{"meta":{"name":"Rules Mate corpus","license":"CC BY 4.0","attribution":"Rules Mate (https://rulesmate.com.au)","generated_at":"2026-11-01T13:30:32.269Z","counts":{"obligations":407,"regulators":184,"enforcement_actions":351,"topics":12,"industries":35,"jurisdictions":9,"entity_types":15,"glossary":117,"acts_curated":113},"notes":"Every entry links to its primary regulator source. We summarise; we do not republish full statutory text. We never scrape AustLII."},"regulators":[{"slug":"asic","short_name":"ASIC","full_name":"Australian Securities and Investments Commission","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Corporate regulator administering the Corporations Act, financial services and credit licensing (AFSL/ACL), markets supervision, insolvency, and the company and business names registers.","scope_topics":["corporations","financial-services","credit","insolvency","directors","markets","auditing","registries"],"website_url":"https://asic.gov.au","enforcement_url":"https://www.asic.gov.au/newsroom/media-releases","guidance_url":"https://asic.gov.au/regulatory-resources/","rss_feeds":["https://asic.gov.au/about-asic/news-centre/find-a-media-release/rss-feed/"],"parent_acts":["corporations-act-2001","asic-act-2001","national-consumer-credit-protection-act-2009"],"established_year":1998},{"slug":"accc","short_name":"ACCC","full_name":"Australian Competition and Consumer Commission","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Competition and consumer regulator administering the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 and Australian Consumer Law, plus industry codes and infrastructure access regimes.","scope_topics":["competition","consumer-law","mergers","cartels","product-safety","unfair-contracts","industry-codes","greenwashing"],"website_url":"https://accc.gov.au","enforcement_url":"https://www.accc.gov.au/news-centre","guidance_url":"https://accc.gov.au/about-us/publications","rss_feeds":["https://accc.gov.au/rss/media.xml"],"parent_acts":["competition-and-consumer-act-2010"],"established_year":1995},{"slug":"ato","short_name":"ATO","full_name":"Australian Taxation Office","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Federal tax administrator covering income tax, GST, PAYG, FBT, superannuation guarantee, STP, and self-managed super funds. Also administers the Director ID regime via ABRS.","scope_topics":["income-tax","gst","fbt","payg","super-guarantee","smsf","stp","director-id","transfer-pricing"],"website_url":"https://ato.gov.au","enforcement_url":"https://ato.gov.au/general/the-fight-against-tax-crime/","guidance_url":"https://ato.gov.au/law/","rss_feeds":["https://ato.gov.au/General/Gen/Public-Rulings-RSS/"],"parent_acts":["income-tax-assessment-act-1997","a-new-tax-system-goods-and-services-tax-act-1999","superannuation-guarantee-administration-act-1992"],"established_year":1910},{"slug":"austrac","short_name":"AUSTRAC","full_name":"Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulator and financial intelligence unit. Administers the AML/CTF Act, including the Tranche 2 reforms: changes for existing reporting entities from 31 March 2026 and regulation of newly covered services (such as lawyers, accountants, real estate, dealers in precious stones and metals, and trust and company service providers) from 1 July 2026.","scope_topics":["aml-ctf","smr","ttr","ifti","enrolment","kyc","cdd","tranche-2"],"website_url":"https://austrac.gov.au","enforcement_url":"https://www.austrac.gov.au/about-us/record-our-actions/enforcement-actions-taken","guidance_url":"https://www.austrac.gov.au/industry-and-business/obligations-and-guidance","rss_feeds":["https://www.austrac.gov.au/media-release/rss.xml"],"parent_acts":["anti-money-laundering-and-counter-terrorism-financing-act-2006"],"established_year":1989},{"slug":"apra","short_name":"APRA","full_name":"Australian Prudential Regulation Authority","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Prudential regulator of banks (ADIs), insurers (general, life, private health), and superannuation funds. Sets and enforces CPS standards including CPS 234 (information security) and CPS 230 (operational risk).","scope_topics":["banking","insurance","superannuation","prudential-standards","cps-234","cps-230","far"],"website_url":"https://apra.gov.au","enforcement_url":"https://www.apra.gov.au/about-us/our-functions/enforcement","parent_acts":["banking-act-1959","insurance-act-1973","life-insurance-act-1995","superannuation-industry-supervision-act-1993"],"established_year":1998},{"slug":"oaic","short_name":"OAIC","full_name":"Office of the Australian Information Commissioner","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Privacy and freedom of information regulator. Administers the Privacy Act 1988, the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme, and the Australian Privacy Principles.","scope_topics":["privacy","app","ndb","data-breach","foi","credit-reporting","consumer-data-right"],"website_url":"https://oaic.gov.au","enforcement_url":"https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-assessments-and-decisions/privacy-decisions","guidance_url":"https://oaic.gov.au/privacy/australian-privacy-principles","parent_acts":["privacy-act-1988","freedom-of-information-act-1982"],"established_year":2010},{"slug":"ahrc","short_name":"AHRC","full_name":"Australian Human Rights Commission","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"National human rights institution. Investigates and conciliates complaints under federal anti-discrimination legislation including race, sex, age, and disability discrimination