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The effective design of work and work systems, and the systematic management of risks, will allow workers to lead productive working lives. [AR p.11] [CP p.11]\n\n## How we deliver\n\n> null\n\n## Government priorities for this department\n\n- reduces the incidence of work-related death, injury and illness [CP p.12]\n- improves outcomes for injured workers and their employers [CP p.12]\n- uses our collective influence to increase knowledge and awareness of WHS and workers’ compensation [CP p.12]\n- ensures robust WHS and workers’ compensation research, analysis and data [CP p.12]\n\n## Outcomes\n\n### Outcome 1: Healthier, safer, and more productive workplaces\nSafe Work Australia’s outcome is healthier, safer, and more productive workplaces through improvements in Australian work health and safety and workers’ compensation arrangements. [CP p.15]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- developing, evaluating and revising national WHS and workers’ compensation policies and strategies\n- monitoring and improving the model WHS legislative framework and developing supportive WHS materials\n- improving workers’ compensation arrangements and promoting national consistency\n- collecting, analysing and publishing national data\n- conducting and publishing research\n- developing national education and communication strategies and initiatives\n- working collaboratively with the Commonwealth, states and territories and other national and international bodies\n- advising WHS ministers on national WHS and workers’ compensation policy matters\n\n## Values and principles\n\n_null_\n\n- integrity\n- collaboration\n- respect\n- excellence\n\n## What they will measure themselves on this year (targets from 2025-29 corporate plan)\n\n| Code | Measure | Target | Source |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| CCE01 | Compliance and Enforcement | Stability or improvement | CP p.41 |\n| CCE02 | Workplace Exposure Standards | Stability or improvement | CP p.42 |\n| CCE03 | Workplace Violence and Aggression | Stability or improvement | CP p.44 |\n| CCE04 | Model WHS Laws | Stability or improvement | CP p.47 |\n\n## How they performed last year (results from 2024-25 annual report)\n\n| Code | Measure | Result | Status | Source |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| CCE01 | Compliance and Enforcement | Target met | Achieved | AR p.41 |\n| CCE02 | Workplace Exposure Standards | Target met | Achieved | AR p.42 |\n| CCE03 | Workplace Violence and Aggression | Partially achieved | Partially achieved | AR p.44 |\n| CCE04 | Model WHS Laws | Target met | Achieved | AR p.47 |", "strategy_overview_evidence_md": null, "internal_strategy_evidence_md": "# Safe Work Australia - Strategy, Performance, and Operating Profile\n\n**Generated at**: 2026-05-09T22:13:57.652201+00:00\n**Entity ID**: B-003485\n**Entity type**: Statutory Body\n**Jurisdiction**: Commonwealth\n**Portfolio**: Employment and Workplace Relations\n**Website**: http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au\n\n> Draft generated from scraped source material. Treat this as an evidence pack for editorial review, not a final judgement.\n\n## Source Coverage\n\n| Source type | Count |\n|---|---:|\n| annual-reports | 3 |\n| corporate-plans | 1 |\n| global-intelligence | 3 |\n| other-pdfs | 2 |\n| pages | 39 |\n| strategies | 2 |\n\n## Executive Readout\n\n### Purpose\n\n- [Page 174]\nSafe Work Australia Annual Report 2024-25\nQuad Bike Fatalities dataset 44, 45, 67\nreference groups 32\nRehabilitation Management System 84\nremuneration 77, 78–81\nallowances 146\nexecutive 76, 79, 80\nnon-remuneration benefits 146\nsalary ranges 78\nRemuneration Tribunal Act 1973 (Cth) 77\nrenewable energy sector 18\nreporting processes 86–7\nresearch 9, 10, 14, 44–5, 46, 52–3, 56, 66, 69, 70–1, 128\nsocial audience 59\nResearch and Evaluation Strategy 12, 29, 46, 72–3\nResearch Strategy team 72\nResearch Summit 12, 47\nresource statement 100\nRespect@Work Council 35, 43\nRetail Employee Safety Council 35, 43\nrevenue 94\nRishworth, the Hon Amanda MP 19\nrisk management\nframework 87\nfraud control, and 87\nRMIT University 72\nrole 10, 14–15\nrooftop solar panel supply and installation 18, 55\nGuide to managing risks 63\nRyan, Susan 92\nSafe Work Australia (SWA)\ncommunity impact 10\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf`\n- [Page 5]\nCONTENTS\nForeword 3\nSnapshot of the National Return to Work Strategy 2020–2030 4\nPolicy context\nIntroduction 8\nWhat the evidence tells us 12\nStrategy Model\nVision, purpose and scope 16\nStrategic outcomes 17\nGuiding principles 18\nAction Areas overview 19\nAction Area 1 21\nSupporting workers\nAction Area 2 25\nBuilding positive workplace culture and leadership\nAction Area 3 29\nSupporting employers\nAction Area 4 33\nSupporting other stakeholders\nAction Area 5 37\nBuilding and translating evidence\nMonitoring and governance\nMeasuring success 42\nGovernance and implementation 44\nReview and evaluation 45\nAppendix A: Headline measures and supplementary indicators 47\nEndnotes 53\n\\ 5\n Source: `other-pdfs/national_return_to_work_strategy_2020-2030.pdf`\n- [Page 5]\n4 Annual Report 2022–23\nContents\nAcknowledgement of country 2\nLetter of transmittal 3\nList of tables 7\nOur purpose 8\nOur vision 8\nWhy our work is important 8\nOur community impact 9\nPart 1 – Overview 10\nChief Executive Officer’s year in review 10\nAgency overview 13\nPart 2 – Our Ministers and Members 16\nA word from the Chair 16\nGovernance structure 18\nOur Minister 18\nSafe Work Australia Members 19\nSafe Work Australia Member meetings 29\nSafe Work Australia Strategic Issues Groups 30\nReference group 32\nOther contributing roles 33\nPart 3 – Our performance 35\nAnnual performance statement 35\nPerformance overview 36\nPerformance results and analysis 38\nPart 4 – Our achievements 44\nCOVID-19 response 44\nAustralian Work Health and Safety Strategy 20232033 45\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n- [Page 159]\n158 Annual Report 2022–23\nCOVID–19, impact of 118–19\nlegislative context 118\nperformance, measuring 119\npurpose 118\norganisational effectiveness 64\norganisational structure 65\nOrima Research 51\noutcome 14\ndeliverables against 43\nstatement 37\noutsourcing key functions 14\nP\nParkes, Nicole 65\nparliamentary committees 85\nperformance 14\noverview 36\nresults and analysis 38–42\nsummary of results 37\nPerformance and Development Policy 75\nPerformance and Development Scheme 75\nPersonal Accountability Framework 79\nphotographic ID 46\nplanning processes 79\nPortfolio Budget Statements (PBS) 14, 37–39, 41–2, 115\npost-traumatic stress disorder 34\nPower BI dashboards and platform 41, 61\nPride in Diversity 71\nprivacy 81\nPrivacy Act 1988 (Cth) 81\nPrivacy (Australian Government Agencies – Governance) APP Code 2017 81\nprocurement\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n\n### Role and Functions\n\n- 17AE(1)(aa)(i) Name of the accountable Mandatory 14\nauthority or each member of the\naccountable authority\n17AE(1)(aa)(ii) Position title of the accountable Mandatory 14\nauthority or each member of the\naccountable authority\n17AE(1)(aa)(iii) Period as the accountable Mandatory 14\nauthority or member of the\naccountable authority within the\nreporting period\n17AE(1)(b) An outline of the structure of the Portfolio N/A\nportfolio of the entity. departments - mandatory\n17AE(2) Where the outcomes and If applicable, Mandatory N/A\nprograms administered by the\nentity differ from any Portfolio\nBudget Statement, Portfolio\nAdditional Estimates Statement\nor other portfolio estimates\nstatement that was prepared for\nthe entity for the period, include\ndetails of variation and reasons\nfor change.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n- [Page 159]\n158 Annual Report 2022–23\nCOVID–19, impact of 118–19\nlegislative context 118\nperformance, measuring 119\npurpose 118\norganisational effectiveness 64\norganisational structure 65\nOrima Research 51\noutcome 14\ndeliverables against 43\nstatement 37\noutsourcing key functions 14\nP\nParkes, Nicole 65\nparliamentary committees 85\nperformance 14\noverview 36\nresults and analysis 38–42\nsummary of results 37\nPerformance and Development Policy 75\nPerformance and Development Scheme 75\nPersonal Accountability Framework 79\nphotographic ID 46\nplanning processes 79\nPortfolio Budget Statements (PBS) 14, 37–39, 41–2, 115\npost-traumatic stress disorder 34\nPower BI dashboards and platform 41, 61\nPride in Diversity 71\nprivacy 81\nPrivacy Act 1988 (Cth) 81\nPrivacy (Australian Government Agencies – Governance) APP Code 2017 81\nprocurement\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n- Your Stories 11, 17, 69\noutcome 14\nstatement 38–9\noutsourcing key functions 15\nparliamentary committees 93\nPearce, Robyn 24\nperformance 15\noverview 38–9\nresults and analysis 40–4\nsummary of results 38\nPerformance and Development Scheme 83\nPersonal Accountability Framework 87\nPhillips, Tom AM 10\nplanning processes 87\nPortfolio Budget Statements (PBS) 15, 38, 123\nperformance measures, and 40–4\npost-traumatic stress disorder 34\nPride in Diversity 78\nprivacy 89–90\nPrivacy Act 1988 (Cth) 89\nPrivacy (Australian Government Agencies – Governance) APP Code 2017 90\nprocurement\nCommonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs) 89, 95\nIndigenous Procurement Policy (IPP) 96\npurchasing 95\nprosecutions 42, 43, 66\nfatalities 50\nPsychological Health and Safety in the Workplace report 11\npsychosocial hazards 11, 29, 48, 52–3, 127\nresearch grant 70\nsupporting materials 52–3\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf`\n- [Page 164]\nSafe Work Australia 163\nPublic Service Act 1999 (Cth) 14, 80, 87\npurchasing 95\npurpose 8, 126\nQuad Bike Fatalities 43, 66\nreference groups 33\nRehabilitation Management System 85\nremuneration 79, 81–2\nallowances 142\nexecutive 81, 82\nnon-remuneration benefits 142\nsalary ranges 80\nRemuneration Tribunal Act 1973 (Cth) 79\nreporting processes 87\nresearch 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 29–30, 33, 42–4, 57, 69, 70, 123–5, 127\nresource statement 99\nRespect@Work Council 35, 41, 51\nrespirable crystalline silica 45–6, 51\nrisk management\nframework 88\nfraud control, and 88\nrole 13\nRyan, Susan 92\nSafe Work Australia (SWA)\ncommunity impact 9\nestablishment 126\nfunctions 13\nimportance 8\nour purpose 8, 126\nrole 13\nvision 8, 71\nSafe Work Australia Act 2008 (Cth) 3, 13, 19, 29, 31, 94, 123, 124, 126\nsafe work method statements (SWMS)\ninteractive tool 17, 30, 43, 53, 59\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf`\n- 17AE(1)(aa)(i Name of the accountable Mandatory 15\n) authority or each member of\nthe accountable authority\n17AE(1)(aa)(i Position title of the Mandatory 15\ni) accountable authority or\neach member of the\naccountable authority\n17AE(1)(aa)(i Period as the accountable Mandatory 15\nii) authority or member of the\naccountable authority within\nthe reporting period\n17AE(1)(b) An outline of the structure of Portfolio n/a\nthe portfolio of the entity. departments ‑\nmandatory\n17AE(2) Where the outcomes and If applicable, n/a\nprograms administered by the Mandatory\nentity differ from any Portfolio\nBudget Statement, Portfolio\nAdditional Estimates\nStatement or other portfolio\nestimates statement that was\nprepared for the entity for the\nperiod, include details of\nvariation and reasons for\nchange.\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf`\n- [Page 173]\nPart 8 – References\nO’Brien, Liam 26\noccupations, risk profiles 17\noffshore safety regimes 32\nOffshore WHS Regulations Stakeholder Reference Group 32\nonline abuse in the workplace 59–60\nOperational Plan 14, 16, 39, 41, 64, 86, 94, 127–9\nactivities 127–8\nlegislative context 127\nperformance, measuring 41, 127\npurpose 127\norganisational effectiveness 74\norganisational structure 75\noutcome 15, 17\nstatement 39\noutsourcing key functions 16\nparliamentary committees 93\nPayne, Melissa 26–7\nPearce, Robyn 25\nPeople at Work survey 12\nPeople, Communications & Evidence 75\nperformance 16\noverview 39–40\nresults and analysis 41–8\nsummary of results 39–40\nPerformance and Development Scheme 82\nplanning processes 86–7\nPolicy and Consultation Group 75\nPortfolio Budget Statements (PBS) 16, 39, 40, 124\nperformance measures, and 39, 48\npost-traumatic stress disorder 33\nPride in Diversity 77\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf`\n\n### Strategic Priorities\n\n- Due to agency priorities, including the implementation of the 2018 Review and\nthe development of necessary policy and guidance in response to COVID-19,\nstaff turnover, and disruptions caused by COVID-19, Safe Work Australia did\nnot prepare a privacy management plan for 2021–22 or 202223.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n- [Page 120]\nSafe Work Australia 119\nNotwithstanding the importance and ongoing priority of the COVID-19\nresponse, we will also continue to progress other key activities.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n- [Page 159]\n158 Annual Report 2022–23\nCOVID–19, impact of 118–19\nlegislative context 118\nperformance, measuring 119\npurpose 118\norganisational effectiveness 64\norganisational structure 65\nOrima Research 51\noutcome 14\ndeliverables against 43\nstatement 37\noutsourcing key functions 14\nP\nParkes, Nicole 65\nparliamentary committees 85\nperformance 14\noverview 36\nresults and analysis 38–42\nsummary of results 37\nPerformance and Development Policy 75\nPerformance and Development Scheme 75\nPersonal Accountability Framework 79\nphotographic ID 46\nplanning processes 79\nPortfolio Budget Statements (PBS) 14, 37–39, 41–2, 115\npost-traumatic stress disorder 34\nPower BI dashboards and platform 41, 61\nPride in Diversity 71\nprivacy 81\nPrivacy Act 1988 (Cth) 81\nPrivacy (Australian Government Agencies – Governance) APP Code 2017 81\nprocurement\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n- [Page 128]\nSafe Work Australia 127\n● progressing any decision by WHS ministers on a prohibition on the use\nof some or all engineered stone\n● finalising the agreed recommendations from the 2018 Review of the\nmodel WHS laws\n● conducting a public consultation process to progress amendments to\nthe incident notification provisions\n● undertaking education and awareness activities in relation to new and\nchanging workplace exposure standards, as agreed by WHS ministers\n● developing new model WHS Regulations and model Codes of Practice\nfor WHS ministers to consider, including the model Code of Practice on\nsexual harassment\n● developing and refining guidance in relation to priority industries and\nhazards, including the gig economy, psychosocial hazards and\nharmful behaviours\n● monitoring the progress of actions contained in the Australian Work\nHealth and Safety Strategy 2023–2033\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf`\n- [pages 71,72,73,74,75,76]\nlian Worker Exposure Survey is a new project to collect\ncontemporary exposure data concerning a range of priority hazards faced by\nworkers in the workplace.\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf`\n- [Page 130]\nSafe Work Australia Annual Report 2024-25\nThe activities we will undertake in 2024–25\nThe activities we will undertake in 2024–25 support the strategies outlined in\nthe Safe Work Australia 2024–2028 Corporate Plan and reflect the priorities\nagreed by Safe Work Australia Members and include:\n• supporting the implementation of the engineered stone prohibition\nand the additional regulation of crystalline silica substances,\nincluding a review of the prohibition to ensure it is operating\neffectively\n• progressing and finalising agreed amendments to the incident\nnotification provisions, alongside the development of detailed\nguidance to support implementation\n• developing accessible guidance with a focus on higher risk industries\nsuch as health care and social assistance\n• setting up a dedicated research team to deepen our connections with\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf`\n- [Page 59]\n58 Annual Report 2023–24\ncampaign, which ran in 2021 and focused more broadly on managing the risks\nof occupational lung diseases across priority industries including construction\nand manufacturing.\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf`\n- Progressing the 35 recommendations from the 2018 Review agreed to by\nWHS ministers continued to be a major priority during 2022–23.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n- TABLE 4: SUMMARY OF KEY DELIVERABLES OUTLINED IN THE 202223 PBS\nDeliverables for 202223 Reference in this report\nReview, evaluate and improve the model WHS Part 4 – Our achievements,\nlaws in Australia, including completing the Implementing WHS ministers’\nimplementation of WHS ministers’ responses to response to the\nthe recommendations of the independent review of recommendations of the 2018\nthe model WHS laws. independent review of the\nmodel WHS laws section\nLead the development and refinement of national Part 4 – Our achievements,\nWHS information and guidance, including to COVID-19 response and\naddress the implications of COVID-19 and Education and communication\ncommunicate this to support Australian businesses sections\nand workers in achieving safe and healthy\nworkplaces.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n- The activities we will undertake in 2022–23\nThe activities we will undertake in 2022–23 to support the strategies outlined in\nthe Safe Work Australia Corporate Plan 2022–2026 reflect the priorities agreed\nby Safe Work Australia Members.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n\n## KPIs, Targets, and Where They Are At\n\n- 203\n2023–24 target 2023–24 result Previous result\nSafe Work Australia grows the evidence base for Achieved N/A – new\nWHS and workers’ compensation through performance measure\ncompiling and publishing:\n• National Dataset for Compensation-\nbased statistics\n• Traumatic Injury Fatalities dataset\n• Comparative Performance Monitoring\ndataset\n• National Return to Work survey\n• Quad Bikes Dataset, and\n• the prosecutions repository.\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf`\n- Performance criteria Target for 2022–231 2022–23 result\nThe agency delivers the activities 75% of voting members are Achieved – 93%\nagreed in the Operational Plan to satisfied with the agency’s delivery\nthe satisfaction of Safe Work of the activities identified in the\nAustralia Members.