Government in New South Wales is delivered by a number of agencies, grouped under areas of portfolio responsibility. Each portfolio is led by a minister appointed from the Parliament of New South Wales

Parliament of New South Wales

The Parliament of New South Wales, located in Parliament House on Macquarie Street, Sydney, is the main legislative body in the Australian state of New South Wales . It is a bicameral parliament elected by the people of the state in general elections. The parliament shares law making powers with...

. From July 2009 portfolios, previously led by a department of the same name, were regrouped into 13 'super departments' each led by a Director-General and comprising a number of portfolios covering specific policy areas across the department and allocated statutory authorities, trading enterprises, boards, councils and other public bodies. In April 2011 following the election of a new state government, agencies were further aggregated around 9 clusters or 'principal departments'.

Agencies have varying levels of operational autonomy, and deliver one or more of frontline public services, administrative functions and law enforcement. Some are structured as for-profit corporations. Where there are multiple portfolios within a department, Directors-General may be accountable to a number of ministers. The responsibilities and goals of many agencies are set in the 2006 New South Wales State Plan

New South Wales State Plan

The State Plan, A New Direction for NSW is a document prepared by the New South Wales Premier's Department within the Government of New South Wales and released on November 14, 2006...

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All agencies are identifiable by their corporate logo, which features in agency advertising, publications and correspondence. Many agency insignia have recently been updated as a result of the State Arms, Symbols and Emblems Act 2004., requiring the replacement of the British Coat of Arms with the emblem of New South Wales.

To see a list of articles on New South Wales government agencies sorted alphabetically, click here. The New South Wales government maintains a list of agencies and their contact details at its website.

Attorney General and Justice

The Department of Attorney General and Justice is the lead agency in this portfolio responsible to the Attorney General

Attorney General of New South Wales

The Attorney General of New South Wales, usually known simply as the Attorney General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown. Along with the subordinate Solicitor General of New South Wales and Crown Solicitor, the Attorney General serves as the chief legal adviser of the Crown and its government...

 and Minister for Justice

Minister for Justice (New South Wales)

The New South Wales Minister for Justice is The Honourable Greg Smith SC MP. The position supports the Attorney General and is typically held concurrently with that office....

, Greg Smith SC

Senior Counsel

The title of Senior Counsel or State Counsel is given to a senior barrister or advocate in some countries, typically equivalent to the title "Queen's Counsel" used in Commonwealth Realms...

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Attorney General

The other agencies that are part of this portfolio include:

• Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council
• Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
• Children's Court Advisory Committee
• Community Justice Centres
• Crown Solicitors Office
• Council of Law Reporting for New South Wales
• Guardianship Tribunal of New South Wales
  Guardianship Tribunal of New South Wales
  The Guardianship Tribunal of New South Wales, an agency of the Government of New South Wales, is a specialist disability tribunal for people with cognitive incapacity, or disability...
  
  
• Information Services Branch
• Judicial Commission of New South Wales
  Judicial Commission of New South Wales
  The Judicial Commission of New South Wales is an independent statutory corporation of the New South Wales Government that provides continuing education to and examines complaints made against judicial officers in New South Wales, Australia....
  
  

• Law Courts Library
• LawAccess NSW
• Law Reform Commission of New South Wales
  Law Reform Commission of New South Wales
  The New South Wales Law Reform Commission is a commission to investigate, review and advise on the reform of the law in New South Wales, a state of Australia. The present commission came into existence on 25 September 1967 although it had been administratively established previously in 1966...
  
  
• Legal Aid Commission of New South Wales
• Legal Management Service
• Legal Profession Admission Board
• Legal Profession Advisory Council
• Legal Representation Office
• NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages

• NSW Sentencing Council
• Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
• Office of the Information Commissioner
  Office of the Information Commissioner
  The Information Commissioner's Office in the United Kingdom, is a non-departmental public body which reports directly to Parliament and is sponsored by the Ministry of Justice...
  
  
• Office of the Legal Services Commissioner
• Office of the New South Wales Sheriff
• Office of the Protective Commissioner
• Office of the Public Guardian
• Office of the State Coroner
• Privacy New South Wales

• Professional Standards Council
• NSW Trustee and Guardian
• Public Defenders
• Public Trustee New South Wales
• Solicitor General and Crown Advocate
• The New South Wales Victims Compensation Tribunal
• Victims Advisory Board
• Victims Services NSW
• Youth Justice Advisory Committee

Justice

The following agencies are part of this portfolio:

• Corrective Services NSW
• Juvenile Justice NSW
  New South Wales Department of Juvenile Justice
  Juvenile Justice NSW is a division within the NSW Department of Attorney General & Justice. Juvenile Justice NSW is responsible for the supervision of young people on community-based orders and custodial orders issued by the courts. The agency is also responsible for the administration of youth...
  
  
• NSW State Parole Authority, a statutory body
• Serious Offenders Review Council, a statutory body
• Young Offenders Advisory Council

Police and Emergency Services

The Ministry for Police and Emergency Services

New South Wales Ministry for Police

The New South Wales Ministry for Police is a ministry of the Government of New South Wales. It has responsibility for three government agencies:*New South Wales Crime Commission*New South Wales Police*New South Wales Police Integrity Commission...

is the principal agency responsible to the Minister for Police and Emergency Services

Minister for Police and Emergency Services (New South Wales)

The New South Wales Minister for Police and Emergency Services has responsibilities which includes bus and ferry policy, contracting and regulation, rail policy, fares and concessions, and taxi and hire car policy and regulation...