Acts.","scope_topics":["discrimination","harassment","respect-at-work","human-rights","positive-duty"],"website_url":"https://humanrights.gov.au","enforcement_url":"https://humanrights.gov.au/complaints","guidance_url":"https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/publications","parent_acts":["australian-human-rights-commission-act-1986","sex-discrimination-act-1984","racial-discrimination-act-1975","age-discrimination-act-2004","disability-discrimination-act-1992"],"established_year":1986},{"slug":"tga","short_name":"TGA","full_name":"Therapeutic Goods Administration","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Regulator of therapeutic goods — medicines, medical devices, biologicals, and blood products. Administers the Therapeutic Goods Act and ARTG.","scope_topics":["medicines","medical-devices","biologicals","artg","advertising-therapeutic-goods","post-market-monitoring"],"website_url":"https://tga.gov.au","enforcement_url":"https://tga.gov.au/news/safety-updates","guidance_url":"https://tga.gov.au/resources","parent_acts":["therapeutic-goods-act-1989"],"established_year":1989},{"slug":"ahpra","short_name":"AHPRA","full_name":"Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Single national registration and accreditation scheme for 16 regulated health professions under the National Law.","scope_topics":["health-practitioners","registration","cpd","notifications","professional-standards"],"website_url":"https://ahpra.gov.au","enforcement_url":"https://ahpra.gov.au/Notifications.aspx","guidance_url":"https://ahpra.gov.au/Publications.aspx","parent_acts":["health-practitioner-regulation-national-law-act-2009"],"established_year":2010},{"slug":"fwc","short_name":"FWC","full_name":"Fair Work Commission","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"National workplace relations tribunal. Sets modern awards and the national minimum wage, resolves unfair dismissal and general protections disputes, and registers enterprise agreements.","scope_topics":["awards","minimum-wage","unfair-dismissal","enterprise-agreements","right-to-disconnect","general-protections"],"website_url":"https://fwc.gov.au","guidance_url":"https://www.fwc.gov.au/about-us/legislation-and-regulations","rss_feeds":["https://fwc.gov.au/decisions-RSS.xml"],"parent_acts":["fair-work-act-2009"],"established_year":2009},{"slug":"fwo","short_name":"FWO","full_name":"Fair Work Ombudsman","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Enforces compliance with the Fair Work Act, awards, and agreements. Investigates underpayments, brings civil penalty proceedings, and publishes compliance notices.","scope_topics":["wage-compliance","underpayments","sham-contracting","workplace-investigations","compliance-notices"],"website_url":"https://fairwork.gov.au","enforcement_url":"https://www.fairwork.gov.au/newsroom/media-releases","guidance_url":"https://fairwork.gov.au/tools-and-resources","parent_acts":["fair-work-act-2009"],"established_year":2009},{"slug":"safe-work-australia","short_name":"Safe Work Australia","full_name":"Safe Work Australia","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Develops national WHS policy, model WHS laws, and codes of practice. Enforcement of WHS laws sits with state/territory regulators.","scope_topics":["whs","psychosocial-hazards","silica","codes-of-practice","icnms"],"website_url":"https://safeworkaustralia.gov.au","guidance_url":"https://safeworkaustralia.gov.au/law-and-regulation","established_year":2008},{"slug":"comcare","short_name":"Comcare","full_name":"Comcare","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"National regulator and workers' compensation insurer for Commonwealth employers, and regulator of self-insured licensees.","scope_topics":["whs-commonwealth","workers-compensation","rehabilitation"],"website_url":"https://comcare.gov.au","parent_acts":["work-health-and-safety-act-2011","safety-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-1988"],"established_year":1988},{"slug":"asbfeo","short_name":"ASBFEO","full_name":"Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Assists with small business disputes (especially with large businesses and government), and advocates on small business regulation policy.","scope_topics":["small-business","payment-times","disputes","unfair-contracts"],"website_url":"https://asbfeo.gov.au","established_year":2016},{"slug":"ic-australia","short_name":"eSafety","full_name":"eSafety Commissioner","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Australia's independent online safety regulator. Implements and enforces the Online Safety Act 2021, including the 2024 social media minimum age amendments: image-based abuse, cyberbullying and adult cyber abuse schemes, illegal and restricted online content, the Basic Online Safety Expectations, and registered industry codes and standards. Established in 2015 as the Office of the Children's eSafety Commissioner.","scope_topics":["online-safety","image-based-abuse","cyberbullying","boe","industry-codes","social-media-minimum-age"],"website_url":"https://www.esafety.gov.au","guidance_url":"https://www.esafety.gov.au/industry/basic-online-safety-expectations","parent_acts":["online-safety-act-2021"],"established_year":2015},{"slug":"acma","short_name":"ACMA","full_name":"Australian Communications and Media Authority","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Telecommunications, broadcasting, radio, and online content regulator. Administers Spam Act, Do Not Call Register, telecom consumer