Related sites

This page has links to other government and workplace regulation related websites.

Government organisations

Workplace relations

The Fair Work Commission (the Commission) is the independent national workplace relations tribunal. It carries out a range of functions relating to awards and agreements, termination and industrial action and disputes.

The Australian Building and Construction Commission  (ABCC) is responsible for ensuring cooperative, productive and harmonious workplace relations in the building industry.

The Registered Organisations Commission  (ROC) is the independent regulator of unions and employer associations. It promotes compliance with financial reporting, efficient management and high standards of accountability. 

Tax

The Australian Taxation Office  (ATO) provides a number of tools and resources to help employers, owner drivers and hirers meet their tax obligations.

Workplace health and safety

Each state and territory has a local workplace health and safety body, which regulates and investigates breaches of laws about workplace health and safety, including bullying and harassment.

• Australian Capital Territory: Work Safe ACT
• New South Wales: SafeWork NSW  
• Northern Territory: NT WorkSafe   
• Queensland: Workplace Health and Safety Queensland  
• South Australia: SafeWork SA  
• Tasmania: WorkSafe Tasmania  
• Victoria: WorkSafe Victoria  
• Western Australia: WorkSafe WA

Safe Work Australia is the statutory agency leading the development of national policy to improve work health and safety and workers' compensation arrangements across Australia. 

Comcare (Commonwealth)  works with employees and employers to minimise the impact of harm in the workplace.

Anti-discrimination

We can help with discrimination issues in the workplace. To find out how we can help go to Protection from discrimination at work.

The Australian Human Rights Commission  are responsible for leading the promotion and protection of human rights in Australia. They can also help with discrimination issues including resolving complaints of discrimination under federal laws.

Each state and territory has a local anti-discrimination body, which regulates and investigates breaches of state and territory anti-discrimination laws.

• ACT Human Rights Commission
• Anti-Discrimination Board of New South Wales
• Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Commission
• Anti Discrimination Commission Queensland
• Equal Opportunity Commission - South Australia
• Office of the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner - Tasmania
• Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission
• Equal Opportunity Commission - Western Australia

Legal organisations

• Australasian Legal Information Institute provides access to legislation and court judgements as well as summaries on the law.
• Commonwealth of Australia Law ComLaw provides online copies of Commonwealth legislation and related documents.
• The Federal Court of Australia  has jurisdiction to deal with most civil disputes, along with some criminal matters. 
• The High Court of Australia is the supreme court in Australia and decides cases of federal significance and hears appeals from Federal, State and Territory courts. 
• Legal aid in each state and territory may be able to provide legal advice or assistance.

We are not affiliated with, and do not endorse, any commercial providers of advisory or workplace relations services. Read our full statement on Private firms and workplace advisory services for more information.

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