, Michael Gallacher.

The other agencies that are part of this portfolio include:

• Bush Fire Coordinating Committee
• Emergency Management NSW
• Fire and Rescue NSW
• Fire Services Joint Standing Committee

• New South Wales Crime Commission
  New South Wales Crime Commission
  The New South Wales Crime Commission is an Australian statutory corporation with the main objectives of reducing the occurrence of illegal drug trafficking and organised crime in New South Wales. In more recent years, the commission has also taken on a charter of assisting with the investigation of...
  
  , a statutory body
• New South Wales Police
  New South Wales Police
  The New South Wales Police Force is the primary law enforcement agency in the State of New South Wales, Australia. It is an agency of the Government of New South Wales within the New South Wales Ministry for Police...
  
  , a statutory body
• New South Wales Rural Fire Service
  New South Wales Rural Fire Service
  The New South Wales Rural Fire Service is a volunteer-based firefighting agency and statutory body of the NSW Government. The NSW RFS is responsible for the general administration of rural fire management affairs including administration of the Rural Fire Fighting Fund, co-ordination with local...
  
  
• Rural Fire Service Advisory Council

• State Emergency Service
  New South Wales State Emergency Service
  The New South Wales State Emergency Service is an emergency and rescue service dedicated to assisting the community. It is made up almost entirely of volunteers, with 228 units located throughout New South Wales. The units are composed of some 10,000 volunteer members, who are easily identified by...
  
   (see also Australian State Emergency Service
  State Emergency Service
  A State Emergency Service is an Australian volunteer organisation that provides emergency help during and after declared disasters. The SES is also the primary or secondary agency for emergencies, such as storm damage,flood damage, building damage, traffic hazards and road crash rescue...
  
  s)
• State Emergency Management Committee
• State Emergency Service Joint Volunteers Consultative Council
• State Rescue Board of New South Wales

Education and Communities

The Department of Education and Communities

New South Wales Department of Education and Training

The New South Wales Department of Education and Communities, a department of the Government of New South Wales, is responsibile for primary schools, secondary schools and Technical and Further Education colleges...

is the lead agency responsible to the Minister for Education

Minister for Education (New South Wales)

The New South Wales Minister for Education has responsibilities which includes all schools and TAFE colleges in NSW.The current Minister for Education is Adrian Piccoli...

, Adrian Piccoli

Adrian Piccoli

Adrian Piccoli is an Australian politician representing the electoral district of Murrumbidgee in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He is the Minister for Education in the O'Farrell Government and the Deputy Leader of the New South Wales Nationals.-Personal life:Piccoli was born in Griffith...

; supported by the Minister for Citizenship and Communities and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Victor Dominello

Victor Dominello

Victor Michael Dominello MP , an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing the electorate of Ryde for the Liberal Party of Australia since 2008, and is the Minister for Citizenship, Communities and Aboriginal Affairs since 2011 in the Coalition...

; and the Minister for Sport and Recreation

Minister for Sport and Recreation (New South Wales)

The New South Wales Minister for Sport and Recreation has responsibilities which includes all sporting bodies in NSW.The current Minister for NSW Sport and Recreation is Graham Annesley. He administers his portfolio through the New South Wales Department of the Arts, Sport and Recreation.-List of...

, Graham Annesley

Graham Annesley

Graham Annesley MP, an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Miranda for the Liberal Party of Australia since 2011...

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Communities

The Office of Communities is the lead agency in this section. Other agencies in this section include:

• Community Relations Commission
  • Aboriginal Affairs
  • Sport and Recreation

• State Sports Centre
  State Sports Centre
  The State Sports Centre is a multi-use indoor arena in Sydney, Australia. It hosted the table tennis and taekwondo events for the 2000 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• Combat Sports Authority of New South Wales, a statutory body
• Hunter Region Sporting Venues Authority, a statutory body
• Illawarra Venues Authority, a statutory body

• New South Wales Institute of Sport
• Parramatta Stadium Trust
  Parramatta Stadium
  Parramatta Stadium is a sports stadium situated in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia.The stadium is used primarily as the home ground of Australian National Rugby League club the Parramatta Eels...
  
  , a statutory body
• Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust
  Sydney Cricket Ground
  The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...
  
  , a statutory body
• Sydney Olympic Park Authority

• Veterans Affairs
• Volunteering
• Youth

• Children’s Guardian
• Commission for Children and Young People
• Youth Council of New South Wales

Education

The Office of Education is the lead agency in this section. Other agencies in this section include:

• Aboriginal Education Consultative Group Incorporated
• Board of Adult and Community Education
• Institute of Teachers
• Office of the Board of Studies

• TAFE NSW (see list at Technical and Further Education
  Technical and Further Education
  In Australia, training and further education or TAFE institutions provide a wide range of predominantly vocational tertiary education courses, mostly qualifying courses under the National Training System/Australian Qualifications Framework/Australian Quality Training Framework...
  
  )
• Universities Admissions Centre
• Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board

Although they are substantially funded and regulated on a national level, the state's universities are New South Wales government agencies within the education portfolio.

• Charles Sturt University
  Charles Sturt University
  Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus university located in New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory. It has campuses at Bathurst, Canberra, Albury-Wodonga, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange, Wagga Wagga and Burlington, Ontario...
  
  
• Macquarie University
  Macquarie University
  Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
  
  
• Southern Cross University
  Southern Cross University
  Southern Cross University is a university based on the North and Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is a regional University with more than 14,000 students. The University's primary campus is in Lismore, with other campuses located at Coffs Harbour and Tweed Heads.The University is...
  