codes.","scope_topics":["telecommunications","spam","do-not-call","broadcasting","radio-spectrum"],"website_url":"https://acma.gov.au","parent_acts":["telecommunications-act-1997","spam-act-2003","do-not-call-register-act-2006"],"established_year":2005},{"slug":"asd","short_name":"ASD","full_name":"Australian Signals Directorate (ASD's Australian Cyber Security Centre)","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Australian Signals Directorate, through ASD's Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC): cyber security advice, alerts and incident response; publishes the Information Security Manual (ISM) and the Essential Eight.","scope_topics":["cyber-security","essential-eight","ism","right-fit-for-risk","incident-response"],"website_url":"https://cyber.gov.au","guidance_url":"https://cyber.gov.au/resources-business-and-government","established_year":1947},{"slug":"home-affairs-soci","short_name":"Home Affairs (SOCI)","full_name":"Critical Infrastructure Security Centre — Department of Home Affairs","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Administers the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 — registration, risk management programs, and mandatory cyber incident reporting for critical infrastructure assets.","scope_topics":["soci","critical-infrastructure","incident-reporting","risk-management-program"],"website_url":"https://cisc.gov.au","parent_acts":["security-of-critical-infrastructure-act-2018"],"established_year":2018},{"slug":"acnc","short_name":"ACNC","full_name":"Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Federal charity regulator. Registers charities, administers governance and external conduct standards, and publishes the Charity Register.","scope_topics":["charities","governance-standards","external-conduct-standards","ais"],"website_url":"https://acnc.gov.au","parent_acts":["australian-charities-and-not-for-profits-commission-act-2012"],"established_year":2012},{"slug":"wgea","short_name":"WGEA","full_name":"Workplace Gender Equality Agency","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Administers the WGE Act — mandatory annual reporting on gender equality indicators for employers with 100+ staff. Publishes employer gender pay gaps.","scope_topics":["gender-equality","pay-gap-reporting","workplace-profile"],"website_url":"https://wgea.gov.au","parent_acts":["workplace-gender-equality-act-2012"],"established_year":2012},{"slug":"modern-slavery-comm","short_name":"Anti-Slavery Commissioner","full_name":"Office of the Anti-Slavery Commissioner (Commonwealth)","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Independent statutory office monitoring modern slavery reporting under the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth). Reporting threshold remains AUD 100M.","scope_topics":["modern-slavery","supply-chain","annual-reporting"],"website_url":"https://www.antislaverycommissioner.gov.au","parent_acts":["modern-slavery-act-2018"],"established_year":2024},{"slug":"cer","short_name":"CER","full_name":"Clean Energy Regulator","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Administers NGER (greenhouse and energy reporting), Safeguard Mechanism, ACCUs, and renewable energy targets.","scope_topics":["nger","safeguard-mechanism","accu","ret","scope-1-2-emissions"],"website_url":"https://cer.gov.au","parent_acts":["national-greenhouse-and-energy-reporting-act-2007"],"established_year":2012},{"slug":"asx","short_name":"ASX","full_name":"Australian Securities Exchange (listing rules supervision)","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Operator of the principal Australian securities exchange. Listing Rules govern continuous disclosure, corporate governance, and capital raising for listed entities.","scope_topics":["listing-rules","continuous-disclosure","corporate-governance","asx-cgc"],"website_url":"https://asx.com.au"},{"slug":"afca","short_name":"AFCA","full_name":"Australian Financial Complaints Authority","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"External dispute resolution body for financial services, credit, insurance, and superannuation complaints. Mandatory member scheme.","scope_topics":["edr","complaints","internal-dispute-resolution"],"website_url":"https://afca.org.au","established_year":2018},{"slug":"abrs","short_name":"ABRS","full_name":"Australian Business Registry Services","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Operated by the ATO. Administers director identification numbers (director ID) under the Corporations Act 2001. ABNs are issued through the Australian Business Register; company and business name registers remain with ASIC.","scope_topics":["director-id","abn","business-registers"],"website_url":"https://abrs.gov.au","established_year":2021},{"slug":"fsanz","short_name":"FSANZ","full_name":"Food Standards Australia New Zealand","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Sets the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code — labelling, allergen, additive, and food safety standards.","scope_topics":["food-standards","allergens","labelling","food-safety"],"website_url":"https://foodstandards.gov.au"},{"slug":"safework-nsw","short_name":"SafeWork NSW","full_name":"SafeWork NSW","jurisdiction_code":"NSW","scope_summary":"Work health and safety regulator for NSW, administering the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW). Workers' compensation is regulated by SIRA and insured by icare.","scope_topics":["whs","workers-compensation"],"website_url":"https://safework.nsw.gov.au"},{"slug":"revenue-nsw","short_name":"Revenue NSW","full_name":"Revenue NSW","jurisdiction_code":"NSW","scope_summary":"NSW state taxes — payroll tax, land