List of New South Wales government agencies


The executive branch of the Government of New South Wales, Australia, is made up of a number of departments, state-owned corporations and other agencies. These are identified in the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 and other legislation. In 2009, most State government agencies – which at the time numbered more than 100 – 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.

Agency types

The Government is made up of:
There are also a number of advisory boards and committees, though these are not agencies in their own right.

Clusters

The NSW Public Sector employs more than 325,000 people, almost all of whom work within one of the nine clusters. The restructure into eight clusters took effect on 1 July 2019, and a new cluster was added in April 2020.
ClusterOffice titleOfficeholderEmployees
Notes
Premier and Cabinet1,198
The Treasury1,156
Customer Service7,075
Planning, Industry and Environment
Transport25,526
Health115,325
Education91,070
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Regional NSW
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List of agencies

Departments

Executive agencies

This is a list of executive agencies of the NSW Government, as listed in Schedule 1 of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013:
AgencyClusterEmployeesNotes
Art Gallery of New South Wales TrustPremier and Cabinet225-
Australian Museum TrustPremier and Cabinet168-
Crown Solicitor's OfficeStronger Communities-
Destination NSWTreasury126-
Fire & Rescue NSWStronger Communities-
Greater Sydney CommissionPremier and Cabinet-
Health Professional Councils AuthorityHealth-
Infrastructure NSWPremier and Cabinet-
Library Council of New South WalesPremier and Cabinet297-
Local Land ServicesRegional NSW-
Mental Health CommissionHealth-
Multicultural NSWStronger Communities-
Natural Resources CommissionPlanning, Industry and Environment-
NSW Institute of SportStronger Communities-
NSW Rural Fire ServiceStronger Communities-
NSW State Emergency ServiceStronger Communities-
Office of SportStronger Communities724-
Parliamentary Counsel's OfficePremier and Cabinet-
Museum of Applied Arts and SciencesPremier and Cabinet246-
Resilience NSWPremier and Cabinet-
SAS Trustee CorporationTreasury-
Service NSWCustomer Service-
Sydney Opera House TrustPremier and Cabinet535-
Western City and Aerotropolis Authority Treasury-

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, Industry and Environment-
Greyhound Welfare and Integrity CommissionPlanning, Industry and Environment-
Health Care Complaints CommissionHealth-
Independent Pricing and Regulatory TribunalPremier and Cabinet-
Information and Privacy CommissionCustomer Service-
Inspector of the Law Enforcement Conduct CommissionPremier and Cabinet-
Law Enforcement Conduct CommissionStronger Communities-
Legal Aid CommissionStronger Communities-
New South Wales Crime CommissionStronger Communities-
New South Wales Electoral CommissionPremier and Cabinet-
NSW Education Standards AuthorityEducation-
Office of the Children's GuardianStronger Communities-
Office of the Director of Public ProsecutionsStronger Communities-
Office of the Independent Planning CommissionPlanning, Industry and Environment-
OmbudsmanPremier and Cabinet-
Public Service CommissionPremier and Cabinet-
Technical & Further Education CommissionEducation-

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, Industry and Environment3,158-
Forestry CorporationRegional NSW-
Hunter Water CorporationPlanning, Industry and Environment480-
LandcomPlanning, Industry and Environment-
Port Authority of New South WalesTransport-
Sydney Water CorporationPlanning, Industry and Environment2,555-
Transport Asset Holding Entity of New South Wales Transport-
Water NSWPlanning, Industry and Environment-

Other agencies

Universities