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This document is an indexed list of Safe Work Australia’s files from 1 January 2021 to 30 June 2021.

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Table of documents released by Safe Work Australia under the Freedom of Information Act. Our ref: 12-002.

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This document is an indexed list of Safe Work Australia’s files from 1 July 2019 to 30 December 2019. 

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The order requires the indexed list of files be published to the internet, so they are accessible to the public and can assist with Freedom of Information requests.

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Safe Work Australia Corporate Plan 2026-2030

Safe Work Australia was established under the Safe Work Australia Act 2008 (Cth) (the SWA Act) and, as a non-corporate Commonwealth entity, operates in accordance with the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

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Safe Work Australia 2026–27 Operational Plan

Legislative context 

Safe Work Australia was established under the Safe Work Australia Act 2008 (Cth) (the SWA Act).

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The Safe Work Australia annual report is published to inform Parliament, ministers, governments and the community about our performance in delivering improvements to key work health and safety and workers' compensation arrangements across Australia. 

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Annual report

The Safe Work Australia Annual Report is published to inform Parliament, ministers, governments and the community about our performance in delivering improvements to key work health and safety and workers' compensation arrangements across Australia.

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This Decision Regulation Impact Statement (Decision RIS) provides an analysis of the regulatory impacts of the recommendations of the 2018 Review into the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws. 
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FOI 20-010 - Schedule of Documents
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This document is an indexed list of Safe Work Australia’s files from 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2020
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Our People Strategy 2020-2021 sets the strategic direction of the human resources function of our agency and aims to strengthen and leverage the talents of our employees, to enable them to be and do their best.
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Table of documents released by Safe Work Australia under the Freedom of Information Act. Our re: 20-010

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On Thursday 15 October 2020, Safe Work Australia's eleventh annual report was tabled in the Australian Parliament.

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This document is an indexed list of Safe Work Australia's files from 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020.
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Agencies subject to the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 are required to make publicly available records of the legal services expenditure each year. 

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Table of documents released by Safe Work Australia under the Freedom of Information Act. Our Ref: 20-001 

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

 

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Statistics from 2000–01 to 2016–17 for each state or territory.
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Safe Work Australia Application Coversheet
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This document is an indexed list of Safe Work Australia's files from 1 January 2019 to 30 June 2019.
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A national strategy to drive and leverage national action to improve return to work outcomes for workers with a work-related injury or illness.
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Category 4 documents released under FOI request: 19-006.
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Schedule of documents released under FOI request: 19-005.
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Agencies subject to the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 are required to make publicly available records of the legal services expenditure each year. 

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Table of documents released by Safe Work Australia under the Freedom of Information Act. Our ref: 18-007.

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Table of documents released by Safe Work Australia under the Freedom of Information Act. Our ref: 18-005.

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The review examined how the Strategy is being used, progress against the Strategy’s targets, and what areas of work health and safety require greater attention to achieve the Strategy’s vision.
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Agencies subject to the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 are required to make publicly available records of the legal services expenditure each year. 

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Table of documents released by Safe Work Australia under the Freedom of Information Act. Our ref: 17-004.

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Agriculture is a high priority industry under the 

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This guide explains how progress on the outcome reduced incidence of work-related death, injury and illness will be measured for the

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It promotes a collaborative approach between the Commonwealth, state and territory governments, industry and unions and other organisations to achieve the vision of healthy, safe and productive working lives.

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

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

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

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

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Safe Work Australia is subject to the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 1982 and is required to have an information publication scheme agency plan under s 8(1) of the FOI Act.

The plan:

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Table of documents released by Safe Work Australia under Freedom of Information Act. Our ref: 12-003.

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Table of documents released by Save Work Australia under Freedom of Information Act. Our ref: 12-005.

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Table of documents released by Safe Work Australia under the Freedom of Information Act. Our ref: 13-006.

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Table of documents released by Safe Work Australia under the Freedom of Information Act. Our ref: 13-005.

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Table of documents released by Safe Work Australia under the Freedom of Information Act. Our ref: 13-004.

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Table of documents released by Safe Work Australia under the Freedom of Information Act. Our ref: 12-007.

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Table of documents released by Safe Work Australia under the Freedom of Information Act. Our ref: 12-006.

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