SafeWork NSW
SafeWork NSW is the state’s workplace health and safety regulator (with the exception of mines and petroleum sites). SafeWork NSW:
- offers advice on improving work health and safety
- provides licensing and registration for potentially dangerous work
- provides testing services
- investigates workplace incidents
- provides information on electrical work
- enforces work health and safety laws in NSW
Contact details
Website: www.safework.nsw.gov.au
Phone: 13 10 50 8:30am to 5pm Monday to Friday
NSW Resources Regulator
The NSW Resources Regulator is the state’s work health and safety regulator for mines and petroleum sites. This includes open-cut and underground mines, petroleum sites, quarries and extractive operations, tourist mines, opal and other small-scale mines and mining exploration activities.
The Regulator:
- reviews complaints, safety incident notifications and requests from interested parties
- offers information and guidance about safety and other regulatory obligations to protect and support industry, workers, the community and the state
- undertakes inspections and investigations
- reviews licensing and registration applications
- considers grant applications for occupational licences (practising certificates and certificates of competence)
- takes actions such as issuing prohibition and other statutory notices and taking prosecution action
- supports and administers the NSW Mine Safety Advisory Council and NSW Mining and Petroleum Competence Board
- administers the mine and petroleum site safety fund (mine safety levy)
Contact details
Website: www.resourcesregulator.nsw.gov.au
Email: cau@planning.nsw.gov.au
Phone: 1300 814 609
State Insurance Regulatory Authority
The State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) is the NSW government agency responsible for regulating workers and home building compensation insurance and motor accidents compulsory third party (CTP) insurance.
Contact details
Website: www.sira.nsw.gov.au
Email: contact@sira.nsw.gov.au
Phone: 13 74 72
Electricity Regulators
NSW Government – Planning and Environment – Energy, Water and Portfolio Strategy
For electrical safety and regulatory matters in NSW.
Contact details
Website: www.energy.nsw.gov.au
Email: energy@planning.nsw.gov.au
Phone: 13 77 88 (Service NSW)
Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal NSW (IPART)
IPART is the NSW government agency licence administrator of energy and scheme administrator and regulator for the Energy Savings Scheme.
Contact details
Website: www.ipart.nsw.gov.au/Home/Industries/Energy/Energy-Networks-Safety-Reliability-and-Compliance
Email: ipart@ipart.nsw.gov.au
Phone: (02) 9290 8400
NSW Fair Trading
Electrical Safety and licensing in NSW.
Contact details
Website: www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au
Phone: 13 32 20