  
• University of New England
  University of New England, Australia
  The University of New England is an Australian public university with approximately 18,000 higher education students. Its original and main campus is located in the city of Armidale in northern New South Wales....
  
  
• University of New South Wales
  University of New South Wales
  The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
  
  

• University of Newcastle
  University of Newcastle, Australia
  The University of Newcastle is an Australian public university that was established in 1965. The University's main and largest campus is located in Callaghan, a suburb of Newcastle in New South Wales...
  
  
• University of Sydney
  University of Sydney
  The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
  
  
• University of Technology Sydney
• University of Western Sydney
  University of Western Sydney
  The University of Western Sydney, also known as UWS, is a multi-campus university in the Greater Western region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
  
  
• University of Wollongong
  University of Wollongong
  The University of Wollongong is a public university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney...
  
  

Family and Community Services

The Department of Family and Community Services is the lead agency of the portfolio headed by the Minister for Family and Community Services and Minister for Women, Pru Goward

Pru Goward

Prudence Jane Goward MP , an Australian politician, is the Minister for Community Services and Women in the O'Farrell Liberal-National Coalition Government since 2011. Goward is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Goulburn for the Liberal Party of Australia since 2007...

; supported by the Minister for Ageing and Minister for Disability Services, Andrew Constance

Andrew Constance

Andrew James Constance MP , an Australian politician, is the New South Wales Minister for Ageing and Disability Services in the O'Farrell government, since 2011...

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Other agencies in this portfolio include:

• Ageing, Disability and Home Care
  New South Wales Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
  The New South Wales Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care is a department of the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for provision of government services to the elderly and the disabled....
  
   including the Office for Ageing
• Disability Council of New South Wales
• Home and Community Care Program Advisory Committee
• Home Care Service of New South Wales
• NSW Businesslink Pty Ltd
• Community Services NSW
• Housing NSW
• Aboriginal Housing Office, a statutory body
• City West Housing Pty Ltd
• Home Purchase Assistance Fund
• Office for Women’s Policy
• Premier's Council for Women, an associated body

Finance and Services

The Department of Finances and Services is the lead agency of this portfolio responsible to the Minister for Finance and Services and Minister for the Illawarra, Greg Pearce

Greg Pearce (politician)

Greg Pearce BA, LLB MLC, an Australian politician, is the Minister for Finance and Services and the Minister for Illawarra in the New South Wales Government...

; assisted by the Minister for Fair Trading, Anthony Roberts

Anthony Roberts

Anthony John Roberts MP , an Australian politician, is the New South Wales Minister for Fair Trading in the O'Farrell-Stoner Liberal/National coalitition government...

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Other agencies in the portfolio are:

• Australian Centre for Advanced Computing & Communications (ac3)
• Board of Surveying and Spatial Information
• Compensation Authorities Staff Division
• Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal
• Fair Trading Tribunal of New South Wales
  Fair Trading Tribunal of New South Wales
  The Fair Trading Tribunal of New South Wales was a tribunal that had jurisdiction to deal with consumer disputes in New South Wales. It was established on 1 March 1999 and it was abolished on 25 February 2002.-History:...
  
  
• Festival Development Corporation
• Financial Counselling Trust Fund
• Geographic Names Board
  Geographic Names Board
  A geographic names board is an official body established by a government to decide on official names for geographical areas and features.Most countries have such a body, which is commonly known under this name...
  
  , a statutory body
• Government Advertising, New South Wales
• Government Chief Information Office

• Home Warranty Insurance Scheme Board
• Hunter Water Corporation
• Office of Industrial Relations
• Land and Property Management Authority
  Land and Property Management Authority
  The News South Wales Land and Property Information, a division of the Department of Finance and Services in the Government of New South Wales, is responsible for land titles, property information, valuation, surveying, and mappping and spatial information in New South Wales.The division is led by...
  
  
• Lifetime Care and Support Authority
• Long Service Corporation
• Motor Accidents Authority of New South Wales
• NSW Architects Registration Board
• New South Wales Board of Surveying and Spatial Information, a statutory body
• NSW Government Telecommunications Authority

• NSW Land and Housing Corporation
• NSW Procurement
• NSW Public Works
• Office of Fair Trading
• Office of State Revenue
• Registrar General
  Registrar General
  General Register Office, in England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and many Commonwealth nations, is the government agency responsible for civil registration - the recording of vital records such as births, deaths, and marriages...
  
  
• Rental Bond Board
• Service First
• State Contracts Control Board
• State Fleet

• State Property Authority
• State Records Authority
• Superannuation Corporations x 4 (Pilar; SAS; FSS; PCSF)
• Surveyor General
  Surveyor General
  The Surveyor General is an official responsible for government surveying in a specific country or territory. Originally this would often have been a military appointment, but is now more likely to be a civilian post....
  
  
• Sydney Water Corporation
  Sydney Water
  Sydney Water is a New South Wales government owned corporation that provides drinking water, wastewater and some stormwater services to Sydney, Illawarra and the Blue Mountains, in Australia...
  
  
• Teacher Housing Authority of NSW
• Valuer General of New South Wales
• Waste Assets Management Corporation
• WorkCover Authority of New South Wales
  WorkCover Authority of New South Wales
  WorkCover NSW is a NSW government body responsible for ensuring that all employers guarantee the safety of their employees or workers and have the correct insurance in place to cover them....
  