tax, stamp duty, fines.","scope_topics":["payroll-tax","land-tax","stamp-duty"],"website_url":"https://revenue.nsw.gov.au"},{"slug":"ipc-nsw","short_name":"IPC NSW","full_name":"Information and Privacy Commission NSW","jurisdiction_code":"NSW","scope_summary":"NSW privacy and government information regulator. Administers PPIPA and HRIPA.","scope_topics":["state-privacy","health-records","gipa"],"website_url":"https://ipc.nsw.gov.au"},{"slug":"nsw-fair-trading","short_name":"NSW Fair Trading","full_name":"NSW Fair Trading","jurisdiction_code":"NSW","scope_summary":"Consumer protection, licensing (building, conveyancing, motor dealers), and tenancy regulator in NSW.","scope_topics":["consumer-protection","licensing","tenancy","building"],"website_url":"https://fairtrading.nsw.gov.au"},{"slug":"epa-nsw","short_name":"EPA NSW","full_name":"NSW Environment Protection Authority","jurisdiction_code":"NSW","scope_summary":"NSW environment regulator — pollution, contamination, waste, and chemicals licensing.","scope_topics":["environment","pollution","contamination","waste"],"website_url":"https://epa.nsw.gov.au"},{"slug":"worksafe-vic","short_name":"WorkSafe Victoria","full_name":"WorkSafe Victoria","jurisdiction_code":"VIC","scope_summary":"Victorian WHS regulator and workers' compensation insurer (WorkCover scheme).","scope_topics":["whs","workers-compensation","psychosocial-hazards"],"website_url":"https://worksafe.vic.gov.au"},{"slug":"sro-vic","short_name":"SRO Victoria","full_name":"State Revenue Office Victoria","jurisdiction_code":"VIC","scope_summary":"Victorian state revenue — payroll tax, land tax, duties, windfall gains tax.","scope_topics":["payroll-tax","land-tax","duties","windfall-gains-tax"],"website_url":"https://sro.vic.gov.au"},{"slug":"ovic","short_name":"OVIC","full_name":"Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner","jurisdiction_code":"VIC","scope_summary":"Victorian privacy, data protection, and FOI regulator. Administers Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic).","scope_topics":["state-privacy","data-protection","foi","vpdsf"],"website_url":"https://ovic.vic.gov.au"},{"slug":"cav","short_name":"Consumer Affairs Vic","full_name":"Consumer Affairs Victoria","jurisdiction_code":"VIC","scope_summary":"Victorian consumer protection, business licensing, tenancy, and incorporated associations regulator.","scope_topics":["consumer-protection","tenancy","incorporated-associations","estate-agents"],"website_url":"https://consumer.vic.gov.au"},{"slug":"epa-vic","short_name":"EPA Victoria","full_name":"Victorian Environment Protection Authority","jurisdiction_code":"VIC","scope_summary":"Victorian environment regulator under the new general environmental duty (Environment Protection Act 2017).","scope_topics":["environment","ged","permissions","contamination"],"website_url":"https://epa.vic.gov.au"},{"slug":"whs-qld","short_name":"WHSQ","full_name":"Workplace Health and Safety Queensland","jurisdiction_code":"QLD","scope_summary":"Queensland WHS regulator.","scope_topics":["whs"],"website_url":"https://worksafe.qld.gov.au"},{"slug":"qro","short_name":"QRO","full_name":"Queensland Revenue Office","jurisdiction_code":"QLD","scope_summary":"Queensland state revenue — payroll tax, land tax, transfer duty, mineral royalties.","scope_topics":["payroll-tax","land-tax","duties"],"website_url":"https://qro.qld.gov.au"},{"slug":"oic-qld","short_name":"OIC Qld","full_name":"Office of the Information Commissioner Queensland","jurisdiction_code":"QLD","scope_summary":"Queensland privacy and right-to-information regulator.","scope_topics":["state-privacy","rti"],"website_url":"https://oic.qld.gov.au"},{"slug":"office-of-fair-trading-qld","short_name":"OFT Qld","full_name":"Office of Fair Trading Queensland","jurisdiction_code":"QLD","scope_summary":"Queensland consumer protection, licensing, and incorporated associations.","scope_topics":["consumer-protection","licensing","associations"],"website_url":"https://qld.gov.au/law/fair-trading"},{"slug":"worksafe-wa","short_name":"WorkSafe WA","full_name":"WorkSafe Western Australia","jurisdiction_code":"WA","scope_summary":"WA work health and safety regulator under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA), within the Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety (LGIRS).","scope_topics":["whs"],"website_url":"https://www.worksafe.wa.gov.au"},{"slug":"rev-wa","short_name":"RevenueWA","full_name":"RevenueWA (Department of Treasury and Finance)","jurisdiction_code":"WA","scope_summary":"WA state revenue.","scope_topics":["payroll-tax","land-tax","duties"],"website_url":"https://www.wa.gov.au/service/financial-management/taxation-and-duty"},{"slug":"safework-sa","short_name":"SafeWork SA","full_name":"SafeWork SA","jurisdiction_code":"SA","scope_summary":"SA WHS regulator.","scope_topics":["whs"],"website_url":"https://safework.sa.gov.au"},{"slug":"revenue-sa","short_name":"RevenueSA","full_name":"RevenueSA","jurisdiction_code":"SA","scope_summary":"SA state revenue.","scope_topics":["payroll-tax","land-tax","duties"],"website_url":"https://revenuesa.sa.gov.au"},{"slug":"worksafe-tas","short_name":"WorkSafe Tas","full_name":"WorkSafe Tasmania","jurisdiction_code":"TAS","scope_summary":"Tasmanian WHS regulator.","scope_topics":["whs"],"website_url":"https://worksafe.tas.gov.au"},{"slug":"sro-tas","short_name":"SRO Tas","full_name":"State Revenue Office Tasmania","jurisdiction_code":"TAS","scope_summary":"Tasmanian state revenue.","scope_topics":["payroll-tax","land-tax","duties"],"website_url":"https://sro.tas.gov.au"},{"slug":"ntworksafe","short_name":"NT