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Australia / New Zealand - Heads of Workplace Safety and Compensation Authorities (HWSCA)
Coordinating body comprising the Chief Executives (or their representatives) of the peak bodies responsible for the regulation or workers compensation and occupational health and safety in Australia and New Zealand.
Australia - - National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC)
Australian government agency, with its headquarters in Canberra (ACT), responsible for leading and coordinating national efforts to prevent workplace death, injury and disease. It conducts research, training and information activities.
Australia - New South Wales - WorkCover NSW
Government body responsible for managing the State's workplace safety, injury management and workers' compensation programs.
Australia - Victoria - Victorian WorkCover Authority (VWA)
Agency responsible for safety programs, information and training activities, advice on safety and health matters and for coordinating and supervising workers' compensation programs in the State.
Australia - Western Australia - WorkSafe Western Australia Commission
State government agency responsible for the administration of work safety and health laws. It undertakes a wide range of regulatory activities as well as industry and community awareness programs.
Australia - South Australia - WorkCover Corporation
Government agency, funded by employers, charged with the prevention and compensation of occupational accidents and diseases, and with the rehabilitation of their victims.
Australia - Queensland - Department of Industrial Relations - Workplace Health and Safety
Government service responsible for workplace inspection and risk assessment, and for the implementation of safety and procedures at work.
Australia - Queensland - WorkCover Queensland
Responsible for workers' compensation and the rehabilitation of victims of workplace accidents and diseases.
Australia - Australian Capital Territory (ACT) - ACT WorkCover
Government agency working primarily to eliminate death, disease and injury in the workplace, through inspection, training and hazard evaluation activities. It is also responsible for workers' compensation and the keeping of relevant statistics.
Australia - - Comcare
Agency responsible for workplace safety, rehabilitation and compensation in the jurisdiction of the Australian Commonwealth (i.e. Federal) Government.
New Zealand - Department of Labour - Occupational Safety and Health Service
Government service responsible for inspection, information and training activities in the area of occupational safety and health.
Australia - Western Australia - WorkCover Western Australia
Workers' compensation agency for the State.
Workplace Standards Tasmania
This government authority is responsible, among its other tasks, for the maintenance of safety and health standards in the workplace and for the compensation of occupational accidents and diseases.
NT Work Safe
Government body with overall responsibilities for occupational safety and health in the territory.