Safe Work Australia Corporate Plan 2026-2030

The Safe Work Australia Operational Plan describes the activities to be undertaken in performing our statutory functions during 2026-2027.

Safe Work Australia has launched a new digital hub, bringing together key information on the Australian Work Health and Sa

This addendum provides a bibliometric overview of records excluded from the main analysis, explaining their characteristics and relationship to the broader WHS evidence base. 

This report describes the design and analytical approach used in the scoping literature review for the horizon scan and evidence mapping project commissioned by Safe Work Australia.

This report outlines the methodology used to develop the search taxonomies and the horizon scan approach for the horizon scan and evidence mapping project commissioned by Safe Work Australia.

This report presents the analysis and findings from the scoping review, horizon scan case study, and evidence review for the focus area: changing nature of work.

This report presents the analysis and findings from the scoping review, horizon scan case study, and evidence review for the focus area: effectiveness of systems and frameworks.

This report presents the analysis and findings from the scoping review, horizon scan case study, and evidence review for the focus area: shifting mindsets around WHS fundamentals.

This report presents the analysis and findings from the scoping review, horizon scan case study, and evidence review for the focus area: advances in technology.

This report presents the analysis and findings from the scoping review, horizon scan case study, and evidence review for the focus area: psychosocial harm prevention and recovery.

This report outlines the technical methods and quantitative analysis underpinning the horizon scan and evidence mapping project commissioned by Safe Work Australia.

This executive summary provides an overview of the horizon scan and evidence mapping project commissioned by Safe Work Australia. 

The Safe Work Australia Agency highlights report contains a summary of our census results on key questions as well as providing a comparison to similar agencies and our past results.

The Australian Public Service Employee Census is an annual survey administered by the Australian Public Service Commission. The survey is used to collect confidential attitude and opinion information from APS employees on issues in the workplace.

Table of documents released by Safe Work Australia under the Freedom of Information Act. Our ref: 25-006.

Agencies subject to the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 are required to make publicly available records of the legal services expenditure each year.

Our 2024-25 Annual Report informs Parliament, ministers, governments and the community about our performance in delivering improvements to key work health and safety and workers' compensation arrangements across Australia. 

Our 2024-25 Annual Report was tabled in Parliament today, 23 October 2025.

The Research and Evaluation Strategy will guide our collaboration and conversations with colleagues across the WHS and workers’ compensation ecosystem to facilitate research that contributes to healthier, safer workplaces.

The Research and Evaluation Strategy will guide our collaboration and conversations with colleagues across the WHS and workers’ compensation ecosystem to facilitate research that contributes to healthier, safer workplaces.

The Summary of Workers’ Compensation Scheme Developments in Australia and New Zealand 2024 has been published.

This report outlines recent developments in workers’ compensation schemes in Australia and New Zealand between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024, including any significant changes to: 

Official Roles 

Safe Work Australia has appointed its Chief Information Officer to the role of AI Accountable Official and the Chief Operating Officer to the role of Chief AI Officer.  

Table of documents released by Safe Work Australia under the Freedom of Information Act. Our ref: 24-008.

Table of documents released by Safe Work Australia under the Freedom of Information Act. 

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The Safe Work Australia Agency highlights report contains a summary of our census results on key questions as well as providing a comparison to similar agencies and our past results.

The Australian Public Service Employee Census is an annual survey administered by the Australian Public Service Commission. The survey is used to collect confidential attitude and opinion information from APS employees on issues in the workplace.

Our 2023-24 Annual Report was tabled in Parliament today, 24 October, 2024.

Our 2023-24 Annual Report informs Parliament, ministers, governments and the community about our performance in delivering improvements to key work health and safety and workers' compensation arrangements across Australia. 

The Australian Government released the Net Zero in Government Operations Strategy in November 2023, setting out the overall approach and action required by Commonwealth entities to

This Emissions Reduction Plan has been completed in accordance with the Net Zero in Government Operations Strategy, associated guidance and reporting standards for annual emissions

The August edition of the Safe Work Australia Quarterly News Update is now available.

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Safe Work Australia has published the Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2023-2033 Baseline Report, which explores the baseline WHS context for Australia in 2023

Section 15(3) of the Public Service Act 1999 requires that agencies establish written procedures for determining whether an APS employee, or a former APS employee, in the Agency has breached the Code of Conduct and the sanction (if any) that is to be imposed on an APS employee in the Agency who i

The Safe Work Australia Enterprise Agreement 2024-20

On 15 March 2024, salary scales in the Public Service (Subsection 24(1)—Safe Work Australia Non-SES Employees) Determination 2023 were superseded by the