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n- 202\n2023–24 target 2023–24 result Previous result\nSafe Work Australia exceeds the minimum Achieved N/A – new performance\nnumber of legislated Safe Work Australia measure\nMembers’ meetings, convenes Strategic\nIssues Group meetings, and facilitates and\nengages in other workshops and fora.\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf`\n- 203\n2023–24 target 2023–24 result Previous result\nEducation and awareness in persons conducting a Achieved N/A – new\nbusiness or undertaking is advanced through the performance\ndevelopment and promotion of resources, and measure\neducation and awareness campaigns, including\nNational Safe Work Month.\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf`\n- 2022–23 target 2022–23 result Previous result\n75% of voting Members are satisfied with the Achieved – 93% Achieved – 86%\nagency’s delivery of the activities identified in the\nOperational Plan.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n- 2022–23 target 2022–23 result Previous result\nBy 2022, and consistent with the Australian Work On track On track\nHealth and Safety Strategy 2012–2022:\n a reduction in the number of worker\nfatalities due to injury of at least 20%\nPartially On track\n a reduction in the incidence rate of claims\nachieved\nresulting in one or more weeks off work of\nat least 30%\nOn track On track\n a reduction in the incidence rate of claims\nfor musculoskeletal disorders resulting in\none or more weeks off work of at least\n30%.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n- 202\n2023–24 target 2023–24 result Previous result\n75% of voting Safe Work Australia Members are Achieved – Achieved – 93%\nsatisfied with the achievements against the activities 100%\noutlined in the 2023–24 Operational Plan.\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf`\n- [Page 43]\nPart 3 – Our performance\nTable 4: Performance measure 1\nThe activities identified in the Safe Work Australia Operational Plan are\nachieved\nReference: Portfolio Budget Statements 2024–25, Budget Related Paper\nNo.\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf`\n- 205–207\n2024–25 target 2024–25 Previous\nresult result\n75% of voting Safe Work Australia Members are Achieved Achieved\nsatisfied with the achievements against the 100% 100%\nactivities outlined in the 2024–25 Operational Plan.\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf`\n- 205–207\n2024–25 target 2024–25 Previous\nresult result\nSafe Work Australia exceeds the minimum number of Achieved Achieved\nlegislated Safe Work Australia Members’ meetings,\nconvenes Strategic Issues Group meetings, and\nfacilitates and engages in other workshops and fora.\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf`\n- 205–207\n2024–25 target 2024–25 Previous\nresult result\nSafe Work Australia grows the evidence base for Achieved Achieved\nWHS and workers’ compensation through compiling\nand publishing:\n• National Dataset for Compensation-based\nStatistics\n• Traumatic Injury Fatalities dataset\n• Comparative Performance Monitoring\ndataset\n• National Return to Work survey\n• Quad bikes dataset, and\n• the prosecutions repository.\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf`\n- 205–207\n2024–25 target 2024–25 Previous\nresult result\nEducation and awareness in persons conducting a Achieved Achieved\nbusiness or undertaking is advanced through the\ndevelopment and promotion of resources, and\neducation and awareness campaigns, including\nNational Safe Work Month.\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf`\n- 2022–23 target 2022–23 result Previous result\nStatistics and reports are accessed by Achieved Achieved\nstakeholders to support a greater understanding\nof WHS and workers’ compensation matters,\nand inform evidence-based decision making,\npolicy and guidance.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n- 2022–23 target 2022–23 result Previous result\nThe agency maintains a suite of information and Achieved Achieved\nguidance on the Safe Work Australia website that is\naccessible to employers, small businesses, and\nworkers.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n\n## Key Metrics\n\n| Values found | Evidence | Source |\n|---|---|---|\n| $25 million, $25.6 million, 25 million, 25.6 million | Budget outlook\nTotal departmental annual appropriation revenue and state and territory\ngovernment contributions are budgeted to slightly increase from $25 million\nin 2024–25 to $25.6 million in 2025–26. | `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf` |\n| $1.26 million, $0.77 million, 1.26 million, 0.77 million | Financial performance results\nIn 202223 Safe Work Australia reported a net surplus of $1.26 million when\ncompared with the forecasted deficit of $0.77 million as reported in the\n202223 October Budget Statements. | `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf` |\n| $2.20 million, $0.45 million, 2.20 million, 0.45 million | Financial performance results\nIn 2023–24, Safe Work Australia reported a net surplus of $2.20 million\nagainst a forecasted deficit of $0.45 million as reported in the 2023–24\nPortfolio Budget Statements. | `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf` |\n| $24.677 million, 24.677 million | This plan describes the activities to be undertaken by Safe Work Australia in\nperforming its statutory functions during 2023–24, within the total operating\nbudget of $24.677 million. | `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf` |\n| 70,\nemployees | 17AG(4)(aa) Mandatory 123–132\nStatistics on the entity’s\nemployees on an ongoing and\nnon-ongoing basis, including the\nfollowing:\n(a) statistics on full-time\nemployees;\n(b) statistics on part-time\nemployees;\n(c) statistics on gender\n(d) statistics on staff location\n17AG(4)(b) Statistics on the entity’s APS Mandatory 70,\nemployees on an ongoing and 123–132\nnon-ongoing basis; including the\nfollowing: | `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf` |\n| 82,\nemployees | 17AG(4)(aa) Mandatory 131−140\nStatistics on the entity’s\nemployees on an ongoing and\nnon-ongoing basis, including the\nfollowing:\n(a) statistics on full-time\nemployees;\n(b) statistics on part-time\nemployees;\n(c) statistics on gender\n(d) statistics on staff location\n17AG(4)(b) Statistics on the entity’s APS Mandatory 80−82,\nemployees on an ongoing and 131−140\nnon-ongoing basis; including the\nfollowing: | `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf` |\n| 144\nemployees, 81,\nemployees | [Page 161]\nPart 8 – References\n17AG(4)(aa) Statistics on the entity’s Mandatory 134-144\nemployees on an ongoing and\nnon‑ongoing basis, including\nthe following:(a) statistics on\nfull‑time employees;(b)\nstatistics on part‑time\nemployees;(c) statistics on\ngender(d) statistics on staff\nlocation\n17AG(4)(b) Statistics on the entity’s APS Mandatory 76-81,\nemployees on an ongoing and\n134-144\nnon‑ongoing basis; including\nthe following: Statistics on\nstaff | `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf` |\n\n## Key Achievements\n\n- In 2023–24, Safe Work Australia:\n● partnered with the Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian\nGovernment to publish a guide and step-by-step template on\ndeveloping a return to work plan\n(https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/developing-return-work-plan-\nguide-and-template)\n● published an independent research report by Monash University on\nearly intervention in the workers’ compensation process\n(https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/early-intervention-workers-\ncompensation-process)\n● updated the strategy resource library to improve access and promotion\non the latest research reports, practical tools, evidence and data, and\njurisdictional resources and initiatives\n● published the Key achievements and scorecard report 2023 (Year 3)\n(https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/key-achievements-and-\nscorecard-report-2023-year-3) to outline the progress made in the first\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf`\n- These changes have been made based on feedback from the Mid-term review of the National Return to Work Strategy…\nDocument\nReturn to work\nResearch and studies\nPage last updated:\n28 Apr 2026\nNRTW Strategy Year 6 Key Achievements and Scorecard report\n28 April 2026 |\nThe Scorecard report 2026 outlines Safe Work Australia’s progress over the first 6 years of the National Return to Work Strategy 2020–2030 (the Strategy).