List of New South Wales government agencies

Government in New South Wales is delivered by a number of agencies, grouped under areas of portfolio responsibility. Each portfolio is led by a minister appointed from the Parliament of New South Wales. From July 2009 portfolios, previously led by a department of the same name, were regrouped into 13 'super departments' each led by a Director-General and comprising a number of portfolios covering specific policy areas across the department and allocated statutory authorities, trading enterprises, boards, councils and other public bodies. In April 2011 following the election of a new state government, agencies were further aggregated around 9 clusters or 'principal departments'.

Agencies have varying levels of operational autonomy, and deliver one or more of frontline public services, administrative functions and law enforcement. Some are structured as for-profit corporations. Where there are multiple portfolios within a department, Directors-General may be accountable to a number of ministers. The responsibilities and goals of many agencies are set in the 2006 New South Wales State Plan.

All agencies are identifiable by their corporate logo, which features in agency advertising, publications and correspondence. Many agency insignia have recently been updated as a result of the State Arms, Symbols and Emblems Act 2004.^[1], requiring the replacement of the British Coat of Arms with the emblem of New South Wales.

To see a list of articles on New South Wales government agencies sorted alphabetically, click here. The New South Wales government maintains a list of agencies and their contact details at its website.

Contents 1 Attorney General and Justice 1.1 Attorney General 1.2 Justice 1.3 Police and Emergency Services 2 Education and Communities 2.1 Communities 2.2 Education 3 Family and Community Services 4 Finance and Services 5 Health 5.1 Local Hospital Districts and Networks 6 Premier and Cabinet 6.1 Planning and Infrastructure 6.1.1 Local Government 6.1.2 Environment and Heritage 7 Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services 7.1 Department of Primary Industries 7.1.1 Catchment management authorities 7.2 Industry, Innovation and Investment 7.3 Resources and Energy 8 Transport 9 Treasury 10 References

Attorney General and Justice

The Department of Attorney General and Justice is the lead agency in this portfolio responsible to the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Greg Smith SC.

Attorney General

The other agencies that are part of this portfolio include:

Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research Children's Court Advisory Committee Community Justice Centres Crown Solicitors Office Council of Law Reporting for New South Wales Guardianship Tribunal of New South Wales Information Services Branch Judicial Commission of New South Wales

Law Courts Library LawAccess NSW Law Reform Commission of New South Wales Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales Legal Management Service Legal Profession Admission Board Legal Profession Advisory Council Legal Representation Office NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages

NSW Sentencing Council Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Office of the Information Commissioner Office of the Legal Services Commissioner Office of the New South Wales Sheriff Office of the Protective Commissioner Office of the Public Guardian Office of the State Coroner Privacy New South Wales

Professional Standards Council NSW Trustee and Guardian Public Defenders Public Trustee New South Wales Solicitor General and Crown Advocate The New South Wales Victims Compensation Tribunal Victims Advisory Board Victims Services NSW Youth Justice Advisory Committee

Justice

The following agencies are part of this portfolio:

• Corrective Services NSW
• Juvenile Justice NSW
• NSW State Parole Authority, a statutory body
• Serious Offenders Review Council, a statutory body
• Young Offenders Advisory Council

Police and Emergency Services

The Ministry for Police and Emergency Services is the principal agency responsible to the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Michael Gallacher.

The other agencies that are part of this portfolio include:

Bush Fire Coordinating Committee Emergency Management NSW Fire and Rescue NSW Fire Services Joint Standing Committee

New South Wales Crime Commission, a statutory body New South Wales Police, a statutory body New South Wales Rural Fire Service Rural Fire Service Advisory Council

State Emergency Service (see also Australian State Emergency Services) State Emergency Management Committee State Emergency Service Joint Volunteers Consultative Council State Rescue Board of New South Wales

Education and Communities

The Department of Education and Communities is the lead agency responsible to the Minister for Education, Adrian Piccoli; supported by the Minister for Citizenship and Communities and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Victor Dominello; and the Minister for Sport and Recreation, Graham Annesley.

