List of New South Wales government agencies

Logo of the New South Wales Government and its agencies.

The executive branch of the Government of New South Wales, Australia, is made up of a number of departments, state-owned corporations and other agencies. These are identified in the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 and other legislation. In 2009, most State government agencies – which at the time numbered more than 100 – 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]

Agency types[]

The Government is made up of:

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.^[6]

Clusters[]

The NSW Public Sector employs more than 325,000 people (full-time equivalent), almost all of whom work within one of the nine clusters.^[7] The restructure into eight clusters took effect on 1 July 2019, and a new cluster was added in April 2020.^[8]^[9]


Cluster	Office title(s)	Officeholder(s)	Employees ^{[citation needed]}	Notes
Premier and Cabinet	Premier Special Minister of State, Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts	Gladys Berejiklian Don Harwin	1,198	^[3]^[10]
The Treasury	Treasurer Deputy Premier, Minister for Regional New South Wales, Industry and Trade Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney Minister for Finance and Small Business	Dominic Perrottet John Barilaro Stuart Ayres Damien Tudehope	1,156
Customer Service	Minister for Customer Service Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation	Victor Dominello Kevin Anderson	7,075
Planning, Industry and Environment	Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Minister for Water, Property and Housing Minister for Energy and Environment Minister for Local Government	Rob Stokes Melinda Pavey Matt Kean Shelley Hancock	c. 30,000
Transport	Minister for Transport and Roads Minister for Regional Transport and Roads	Andrew Constance Paul Toole	25,526
Health	Minister for Health and Medical Research Minister for Mental Health, Regional Youth and Women	Brad Hazzard Bronwyn Taylor	115,325
Education	Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education	Sarah Mitchell Geoff Lee	91,070
Stronger Communities (Communities and Justice)	Attorney-General, and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence Minister for Police and Emergency Services Minister for Counter Terrorism and Corrections Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans Minister for Mental Health, Regional Youth and Women	Mark Speakman David Elliott Anthony Roberts Gareth Ward John Sidoti Bronwyn Taylor	c. 53,000
Regional NSW	Deputy Premier, Minister for Regional New South Wales, Industry and Trade Minister for Agriculture and Western New South Wales	John Barilaro Adam Marshall

List of agencies[]

Departments[]


Agency	Type	Cluster	Notes
Department of Education	Department	Education	^[3]
Department of Communities and Justice	Department	Stronger Communities
Department of Customer Service	Department	Customer Service
Ministry of Health	Department	Health
Department of Planning, Industry and Environment	Department	Planning, Industry and Environment
Department of Premier and Cabinet	Department	Premier and Cabinet
Department of Regional NSW	Department	Regional NSW
Department of Transport	Department	Transport
Treasury	Department	Treasury

Executive agencies[]

This is a list of executive agencies of the NSW Government, as listed in Schedule 1 of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013:^[11]


Agency	Cluster	Employees
Art Gallery of New South Wales Trust	Premier and Cabinet	225
Australian Museum Trust	Premier and Cabinet	168
Crown Solicitor's Office	Stronger Communities
Destination NSW	Treasury	126
Fire & Rescue NSW	Stronger Communities
Greater Sydney Commission	Premier and Cabinet
Health Professional Councils Authority	Health
Infrastructure NSW	Premier and Cabinet
Library Council of New South Wales	Premier and Cabinet	297
Local Land Services	Regional NSW
Mental Health Commission	Health
Multicultural NSW	Stronger Communities
Natural Resources Commission	Planning, Industry and Environment
NSW Institute of Sport	Stronger Communities
NSW Rural Fire Service	Stronger Communities
NSW State Emergency Service	Stronger Communities
Office of Sport	Stronger Communities	724
Parliamentary Counsel's Office	Premier and Cabinet
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences	Premier and Cabinet	246
Resilience NSW	Premier and Cabinet
SAS Trustee Corporation	Treasury
Service NSW	Customer Service
Sydney Opera House Trust	Premier and Cabinet	535
	Treasury

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:^[11]


Agency	Cluster	Employees	Notes
Environment Protection Authority	Planning, Industry and Environment
Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission	Planning, Industry and Environment
Health Care Complaints Commission	Health
Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal	Premier and Cabinet
Information and Privacy Commission	Customer Service
Inspector of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission	Premier and Cabinet
Law Enforcement Conduct Commission	Stronger Communities
Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales	Stronger Communities
New South Wales Crime Commission	Stronger Communities
New South Wales Electoral Commission	Premier and Cabinet
NSW Education Standards Authority	Education
Office of the Children's Guardian	Stronger Communities
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions	Stronger Communities
Office of the Independent Planning Commission	Planning, Industry and Environment
Ombudsman	Premier and Cabinet
Public Service Commission	Premier and Cabinet
Technical & Further Education Commission	Education

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:^[12]


Agency	Cluster	Employees
Essential Energy	Planning, Industry and Environment	3,158
	Regional NSW
Hunter Water Corporation	Planning, Industry and Environment	480
	Planning, Industry and Environment
Port Authority of New South Wales	Transport
Sydney Water Corporation	Planning, Industry and Environment	2,555
Transport Asset Holding Entity of New South Wales (TAHE)	Transport
Water NSW	Planning, Industry and Environment

Other agencies[]


Agency	Type	Cluster	Employees
Audit Office of NSW	Entity external to government	n/a
Health Service	Service	Health	114,407
Independent Commission Against Corruption	Entity external to government	n/a
Judicial Commission	Entity external to government	n/a
Parliament of New South Wales	Entity external to government	n/a
NSW Police Force	Service	Stronger Communities	19,759
Teaching Service	Service	Education	66,381
Transport Service	Service	Transport	13,404

Universities[]


Agency	Type	Employees	Notes
Charles Sturt University	University
Macquarie University
University of New England
University of New South Wales
University of Newcastle
Southern Cross University
University of Sydney
University of Technology, Sydney
Western Sydney University
University of Wollongong

References[]

^ Clennell, Andrew (21 July 2009). "Super idea – a pity about the red tape". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
^ "Government Sector Employment Act 2013, Schedule 1". New South Wales Legislation. 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ "Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Regional NSW and Independent Planning Commission) Order 2020". Legislation NSW. 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
^ "Department of Regional NSW to take on urgent needs of the bush". NSW Government. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
^ "Improving NSW Government Branding". Department of Premier & Cabinet. 2017.
^ "2017 Workforce Profile Report". Public Service Commission.
^ "Machinery of Government". NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
^ "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.
^ "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Government Sector Employment Act 2013 No 40 - Schedule 1". NSW Legislation. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
^ "State Owned Corporations Act 1989 No 134 - Schedule 5". NSW Legislation. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[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.

[gazette-20190402admin-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "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] "Improving NSW Government Branding". Department of Premier & Cabinet. 2017.

[7] "2017 Workforce Profile Report". Public Service Commission.

[8] "Machinery of Government". NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

[9] "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.

[gazette-2019-04-02-10] "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

[gse_act2013-11] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Government Sector Employment Act 2013 No 40 - Schedule 1". NSW Legislation. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

[12] "State Owned Corporations Act 1989 No 134 - Schedule 5". NSW Legislation. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

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