\n Source: `pages/publications-index.html (http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/resources-and-publications)`\n- Safe Work Australia has agreed to undertake the following reports to monitor and measure progress under the Strategy in line with the Measurement Framework:\nYear 1 – Key achievements and scorecard report\nYear 3 – Key achievements and scorecard report\nYear 5 - Mid-term review of the National Return to Work Strategy 2020–2030\nYear 6 - Key achievements and scorecard report\nYear 10 – Full term review to analyse the effectiveness of the Strategy\nSupporting Information\nNational Return to Work Strategy 2020-2030 - Snapshot\nMeasuring return to work outcomes\nAnimation - National Return to Work Strategy Overview\nAnimation - Supporting workers\nAnimation - Building positive workplace culture and leadership\nAnimation - Supporting employers\nAnimation - Supporting other stakeholders\nAnimation - Building and translating evidence\nSubscribe\nto updates\n Source: `pages/strategies-index.html (http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/workers-compensation/national-return-work-strategy)`\n- [Page 5]\n4 Annual Report 2022–23\nContents\nAcknowledgement of country 2\nLetter of transmittal 3\nList of tables 7\nOur purpose 8\nOur vision 8\nWhy our work is important 8\nOur community impact 9\nPart 1 – Overview 10\nChief Executive Officer’s year in review 10\nAgency overview 13\nPart 2 – Our Ministers and Members 16\nA word from the Chair 16\nGovernance structure 18\nOur Minister 18\nSafe Work Australia Members 19\nSafe Work Australia Member meetings 29\nSafe Work Australia Strategic Issues Groups 30\nReference group 32\nOther contributing roles 33\nPart 3 – Our performance 35\nAnnual performance statement 35\nPerformance overview 36\nPerformance results and analysis 38\nPart 4 – Our achievements 44\nCOVID-19 response 44\nAustralian Work Health and Safety Strategy 20232033 45\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n- Key achievements on these deliverables in 2022–23 were to:\n● develop and adopt the infrastructure for the agency’s data in the\nPower BI platform, which will also support the interactive data website\n● transition the agency’s data to the Power BI platform, including the\ncompilation of key WHS statistics such as NDS and TIF data\n● complete the public beta release for the interactive data website and\nprogress user research towards a full production release later in 2023\n● continue to improve the agency’s approach to data management\n● commence upskilling the agency’s capability in Power BI, and\n● launch the agency’s inaugural SWA Data Strategy 20232027 and\nData Asset Register, increasing organisational data maturity and\ndriving a new data culture in WHS.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n- 202\n2023–24 target 2023–24 result Previous result\n75% of voting Safe Work Australia Members are Achieved – Achieved – 93%\nsatisfied with the achievements against the activities 100%\noutlined in the 2023–24 Operational Plan.\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf`\n- [Page 128]\nSafe Work Australia 127\n● progressing any decision by WHS ministers on a prohibition on the use\nof some or all engineered stone\n● finalising the agreed recommendations from the 2018 Review of the\nmodel WHS laws\n● conducting a public consultation process to progress amendments to\nthe incident notification provisions\n● undertaking education and awareness activities in relation to new and\nchanging workplace exposure standards, as agreed by WHS ministers\n● developing new model WHS Regulations and model Codes of Practice\nfor WHS ministers to consider, including the model Code of Practice on\nsexual harassment\n● developing and refining guidance in relation to priority industries and\nhazards, including the gig economy, psychosocial hazards and\nharmful behaviours\n● monitoring the progress of actions contained in the Australian Work\nHealth and Safety Strategy 2023–2033\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf`\n- 205–207\n2024–25 target 2024–25 Previous\nresult result\n75% of voting Safe Work Australia Members are Achieved Achieved\nsatisfied with the achievements against the 100% 100%\nactivities outlined in the 2024–25 Operational Plan.\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf`\n- [Page 48]\nSafe Work Australia Annual Report 2024-25\ncodes of practice on fatigue, silica, healthcare and social assistance,\nand managing the risks of biological hazards at work\n• progressing reviews of the model WHS Regulations in relation to lead\nexposure and health and air monitoring requirements\n• launching a Research and Evaluation Strategy (June 2025), which\nsignalled a reinvigorated research and evaluation focus for the agency\nand its drive for coordinated, collaborative national research to\nimprove work health and safety outcomes and workers’\ncompensation arrangements\n• releasing a one-year performance update for the Australian Work\nHealth and Safety Strategy 2023–2033\n• publishing a research report from a project funded by the agency,\nDesigning SMARTer work to reduce psychosocial risks (July 2024)\n• developing accessible guidance for higher risk industries, including\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf`\n- A range of education and awareness activities were delivered throughout\n2024–25, leveraging the agency’s websites, social media, traditional media\nand electronic direct mail to effectively engage with target audiences,\nincluding:\n• delivering a communications strategy for public consultation on the\nengineered stone prohibition review\n• delivering National Safe Work Month in October 2024, with the theme\n‘Safety is everyone’s business’\n• developing and delivering a communications strategy to target\naudiences for Safe Work Australia’s inaugural Research Summit,\nincluding invitation distribution and a call for expressions of interest in\ndelivering academic presentations\n• delivering communications strategies for World Day for Safety and\nHealth at Work and Workers’ Memorial Day (both commemorated in\nApril 2025)\n• co-hosting with the Fair Work Ombudsman a booth at the 2025\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf`\n- [Page 64]\nSafe Work Australia Annual Report 2024-25\nto ensure changes to incident notification requirements are practical\nand well understood\n• review of the engineered stone prohibition – a stakeholder\nconsultation process which included several public forums, written\nsubmissions, an online survey, and bilateral consultations with a\nnumber of stakeholders including business, unions, stone\nmanufacturers and suppliers, and government agencies\n• biological hazards model Code of Practice – targeted consultation\nwith Safe Work Australia Members and their representatives, key\ngovernment agencies, non-government organisations, and subject\nmatter experts to inform the draft model Code ahead of broad public\nconsultation\n• crane licensing review – public consultation and targeted consultation\nwith regulators, industry groups, unions, employers, workers and\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf`\n- [Page 170]\nSafe Work Australia Annual Report 2024-25\ncontracts\nconsultancy 97–8\nexempt 95\nexpenditure 97, 98\nnon-consultancy 98–9\norganisations 98, 99\nCorporate and Engagement Group 75\ncorporate governance framework 86–90\nCorporate Plan 2024–2028 14, 16, 40,64, 86, 124–6\noutcome 124\nstrategies 124–6\nSWA Act functions, and 124–5\nCOVID-19 17\ncrane licensing 29, 54, 62\nCrane Licence Working Group 42\nhigh risk work licensing 54\ncrowd platforms 29\ncrystalline silica 28, 45, 53, 45\nalternative materials 52\nCode of Practice, development 29, 53, 94, 128\nguidance for PCBUs 53\nregulations, amendment 53, 58\nculture 86\nCurtin, Trent 23\ndata 9, 17–18, 30, 44, 66\ndatasets 67\nhighlights 68–70\nimportance of 66\nKey work health and safety statistics Australia 18, 45, 48, 67, 68\nnational 66, 68, 125\nrequests 46, 69\nreturn to work process 56\nwebsite 68\nwork-related injuries and illnesses 9, 66, 68\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf`\n\n## Key Issues, Risks, and Recommendations\n\n- These activities\ninclude:\n● implementing WHS ministers’ responses to the recommendations of\nthe 2018 independent review of the model WHS laws\n● finalising the review of the workplace exposure standards and\nprogressing the recommendations to WHS ministers for approval\n● providing ongoing guidance and information to support the national\ntransition to GHS Revision 7\n● progressing the occupational lung diseases workplan initiatives,\nincluding regulatory and non-regulatory approaches to minimising the\nrisks of silicosis and silica-associated diseases in Australian workers\n● building on existing guidance and information on WHS relating to the\ngig economy\n● finalising and publishing a model Code of Practice on managing\npsychosocial hazards at work and developing a framework of\nsupporting guidance and communications materials\n● publishing a new Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n- These\nincluded:\n● progressing implementation of the responses to the recommendations of\nthe Decision Regulation Impact Statement for the 2018 Review of the\nmodel WHS laws (2018 Review), as agreed by WHS ministers in May\n2021\n● continuing to implement initiatives to improve the WHS of workers at risk\nof occupational lung disease, particularly those working with crystalline\nsilica-containing materials such as engineered stone\n● continuing the review of the workplace exposure standards to decide on\nthe workplace exposure limits\n● developing and endorsing the Australian Strategy 2023–2033,\nsubsequently approved unanimously by WHS ministers and published in\nFebruary 2023\n● delivering successful awareness campaigns, including National Safe\nWork Month, the Deliver Yourself Home Safely campaign and the\nworkers' compensation stigma campaign\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n- In 202223 the following 2018 Review recommendations were finalised:\n● Recommendation 1: Review the model WHS Regulations and model\nCodes of Practice\n● Recommendation 20: Review incident notification provisions\n● Recommendation 21: Review the National Compliance and Enforcement\nPolicy (NCEP)\n● Recommendation 25: Consistent approach to sentencing\n● Recommendation 27: Clarify the risk management process in the model\nWHS Act\n● Recommendation 30: Photographic ID on white cards\n● Recommendation 32: Review of major hazard facilities (MHF)\nRegulations\n● Recommendation 33: Review of crane licence classes.