WorkSafe","full_name":"NT WorkSafe","jurisdiction_code":"NT","scope_summary":"NT WHS regulator.","scope_topics":["whs"],"website_url":"https://worksafe.nt.gov.au"},{"slug":"trc-nt","short_name":"TRC NT","full_name":"Territory Revenue Office (NT Department of Treasury and Finance)","jurisdiction_code":"NT","scope_summary":"NT state revenue.","scope_topics":["payroll-tax","land-tax","duties"],"website_url":"https://treasury.nt.gov.au/dtf/territory-revenue-office"},{"slug":"worksafe-act","short_name":"WorkSafe ACT","full_name":"WorkSafe ACT","jurisdiction_code":"ACT","scope_summary":"ACT work health and safety regulator. Enforces the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (ACT), including industrial manslaughter provisions. Portable long service leave is administered separately by ACT Leave; the Services Industry Scheme expands to hairdressing and beauty and to accommodation and food services from 1 January 2027.","scope_topics":["whs","portable-lsl"],"website_url":"https://worksafe.act.gov.au"},{"slug":"act-revenue","short_name":"ACT Revenue Office","full_name":"ACT Revenue Office","jurisdiction_code":"ACT","scope_summary":"ACT state revenue.","scope_topics":["payroll-tax","land-tax","duties"],"website_url":"https://revenue.act.gov.au"},{"slug":"ndis-commission","short_name":"NDIS Commission","full_name":"NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"NDIS provider registration, worker screening, code of conduct, reportable incidents, and complaint handling.","scope_topics":["ndis","reportable-incidents","code-of-conduct","worker-screening"],"website_url":"https://ndiscommission.gov.au"},{"slug":"aged-care-quality","short_name":"ACQSC","full_name":"Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Aged care provider regulation under the new Aged Care Act (in force from 1 November 2025). Standards, complaints, and serious incident response.","scope_topics":["aged-care","quality-standards","sirs"],"website_url":"https://agedcarequality.gov.au","parent_acts":["aged-care-act-2024"]},{"slug":"teqsa","short_name":"TEQSA","full_name":"Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Higher education regulator administering the Higher Education Standards Framework.","scope_topics":["higher-education","registration","standards"],"website_url":"https://teqsa.gov.au"},{"slug":"asqa","short_name":"ASQA","full_name":"Australian Skills Quality Authority","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"National VET regulator for RTOs. Administers Standards for RTOs and CRICOS for international student providers.","scope_topics":["vet","rto","cricos"],"website_url":"https://asqa.gov.au"},{"slug":"casa","short_name":"CASA","full_name":"Civil Aviation Safety Authority","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Aviation safety regulator. Administers Civil Aviation Safety Regulations including RPAS / drone operations.","scope_topics":["aviation","drones","amos","carbusiness"],"website_url":"https://casa.gov.au"},{"slug":"amsa","short_name":"AMSA","full_name":"Australian Maritime Safety Authority","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Maritime safety and ship registration regulator.","scope_topics":["maritime","ship-registration","marine-pollution"],"website_url":"https://amsa.gov.au"},{"slug":"tpb","short_name":"TPB","full_name":"Tax Practitioners Board","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Federal regulator of tax + BAS agents under the Tax Agent Services Act 2009.","scope_topics":["tax-practitioners","code-of-conduct","registration","cpe"],"website_url":"https://www.tpb.gov.au","parent_acts":["tax-agent-services-act-2009"],"established_year":2009},{"slug":"iba","short_name":"IBA","full_name":"Indigenous Business Australia","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Statutory body supporting Indigenous economic participation through finance + investment.","scope_topics":["indigenous","business-finance"],"website_url":"https://iba.gov.au","established_year":2001},{"slug":"nhvr","short_name":"NHVR","full_name":"National Heavy Vehicle Regulator","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Single national regulator for heavy vehicles >4.5t under the Heavy Vehicle National Law.","scope_topics":["heavy-vehicle","cor","fatigue","mass-dimension"],"website_url":"https://www.nhvr.gov.au","parent_acts":["heavy-vehicle-national-law"],"established_year":2013},{"slug":"onrsr","short_name":"ONRSR","full_name":"Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Single national regulator for rail safety under the Rail Safety National Law.","scope_topics":["rail-safety","accreditation"],"website_url":"https://onrsr.com.au","parent_acts":["rail-safety-national-law"],"established_year":2013},{"slug":"rba","short_name":"RBA","full_name":"Reserve Bank of Australia","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Central bank — monetary policy, banknotes, payments system regulation (via Payments System Board).","scope_topics":["monetary-policy","payments","banknotes"],"website_url":"https://rba.gov.au","parent_acts":["reserve-bank-act-1959"],"established_year":1960},{"slug":"afsa","short_name":"AFSA","full_name":"Australian Financial Security Authority","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Federal agency administering personal insolvency + PPSR (Personal Property Securities Register).","scope_topics":["personal-insolvency","ppsr","bankruptcy"],"website_url":"https://afsa.gov.au","parent_acts":["bankruptcy-act-1966"],"established_year":1990},{"slug":"afp","short_name":"AFP","full_name":"Australian Federal