  
• Workers’ Compensation (Dust Diseases) Board

Health

The Department of Health

New South Wales Department of Health

The New South Wales Department of Health, a department of the New South Wales Government, is responsibile for monitoring the performance of the public health system in New South Wales, particularly through public hospitals...

is the lead agency of the portfolio headed by the Minister for Health

Minister for Health (New South Wales)

The New South Wales Minister for Health has responsibilities which includes all hospitals and health services in NSW.The current Minister for Health is Jillian Skinner. She administers her portfolio through the Department of Health.-List of Ministers:...

 and Minister for Medical Research

Minister for Medical Research (New South Wales)

The New South Wales Minister for Medical Research has responsibilities for sponsoring and supporting scientific and medical research.The current Minister for Medical Research is Jillian Skinner. She administers her portfolio through the Department of Health....

, Jillian Skinner

Jillian Skinner

Jillian Gell Skinner MP , an Australian politician, is the New South Wales Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research in the O'Farrell-Stoner Liberal/National coalitition government...

, supported by the Minister for Mental Health, Minister for Healthy Lifestyles, and Minister for Western NSW, Kevin Humphries

Kevin Humphries

Kevin John Humphries is an Australian politician and National Party of Australia member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He has represented the Barwon since 24 March 2007...

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The following agencies are part of this portfolio:

• Ambulance Service of New South Wales
  Ambulance Service of New South Wales
  The Ambulance Service of New South Wales , an agency of the Department of Health of the New South Wales Government, is the main provider of pre-hospital emergency care and ambulance services in the state of New South Wales, Australia....
  
  , a statutory body
• Board of Optometrical Registration, a statutory body
• Cancer Institute, a statutory body (jointly with Verity Firth
  Verity Firth
  Verity Helen Firth is the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Education Foundation in Australia and a former politician....
  
  )
• Chiropractors and Osteopaths Registration Board, a statutory body
• Dental Board, a statutory body
• Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies Advisory Committee, a statutory body
• Health Administration Corporation, a statutory body
• Health Care Complaints Commission, a statutory body
• HealthQuest, a statutory body
• Institute of Clinical Excellence, a statutory body

• Justice Health Service, a statutory body
• Medical Services Committee, a statutory body
• Mental Health Review Tribunal, a statutory body
• New South Wales Centre for the Advancement of Adolescent Health
• New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry, a statutory body
• New South Wales Medical Board, a statutory body
• Nurses Registration Board, a statutory body
• Office of Medical Research
• Official Visitors under the Mental Health Act, an associated body
• Optical Dispensers Licensing Board, a statutory body

• Osteopaths Registration Board, a statutory body
• Peak Purchasing Council, an associated body
• Pharmacy Board of New South Wales, a statutory body
• Physiotherapists Registration Board, a statutory body
• Podiatrists Registration Board, a statutory body
• Poisons Advisory Committee, a statutory body
• Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres Advisory Committees, a statutory body
• Psychologists Registration Board, a statutory body
• Psychosurgery Review Board, a statutory body

Local Hospital Districts and Networks

The state's health services are statutory bodies within the Health portfolio and are divided into fifteen geographic areas, called local hospital districts and one network to facilitate the delivery of heath services.

• Central Coast Local Health District
• Far West Local Hospital District
• Hunter New England Local Hospital District
• Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
• Mid North Coast Local Health District
• Murrumbidgee Local Hospital District
• Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
• Northern New South Wales Local Hospital District

• Northern Sydney Local Health District
• South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
• Southern New South Wales Local Hospital District
• South Western Sydney Local Health District
• Sydney Children's Hospital Network incorporating The Children's Hospital at Westmead and Sydney Children's Hospital
  Sydney Children's Hospital
  Sydney Children's Hospital is an Australian children's hospital located in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales.On 1 July 2010 it became part of the newly formed 'Sydney Children's Hospital Network incorporating the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children'.The Sydney Children's Hospital is...
  
  
• Sydney Local Health District
• Western New South Wales Local Hospital District
• Western Sydney Local Health District

Premier and Cabinet

The Department of Premier and Cabinet

Department of Premier and Cabinet (New South Wales)

The New South Wales Department of Premier and Cabinet, a department of the New South Wales Government, is responsible for leading the New South Wales public sector to deliver on the Government's commitments and priorities...

is the lead agency of the portfolio reporting to the Premier and Minister for Western Sydney, Barry O'Farrell

Barry O'Farrell

Barry Robert O'Farrell MP, is an Australian politician and is the 43rd Premier of New South Wales, Minister for Western Sydney, Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party and a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Ku-ring-gai for the Liberal Party since 1999.Born in...

. In his absence, the Premier's responsibilities are delegated to the Deputy Premier, Andrew Stoner. The Premier is assisted in his portfolio by the Minister for Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and Minister Assisting the Premier on Infrastructure NSW, Brad Hazzard

Brad Hazzard

Bradley "Brad" Ronald Hazzard MP , an Australian politician, is the New South Wales Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and Minister Assisting the Premier on Infrastructure NSW in the O'Farrell-Stoner Liberal/National coalitition government...

; the Minister for Local Government

Minister for Local Government (New South Wales)

The New South Wales Minister for Local Government has responsibilities which includes all Local Government areas and related legislation in NSW....

, Don Page; and the Minister for the Environment and Minister for Heritage, Robyn Parker

Robyn Parker

Robyn Mary Parker MP , an Australian politician, is the New South Wales Minister for Environment and Minister for Heritage in the O'Farrell-Stoner Liberal/National coalitition government...