Communities

The Office of Communities is the lead agency in this section. Other agencies in this section include:

• Community Relations Commission

• Aboriginal Affairs
• Sport and Recreation

State Sports Centre Combat Sports Authority of New South Wales, a statutory body Hunter Region Sporting Venues Authority, a statutory body Illawarra Venues Authority, a statutory body

New South Wales Institute of Sport Parramatta Stadium Trust, a statutory body Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust, a statutory body Sydney Olympic Park Authority

• Veterans Affairs
• Volunteering
• Youth

• Children’s Guardian
• Commission for Children and Young People
• Youth Council of New South Wales

Education

The Office of Education is the lead agency in this section. Other agencies in this section include:

Aboriginal Education Consultative Group Incorporated Board of Adult and Community Education Institute of Teachers Office of the Board of Studies

TAFE NSW (see list at Technical and Further Education) Universities Admissions Centre Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board

Although they are substantially funded and regulated on a national level, the state's universities are New South Wales government agencies within the education portfolio.

Charles Sturt University Macquarie University Southern Cross University University of New England University of New South Wales

University of Newcastle University of Sydney University of Technology Sydney University of Western Sydney University of Wollongong

Family and Community Services

The Department of Family and Community Services is the lead agency of the portfolio headed by the Minister for Family and Community Services and Minister for Women, Pru Goward; supported by the Minister for Ageing and Minister for Disability Services, Andrew Constance.

Other agencies in this portfolio include:

• Ageing, Disability and Home Care including the Office for Ageing

• Disability Council of New South Wales
• Home and Community Care Program Advisory Committee
• Home Care Service of New South Wales
• NSW Businesslink Pty Ltd

• Community Services NSW
• Housing NSW

• Aboriginal Housing Office, a statutory body
• City West Housing Pty Ltd
• Home Purchase Assistance Fund

• Office for Women’s Policy

• Premier's Council for Women, an associated body

Finance and Services

The Department of Finances and Services is the lead agency of this portfolio responsible to the Minister for Finance and Services and Minister for the Illawarra, Greg Pearce; assisted by the Minister for Fair Trading, Anthony Roberts.

Other agencies in the portfolio are:

Australian Centre for Advanced Computing & Communications (ac3) Board of Surveying and Spatial Information Compensation Authorities Staff Division Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Fair Trading Tribunal of New South Wales Festival Development Corporation Financial Counselling Trust Fund Geographic Names Board, a statutory body Government Advertising, New South Wales Government Chief Information Office

Home Warranty Insurance Scheme Board Hunter Water Corporation Office of Industrial Relations Land and Property Management Authority Lifetime Care and Support Authority Long Service Corporation Motor Accidents Authority of New South Wales NSW Architects Registration Board New South Wales Board of Surveying and Spatial Information, a statutory body NSW Government Telecommunications Authority

NSW Land and Housing Corporation NSW Procurement NSW Public Works Office of Fair Trading Office of State Revenue Registrar General Rental Bond Board Service First State Contracts Control Board State Fleet

State Property Authority State Records Authority Superannuation Corporations x 4 (Pilar; SAS; FSS; PCSF) Surveyor General Sydney Water Corporation Teacher Housing Authority of NSW Valuer General of New South Wales Waste Assets Management Corporation WorkCover Authority of New South Wales Workers’ Compensation (Dust Diseases) Board

Health

The Department of Health is the lead agency of the portfolio headed by the Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research, Jillian Skinner, supported by the Minister for Mental Health, Minister for Healthy Lifestyles, and Minister for Western NSW, Kevin Humphries.