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n- [Page 162]\nSafe Work Australia 161\nSIG-WHS 30\nSIG-Workers' Compensation 30, 31, 56\nsilicosis 138\nSkurr, Amber 65\nsmall and medium enterprises (SMEs)\nsupport for 87–8\nSrejic, Casey 65\nstaff see human resources\nstatistics\nannual reports 60\nmusculoskeletal claims 63\nserious claims 63\ntraumatic injury fatalities 60, 63\nWHS 41, 63\nworkers' compensation 41, 60\nStorti, Maria 84\nStrategic Issues Groups (SIGs) 30\nSWA Data Strategy 2023–2027 61\nT\nTaylor, Katherine 65\ntower cranes 29\nmodel Code of Practice 29, 50\nreview of licensing arrangements 58\ntraumatic injury fatalities (TIF) 60\ndata improvement project 61\ndecrease in number of 39\nstatistics 2021 60, 63\ntree work 50\n2018 Review of the model WHS laws 11, 54, 67, 81, 137\nimplementing recommendations 29, 38, 46\nType of Occurrence Classification System\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n- These\nincluded:\n● implementing, in all jurisdictions, and communicating the decision of\nWHS ministers to prohibit engineered stone, including amending the\nmodel WHS Regulations (the Model Work Health and Safety\n(Engineered Stone) Amendment 2024) to give effect to the prohibition\n● implementing and communicating the decision of WHS ministers for\nstronger regulation of all materials containing crystalline silica by\ndeveloping amendments to the model WHS Regulations (the Model\nWork Health and Safety Regulations (Crystalline Silica Substances)\nAmendment 2024) for commencement on 1 September 2024\n● implementing and communicating the decision of WHS ministers for\nnew workplace exposure limits for airborne contaminants, which will\ncome into effect on 1 December 2026 following a harmonised\ntransitional period\n● developing the updated National Compliance and Enforcement Policy,\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf`\n- [Page 165]\n164 Annual Report 2023–24\nstatistics\nannual reports 66\nserious claims 67–8\ntraumatic injury fatalities 67\nWHS 42–3, 67–8\nwork-related injuries and illnesses 67–8\nworkers’ compensation 42, 66–8\nStewart, Dr Jim 56\nStrategic Issues Groups (SIGs) 31–2, 41\nTemplate National Guidelines for the Assessment of Permanent\nImpairment 30, 56\ntraumatic injury fatalities (TIF)\nstatistics 67\nUnited Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System\nof Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS) 36, 41, 64\nVallance, Dr Deborah 26\nvehicle roll-aways 30, 43, 53\nvision 8, 71\nWHS see work health and safety (WHS)\nWHS laws\n2018 Review 49, 124, 127\nWHS Regulations, model\namendments 11, 29, 59\nWise, Phillip 63\nwork health and safety (WHS) 85–6\nclaims 86\nEmployee Consultative Forum (ECF) 85, 86\nincidents 86\ninformation and guidance on 11, 43\npenalties for offences 49\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf`\n- [Page 64]\nSafe Work Australia Annual Report 2024-25\nto ensure changes to incident notification requirements are practical\nand well understood\n• review of the engineered stone prohibition – a stakeholder\nconsultation process which included several public forums, written\nsubmissions, an online survey, and bilateral consultations with a\nnumber of stakeholders including business, unions, stone\nmanufacturers and suppliers, and government agencies\n• biological hazards model Code of Practice – targeted consultation\nwith Safe Work Australia Members and their representatives, key\ngovernment agencies, non-government organisations, and subject\nmatter experts to inform the draft model Code ahead of broad public\nconsultation\n• crane licensing review – public consultation and targeted consultation\nwith regulators, industry groups, unions, employers, workers and\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf`\n- [Page 150]\nSafe Work Australia Annual Report 2024-25\nHWCA Heads of Workers’ Compensation Authorities\nHWSA Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities\nIDC Interdepartmental Committee\nILO International Labour Organization\nIPS Information Publication Scheme\nIT information technology\nMoU memorandum of understanding\nNABERS National Australian Built Environment Rating\nSystem\nNSW New South Wales\nNT Northern Territory\nOperational Plan Safe Work Australia Operational Plan 2024–25\nOSH occupational safety and health\nPBS Portfolio Budget Statements\nPCBU person conducting a business or undertaking\nPGPA Act Public Governance, Performance and\nAccountability Act 2013 (Cth)\nPGPA Rule Public Governance, Performance and\nAccountability Rule 2014\nPS Act Public Service Act 1999 (Cth)\nQld Queensland\nSA South Australia\nSES Senior Executive Service\nSIAP Strategic Internal Audit Plan\nSIG Strategic Issues Group\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf`\n- [Page 175]\nPart 8 – References\nSIG-Workers’ Compensation 30, 31\nSilica National Strategic Plan 2024–2030 36, 46\nSilica Policy Work Group 42\nsilicosis 11, 153\nsmall and medium enterprises (SMEs)\nsupport for 96, 128\nsocial media 48, 57, 130\nsolar installation 18, 55, 63\nSostarko, Rebecca 27\nstaff see human resources\nstakeholder engagement 13, 32, 39, 46, 50, 51, 52, 57, 60, 61–4, 72–3\nstatistics\nannual publications 67\nserious claims 68\ntraumatic injury fatalities 67–8\nWHS 67–8\nwork-related injuries and illnesses 68\nworkers’ compensation 45, 67\nStrategic Issues Groups (SIGs) 30–1, 42\nsuicide, work-related 12, 49\nSummary of workers’ compensation scheme developments in Australia and New\nZealand 2024 56\nSydney Build Expo 47, 59\nTraumatic Injury Fatalities dataset 44\nstatistics 67–8\nUnited Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf`\n- [Page 63]\n62 Annual Report 2023–24\n● consulting with the wider Australian community on a range of WHS and\nworkers’ compensation issues, including conducting public consultation\non:\n● options to improve the incident notification provisions in the model\nWHS Act\n● 6 proposals aimed at improving the high-risk work licensing\nframework for cranes\n● through our CEO, participating in conferences, roundtables and\nindividual stakeholder consultations, including:\n● other government agencies:\n● Asbestos and Silicia Safety and Eradication Agency\n● Australian Research Council\n● Fair Work Ombudsman\n● National Mental Health Commission\n● Australian Institute of Health and Safety National Health and Safety\nConference\n● Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists\n● Clayton Utz In-Counsel panel discussion on psychological safety\n● Finance Sector Union industry roundtable on sexual harassment in\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf`\n- Rebecca\nhas progressed key work on silicosis in 202223, including the development of\nthe Decision Regulation Impact Statement: Managing the risks of respirable\ncrystalline silica at work\n(https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/decision_ris_-\n_managing_the_risks_of_crystalline_silica_at_work_-_for_publication_pdf.pdf)\nand WHS ministers’ agreement to the recommendations for additional\nregulation of high risk silica work.\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n- [Page 31]\n30 Annual Report 2023–24\n● approving publication of:\n● the model Code of Practice: Sexual and gender-based harassment\n● guidance to assist PCBUs to understand their obligations in\nrelation to the engineered stone prohibition\n● an updated Family and domestic violence at work information sheet\n● return to work plan guidance and templates for supervisors\n● the Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset analysis report on the Safe\nWork Australia interactive data website\n● an interactive Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) tool that\nprovides guidance and dispels common myths about SWMS\n● a fact sheet on preventing vehicle roll-aways\n● an interactive Know your duties: a tool for working safely for the\nconstruction industry, and\n● the Guide to managing the risks of rooftop solar installation work.\n● progressing a number of research, guidance, and other national\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf`\n- The remainder of Safe\nWork Australia’s actions under the 2023–24 privacy management plan which\nhave been either partially achieved or not achieved have been included in the\n2024−25 privacy management plan.