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Other agencies within this department include:

• Audit Office of NSW
• Council on the Cost and Quality of Government
• Election Funding Authority of New South Wales
  Election Funding Authority of New South Wales
  The Election Funding Authority of New South Wales is the agency of the Government of New South Wales charged with administering the Elections Funding Act 1981...
  
  
• Independent Commission Against Corruption

• Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of New South Wales
  Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of New South Wales
  The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of New South Wales is an independent body that oversees regulation in water, gas, electricity and transport industries in NSW...
  
  
• Infrastructure NSW
  Infrastructure NSW
  Infrastructure NSW was created by incoming New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell in 2011. The aim of the agency is to manage the delivery of state infrastructure projects. In May, O'Farrell appointed former Liberal Premier Nick Greiner as Chairman, and in June, Paul Broad was appointed as the...
  
  
• Inspector of Independent Commission Against Corruption
• Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission

• Internal Audit Bureau
• New South Wales Electoral Commission
  New South Wales Electoral Commission
  The New South Wales Electoral Commission is the agency of the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for the adminisation, organisation, and supervision of elections in New South Wales for state government, local government, industrial and Aboriginal organisations, and registered clubs...
  
  
• NSW Ombudsman’s Office
• Office of the Inspector of the Independent Commission Against Corruption

• Office of Western Sydney
• Parliamentary Counsel’s Office
• Police Integrity Commission
  Police Integrity Commission
  The Police Integrity Commission was established in 1996 upon the recommendation of the Royal Commission in to the New South Wales Police Service. The commission is a corporation established by the New South Wales Government to prevent, detect and investigate alleged serious misconduct in the New...
  
  
• Public Service Commission (to be established)

Planning and Infrastructure

• The Department of Planning and Infrastructure
  New South Wales Department of Planning
  The New South Wales Department of Planning and Infrastructure, a department of the New South Wales Government, is responsibile for the long-term planning for the regions of New South Wales and driving well-located housing and employment land...
  
  

Other agencies within this department include:

• Barangaroo Delivery Authority
• Blue Mountains Development Corporation, a corporation
• Building Professionals Board
• Central Coast Development Corporation

• Cooks Cove Development Corporation
• Hunter Development Corporation
• Landcom
  Landcom
  Landcom, previously known as the Land Commission of New South Wales, is a corporation in Australia owned by the Government of New South Wales under Lloyd Warwick....
  
  , an urban development corporation
• Office of the Commissioners of Inquiry for Environment and Planning, a statutory body

• Redfern Waterloo Authority, a statutory body
• Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
  Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
  The Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority is a statutory authority set up by the Government of New South Wales in order to maintain the Port Jackson foreshore area. It maintains 4 km² of waterfront real estate in the foreshore area including Darling Harbour and The Rocks...
  
  , a statutory body
• Sydney Metropolitan Delivery Authority
• Urban Design Advisory Council, an associated body

Local Government

The Local Government Division is the principal agency in this division.

Other agencies within this division include:

• Growth Centres Commission, a development corporation
• Local Government Boundaries Commission, a statutory body
• Local Government Grants Commission, a statutory body
• Local Government Pecuniary Interest Tribunal, a statutory body
• Local Government Remuneration Tribunal, a statutory body

The Division supervises the state's local government authorities. See article: Local Government Areas of New South Wales

Local Government Areas of New South Wales

The local government areas of New South Wales, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas...

Environment and Heritage

• Office of Environment and Heritage including
• Environment and Climate Change
• Heritage Branch

Other agencies within this office include:

• Anzac Memorial Building Trustee
• Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust
• Environment Protection Authority
• Environmental Trust
• Hazardous Chemicals Advisory Committee

• Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales
• Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust (see Jenolan Caves
  Jenolan Caves
  The Jenolan Caves are caves in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia; 175 kilometres west of Sydney. They are the most celebrated of several similar groups in the limestone of the country being the oldest discovered open caves in the world...
  
  )
• Lord Howe Island Board (see Lord Howe Island
  Lord Howe Island
  Lord Howe Island is an irregularly crescent-shaped volcanic remnant in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, directly east of mainland Port Macquarie, and about from Norfolk Island. The island is about 11 km long and between 2.8 km and 0.6 km wide with an area of...
  
  )
• Luna Park Reserve Trust
• Marine Parks Authority New South Wales

• National Parks and Wildlife Service
  National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)
  The National Parks and Wildlife Service is part of the Office of Environment and Heritage - the main government conservation agency in New South Wales, Australia....
  
  
• Natural Resources Commission
• NSW Scientific Committee
• Parramatta Park Trust
• Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust

• Sustainability Programs Division
• Taronga Conservation Society Australia
• WSN Environmental Solutions
• Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales
  Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales
  The Taronga Conservation Society is a Government of New South Wales agency responsible for Taronga Zoo and the Western Plains Zoo in New South Wales, Australia. The board is a part of the Australian Regional Association of Zoological Parks. It sponsors a number of research centers, such as the...
  
  
• Western Sydney Parklands Trust

Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services

The Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services is the lead agency of the portfolio headed by the Deputy Premier

Deputy Premier of New South Wales

The Deputy Premier of New South Wales is the second-most senior officer in the Government of New South Wales. The Deputy Premiership has been a ministerial portfolio since 1932, and the Deputy Premier is appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Premier....

, Minister for Trade and Investment and Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Services, Andrew Stoner

Andrew Stoner

Andrew John Stoner is an Australian politician, Deputy Premier of New South Wales and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the seat of Oxley since the 1999 state election, and the Leader of the New South Wales National Party since 31 March 2003...