The following agencies are part of this portfolio:

Ambulance Service of New South Wales, a statutory body Board of Optometrical Registration, a statutory body Cancer Institute of New South Wales, a statutory body Chiropractors and Osteopaths Registration Board, a statutory body Dental Board, a statutory body Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies Advisory Committee, a statutory body Health Administration Corporation, a statutory body Health Care Complaints Commission, a statutory body HealthQuest, a statutory body Institute of Clinical Excellence, a statutory body

Justice Health Service, a statutory body Medical Services Committee, a statutory body Mental Health Review Tribunal, a statutory body New South Wales Centre for the Advancement of Adolescent Health New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry, a statutory body New South Wales Medical Board, a statutory body Nurses Registration Board, a statutory body Office of Medical Research Official Visitors under the Mental Health Act, an associated body Optical Dispensers Licensing Board, a statutory body

Osteopaths Registration Board, a statutory body Peak Purchasing Council, an associated body Pharmacy Board of New South Wales, a statutory body Physiotherapists Registration Board, a statutory body Podiatrists Registration Board, a statutory body Poisons Advisory Committee, a statutory body Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres Advisory Committees, a statutory body Psychologists Registration Board, a statutory body Psychosurgery Review Board, a statutory body

Local Hospital Districts and Networks

The state's health services are statutory bodies within the Health portfolio and are divided into fifteen geographic areas, called local hospital districts and one network to facilitate the delivery of heath services.

Central Coast Local Health District Far West Local Hospital District Hunter New England Local Hospital District Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District Mid North Coast Local Health District Murrumbidgee Local Hospital District Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District Northern New South Wales Local Hospital District

Northern Sydney Local Health District South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Southern New South Wales Local Hospital District South Western Sydney Local Health District Sydney Children's Hospital Network incorporating The Children's Hospital at Westmead and Sydney Children's Hospital Sydney Local Health District Western New South Wales Local Hospital District Western Sydney Local Health District

Premier and Cabinet

The Department of Premier and Cabinet is the lead agency of the portfolio reporting to the Premier and Minister for Western Sydney, Barry O'Farrell. In his absence, the Premier's responsibilities are delegated to the Deputy Premier, Andrew Stoner. The Premier is assisted in his portfolio by the Minister for Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and Minister Assisting the Premier on Infrastructure NSW, Brad Hazzard; the Minister for Local Government, Don Page; and the Minister for the Environment and Minister for Heritage, Robyn Parker.

Other agencies within this department include:

Audit Office of NSW Council on the Cost and Quality of Government Election Funding Authority of New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption

Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of New South Wales Infrastructure NSW Inspector of Independent Commission Against Corruption Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission

Internal Audit Bureau New South Wales Electoral Commission NSW Ombudsman’s Office Office of the Inspector of the Independent Commission Against Corruption

Office of Western Sydney Parliamentary Counsel’s Office Police Integrity Commission Public Service Commission (to be established)

Planning and Infrastructure

• The Department of Planning and Infrastructure

Other agencies within this department include:

Barangaroo Delivery Authority Blue Mountains Development Corporation, a corporation Building Professionals Board Central Coast Development Corporation

Cooks Cove Development Corporation Hunter Development Corporation Landcom, an urban development corporation Office of the Commissioners of Inquiry for Environment and Planning, a statutory body

Redfern Waterloo Authority, a statutory body Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, a statutory body Sydney Metropolitan Delivery Authority Urban Design Advisory Council, an associated body

Local Government

The Local Government Division is the principal agency in this division.

Other agencies within this division include:

• Growth Centres Commission, a development corporation
• Local Government Boundaries Commission, a statutory body
• Local Government Grants Commission, a statutory body
• Local Government Pecuniary Interest Tribunal, a statutory body
• Local Government Remuneration Tribunal, a statutory body

The Division supervises the state's local government authorities. See article: Local Government Areas of New South Wales

Environment and Heritage

• Office of Environment and Heritage including

• Environment and Climate Change
• Heritage Branch

Other agencies within this office include:

Anzac Memorial Building Trustee Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust Environment Protection Authority Environmental Trust Hazardous Chemicals Advisory Committee

Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust (see Jenolan Caves) Lord Howe Island Board (see Lord Howe Island) Luna Park Reserve Trust Marine Parks Authority New South Wales

National Parks and Wildlife Service Natural Resources Commission NSW Scientific Committee Parramatta Park Trust Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust

Sustainability Programs Division Taronga Conservation Society Australia WSN Environmental Solutions Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales Western Sydney Parklands Trust

Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services

The Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services is the lead agency of the portfolio headed by the Deputy Premier, Minister for Trade and Investment and Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Services, Andrew Stoner. Minister Stoner is supported by the Minister for Primary Industries and Minister for Small Business, Katrina Hodgkinson; the Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing and Minister for the Arts, George Souris; and Minister for Resources and Energy, Special Minister of State and Minister for the Central Coast, Chris Hartcher.

The Department is called NSW Trade and Investment and is led by its Director General, Mark Paterson AO and has five divisions.

Department of Primary Industries

The Department of Primary Industries is the lead agency of this division, headed by its Director General, Dr Richard Sheldrake, under the leadership of Minister Hodgkinson and has responsibility for the development of policy that broadly enables the following activities (plus others):

profitable and sustainable agricultural industries protection of NSW from the impacts of pests, diseases and weeds help to ensure food in NSW is safe and correctly labelled management of native and plantation forests management of Crown lands and infrastructure

profitable and sustainable fishing and aquaculture licensing of hunters to assist in the reduction of feral animals environmental protection, rehabilitation, land management and commercial services management of Sydney's drinking water catchments and infrastructure, and providing better services to country NSW communities

Agencies in this division include:

Advisory Council on Aquaculture, a statutory body Advisory Council on Recreational Fishing, a statutory body Agricultural Scientific Collections Trust, a statutory body Animal Research Review Panel, a statutory body Banana Industry Committee, a statutory body Board of Tick Control, a statutory body Board of Veterinary Surgeons of NSW, a statutory body Chipping Norton Lakes Authority, a statutory body Cobar Water Board, a statutory body Exhibited Animals Advisory Committee, a statutory body Farrer Memorial Trust, a statutory body Fisheries Scientific Committee, a statutory body Fish River Water Supply, a statutory body Food Advisory Committee, a statutory body Forestry Policy Unit, a statutory body

Forestry Structural Adjustment Committee, an associated body Game Council New South Wales, a statutory body Grain Marketing Act Selection Committee, a statutory body Grain Marketing Consultative Committee, a statutory body Hunter Water Corporation, a statutory body Lake Illawarra Authority, a statutory body McGarvie Smith Institute Trust, a statutory body Murray Valley Wine Grape Industry Development Committee, a statutory body Murray Valley Citrus Marketing Act Selection Committee, a statutory body Murray Valley Citrus Marketing Board, a statutory body Non-Indigenous Animals Advisory Committee, a statutory body Noxious Weeds Advisory Committee, a statutory body New South Wales Dairy Industry Conference, a statutory body New South Wales Dam Safety Committee, a statutory body New South Wales Food Authority, a statutory body

New South Wales Grains Board, a statutory body New South Wales Office of Water New South Wales Rural Assistance Authority, a statutory body Poultry Meat Industry Committee, a statutory body Rice Marketing Board for the State of New South Wales, a statutory body Riverina Citrus, a statutory body Rural Lands Protection Boards State Council, a statutory body Seafood Industry Advisory Council, a statutory body State Water, a corporation Sydney Water Corporation, a corporation Total Allowable Catch Setting Committee, a statutory body Upper Parramatta River Catchment Trust, a statutory body Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee, a statutory body Wild Dog Destruction Board, a statutory body Wine Grapes Marketing Board for the City of Griffith Shires of Leeton Carrathool and Murrumbidgee, a statutory body

Catchment management authorities

The Department also has responsibility for the state's thirteen catchment management authorities that are all statutory bodies within this portfolio.

