Logo of the New South Wales Government and its agencies.

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]

Agency types

The executive government is made up of:

  • ministerial departments, which are the lead agencies in each cluster
  • executive agencies, which are agencies related to departments
  • separate agencies, which operate independently of departments but can still be within clusters
  • statutory authorities, which are established under legislation but sit outside clusters
  • state-owned corporations
  • subsidiaries of the NSW Government established under the Corporations Act
  • councils under the Local Government Act
  • universities.

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

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.[8][9] A restructure into eight clusters took effect on 1 July 2019; and a new cluster was added in April 2020;[10][11] with a further cluster added on 21 December 2021.[6]

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

ClusterOffice title(s)[12]Officeholder(s)Employees[13]Notes
Premier's Department3,835[3][14]
Cabinet Office
Education110,507
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water16,103
Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
Enterprise, Investment and Trade
Treasury2,293
Health124,086
Transport26,454
Regional NSW
4,428
Stronger Communities52,342
Customer Service8,210


List of agencies

Departments

AgencyTypeClusterEmployeesNotes
Premier's Department Department Premier and Cabinet 834 [6]
The Cabinet Office Department
Department of Regional NSW Department Regional NSW 3,067
Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade Department Enterprise, Investment and Trade
Treasury Department Treasury 784
Ministry of Health Department Health 127,156
Department of Education Department Education 99,702
Department of Communities and Justice Department Stronger Communities 22,903
Department of Transport Department Transport 11,875
Department of Customer Service Department Customer Service 5,345
Department of Planning and Environment Department Planning 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][15]

AgencyClusterEmployeesNotes
Art Gallery of New South Wales Trust Enterprise, Investment and Trade 266 [6]
Australian Museum Trust Enterprise, Investment and Trade 346
Create NSW Enterprise, Investment and Trade
Crown Solicitor's Office Stronger Communities 443
Destination NSW Enterprise, Investment and Trade 199
Fire & Rescue NSW Stronger Communities 15,589
Greater Sydney Commission Transport 82
Health Professional Councils Authority Health 186
Infrastructure NSW Transport 158
Library Council of New South Wales Enterprise, Investment and Trade 297
Local Land Services Regional NSW 956
Mental Health Commission Health 303
Multicultural NSW Stronger Communities 67
Natural Resources Commission Planning and Environment 33
NSW Institute of Sport Enterprise, Investment and Trade 90
NSW Rural Fire Service Stronger Communities 936
NSW State Emergency Service Stronger Communities 365
Office of Sport Enterprise, Investment and Trade 368
Parliamentary Counsel's Office Premier and Cabinet 74
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Premier and Cabinet 281
Resilience NSW Stronger Communities 105
SAS Trustee Corporation Treasury 32
Service NSW Customer Service 3433
State Archives and Records Authority Enterprise, Investment and Trade
Sydney Opera House Trust Enterprise, Investment and Trade 499
Venues NSW Enterprise, Investment and Trade
Western Parkland City Authority Enterprise, Investment and Trade 29

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][15]

AgencyClusterEmployeesNotes
Environment Protection Authority Planning and Environment 586
Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission Planning and Environment 84
Health Care Complaints Commission Health 125
Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority Enterprise, Investment and Trade
Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Premier and Cabinet
Information and Privacy Commission Customer Service 34
Inspector of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Premier and Cabinet 1
Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Stronger Communities 2
Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales Stronger Communities 1440
New South Wales Crime Commission Stronger Communities 121
New South Wales Electoral Commission Premier and Cabinet 165
NSW Education Standards Authority Education 437
Office of the Children's Guardian Stronger Communities 219
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Stronger Communities 141
Office of the Independent Planning Commission Planning and Environment 15
Ombudsman Premier and Cabinet 122
Public Service Commission Premier and Cabinet 144
Technical & Further Education Commission Education 10,599

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:[16]

AgencyClusterEmployeesNotes
Essential Energy Planning and Environment 3,044
Forestry Corporation Regional NSW 549
Hunter Water Corporation Planning and Environment 485
Landcom Planning and Environment
Port Authority of New South Wales Transport 361
Sydney Water Planning and Environment 2,939
Transport Asset Holding Entity Transport
WaterNSW Planning and Environment 958

Other agencies

AgencyTypeClusterEmployeesNotes
Audit Office of NSW Entity external to government n/a 284
Health Service Service Health 127,156
Independent Commission Against Corruption Entity external to government n/a 118
Judicial Commission Entity external to government n/a 32
Parliament of New South Wales Entity external to government n/a 51
NSW Police Force Service Stronger Communities 21,879
Teaching Service Service Education 99,702
Transport Service Service Transport 13,645

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.[17] It gave the Aboriginal Justice Award from 2002 until 2017,[18] after which funding for the award was withdrawn.[19]

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. 1 2 "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 6 "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. ↑ "2020 Workforce Profile Report". Public Service Commission.
  9. ↑ "Departments and agencies". NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Machinery of Government". NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "Governance arrangements chart" (PDF). New South Wales Department of Premier & Cabinet. 1 May 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "Administrative Arrangements (Public Service agencies and Ministers) Order 2023". 5 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "Workforce Profile Report 2020". Public Service Commission. Table 2.3: Composition of the public sector by cluster, census period FTE, 2019–2020: Public Service Commission. February 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  14. ↑ "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  15. 1 2 "Government Sector Employment Act 2013 No 40 - Schedule 1". NSW Legislation. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  16. ↑ "State Owned Corporations Act 1989 No 134 - Schedule 5". NSW Legislation. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  17. ↑ "About Us". Law and Justice Foundation. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  18. ↑ "Aboriginal Justice Award nominees by year". Law and Justice Foundation. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  19. ↑ "About the Justice Awards". Law and Justice Foundation. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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