. Minister Stoner is supported by the Minister for Primary Industries and Minister for Small Business, Katrina Hodgkinson

Katrina Hodgkinson

Katrina Ann Hodgkinson MP JP is an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. She has represented the Burrinjuck for the National Party of Australia since 27 March 1999...

; the Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing

Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing (New South Wales)

-Ministers for Tourism:-Ministers for Gaming and Racing:-Ministers for Major Events:...

 and Minister for the Arts

Minister for the Arts (New South Wales)

The New South Wales Minister for the Arts has responsibilities which include the following areas:*Art Gallery of New South Wales*Arts NSW*Australian Museum*Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust*Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences...

, George Souris

George Souris

George Souris JP MP is an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He is currently the Minister for Hospitality in the O'Farrell Liberal/National government. He was born at Gunnedah and was educated at The Armidale School and the University of New England...

; and Minister for Resources and Energy, Special Minister of State and Minister for the Central Coast, Chris Hartcher

Chris Hartcher

Christopher "Chris" Peter Hartcher MP , an Australian politician, is the New South Wales Minister for Resources and Energy, Special Minister of State and Minister for the Central Coast in the O'Farrell-Stoner Liberal/National coalitition government...

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The Department is called NSW Trade and Investment and is led by its Director General, Mark Paterson AO

Order of Australia

The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...

 and has five divisions.

Department of Primary Industries

The Department of Primary Industries

New South Wales Department of Primary Industries

The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, a division of the New South Wales Government, is responsibile for the administration and development for agriculture, fisheries, aquaculture, state forests, biosecurity, and crown lands in New South Wales...

 is the lead agency of this division, headed by its Director General, Dr Richard Sheldrake, under the leadership of Minister Hodgkinson and has responsibility for the development of policy that broadly enables the following activities (plus others):

• profitable and sustainable agricultural industries
• protection of NSW from the impacts of pests, diseases and weeds
• help to ensure food in NSW is safe and correctly labelled
• management of native and plantation forests
• management of Crown lands and infrastructure

• profitable and sustainable fishing and aquaculture
• licensing of hunters to assist in the reduction of feral animals
• environmental protection, rehabilitation, land management and commercial services
• management of Sydney's drinking water catchments and infrastructure, and
• providing better services to country NSW communities

Agencies in this division include:

• Advisory Council on Aquaculture, a statutory body
• Advisory Council on Recreational Fishing, a statutory body
• Agricultural Scientific Collections Trust, a statutory body
• Animal Research Review Panel, a statutory body
• Banana Industry Committee, a statutory body
• Board of Tick Control, a statutory body
• Board of Veterinary Surgeons of NSW, a statutory body
• Chipping Norton Lakes Authority, a statutory body
• Cobar Water Board, a statutory body
• Exhibited Animals Advisory Committee, a statutory body
• Farrer Memorial Trust
  Farrer Memorial Trust
  The Farrer Memorial Trust was established in 1911 in Australia in memory of William Farrer. The trust initially provided study scholarships to Agricultural Scientists, in 1941 the Trust became responsible for the presentation of the Farrer Memorial Oration and awarding the Farrer Medal.-William...
  
  , a statutory body
• Fisheries Scientific Committee, a statutory body
• Fish River Water Supply, a statutory body
• Food Advisory Committee, a statutory body
• Forestry Policy Unit, a statutory body

• Forestry Structural Adjustment Committee, an associated body
• Game Council New South Wales
  Game Council New South Wales
  Game Council New South Wales was established in 2002 under the Game and Feral Animal Control Act 2002 as a New South Wales statutory authority, subject to the control and direction of the Minister for Primary Industries...
  
  , a statutory body
• Grain Marketing Act Selection Committee, a statutory body
• Grain Marketing Consultative Committee, a statutory body
• Hunter Water Corporation, a statutory body
• Lake Illawarra Authority, a statutory body
• McGarvie Smith Institute Trust, a statutory body
• Murray Valley Wine Grape Industry Development Committee, a statutory body
• Murray Valley Citrus Marketing Act Selection Committee, a statutory body
• Murray Valley Citrus Marketing Board, a statutory body
• Non-Indigenous Animals Advisory Committee, a statutory body
• Noxious Weeds Advisory Committee, a statutory body
• New South Wales Dairy Industry Conference, a statutory body
• New South Wales Dam Safety Committee, a statutory body
• New South Wales Food Authority
  New South Wales Food Authority
  New South Wales Food Authority is an Australian government statutory authority, responsible for food safety and food labelling regulations in the state as well as consumer food safety promotion...
  
  , a statutory body

• New South Wales Grains Board, a statutory body
• New South Wales Office of Water
• New South Wales Rural Assistance Authority, a statutory body
• Poultry Meat Industry Committee, a statutory body
• Rice Marketing Board for the State of New South Wales, a statutory body
• Riverina Citrus, a statutory body
• Rural Lands Protection Boards State Council, a statutory body
• Seafood Industry Advisory Council, a statutory body
• State Water, a corporation
• Sydney Water Corporation
  Sydney Water
  Sydney Water is a New South Wales government owned corporation that provides drinking water, wastewater and some stormwater services to Sydney, Illawarra and the Blue Mountains, in Australia...
  