\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf`\n- [Page 158]\nSafe Work Australia 157\nAlphabetical index\n2018 Review of the model WHS laws 127, 143, 145\nimplementing recommendations 49, 124,127\nabbreviations 143–4\naccountability\nexternal 93\ninternal 91–2\naccountable authority 14\nAccountable Authority Instructions (AAIs) 90\nStatement 103\nAcknowledgement of Country 2\nacronyms 143–4\nadministrative tribunals\ndecisions 93\nadvanced boilers\nlicence prerequisite 53\nadvertising 128\ncosts 128\nallowances 142\nAnderson, Jody 20–1\nannual performance statement 37\nAPS Code of Conduct 87\nAPS Disability Employment Strategy 2020–2025 141\nAPS Employee Census 78\nAPS Net Zero Emissions Policy 129, 130\nelectricity emissions 130\ngreenhouse gas emissions 130\nAPS Values and Employment Principles 87\nasbestos registers 53\nAustralian Mesothelioma Registry (AMR) 68\naudit\nindependent auditor’s report 101–2\ninternal 91–2\nAudit Committee 91\nmembership 91–2\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf`\n\n## Corporate Values and Operating Culture\n\n- [Page 164]\nSafe Work Australia 163\nPublic Service Act 1999 (Cth) 14, 80, 87\npurchasing 95\npurpose 8, 126\nQuad Bike Fatalities 43, 66\nreference groups 33\nRehabilitation Management System 85\nremuneration 79, 81–2\nallowances 142\nexecutive 81, 82\nnon-remuneration benefits 142\nsalary ranges 80\nRemuneration Tribunal Act 1973 (Cth) 79\nreporting processes 87\nresearch 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 29–30, 33, 42–4, 57, 69, 70, 123–5, 127\nresource statement 99\nRespect@Work Council 35, 41, 51\nrespirable crystalline silica 45–6, 51\nrisk management\nframework 88\nfraud control, and 88\nrole 13\nRyan, Susan 92\nSafe Work Australia (SWA)\ncommunity impact 9\nestablishment 126\nfunctions 13\nimportance 8\nour purpose 8, 126\nrole 13\nvision 8, 71\nSafe Work Australia Act 2008 (Cth) 3, 13, 19, 29, 31, 94, 123, 124, 126\nsafe work method statements (SWMS)\ninteractive tool 17, 30, 43, 53, 59\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf`\n- [Page 154]\nSafe Work Australia 153\nDepartment of Finance\nService Delivery Office 14\ndiesel particulate matter 56\ndisability reporting 133\ndiversity and inclusion 70–1\nDiversity and Inclusion Strategy 2020–2023 70\nDiversity Council of Australia 71\nDownie, Megan 65\ndynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) model 61\nE\necologically sustainable and environmental performance 121\neducation 53–7\nlearning and development initiatives 75–6\nprofessional development 75\nEdwards, Leah 65, 69, 73, 74\nEmployee Assistance Program 77\nEmployee Consultative Forum (ECF) 77, 78\nEmployment and Workplace Relations portfolio 18\nemployment arrangements 71–2\nengineered stone products 11, 29, 47–9, 56, 138\nEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) 121\nenvironmental policy 121\nethics 79\nevidence 60–2\nexpenses by outcome 92\nexternal accountability 85\nF\nFair Work Act 2009 (Cth) 78\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n- [Page 160]\nSafe Work Australia 159\nCommonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs) 81, 87\npurchasing 87\nprosecutions 41\npsychosocial hazards 11, 23, 29, 47, 53, 119\nmodel Code of Practice 29, 53\nprevention of psychological harm at work 53\npsychosocial risks 45, 47\nPublic Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (Cth) 13, 35,\n37, 79, 80, 83, 87, 88\npublic interest disclosure 80–1\nPublic Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (Cth) 80\nPublic Service Act 1999 (Cth) 14, 71, 79\npurchasing 87\nQ\nQuad Bike Fatalities 60\nbeta site dashboard 41\nR\nreference groups 32\nRehabilitation Management System 77\nremuneration 71, 72–4\nallowances 134\nexecutive 73\nkey arrangement personnel 74\nnon-remuneration benefits 134\nsalary ranges 72\nSES Remuneration and Performance Policy 71\nRemuneration Tribunal Act 1973 (Cth) 71\nreporting processes 79\nresearch 8, 9, 11, 13, 29, 30, 32, 41, 42, 51–3, 59–60, 115–17, 119\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n- Your Stories 11, 17\nreturn to work process 55\nwebsite (case study) 68–9\nwork-related injuries and illnesses 67–8\nData Improvement Project 68–9, 127\ndatasets 66\ndata improvement project 68–9\nDeliver Yourself Home Safely campaign 11, 30, 44, 58\nDepartment of Education, Skills and Employment\nmemorandum of understanding with 15\nDepartment of Employment and Workplace Relations 34\nDepartment of Finance\nService Delivery Office 15\ndisability reporting 141\ndiversity and inclusion 78\nDiversity and Inclusion Strategy 2024–2027 78\nDiversity Council of Australia 78\nDriscoll, Dr Tim 17, 56, 63\necologically sustainable and environmental performance 129\neducation 57–60\nlearning and development initiatives 83\nperformance measure 44\nprofessional development 83\nEdwards, Leah 76\nremuneration 81, 82\nEmployee Assistance Program 85\nEmployee Consultative Forum (ECF) 85, 86\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf`\n- [Page 137]\n136 Annual Report 2022–23\nGHS Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals\nGHS 7 7th revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification\nand Labelling of Chemicals\nGST goods and services tax\nHWCA Heads of Workers’ Compensation Authorities\nHWSA Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities\nIDC Interdepartmental Committee\nIT information technology\nMoU memorandum of understanding\nNDS National Dataset for Compensation-based Statistics\nNSW New South Wales\nNT Northern Territory\nOperational Plan Safe Work Australia Operational Plan 2022–23\nPBS Portfolio Budget Statements\nPCBU person conducting a business or undertaking\nPGPA Act Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (Cth)\nPGPA Rule Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014\nPS Act Public Service Act 1999 (Cth)\nQld Queensland\nSA South Australia\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n- [Page 161]\n160 Annual Report 2022–23\nCouncil 33, 48\nrisk management\nframework 79\nfraud control, and 80\nprocess, clarification of 46\nS\nSafe Work Australia (SWA)\nEnterprise Agreement 2019–2022 71\nestablishment 118\nrole 13\nSafe Work Australia Act 2008 (Cth) 13, 19, 29, 30, 37–38, 43, 86, 116, 118\nsafe work method statements (SWMS)\nfit-for-purpose 46\n'Safer, healthier, wealthier: the economic value of reducing work-related\ninjuries and illnesses' 8, 16, 59, 61\n'SafeTea' 43, 53\nsafety data sheets (SDS) 50\nSafety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission 33, 66–67\nSchaapman, Marian 59\nSchuller, Margit 65\nSenate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on the Anti-\nDiscrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work)\nBill 2022 48\nsentencing, consistent approach to 46\nserious claims\nreduction of 39\nstatistics 63\nSex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) 48\n Source: `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf`\n- [Page 145]\n144 Annual Report 2023–24\nGST goods and services tax\nHR human resources\nHWCA Heads of Workers’ Compensation Authorities\nHWSA Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities\nIDC Interdepartmental Committee\nILO International Labour Organization\nIPS Information Publication Scheme\nIT information technology\nMoU memorandum of understanding\nNABERS National Australian Built Environment Rating System\nNDS National Disability Services\nNSW New South Wales\nNT Northern Territory\nNTGC non-threshold genotoxic carcinogens\nOperational Plan Safe Work Australia Operational Plan 2023–24\nOSH occupational safety and health\nPBS Portfolio Budget Statements\nPCBU person conducting a business or undertaking\nPGPA Act Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (Cth)\nPGPA Rule Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014\nPS Act Public Service Act 1999 (Cth)\nQld Queensland\n Source: `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf`\n- [Page 150]\nSafe Work Australia Annual Report 2024-25\nHWCA Heads of Workers’ Compensation Authorities\nHWSA Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities\nIDC Interdepartmental Committee\nILO International Labour Organization\nIPS Information Publication Scheme\nIT information technology\nMoU memorandum of understanding\nNABERS National Australian Built Environment Rating\nSystem\nNSW New South Wales\nNT Northern Territory\nOperational Plan Safe Work Australia Operational Plan 2024–25\nOSH occupational safety and health\nPBS Portfolio Budget Statements\nPCBU person conducting a business or undertaking\nPGPA Act Public Governance, Performance and\nAccountability Act 2013 (Cth)\nPGPA Rule Public Governance, Performance and\nAccountability Rule 2014\nPS Act Public Service Act 1999 (Cth)\nQld Queensland\nSA South Australia\nSES Senior Executive Service\nSIAP Strategic Internal Audit Plan\nSIG Strategic Issues Group\n Source: `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf`\n\n## Global Ideas and Case Study Inputs\n\nGlobal source texts are available for later idea synthesis:\n- `global-intelligence/source-text/association-worldbank.org-governance.txt`\n- `global-intelligence/source-text/consulting-deloitte.com-government-public.txt`\n- `global-intelligence/source-text/university-ash.harvard.edu-Harvard-Kennedy-School-Ash-Center.txt`\n\n## Source Artifacts Used\n\n- `corporate-plans/2025.pdf` - corporate-plans - local file\n- `annual-reports/2022-23.pdf` - annual-reports - local file\n- `annual-reports/2023-24.pdf` - annual-reports - local file\n- `annual-reports/2024-25.pdf` - annual-reports - local file\n- `strategies/Key-20work-20health-20and-20safety-20statistics-20Australia-202021.pdf` - strategies - local