Border Rivers-Gwydir Catchment Management Authority Central West Catchment Management Authority Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Authority Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority

Lachlan Catchment Management Authority Lower Murray Darling Catchment Management Authority Murray Catchment Management Authority Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority Namoi Catchment Management Authority

Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority Western Catchment Management Authority

Industry, Innovation and Investment

This division is headed by its Deputy Director General, Barry Buffier under the leadership of Ministers Stoner and Souris and has responsibility for the development of policy that assists:

business development from the NSW Government international companies considering doing business in Sydney and NSW people starting, running and growing small businesses companies at each stage of their investment in Sydney and NSW

NSW business to promote competitiveness, investment and job creation small businesses in NSW by appointment of an independent advocate global exporting from NSW to assist business growth, and ensuring the State's research capacity keeps pace with the needs of NSW

Agencies in this division include:

• Arts NSW inclusive of:

Art Gallery of New South Wales Australian Museum Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences

New South Wales Film and Television Office Screen NSW

State Library of New South Wales Sydney Opera House Trust

Casino Control Authority, a statutory body Casino, Liquor and Gaming Authority Chief Scientist and Engineer Club Industry Advisory Council, a statutory body Destination New South Wales Bookmakers Revision Committee, a statutory body Greyhound and Harness Racing Regulatory Authority, a statutory body

Liquor Administration Board, a statutory body Liquor Industry Consultative Council, a statutory body New South Wales Innovation Council, a statutory body New South Wales Lotteries, a corporation New South Wales Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing New South Wales Small Business Development Corporation, a statutory body Responsible Gambling Fund, a statutory body

Resources and Energy

This division is headed by its Deputy Director General, Mark Duffy, under the leadership of Minister Hartcher and has responsibility for the development of policy that broadly enables the safe and responsible mining and effective environmental management for minerals and petroleum industries, reliable and sustainable energy supplies, safe and efficient energy services, and development of ethanol, biodiesel, and other renewable fuels.

Agencies in this division include:

Ausgrid Coal Compensation Review Tribunal, a statutory body Coal Mining Qualifications Board, a statutory body

Delta Electricity Eraring Energy Endeavour Energy Essential Energy

Macquarie Generation Mine Subsidence Board, a statutory body New South Wales Coal Compensation Board, a statutory body TransGrid

Transport

The Department of Transport is the lead agency of the portfolio headed by the Minister for Transport, Gladys Berejiklian and supported by the Minister for Roads and Ports, Duncan Gay.

Other agencies in the portfolio are:

Air Transport Council Bureau of Transport Statistics Country Rail Infrastructure Authority Independent Transport Safety Regulator, a statutory body Newcastle Port Corporation, a corporation Office of Transport Safety Investigations, a statutory body Port Kembla Port Corporation, a corporation

Public Transport Advisory Council, a statutory body Public Transport Authority of New South Wales, a statutory body Public Transport Ticketing Corporation, a corporation  – See article: Tcard Rail Corporation New South Wales, a statutory body Rail Infrastructure Corporation, a corporation Roads and Maritime Services State Transit Authority of New South Wales, a statutory body

Sydney Ferries Corporation, a statutory body Sydney Metro Authority, a statutory body Sydney Ports Corporation Transport Administration Corporation, a corporation Western Sydney Buses

Treasury

The New South Wales Treasury is the lead agency of the portfolio headed by the Treasurer of New South Wales, Mike Baird.

Other agencies in the portfolio are:

Crown Finance Entity Electricity Tariff Equalisation Ministerial Corporation, a statutory body FSS Trustee Corporation, a statutory body Hardship Board of Review, an associated body

Internal Audit Bureau of New South Wales, a statutory body Liability Management Ministerial Corporation, a statutory body New South Wales Treasury Corporation, a statutory body

New South Wales Self Insurance Corporation, a statutory body Office of Financial Management SAS Trustee Corporation, a statutory body

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