Police","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Federal law enforcement — financial crime, foreign bribery, cyber crime, organised 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Statement of Principles.","scope_topics":["media","press-regulation"],"website_url":"https://presscouncil.org.au","established_year":1976},{"slug":"ic-vic-cav","short_name":"CAV","full_name":"Consumer Affairs Victoria","jurisdiction_code":"VIC","scope_summary":"VIC consumer protection regulator + business licensing (real estate, motor car traders, conveyancers, owners corps).","scope_topics":["consumer-protection","licensing"],"website_url":"https://consumer.vic.gov.au","established_year":1973},{"slug":"ic-vic-cm","short_name":"CCYP","full_name":"Commission for Children and Young People (Victoria)","jurisdiction_code":"VIC","scope_summary":"VIC commissioner for children; oversees Reportable Conduct + Child Safe Standards.","scope_topics":["child-safety","reportable-conduct"],"website_url":"https://ccyp.vic.gov.au","established_year":2013},{"slug":"ic-nsw-occ","short_name":"OCG NSW","full_name":"Office of the Children's Guardian (NSW)","jurisdiction_code":"NSW","scope_summary":"NSW WWCC issuer; Reportable Conduct Scheme; Child Safe Scheme.","scope_topics":["child-safety","wwcc"],"website_url":"https://ocg.nsw.gov.au","established_year":2002},{"slug":"ic-qld-bdsls","short_name":"Blue Card Services","full_name":"Blue Card Services (Queensland)","jurisdiction_code":"QLD","scope_summary":"QLD WWCC equivalent (Blue Card) administration + child-related employment screening.","scope_topics":["child-safety","wwcc"],"website_url":"https://www.qld.gov.au/jobs/blue-card-services","established_year":2001},{"slug":"ic-vic-wwcc","short_name":"VIC WWCC","full_name":"Working with Children Check Victoria","jurisdiction_code":"VIC","scope_summary":"VIC WWCC administration.","scope_topics":["child-safety","wwcc"],"website_url":"https://service.vic.gov.au/services/working-with-children","established_year":2006},{"slug":"ic-vic-vsfm","short_name":"FRV / CFA","full_name":"Fire Rescue Victoria + Country Fire Authority","jurisdiction_code":"VIC","scope_summary":"VIC fire services + Essential Safety Measures audits + compliance.","scope_topics":["fire-safety","esm"],"website_url":"https://frv.vic.gov.au","established_year":2020},{"slug":"ic-nsw-fnsw","short_name":"FRNSW","full_name":"Fire and Rescue NSW","jurisdiction_code":"NSW","scope_summary":"NSW fire service + fire safety statement audits + compliance.","scope_topics":["fire-safety"],"website_url":"https://fire.nsw.gov.au","established_year":1884},{"slug":"ic-qld-qfes","short_name":"QFD","full_name":"Queensland Fire Department","jurisdiction_code":"QLD","scope_summary":"QLD fire service + fire safety compliance + emergency management.","scope_topics":["fire-safety","emergency"],"website_url":"https://fire.qld.gov.au","established_year":1990},{"slug":"ic-ic-osha","short_name":"WorkSafe ACT","full_name":"WorkSafe ACT","jurisdiction_code":"ACT","scope_summary":"ACT WHS regulator.","scope_topics":["whs"],"website_url":"https://worksafe.act.gov.au","established_year":1989},{"slug":"ic-nt-worksafe","short_name":"NT WorkSafe","full_name":"NT WorkSafe","jurisdiction_code":"NT","scope_summary":"NT WHS regulator.","scope_topics":["whs"],"website_url":"https://worksafe.nt.gov.au","established_year":2011},{"slug":"ic-mining-warden","short_name":"NSW Resources Regulator","full_name":"Resources Regulator (NSW Resources)","jurisdiction_code":"NSW","scope_summary":"NSW mine safety + petroleum + extractives regulator.","scope_topics":["mining","whs"],"website_url":"https://www.resources.nsw.gov.au","established_year":1992},{"slug":"ic-mining-qld","short_name":"RSHQ","full_name":"Resources Safety and Health Queensland","jurisdiction_code":"QLD","scope_summary":"QLD mining + petroleum + explosives safety + health regulator.","scope_topics":["mining","whs"],"website_url":"https://rshq.qld.gov.au","established_year":2020},{"slug":"ic-dwer-wa","short_name":"DWER WA","full_name":"Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (WA)","jurisdiction_code":"WA","scope_summary":"WA water + environment regulator including EPA Act 1986 functions.","scope_topics":["environment","water"],"website_url":"https://dwer.wa.gov.au","established_year":2017},{"slug":"ic-environment-sa","short_name":"EPA SA","full_name":"South Australia EPA","jurisdiction_code":"SA","scope_summary":"SA environmental regulator under EP Act 1993 (SA).","scope_topics":["environment","waste","water"],"website_url":"https://epa.sa.gov.au","established_year":1995},{"slug":"ic-environment-tas","short_name":"EPA Tas","full_name":"Tasmanian EPA","jurisdiction_code":"TAS","scope_summary":"Tasmanian environmental regulator under EMPCA 1994.","scope_topics":["environment","waste"],"website_url":"https://epa.tas.gov.au","established_year":2008},{"slug":"ic-environment-nt","short_name":"NT EPA","full_name":"Northern Territory EPA","jurisdiction_code":"NT","scope_summary":"Northern Territory environmental regulator.","scope_topics":["environment","waste"],"website_url":"https://ntepa.nt.gov.au","established_year":2008},{"slug":"ic-environment-act","short_name":"EPA ACT","full_name":"Environment Protection Authority ACT","jurisdiction_code":"ACT","scope_summary":"ACT environmental regulator under EP Act 1997 (ACT).","scope_topics":["environment","waste"],"website_url":"https://www.environment.act.gov.au/","established_year":1997},{"slug":"ic-pmc","short_name":"PM&C","full_name":"Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Central federal department; whole-of-government coordination + Cabinet support.","scope_topics":["public-sector"],"website_url":"https://pmc.gov.au","established_year":1971},{"slug":"ic-treasury-cwlth","short_name":"Treasury","full_name":"Department of the Treasury","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Federal economic + financial policy; markets policy + revenue + corporate law.","scope_topics":["economic-policy","tax-policy"],"website_url":"https://treasury.gov.au","established_year":1976},{"slug":"ic-finance-cwlth","short_name":"Finance","full_name":"Department of Finance","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Federal budget + procurement + PGPA Act administration + Commonwealth property.","scope_topics":["public-sector","procurement"],"website_url":"https://finance.gov.au","established_year":1976},{"slug":"ic-attorney-general","short_name":"AGD","full_name":"Attorney-General's Department","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Federal legal policy + administration of justice + national security law + privacy + FOI.","scope_topics":["legal-policy","national-security","privacy"],"website_url":"https://ag.gov.au","established_year":1901},{"slug":"ic-finance-stop-ds","short_name":"DSS","full_name":"Department of Social Services","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Federal department for social services policy, including payments delivered through Services Australia, families and communities, housing support and disability employment programs.","scope_topics":["social-services"],"website_url":"https://dss.gov.au","established_year":2013},{"slug":"ic-finance-stop-h","short_name":"Health","full_name":"Department of Health, Disability and Ageing","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Federal department for health + aged care + disability policy.","scope_topics":["health","aged-care"],"website_url":"https://health.gov.au","established_year":1921},{"slug":"ic-finance-stop-edu","short_name":"Education","full_name":"Department of Education","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Federal department for early childhood, schools + higher education policy.","scope_topics":["education"],"website_url":"https://education.gov.au","established_year":1987},{"slug":"art-aat","short_name":"ART","full_name":"Administrative Review Tribunal (formerly AAT)","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Independent merits-review tribunal for Commonwealth administrative decisions. Replaced the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) on 14 October 2024. Reviews decisions across migration, NDIS, social security, taxation, veterans, workers' compensation, FOI, privacy, and other federal jurisdictions.","scope_topics":["administrative-review","merits-review","migration","ndis","social-security","taxation","veterans","foi"],"website_url":"https://www.art.gov.au","enforcement_url":"https://www.art.gov.au/about-us/our-role/active-guidance-and-appeals-panel-cases","guidance_url":"https://www.art.gov.au/help-and-resources/professionals-and-practitioners/practice-directions-and-other-guidance","parent_acts":["administrative-review-tribunal-act-2024"],"established_year":2024},{"slug":"home-affairs","short_name":"Home Affairs","full_name":"Department of Home Affairs","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Australian Government department responsible for immigration and citizenship policy and for managing and delivering the migration, humanitarian and refugee programs. For employers this covers sponsoring overseas workers and the Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) work-rights check. The Australian Border Force sits in the portfolio and is operationally independent.","scope_topics":["migration","visas","sponsor","vevo","citizenship"],"website_url":"https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au","guidance_url":"https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/employing-and-sponsoring-someone","parent_acts":["migration-act-1958"]},{"slug":"services-australia","short_name":"Services Australia","full_name":"Services Australia","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Australian Government agency in the Finance portfolio that delivers payments and services on behalf of more than 8 policy departments and agencies, including Centrelink, Medicare and Child Support. Employers deal with it chiefly through the Paid Parental Leave scheme, under which an employer must provide Parental Leave Pay to eligible employees once Services Australia makes an employer determination, and through the Child Support program. Reformed as Services Australia in 2019 from the Department of Human Services.","scope_topics":["ppl","child-support","centrelink","medicare","employer-payments"],"website_url":"https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au","guidance_url":"https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/businesses","parent_acts":["paid-parental-leave-act-2010"],"established_year":2019},{"slug":"ip-australia","short_name":"IP Australia","full_name":"IP Australia","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"The Australian Government agency that administers intellectual property rights and legislation for patents, trade marks, design rights and plant breeder's rights: examining applications, granting and registering rights, and maintaining the public registers and renewals.","scope_topics":["ip","trademark","patents","designs","plant-breeders-rights"],"website_url":"https://www.ipaustralia.gov.au","guidance_url":"https://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/about-us","parent_acts":["trade-marks-act-1995","patents-act-1990","designs-act-2003"]},{"slug":"nsw-industrial-relations","short_name":"NSW