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About us

Learn about our role as the workplace health and safety regulator in New South Wales.

At SafeWork NSW we apply the NSW Customer Commitments to all our interactions.

  • Easy to access
  • Act with empathy
  • Respect my time
  • Explain what to expect
  • Resolve the situation
  • Engage the community

SafeWork is committed to ongoing engagement with communities and working effectively with stakeholders.

The principles that guide our engagement are to be transparent, purposeful, respectful, collaborative and inclusive.

Our Strategy

We’re committed to improving health and safety in NSW workplaces. We will deliver on this commitment through the implementation our five-year strategic plan. The plan outlines our strategic objectives and outcomes.

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Regulatory priorities

Our Annual Regulatory Statement outlines what our regulatory priorities are and what we will deliver in 2025-2026 to meet our objectives and outcomes.

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Progress against the McDougall and Audit Office review recommendations

In response to the McDougall and Audit Office review recommendations, SafeWork NSW has undertaken an extensive program of work to address the recommendations and uplift its performance.

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Privacy

Here we set out our privacy standards.

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Annual reports

Access our annual reports.

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Concerns of fraud, corruption and misconduct

Learn how to report fraud, corruption and misconduct concerns about SafeWork NSW. Find out about voluntary public interest disclosure (PID) and legal protections against detrimental action for making a report.

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Evaluation

We regularly conduct external evaluations of activities and programs.

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Have your say

Your feedback is important to guide and develop our regulatory approach to deliver improved outcomes to the New South Wales community.

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Order a publication

Contact SafeWork NSW to enquire about placing an order.

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Right to information

Here you find out about our "open access information".

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Tenders and contracts

For information about business opportunities with us.

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What we do

What we do as the New South Wales’ workplace health and safety regulator.

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SafeWork NSW Advisory Council

SafeWork NSW is inviting workers, employers and experts to apply to join its newly established Advisory Council.

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Statistical bulletins

Statistics for workers compensation claims.

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WorkCover Action Plan

The action plan in response to a NSW parliamentary committee’s inquiry into bullying at WorkCover.

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