List of New South Wales government agencies


The New South Wales Government is made up of a number of departments, state-owned corporations and other agencies. The NSW Public Service is organised under the Government Sector Employment Act 2013, with public bodies organised under various legislation. In 2009, most of the 100+ government organisations were restructured into 13 'super agencies' or clusters. This number was subsequently reduced to ten clusters in 2013; and in July 2019 following the 2019 state election, it was further reduced to eight clusters. A new cluster for Regional NSW was created in April 2020, increasing to nine clusters; and a further cluster, Enterprise, Investment and Trade, established on 21 December 2021, in the second Perrottet ministry.

Agency types

The executive government is made up of:
  • ministerial departments, which are the lead agencies in each cluster
  • executive agencies, which are agencies related to departments
  • separate agencies, which operate independently of departments but can still be within clusters
  • statutory authorities, which are established under legislation but sit outside clusters
  • state-owned corporations
  • subsidiaries of the NSW Government established under the Corporations Act
  • councils under the Local Government Act
  • universities.
There are also a number of advisory boards and committees, though these are not agencies in their own right.

Departments

As of October 2024, the departments and their ministers are:
DepartmentOffice titleOfficeholder
Premier's Department
Cabinet Office
Education
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport
Treasury
Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
Health
Transport
Primary Industries and Regional Development
Communities and Justice
Customer Service

List of agencies

Departments

Executive agencies

This is a list of executive agencies of the NSW Government, as listed in Schedule 4 of the Administrative Arrangements Order 2021, containing Amendment No. 40 to the Government Sector Employment Act 2013:
AgencyClusterEmployeesNotes
Art Gallery of New South Wales TrustEnterprise, Investment and Trade266
Australian Museum TrustEnterprise, Investment and Trade346
Create NSWEnterprise, Investment and Trade
Crown Solicitor's OfficeStronger Communities443
Destination NSWEnterprise, Investment and Trade199
Fire & Rescue NSWStronger Communities15,589
Greater Sydney CommissionTransport82
Health Professional Councils AuthorityHealth186
Infrastructure NSWTransport158
Library Council of New South WalesEnterprise, Investment and Trade297
Local Land ServicesRegional NSW956
Mental Health CommissionHealth303
Multicultural NSWStronger Communities67
Natural Resources CommissionPlanning and Environment33
NSW Institute of SportEnterprise, Investment and Trade90
NSW Rural Fire ServiceStronger Communities936
NSW State Emergency ServiceStronger Communities365
Office of SportEnterprise, Investment and Trade368
Parliamentary Counsel's OfficePremier and Cabinet74
Museum of Applied Arts and SciencesPremier and Cabinet281
Resilience NSWStronger Communities105
SAS Trustee CorporationTreasury32
Service NSWCustomer Service3433
State Archives and Records AuthorityEnterprise, Investment and Trade
Sydney Opera House TrustEnterprise, Investment and Trade499
Transport Asset Manager of New South WalesTransport
Venues NSWEnterprise, Investment and Trade
Western Parkland City AuthorityEnterprise, Investment and Trade29

Separate agencies

This is a list of separate agencies of the NSW Government, as listed in Schedule 1 of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013:
AgencyClusterEmployeesNotes
Environment Protection AuthorityPlanning and Environment586-
Greyhound Welfare and Integrity CommissionPlanning and Environment84-
Health Care Complaints CommissionHealth125-
Independent Liquor and Gaming AuthorityEnterprise, Investment and Trade-
Independent Pricing and Regulatory TribunalPremier and Cabinet-
Information and Privacy CommissionCustomer Service34-
Inspector of the Law Enforcement Conduct CommissionPremier and Cabinet1-
Law Enforcement Conduct CommissionStronger Communities2-
Legal Aid Commission of New South WalesStronger Communities1440-
New South Wales Crime CommissionStronger Communities121-
New South Wales Electoral CommissionPremier and Cabinet165-
NSW Education Standards AuthorityEducation437-
Office of the Children's GuardianStronger Communities219-
Office of the Director of Public ProsecutionsStronger Communities141-
Office of the Independent Planning CommissionPlanning and Environment15-
OmbudsmanPremier and Cabinet122-
Public Service CommissionPremier and Cabinet144-
Technical & Further Education CommissionEducation10,599-

Statutory State-owned corporations

This is a list of statutory State-owned corporations of the NSW Government, as listed in Schedule 5 of the State Owned Corporations Act 1989:
AgencyClusterEmployeesNotes
Essential EnergyPlanning and Environment3,044-
Forestry CorporationRegional NSW549-
Hunter WaterPlanning and Environment485-
LandcomPlanning and Environment-
Port Authority of New South WalesTransport361-
Sydney WaterPlanning and Environment2,939-
WaterNSWPlanning and Environment958-

Other agencies

Universities

Independent statutory bodies

The Law and Justice Foundation of NSW is an independent statutory body, established by the Law and Justice Foundation Act 2000. It is a justice research organisation, with an explicit mandate to focus on the legal needs of the community, its aim being "to contribute to the development of a fair and equitable justice system that addresses the legal needs of the community and improves access to justice by the community, particularly by socially and economically disadvantaged people". It creates, analyses, and provides data, supports planning of legal assistance in the state, and manages a grants program. It gave the Aboriginal Justice Award from 2002 until 2017, after which funding for the award was withdrawn.