Industrial Relations","full_name":"NSW Industrial Relations (Premier's Department)","jurisdiction_code":"NSW","scope_summary":"NSW workplace regulator within the Premier's Department. Provides advice, policy and compliance information on NSW workplace and employment matters, conducts workplace audits and targeted industry campaigns, and takes legal action when NSW workplace laws are broken. Regulator for the Long Service Leave Act 1955 (updated LSL guidance in effect from 1 March 2026), and covers NSW public holidays and industry-specific workplace rules.","scope_topics":["lsl","workplace","public-holidays","nsw"],"website_url":"https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/premiers-department/nsw-industrial-relations","guidance_url":"https://www.nsw.gov.au/employment/rights-responsibilities/leave/long-service-leave"},{"slug":"oir-qld","short_name":"OIR Qld","full_name":"Office of Industrial Relations (Queensland)","jurisdiction_code":"QLD","scope_summary":"Queensland regulator, part of the Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning, that promotes compliance with the work health and safety, electrical safety, industrial relations and workers' compensation frameworks. Its industrial relations compliance area provides compliance and information services on Queensland industrial relations laws for state and local government, long service leave, child employment, trading hours and holidays, and runs labour hire licensing compliance. Workplace Health and Safety Queensland and the Electrical Safety Office sit within OIR.","scope_topics":["lsl","industrial-relations","labour-hire","workers-compensation","electrical-safety","qld"],"website_url":"https://www.oir.qld.gov.au","guidance_url":"https://www.oir.qld.gov.au/industrial-relations"},{"slug":"workforce-inspectorate-vic","short_name":"Workforce Inspectorate Victoria","full_name":"Workforce Inspectorate Victoria (formerly Wage Inspectorate Victoria)","jurisdiction_code":"VIC","scope_summary":"Victorian regulator that promotes and enforces the state's child employment, long service leave and owner driver and forestry contractor laws, and receives and refers complaints about Victorian Government construction projects. Its powers come from the Workforce Inspectorate Act 2020, and it administers the Child Employment Act 2003, the Long Service Leave Act 2018 and the Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors Act 2005. Wage Inspectorate Victoria was renamed Workforce Inspectorate Victoria on 12 December 2025.","scope_topics":["lsl","child-employment","owner-drivers","vic"],"website_url":"https://www.vic.gov.au/workforce-inspectorate-victoria","guidance_url":"https://www.vic.gov.au/long-service-leave"},{"slug":"vsbc","short_name":"VSBC","full_name":"Victorian Small Business Commission","jurisdiction_code":"VIC","scope_summary":"Victorian commission offering low-cost dispute resolution, including mediation, for small business. Handles retail leasing disputes under the Retail Leases Act 2003, owner driver and forestry contractor disputes under the Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors Act 2005, farm debt mediation under the Farm Debt Mediation Act 2011, and business-to-business, business-to-government, franchising and taxi, hire car and rideshare disputes, with alternative dispute resolution under the Small Business Commission Act 2017. If VSBC mediation does not resolve a retail lease dispute, a certificate can be issued so a party can proceed to VCAT.","scope_topics":["retail-leases","small-business","disputes","owner-drivers","farm-debt","vic"],"website_url":"https://www.vsbc.vic.gov.au","guidance_url":"https://www.vsbc.vic.gov.au/fact-sheets-and-resources/faqs/"},{"slug":"rta-qld","short_name":"RTA Qld","full_name":"Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland)","jurisdiction_code":"QLD","scope_summary":"Queensland statutory authority whose core responsibility is to administer the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008: ensuring the Act's proper administration and enforcement, receiving, holding and paying rental bonds, providing a conciliation service for tenancy and rooming accommodation disputes, and providing information and education about the Act.","scope_topics":["tenancy","rental-bonds","rooming-accommodation","qld"],"website_url":"https://www.rta.qld.gov.au","guidance_url":"https://www.rta.qld.gov.au/about-us"},{"slug":"act-leave","short_name":"ACT Leave","full_name":"ACT Leave (Long Service Leave Authority)","jurisdiction_code":"ACT","scope_summary":"ACT authority administering the portable long service leave schemes. The Services Industry Scheme expands to hairdressing and beauty and to accommodation and food services from 1 January 2027.","scope_topics":["long-service-leave","portable-lsl","act"],"website_url":"https://actleave.act.gov.au/"},{"slug":"national-epa","short_name":"National EPA","full_name":"National Environmental Protection Agency","jurisdiction_code":"CWLTH","scope_summary":"Australia's national environmental regulator, established on 1 July 2026 under the National Environmental Protection Agency Act 2025. Responsible for compliance and enforcement, permits and licences, and monitoring of accreditations and bilateral agreements under the EPBC Act, with further powers commencing by 1 December 2026.","scope_topics":["environment","epbc","compliance"],"website_url":"https://www.nationalepa.gov.au","parent_acts":["environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-act-1999"]}]}