Who we are
The Agency
The Agency of approximately 100 staff work together with Members to deliver the objectives identified in Safe Work Australia’s strategic and operational plans.
Safe Work Australia works to:
- coordinate and develop national policy and strategies
- assist with the implementation of model work health and safety legislation and reform the legislative framework
- undertake research, and
- collect, analyse and report data.
Further information on our functions can be found under About Safe Work Australia.
Organisational structure
Safe Work Australia Organisational Chart PDF 26kb
As at 1 May 2013 the Agency is structured into four branches sitting on the the CEO which is further divided into sections as well as two Executive sections coming directly under the CEO:
- Work Health and Safety and Corporate Governance Branch
- Legal Section
- Implementation and Review Section
- Secretariat and Governance Section
- Policy and Services Branch
- Data and Analysis Section
- Research and Evaluation Section
- Policy Section
- Finance and Business Services Section
- Strategy and Engagement Branch
- Australian Strategy Section
- Technical Review and Assessment Section
- Codes and Guidance Branch
- Codes and Coordination
- Work Health Section
- Plant and Structures Section
- Strategic Services Section
- Communications and Publishing Section
ABN
Safe Work Australia’s ABN is 81 840 374 163.
Further information
Further information about who we are can be found in the following:


