Bodies
Departments, agencies, councils, certifiers and referral authorities -- everyone who can say no, and what they are responsible for.
| Body | Jurisdiction | Role | Steps owned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal community-controlled housing sector (Aboriginal Housing NT) | Northern Territory | Peak body and community-controlled providers of remote housing | 3 |
| Access Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | Driver licensing and testing | 4 |
| Access Canberra Land Titles | Australian Capital Territory | Land titles registry | 4 |
| Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) | Commonwealth of Australia | Reviews Commonwealth administrative decisions on the merits | 11 |
| Aged care assessment organisation (Single Assessment System) (Assessor) | Commonwealth of Australia | Assesses an older person's aged care needs and eligibility | 4 |
| Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (Commission) | Commonwealth of Australia | Registers and regulates aged care providers | 1 |
| Assessment manager (Qld) (Assessment manager) | Queensland | Runs the development assessment process | 29 |
| Attorney-General's Department (AGD) | Commonwealth of Australia | Funds legal assistance and administers the national access to justice partnership | 0 |
| Australian Apprenticeship Support Services (AASS) | Commonwealth of Australia | Signs up apprentices and administers apprenticeship incentives | 2 |
| Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) | Commonwealth of Australia | Administers the National Quality Framework and assesses qualifications | 4 |
| Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) | Commonwealth of Australia | Regulates telecommunications carriers and manages spectrum | 1 |
| Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) | Commonwealth of Australia | Enforces water market conduct rules | 1 |
| Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) | Commonwealth of Australia | Plans the national transmission network through the Integrated System Plan | 2 |
| Australian Energy Regulator (AER) | Commonwealth of Australia | Oversees the regulatory investment test and determines transmission revenue | 2 |
| Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (AGSVA) | Commonwealth of Australia | Grants security clearances for government and industry | 2 |
| Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) | Commonwealth of Australia | Registers health practitioners on behalf of the National Boards | 2 |
| Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) | Commonwealth of Australia | Prudential regulator of banks, insurers and superannuation funds; administers CPS 234 | 1 |
| Australian Rail Industry Standards Organisation (ARISO) | Commonwealth of Australia | Industry-led technical standards setting body for Australian rail, formerly RISSB | 0 |
| Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) | Commonwealth of Australia | Commonwealth-owned manager of the interstate rail network and delivery agency for Inland Rail | 2 |
| Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) | Commonwealth of Australia | Companies and business names register | 3 |
| Australian Signals Directorate — Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD/ACSC) | Commonwealth of Australia | Receives mandatory cyber incident and ransomware payment reports | 4 |
| Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) | Commonwealth of Australia | Registers and regulates vocational education and training providers | 8 |
| Australian Taxation Office (ATO) | Commonwealth of Australia | Tax registrations and student loan accounts | 6 |
| Brisbane City Council — Development Services (BCC) | Brisbane City Council | Assessment manager for development in Brisbane | 1 |
| Building certifier (NT) | Northern Territory | Issues building permits | 9 |
| Building certifier (Qld) (Certifier) | Queensland | Issues building development approvals | 13 |
| Building certifier or accredited professional (SA) | South Australia | Grants building consent | 9 |
| Building surveyor (Tasmania) | Tasmania | Issues certificates of likely compliance and building permits | 9 |
| Building surveyor (Victoria) | Victoria | Issues building permits and occupancy permits | 9 |
| Building surveyor and permit authority (WA) | Western Australia | Issues building permits | 9 |
| Children's Court of New South Wales (Children's Court) | New South Wales | Hears criminal matters involving children, determines bail, and sentences | 3 |
| Clean Energy Regulator (CER) | Commonwealth of Australia | Administers the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme and small-scale technology certificates | 1 |
