! Officeholder(s) !!Employees[11] !! Notes
Premier's Department3,835
Cabinet Office
Education110,507
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water16,103
Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport
Treasury2,293
Health124,086
Transport26,454
Primary Industries and Regional Development4,428
Stronger Communities52,342
Customer Service8,210

List of agencies

Departments

!Agency !!Type !!Cluster !!Employees !! Notes
Premier's DepartmentDepartmentPremier and Cabinet834
The Cabinet OfficeDepartment
Department of Regional NSWDepartmentRegional NSW3,067
Department of Enterprise, Investment and TradeDepartmentEnterprise, Investment and Trade
TreasuryDepartmentTreasury784
Ministry of HealthDepartmentHealth127,156
Department of EducationDepartmentEducation99,702
Department of Communities and JusticeDepartmentStronger Communities22,903
Department of TransportDepartmentTransport11,875
Department of Customer ServiceDepartmentCustomer Service5,345
Department of Planning and EnvironmentDepartmentPlanning 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:[12]

!Agency !!Cluster !!Employees !! Notes
Art Gallery of New South Wales TrustEnterprise, Investment and Trade 266
Australian Museum TrustEnterprise, Investment and Trade 346
Create NSWEnterprise, Investment and Trade
Crown Solicitor's OfficeStronger Communities443
Destination NSWEnterprise, Investment and Trade199
Fire & Rescue NSWStronger Communities15,589
Greater Sydney CommissionTransport82
Health Professional Councils AuthorityHealth186
Infrastructure NSWTransport158
Library Council of New South WalesEnterprise, Investment and Trade 297
Local Land ServicesRegional NSW956
Mental Health CommissionHealth303
Multicultural NSWStronger Communities67
Natural Resources CommissionPlanning and Environment33
NSW Institute of SportEnterprise, Investment and Trade90
NSW Rural Fire ServiceStronger Communities936
NSW State Emergency ServiceStronger Communities365
Office of SportEnterprise, Investment and Trade368
Parliamentary Counsel's OfficePremier and Cabinet74
Museum of Applied Arts and SciencesPremier and Cabinet281
Resilience NSWStronger Communities105
SAS Trustee CorporationTreasury32
Service NSWCustomer Service3433
State Archives and Records AuthorityEnterprise, Investment and Trade
Sydney Opera House TrustEnterprise, Investment and Trade 499
Venues NSWEnterprise, Investment and Trade
Western Parkland City AuthorityEnterprise, 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:[12]

!Agency !!Cluster !!Employees !! Notes
Environment Protection AuthorityPlanning and Environment586
Greyhound Welfare and Integrity CommissionPlanning and Environment84
Health Care Complaints CommissionHealth125
Independent Liquor and Gaming AuthorityEnterprise, Investment and Trade
Independent Pricing and Regulatory TribunalPremier and Cabinet
Information and Privacy CommissionCustomer Service34
Inspector of the Law Enforcement Conduct CommissionPremier and Cabinet1
Law Enforcement Conduct CommissionStronger Communities2
Legal Aid Commission of New South WalesStronger Communities1440
New South Wales Crime CommissionStronger Communities121
New South Wales Electoral CommissionPremier and Cabinet165
NSW Education Standards AuthorityEducation437
Office of the Children's GuardianStronger Communities219
Office of the Director of Public ProsecutionsStronger Communities141
Office of the Independent Planning CommissionPlanning and Environment15
OmbudsmanPremier and Cabinet122
Public Service CommissionPremier and Cabinet144
Technical & Further Education CommissionEducation10,599

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:[13]

!Agency !!Cluster !!Employees !! Notes
Essential EnergyPlanning and Environment3,044
Forestry CorporationRegional NSW549
Hunter Water CorporationPlanning and Environment485
LandcomPlanning and Environment
Port Authority of New South WalesTransport361
Sydney WaterPlanning and Environment2,939
Transport Asset Holding EntityTransport
WaterNSWPlanning and Environment958

Other agencies

!Agency !!Type !!Cluster !!Employees !! Notes
Audit Office of NSWEntity external to governmentn/a284
Health ServiceServiceHealth127,156
Independent Commission Against CorruptionEntity external to governmentn/a118
Judicial CommissionEntity external to governmentn/a32
Parliament of New South WalesEntity external to governmentn/a51
NSW Police ForceServiceStronger Communities21,879
Teaching ServiceServiceEducation99,702
Transport ServiceServiceTransport13,645

Universities

!Agency !!Type !!Employees !! Notes
Charles Sturt UniversityUniversity2,190
Macquarie University3,737
University of New England1,408
University of New South Wales7,230
University of Newcastle2,859
Southern Cross University914
University of Sydney8,531
University of Technology, Sydney3,888
Western Sydney University3,510
University of Wollongong2,971

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.[14] It gave the Aboriginal Justice Award from 2002 until 2017,[15] after which funding for the award was withdrawn.[16]

Notes and References

  1. News: Super idea – a pity about the red tape. Clennell. Andrew. 21 July 2009. The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 September 2018.
  2. Web site: Government Sector Employment Act 2013, Schedule 1. 2013. New South Wales Legislation. 6 September 2018.
  3. Web site: Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Regional NSW and Independent Planning Commission) Order 2020. Legislation NSW. 2020. 13 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Department of Regional NSW to take on urgent needs of the bush. NSW Government. 2 April 2020. 13 July 2020.
  5. Web site: Improving NSW Government Branding. Department of Premier & Cabinet. 2017.
  6. Web site: 2020 Workforce Profile Report. Public Service Commission.
  7. Web site: Departments and agencies. NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet. 24 January 2022.
  8. Web site: Machinery of Government. NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet. 26 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190614054839/https://www.dpc.nsw.gov.au/tools-and-resources/machinery-of-government/. 14 June 2019. dead.
  9. Web site: Governance arrangements chart. 1 May 2020. New South Wales Department of Premier & Cabinet. 13 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200713013147/https://www.dpc.nsw.gov.au/assets/dpc-nsw-gov-au/Governance-Arrangements-Blue-Chart.pdf. 13 July 2020. live.
  10. Web site: Administrative Arrangements (Public Service agencies and Ministers) Order 2023. 5 April 2023. 8 April 2023.
  11. Web site: Workforce Profile Report 2020 . Public Service Commission . Public Service Commission . 20 December 2021 . Table 2.3: Composition of the public sector by cluster, census period FTE, 2019–2020 . February 2021.
  12. Web site: Government Sector Employment Act 2013 No 40 - Schedule 1. NSW Legislation. 19 November 2022.
  13. Web site: State Owned Corporations Act 1989 No 134 - Schedule 5. NSW Legislation. 7 July 2020.
  14. Web site: About Us . Law and Justice Foundation . 24 November 2022.
  15. Web site: Aboriginal Justice Award nominees by year . Law and Justice Foundation . 24 November 2022.
  16. Web site: About the Justice Awards . Law and Justice Foundation . 28 March 2018 . 24 November 2022.

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