  , a corporation
• Total Allowable Catch Setting Committee, a statutory body
• Upper Parramatta River Catchment Trust, a statutory body
• Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee, a statutory body
• Wild Dog Destruction Board, a statutory body
• Wine Grapes Marketing Board for the City of Griffith Shires of Leeton Carrathool and Murrumbidgee, a statutory body

Catchment management authorities

The Department also has responsibility for the state's thirteen catchment management authorities

New South Wales catchment management authorities

Catchment Management Authorities are responsible for the management of water catchments in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The thirteen Catchment Management Authorities are statutory bodies within the Environment and Climate Change portfolio...

 that are all statutory bodies within this portfolio.

• Border Rivers-Gwydir Catchment Management Authority
• Central West Catchment Management Authority
• Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Authority
• Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority

• Lachlan Catchment Management Authority
• Lower Murray Darling Catchment Management Authority
• Murray Catchment Management Authority
• Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority
• Namoi Catchment Management Authority

• Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority
• Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority
• Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority
• Western Catchment Management Authority

Industry, Innovation and Investment

This division is headed by its Deputy Director General, Barry Buffier under the leadership of Ministers Stoner and Souris and has responsibility for the development of policy that assists:

• business development from the NSW Government
• international companies considering doing business in Sydney and NSW
• people starting, running and growing small businesses
• companies at each stage of their investment in Sydney and NSW

• NSW business to promote competitiveness, investment and job creation
• small businesses in NSW by appointment of an independent advocate
• global exporting from NSW to assist business growth, and
• ensuring the State's research capacity keeps pace with the needs of NSW

Agencies in this division include:

• Arts NSW
  Arts NSW
  Arts NSW, an agency of the Government of New South Wales, is responsibile for arts funding and policy development that is committed to building stronger communities through the arts...
  
   inclusive of:

• Art Gallery of New South Wales
  Art Gallery of New South Wales
  The Art Gallery of New South Wales , located in The Domain in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, was established in 1897 and is the most important public gallery in Sydney and the fourth largest in Australia...
  
  
• Australian Museum
  Australian Museum
  The Australian Museum is the oldest museum in Australia, with an international reputation in the fields of natural history and anthropology. It features collections of vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, as well as mineralogy, palaeontology, and anthropology...
  
  
• Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences

• New South Wales Film and Television Office
  New South Wales Film and Television Office
  The NSW Film & Television Office is the official screen agency of the New South Wales Government. Its charter says its role is:*to provide financial and other assistance to the film and television industry in carrying out the industry's activities in New South Wales and to disseminate information...
  
  
• Screen NSW

• State Library of New South Wales
  State Library of New South Wales
  The State Library of New South Wales is a large public library owned by the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in Macquarie Street, Sydney near Shakespeare Place...
  
  
• Sydney Opera House Trust
  Sydney Opera House
  The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957...
  
  

• Casino Control Authority, a statutory body
• Casino, Liquor and Gaming Authority
• Chief Scientist and Engineer
• Club Industry Advisory Council, a statutory body
• Destination New South Wales
• Bookmakers Revision Committee, a statutory body
• Greyhound and Harness Racing Regulatory Authority, a statutory body

• Liquor Administration Board, a statutory body
• Liquor Industry Consultative Council, a statutory body
• New South Wales Innovation Council, a statutory body
• New South Wales Lotteries, a corporation
• New South Wales Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing
  New South Wales Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing
  New South Wales Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing, an agency of the New South Wales Government, is a division within the Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services responsible for the the development, implementation and integrity of the overall regulatory framework...
  
  
• New South Wales Small Business Development Corporation, a statutory body
• Responsible Gambling Fund, a statutory body

Resources and Energy

This division is headed by its Deputy Director General, Mark Duffy, under the leadership of Minister Hartcher and has responsibility for the development of policy that broadly enables the safe and responsible mining and effective environmental management for minerals and petroleum industries, reliable and sustainable energy supplies, safe and efficient energy services, and development of ethanol, biodiesel, and other renewable fuels.

Agencies in this division include:

• Ausgrid
  Ausgrid
  Ausgrid is a state owned electricity infastructure company which owns, maintains and operates the electrical distribution networks to 1.6 million customers in Sydney, Central Coast, Hunter Valley and Newcastle areas of New South Wales....
  
  
• Coal Compensation Review Tribunal
  New South Wales Coal Compensation Review Tribunal
  The New South Wales Coal Compensation Review Tribunal is a tribunal in New South Wales, a state of Australia, which has responsibility for determining appeals about compensation payable when coal in the state was compulsorily acquired in 1981.-Background:...
  
  , a statutory body
• Coal Mining Qualifications Board, a statutory body

• Delta Electricity
  Delta Electricity
  Delta Electricity is an electricity generation company in Australia. It is fully owned by the Government of New South Wales, and has a portfolio of generating sites mainly using thermal coal power.-Power stations:...
  
  
• Eraring Energy
  Eraring Energy
  Eraring Energy is an electricity generation company in Australia. It is fully owned by the Government of New South Wales, and has a portfolio of generating sites using thermal coal, wind, and hydroelectric power....
  
  
• Endeavour Energy
  Endeavour Energy
  Endeavour Energy is a state owned electricity infrastructure company which owns, maintains and operates the electrical distribution networks for western Sydney and the Illawarra region of NSW, Australia....
  
  
• Essential Energy
  Essential Energy
  Essential Energy is a state-owned electricity infrastructure company which owns, maintains and operates the electrical distribution networks for regional New South Wales, covering 95 percent of the state, and the reticulated water network in Broken Hill, New South Wales through Essential Water.It...
  