file\n- `strategies/Strategy-for-Managing-Work-Related-Psychosocial-Hazards-FINAL-30SEPT.pdf` - strategies - local file\n- `pages/about.html` - pages - http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/about-us\n- `pages/annual-reports-index.html` - pages - https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/about-us/corporate-publications-and-resources/annual-report\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__00.html` - pages - https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/safe-work-australia-annual-report-2024-25\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__01.html` - pages - https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/safe-work-australia-annual-report-2023-24\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__02.html` - pages - https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/safe-work-australia-annual-report-2022-23\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__03.html` - pages - https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/safe-work-australia-annual-report-2021-22\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__04.html` - pages - https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/safe-work-australia-annual-report-2020-21\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__05.html` - pages - https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/safe-work-australia-annual-report-2019-20\n- `pages/annual-reports-index__06.html` - pages - https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/safe-work-australia-annual-report-2018-19\n- `pages/corporate-plans-index.html` - pages - https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/safe-work-australia-corporate-plan-2022-2026\n- `pages/corporate-plans-index__07.html` - pages - https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/safe-work-australia-corporate-plan-2025-2029\n- `pages/corporate-plans-index__08.html` - pages - https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/safe-work-australia-corporate-plan-2022-2026\n- `pages/corporate-plans-index__09.html` - pages - https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-08/swa_corporate_plan_2025-2029.pdf\n- `pages/homepage.html` - pages - http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au\n- `pages/media-releases-index.html` - pages - http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases\n- `pages/news-latest.html` - pages - http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/media-centre/news\n- `pages/priorities-index.html` - pages - http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/about-us/who-we-are-and-what-we-do\n- `pages/priorities-index__28.html` - pages - http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/safe-work-australia-corporate-plan-2025-2029\n- `pages/priorities-index__29.html` - pages - http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/safe-work-australia-operational-plan-2025-2026\n- `pages/publications-index.html` - pages - http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/resources-and-publications\n- `pages/strategies-index.html` - pages - http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/workers-compensation/national-return-work-strategy\n- `pages/strategies-index__10.html` - pages - https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/workers-compensation/national-return-work-strategy\n- `pages/strategies-index__11.html` - pages - http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/workers-compensation/national-return-work-strategy\n- `pages/strategies-index__12.html` - pages - http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/data-and-research\n- `pages/strategies-index__13.html` - pages - http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/data-and-research/research\n- `pages/strategies-index__14.html` - pages - http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/node/3766\n- `pages/strategies-index__15.html` - pages - https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/data-and-research/research\n- `pages/strategies-index__16.html` - pages - https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/data-and-research/research-and-evaluation-strategy\n- `pages/strategies-index__17.html` - pages - http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/node/3870\n- `pages/strategies-index__18.html` - pages - http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/national-return-work-strategy-2020-2030\n- `pages/strategies-index__19.html` - pages - http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/workers-compensation/national-return-work-strategy/resource-library\n- `pages/strategies-index__20.html` - pages - http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/resources-and-publications/video-and-audio/building-and-translating-evidence\n- `pages/strategies-index__21.html` - pages - http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/resources-and-publications/reports/measurement-framework-national-return-work-strategy-2020-2030\n- `pages/strategies-index__22.html` - pages - http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/update-measurement-framework-methodology\n- `pages/strategies-index__23.html` - pages - http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/mid-term-review-national-return-work-strategy-2020-2030\n- `pages/strategies-index__24.html` - pages - http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/nrtw-strategy-year-6-key-achievements-and-scorecard-report\n- `pages/strategies-index__25.html` - pages - http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/national-return-work-strategy-2020-2030-snapshot\n- `pages/strategies-index__26.html` - pages - http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/data-and-research/measuring-return-work-outcomes\n- `pages/strategies-index__27.html` - pages - http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/resources-and-publications/video-and-audio/national-return-work-strategy-overview\n- `global-intelligence/source-text/association-worldbank.org-governance.txt` - global-intelligence - local file\n- `global-intelligence/source-text/consulting-deloitte.com-government-public.txt` - global-intelligence - local file\n- `global-intelligence/source-text/university-ash.harvard.edu-Harvard-Kennedy-School-Ash-Center.txt` - global-intelligence - local file\n- `other-pdfs/2026_research_workplan_one_pager_March2026.pdf` - other-pdfs - local file\n- `other-pdfs/national_return_to_work_strategy_2020-2030.pdf` - other-pdfs - local file\n\n## Gaps To Fix\n\n- No major source gaps detected by the deterministic checks.", "legislation_md": "# Safe Work Australia — Legislation Administered\n\n**Generated**: 2026-05-13T03:36:21+00:00\n**Source**: LLM extraction (nova-micro) from latest annual report and corporate plan\n**Tokens**: 20,939 in / 367 out · cost: $0.00078\n\n> Acts and instruments this entity administers or has primary responsibility for.\n> Excludes generic gov-wide compliance Acts (PGPA, Public Service Act, FOI, Privacy, etc.).\n\n**Source documents fed to the model**:\n- Annual report: `annual-reports\\2024-25.txt`\n- Corporate plan: `corporate-plans\\2025.txt`\n\n## 4 laws administered\n\n| Title | Year | Type | What this entity does under it |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| [Safe Work Australia Act 2008](https://www.legislation.gov.au/series/C2004A03694) | 2008 | Act | Safe Work Australia is established under this Act and administers work health and safety and workers’ compensation policies. |\n| [Work Health and Safety Act 2011](https://www.legislation.gov.au/series/C2011A00029) | 2011 | Act | Safe Work Australia advises WHS ministers on national WHS and workers’ compensation policy matters under this Act. |\n| [Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988](https://www.legislation.gov.au/series/C2004A00026) | 1988 | Act | Safe Work Australia administers workers’ compensation arrangements under this Act. |\n| [Model Work Health and Safety Regulations](https://www.legislation.gov.au/series/C2011C00101) | 2011 | Regulation | Safe Work Australia monitors and improves the model WHS legislative framework. |", "global_initiatives_md": "# Safe Work Australia — Global Initiatives Catalogue\n\n## Focus areas\n- Developing, evaluating and revising national WHS and workers’ compensation policies and strategies\n- Monitoring and improving the model WHS legislative framework and developing supportive WHS materials\n- Improving workers’ compensation arrangements and promoting national consistency\n- Collecting, analysing and publishing national data\n- Conducting and publishing research\n- Developing national education and communication strategies and initiatives\n\n## Developing, evaluating and revising national WHS and workers’ compensation policies and strategies\n\n### Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Standards\n**Jurisdiction**: USA\n**Run by**: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)\n**Year**: 1970\n**Status**: Active\n**What it does (2–3 sentences)**: OSHA sets and enforces standards to ensure safe and healthy working conditions. It provides training, outreach, education, and assistance to employers and workers in the development and implementation of workplace safety and health programs.