| Commonwealth Ombudsman (Ombudsman) | Commonwealth of Australia | Investigates the administrative actions of Commonwealth agencies | 3 |
| Community housing provider (CHP) | New South Wales | Manages social housing tenancies and, where stock is transferred, the asset | 1 |
| Community legal centre (CLC) | New South Wales | Provides free legal help to people who cannot get legal aid | 1 |
| Community pharmacy (Pharmacy) | Commonwealth of Australia | Dispenses medicines and, increasingly, treats common conditions | 3 |
| Consent authority (NSW council) (Council) | New South Wales | Determines development applications | 49 |
| Corrective services (Corrections) | New South Wales | Holds people in custody and manages their release | 2 |
| Defence Industry Security Program and Defence Export Controls (DISP / DEC) | Commonwealth of Australia | Accredits defence suppliers and controls defence exports | 4 |
| Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) | South Australia | Driver licensing and testing | 3 |
| Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) | Commonwealth of Australia | Administers drought policy, the Future Drought Fund and farm household support | 1 |
| Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) | Commonwealth of Australia | Assesses and approves actions under the EPBC Act | 19 |
| Department of Defence (Defence) | Commonwealth of Australia | Acquires and sustains military capability | 10 |
| Department of Education (Commonwealth) (Education) | Commonwealth of Australia | Approves providers for Child Care Subsidy and administers early education funding | 5 |
| Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) | Commonwealth of Australia | Funds vocational education and training and administers skills agreements | 14 |
| Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (Health) | Commonwealth of Australia | Administers Medicare access restrictions on overseas-trained doctors | 18 |
| Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs) | Commonwealth of Australia | Grants skilled work visas | 15 |
| Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts (Infrastructure) | Commonwealth of Australia | Administers the Infrastructure Investment Program and Commonwealth land transport funding | 3 |
| Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts (Infrastructure) | Commonwealth of Australia | Funds regional telecommunications and administers universal service policy | 3 |
| Department of Social Services (DSS) | Commonwealth of Australia | Administers disability employment services and workplace support funding | 4 |
| Department of State Growth (Tasmania) | Tasmania | Driver licensing and testing | 5 |
| Department of Transport (WA) | Western Australia | Driver licensing and testing | 4 |
| Department of Transport and Main Roads | Queensland | Driver licensing and testing | 5 |
| Department of Transport and Planning (VicRoads) | Victoria | Driver licensing and testing | 4 |
| Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) | Commonwealth of Australia | Determines veterans' compensation, rehabilitation and treatment claims | 6 |
| Development Consent Authority (NT) | Northern Territory | Determines development applications | 29 |
| Development Facilitation Program (Victoria) (DFP) | Victoria | Assesses priority development where the Minister for Planning is the responsible authority | 0 |
| Distribution network service provider (DNSP) | New South Wales | Approves rooftop solar connections, sets export limits, and authorises export to the grid | 3 |
| Education regulators and the CRICOS register (TEQSA / ASQA) | Commonwealth of Australia | Registers education providers and their courses for overseas students | 4 |
| Electricity retailer (Retailer) | Commonwealth of Australia | Applies rebates and credits to customer accounts | 1 |
| Employment services provider (Provider) | Commonwealth of Australia | Manages a job seeker's mutual obligation requirements | 6 |
| Energy Bill Relief Fund (Commonwealth) (EBRF) | Commonwealth of Australia | Funds electricity bill credits for households and small businesses | 0 |
| Fair Work Commission (FWC) | Commonwealth of Australia | Sets minimum wages and award conditions | 4 |
| General insurer (Insurer) | Commonwealth of Australia | Assesses and settles home and contents claims after a disaster | 2 |
| GP training college (AGPT administrator) (College) | Commonwealth of Australia | Delivers the Australian General Practice Training program | 2 |
| Health Infrastructure NSW (HI) | New South Wales | Delivers public health capital projects | 6 |
| High Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) | Commonwealth of Australia | Plans and develops high speed rail on the east coast | 5 |
| Homes NSW (Homes NSW) | New South Wales | Manages the NSW Housing Register and allocates social housing | 13 |