  

• Macquarie Generation
• Mine Subsidence Board
  New South Wales Mine Subsidence Board
  The Mine Subsidence Board of New South Wales is a Government of New South Wales agency responsible for reducing the risk of mine subsidence damage to properties in New South Wales by assessing and controlling the types of buildings and improvements which can be erected in Mine Subsidence Districts...
  
  , a statutory body
• New South Wales Coal Compensation Board
  New South Wales Coal Compensation Board
  The New South Wales Coal Compensation Board was a government body in New South Wales which had responsibility for determining compensation payable when coal in the state was compulsorily acquired in 1981.-Background:...
  
  , a statutory body
• TransGrid
  TransGrid
  TransGrid is the owner and operator of the high voltage electricity transmission network in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is a state owned corporation, owned by the Government of New South Wales and was established after the break-up of the Electricity Commission of New South Wales...
  
  

Transport

The Department of Transport is the lead agency of the portfolio headed by the Minister for Transport

Minister for Transport (New South Wales)

The New South Wales Minister for Transport has responsibilities which includes bus and ferry policy, contracting and regulation, rail policy, fares and concessions, and taxi and hire car policy and regulation...

, Gladys Berejiklian

Gladys Berejiklian

Gladys Berejiklian MP , an Australian politician, is the Minister for Transport in the O'Farrell Government. Berejiklian is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Willoughby for the Liberal Party of Australia since 2003.-Early years and background:Berejiklian was born in...

 and supported by the Minister for Roads and Ports, Duncan Gay

Duncan Gay

Duncan John Gay is an Australian parliamentarian and New South Wales Minister for Roads and Ports. He is also Leader of Government Business in the New South Wales Legislative Council for the NSW Liberals & Nationals Government. -Early life:...

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Other agencies in the portfolio are:

• Air Transport Council
• Bureau of Transport Statistics
• Country Rail Infrastructure Authority
• Independent Transport Safety Regulator, a statutory body
• Newcastle Port Corporation
  Newcastle Port Corporation
  The Newcastle Port Corporation is a corporation owned by the Government of New South Wales providing wharf and other maritime facilities at the Port of Newcastle....
  
  , a corporation
• Office of Transport Safety Investigations, a statutory body
• Port Kembla Port Corporation, a corporation

• Public Transport Advisory Council, a statutory body
• Public Transport Authority of New South Wales, a statutory body
• Public Transport Ticketing Corporation, a corporation See article: Tcard
  Tcard
  Tcard was an integrated inter-modal stored-value ticketing project, similar to Hong Kong's Octopus Card system, originally intended to be in place before the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The project experienced many delays even before the contract was signed, due to a lawsuit brought by the losing bidder...
  
  
• Rail Corporation New South Wales
  Rail Corporation New South Wales
  Rail Corporation New South Wales is a statutory authority of the New South Wales government. RailCorp owns, operates and maintains the Sydney suburban and interurban rail network which is marketed under the CityRail brand; in addition to operating rural passenger services under the CountryLink...
  
  , a statutory body
• Rail Infrastructure Corporation
  Rail Infrastructure Corporation
  The Rail Infrastructure Corporation is a New South Wales government owned corporation with responsibility for the management of the railway network in rural New South Wales, Australia....
  
  , a corporation
• Roads and Maritime Services
  Roads and Maritime Services
  Roads and Maritime Services is an agency of the New South Wales Government responsible for building and maintaining road infrastructure and managing the day-to-day compliance and safety for roads and waterways....
  
  
• State Transit Authority of New South Wales
  State Transit Authority of New South Wales
  The State Transit Authority of New South Wales is an agency of the Government of New South Wales based in Sydney, Australia operating bus and ferry services. The STA is part of transport minister Gladys Berejiklian's portfolio...
  
  , a statutory body

• Sydney Ferries Corporation
  Sydney Ferries
  Sydney Ferries is an agency of the New South Wales Government Department of Transport, providing ferry services on Sydney Harbour and the Parramatta River in Sydney, Australia....
  
  , a statutory body
• Sydney Metro Authority
  Sydney Metro Authority
  The Sydney Metro Authority was a New South Wales State Government statutory authority responsible for developing a metro underground railway system in Sydney, Australia...
  
  , a statutory body
• Sydney Ports Corporation
• Transport Administration Corporation, a corporation
• Western Sydney Buses

Treasury

The New South Wales Treasury is the lead agency of the portfolio headed by the Treasurer of New South Wales

Treasurer of New South Wales

The Treasurer of New South Wales, known from 1856–1959 as the Colonial Treasurer of New South Wales, is the minister in the Government of New South Wales responsible for government expenditure and revenue raising and is the head of the New South Wales Treasury. The Treasurer plays a key role in...

, Mike Baird

Mike Baird

Michael 'Mike' Baird is an American drummer. He has also played drums for Vasco Rossi, Billy Idol, Hall and Oates, Pointer Sisters, Donna Summer, Riverdogs, Animotion, Richard Marx, Michael Bolton, Rick Springfield, Eddie Money, Kenny Loggins, and others...

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Other agencies in the portfolio are:

• Crown Finance Entity
• Electricity Tariff Equalisation Ministerial Corporation, a statutory body
• FSS Trustee Corporation, a statutory body
• Hardship Board of Review, an associated body

• Internal Audit Bureau of New South Wales, a statutory body
• Liability Management Ministerial Corporation, a statutory body
• New South Wales Treasury Corporation, a statutory body

• New South Wales Self Insurance Corporation, a statutory body
• Office of Financial Management
• SAS Trustee Corporation, a statutory body