\n**Why it matters to Australia**: OSHA’s rigorous standards and enforcement mechanisms provide a model for Australia’s WHS policies and could inform the development of more stringent national regulations.\n**Find more**: [Search OSHA Standards](https://www.google.com/search?q=OSHA+standards)\n\n### Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Regulations\n**Jurisdiction**: UK\n**Run by**: Health and Safety Executive (HSE)\n**Year**: 1974\n**Status**: Active\n**What it does (2–3 sentences)**: HSE develops and enforces health and safety regulations, providing guidance and support to employers and employees to ensure safe working environments.\n**Why it matters to Australia**: The HSE’s comprehensive approach to workplace safety regulation offers valuable insights into effective enforcement and compliance strategies.\n**Find more**: [Search HSE Regulations](https://www.google.com/search?q=HSE+regulations)\n\n### WorkSafe Victoria\n**Jurisdiction**: Victoria, Australia\n**Run by**: WorkSafe Victoria\n**Year**: 1985\n**Status**: Active\n**What it does (2–3 sentences)**: WorkSafe Victoria regulates workplace health and safety in Victoria, developing and enforcing standards, and providing compliance assistance and education to businesses.\n**Why it matters to Australia**: As a leading state authority in WHS, WorkSafe Victoria’s policies and practices could be adopted to enhance national WHS strategies.\n**Find more**: [Search WorkSafe Victoria](https://www.google.com/search?q=WorkSafe+Victoria)\n\n## Monitoring and improving the model WHS legislative framework and developing supportive WHS materials\n\n### European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)\n**Jurisdiction**: EU\n**Run by**: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)\n**Year**: 1994\n**Status**: Active\n**What it does (2–3 sentences)**: EU-OSHA provides information, data, and research on occupational safety and health, supporting the development of policies and best practices across the EU.\n**Why it matters to Australia**: EU-OSHA’s research and best practice guidelines can inform Australia’s legislative framework and provide benchmarks for improvement.\n**Find more**: [Search EU-OSHA](https://www.google.com/search?q=EU-OSHA)\n\n### National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)\n**Jurisdiction**: USA\n**Run by**: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)\n**Year**: 1970\n**Status**: Active\n**What it does (2–3 sentences)**: NIOSH conducts research on occupational hazards and develops recommendations to prevent work-related injuries and illnesses.\n**Why it matters to Australia**: NIOSH’s research findings and recommendations can guide Australia’s development of WHS legislative materials.\n**Find more**: [Search NIOSH](https://www.google.com/search?q=NIOSH)\n\n### Safe Work New Zealand (SWNZ)\n**Jurisdiction**: New Zealand\n**Run by**: Safe Work New Zealand (SWNZ)\n**Year**: 2016\n**Status**: Active\n**What it does (2–3 sentences)**: SWNZ is responsible for developing and enforcing health and safety standards, providing guidance and support to ensure safe workplaces.\n**Why it matters to Australia**: SWNZ’s integrated approach to WHS regulation and material development offers valuable lessons for Australia.\n**Find more**: [Search Safe Work New Zealand](https://www.google.com/search?q=Safe+Work+New+Zealand)\n\n## Improving workers’ compensation arrangements and promoting national consistency\n\n### Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia\n**Jurisdiction**: British Columbia, Canada\n**Run by**: Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia\n**Year**: 1944\n**Status**: Active\n**What it does (2–3 sentences)**: The Workers' Compensation Board administers workers' compensation insurance, providing benefits to injured workers and promoting national consistency in workers’ compensation arrangements.\n**Why it matters to Australia**: The Board’s efficient and fair compensation system offers a model for Australia’s workers’ compensation policies.\n**Find more**: [Search Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia](https://www.google.com/search?q=Workers%27+Compensation+Board+of+British+Columbia)\n\n### Workers' Compensation Commission of Queensland\n**Jurisdiction**: Queensland, Australia\n**Run by**: Workers' Compensation Commission of Queensland\n**Year**: 1990\n**Status**: Active\n**What it does (2–3 sentences)**: The Commission administers workers' compensation schemes, ensuring fair and consistent compensation arrangements across Queensland.\n**Why it matters to Australia**: As a leading state authority in workers’ compensation, the Commission’s policies and practices could inform national consistency efforts.\n**Find more**: [Search Workers' Compensation Commission of Queensland](https://www.google.com/search?q=Workers%27+Compensation+Commission+of+Queensland)\n\n### Singapore’s Workplace Safety and Health Institute (WSH Institute)\n**Jurisdiction**: Singapore\n**Run by**: Workplace Safety and Health Institute (WSH Institute)\n**Year**: 2005\n**Status**: Active\n**What it does (2–3 sentences)**: The WSH Institute promotes safe and healthy workplaces, providing guidance and support for workers’ compensation arrangements.\n**Why it matters to Australia**: The WSH Institute’s integrated approach to workers’ compensation and safety can inform Australia’s efforts to promote national consistency.\n**Find more**: [Search WSH Institute](https://www.google.com/search?q=WSH+Institute)\n\n## Collecting, analysing and publishing national data\n\n### Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)\n**Jurisdiction**: USA\n**Run by**: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)\n**Year**: 1933\n**Status**: Active\n**What it does (2–3 sentences)**: BLS collects, analyses, and disseminates critical economic data, including occupational safety and health statistics, to inform policy and research.\n**Why it matters to Australia**: BLS’s comprehensive data collection and analysis methods can enhance Australia’s national data efforts.\n**Find more**: [Search BLS](https://www.google.com/search?q=Bureau+of+Labor+Statistics)\n\n### Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)\n**Jurisdiction**: Australia\n**Run by**: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)\n**Year**: 1987\n**Status**: Active\n**What it does (2–3 sentences)**: AIHW collects and reports on a wide range of health and welfare data, including workplace safety and health statistics.\n**Why it matters to Australia**: As a national data authority, AIHW’s methods and findings can guide Australia’s data collection and analysis efforts.\n**Find more**: [Search AIHW](https://www.google.com/search?q=Australian+Institute+of+Health+and+Welfare)\n\n### Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)\n**Jurisdiction**: Global\n**Run by**: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)\n**Year**: 1961\n**Status**: Active\n**What it does (2–3 sentences)**: OECD collects and analyses data on a range of economic and social issues, including occupational safety and health, to inform policy across member countries.\n**Why it matters to Australia**: OECD’s global data collection and analysis can provide benchmarks and insights for Australia’s national data efforts.\n**Find more**: [Search OECD Data](https://www.google.com/search?q=OECD+data)\n\n## Conducting and publishing research\n\n### National Research Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (NRC)\n**Jurisdiction**: Australia\n**Run by**: National Research Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (NRC)\n**Year**: 2000\n**Status**: Active\n**What it does (2–3 sentences)**: The NRC conducts research on occupational health and safety regulation, providing evidence-based insights to inform 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Chan School of Public Health\n**Year**: 1913\n**Status**: Active\n**What it does (2–3 sentences)**: The School conducts extensive research on occupational health and safety, publishing findings that inform global health and safety practices.\n**Why it matters to Australia**: Harvard’s research can provide valuable insights and benchmarks for Australia’s occupational health and safety initiatives.\n**Find more**: [Search Harvard Public Health](https://www.google.com/search?q=Harvard+T.H.+Chan+School+of+Public+Health)\n\n### London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)\n**Jurisdiction**: UK\n**Run by**: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)\n**Year**: 1909\n**Status**: Active\n**What it does (2–3 sentences)**: LSHTM conducts research on occupational health and safety, publishing findings that inform global health and safety policies.\n**Why it matters to Australia**: LSHTM’s research can provide valuable insights and benchmarks for Australia’s occupational health and safety initiatives.\n**Find more**: [Search LSHTM Research](https://www.google.com/search?q=London+School+of+Hygiene+%26+Tropical+Medicine)\n\n***\n\n*Note: These are LLM-knowledge claims, not scraped sources — verify before citing publicly.", "strategy": { "reporting_period": "2024-25", "corporate_plan_period": "2025-29", "vision": "Healthier, safer, and more productive workplaces through improvements to Australian work health and safety and workers’ compensation arrangements. 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