| Housing Australia (Housing Australia) | Commonwealth of Australia | Finances social and affordable housing | 3 |
| Housing Delivery Authority (NSW) (HDA) | New South Wales | Declares housing proposals to be state significant development | 3 |
| Infrastructure Australia (IA) | Commonwealth of Australia | Independent statutory adviser that evaluates major infrastructure proposals seeking Commonwealth funding | 2 |
| Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) | Commonwealth of Australia | Analyses workforce needs and advises on skills priorities | 0 |
| Land and Housing Corporation (LAHC) | New South Wales | Owns the public housing asset and funds its maintenance | 1 |
| Land council (Land council) | Northern Territory | Represents traditional owners and consents to land use on Aboriginal land | 1 |
| Land Services SA | South Australia | Land titles registry | 4 |
| Land Titles Office (NT) | Northern Territory | Land titles registry | 4 |
| Land Titles Office (Tasmania) | Tasmania | Land titles registry | 4 |
| Land Use Victoria | Victoria | Land titles registry | 4 |
| Landgate | Western Australia | Land titles registry | 4 |
| Leaving Violence Program provider (LVP provider) | Commonwealth of Australia | Assesses and delivers the Leaving Violence Program payment and support | 2 |
| Legal Aid Commission (Legal Aid) | New South Wales | Grants legal assistance and provides duty lawyer services | 5 |
| Local court (domestic violence orders) (Local Court) | New South Wales | Makes and varies domestic and family violence protection orders | 1 |
| Local government (WA planning) | Western Australia | Determines development applications | 29 |
| Local health district credentialing committee (LHD) | New South Wales | Credentials clinicians and defines their scope of clinical practice at a health service | 1 |
| Metering coordinator | New South Wales | Installs and reconfigures electricity meters, appointed by the retailer | 1 |
| Mobile network operator (Carrier) | Commonwealth of Australia | Builds and operates mobile networks, and will carry the coverage obligation | 2 |
| Motor Vehicle Registry (NT) | Northern Territory | Driver licensing and testing | 3 |
| Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) | Commonwealth of Australia | Administers the Basin Plan and reports on water recovery | 0 |
| My Aged Care (My Aged Care) | Commonwealth of Australia | The entry point to Commonwealth-funded aged care | 6 |
| National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) | Commonwealth of Australia | Decides access to the NDIS and approves participant plans | 7 |
| National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) | Commonwealth of Australia | Coordinates Commonwealth disaster relief and recovery funding | 1 |
| National Office for Child Safety (NOCS) | Commonwealth of Australia | Leads national child safety policy, including working with children check reform | 0 |
| National Regulatory System for Community Housing (NRSCH) | Commonwealth of Australia | Registers and regulates community housing providers | 1 |
| National Transport Commission (NTC) | Commonwealth of Australia | Develops national transport reform for agreement by transport ministers, including the National Rail Action Plan | 0 |
| National Water Grid Authority (NWGA) | Commonwealth of Australia | Administers the National Water Grid Fund and the National Water Grid Investment Framework | 4 |
| NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission) | Commonwealth of Australia | Registers and regulates NDIS providers and workers | 2 |
| NDIS Worker Screening Unit (NSW) (Screening Unit) | New South Wales | Issues NDIS worker screening clearances | 4 |
| NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) | New South Wales | Assesses state significant development and infrastructure | 12 |
| NSW Early Childhood Education regulatory authority (Regulator) | New South Wales | Approves and regulates education and care services under the National Law | 6 |
| NSW energy rebate administration (Energy NSW) | New South Wales | Administers state energy rebates and concessions | 6 |
| NSW Land Registry Services | New South Wales | Land titles registry | 5 |
| NSW Police Force (NSW Police) | New South Wales | Decides whether a young person is cautioned, referred to conferencing or charged, and whether they are granted police bail | 3 |
| NSW Ports | New South Wales | Long-term lessee and operator of Port Botany and Port Kembla | 0 |
| NSW state training authority (Training NSW) | New South Wales | Allocates funded training places and contracts training providers | 6 |
| NSW Treasury (Infrastructure Investor Assurance) (Treasury) | New South Wales | Assures and funds major capital projects | 3 |
| Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) | Commonwealth of Australia | Administers the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme under the Privacy Act | 2 |
| Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) | Commonwealth of Australia | Single national rail safety regulator under the Rail Safety National Law | 2 |
| Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) | Commonwealth of Australia | Recommends which medicines should be subsidised | 3 |
| Placement host organisation | New South Wales | Hosts students on mandatory placement and supplies the supervision | 3 |
| Planning authority (Tasmanian council) | Tasmania | Determines planning applications | 29 |
| Port of Newcastle (PoN) | New South Wales | Long-term lessee and operator of the Port of Newcastle | 0 |
| Primary Health Network (PHN) | Commonwealth of Australia | Commissions primary and mental health services regionally | 0 |
| Prison health service (Justice Health) | New South Wales | Provides health care to people in custody | 0 |
| Private building certifier (ACT) | Australian Capital Territory | Issues building approvals | 9 |
| Referral agency (Qld) | Queensland | Provides a mandatory response on specified matters | 0 |
| Registered certifier (NSW) (Certifier) | New South Wales | Issues complying development, construction and occupation certificates | 28 |
| Relevant authority (South Australia) | South Australia | Grants planning consent | 29 |
| Repatriation Medical Authority (RMA) | Commonwealth of Australia | Makes Statements of Principles binding on liability decisions | 0 |
| Responsible authority (Victorian council) | Victoria | Determines planning permit applications | 29 |
| Services Australia (Services Australia) | Commonwealth of Australia | Delivers income support and family payments | 41 |
| Skills assessing authority (Assessor) | Commonwealth of Australia | Assesses whether an applicant's qualifications and experience match a nominated occupation | 2 |
| Social housing maintenance contractor (Contractor) | New South Wales | Carries out repairs on public housing under contract | 3 |
| Solar Accreditation Australia (SAA) | Commonwealth of Australia | Accredits solar and battery installers for the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme | 1 |
| Specialist medical college (College) | Commonwealth of Australia | Assesses whether overseas specialist training is comparable to Australian training | 1 |
| State and territory skilled migration nomination (State nomination) | New South Wales | Nominates skilled migrants against state-specific occupation lists and criteria | 1 |
| State medicines and poisons regulator (Medicines regulator) | New South Wales | Authorises the prescribing of controlled medicines | 2 |
| State public dental service (Public dental) | New South Wales | Provides subsidised dental care to eligible adults | 5 |
| State revenue office (Revenue) | New South Wales | Administers payroll tax, including on medical practices | 1 |
| State transport agency | New South Wales | Plans, procures and funds urban public transport, and pays the operating subsidy | 1 |
| State water authority and register (Water NSW) | New South Wales | Issues water entitlements, maintains the register, and approves trades | 5 |
| State working with children check screening unit (WWCC unit) | New South Wales | Assesses and issues working with children clearances under state law | 5 |
| Territory Planning Authority | Australian Capital Territory | Determines development applications | 29 |
| The Treasury (Treasury) | Commonwealth of Australia | Designs and oversees Commonwealth housing programs | 0 |
| Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) | Commonwealth of Australia | Registers medicines for supply in Australia | 1 |
| Titles Queensland | Queensland | Land titles registry | 4 |
| Transmission network service provider (TNSP) | Commonwealth of Australia | Proposes, builds, owns and operates transmission infrastructure | 12 |
| Transport for NSW and Service NSW | New South Wales | Driver licensing and testing | 4 |
| University or higher education provider | Commonwealth of Australia | Enrols students, arranges mandatory placements, and verifies pre-placement compliance | 0 |
| Veterans' Review Board (VRB) | Commonwealth of Australia | Reviews DVA decisions on the merits | 1 |
| Victorian Minister for Planning (Environment Effects Statement) (DTP) | Victoria | Decides whether an environment effects statement is required and assesses it | 1 |
| Youth Justice NSW (Youth Justice) | New South Wales | Operates youth detention centres and community supervision, and runs the Bail and Accommodation Support Service | 3 |