Function Term:
Workplace management
Function Number:
Function Description:
Government involvement in the public and private sector working environments, in particular the regulation of public sector employment. Covers training and employment services provided to the public, industrial relations, awards and conditions, occupational health and safety and workers compensation matters. Also includes managements of social justice programs such as affirmative action and equal employment opportunity.
Agencies Performing Function:
| Portland Road Trust (TA824) | 01 Jan 1880 | 31 Dec 1907 |
| Inspection of Machinery Department (TA1) | 01 Jan 1885 | 31 Dec 1920 |
| Police Provident Fund Board (TA239) | 01 Jan 1898 |
| Public Service Superannuation Board (TA1029) | 01 Jan 1905 | 31 Dec 1939 |
| Council Clerks' Board (TA743) | 01 Jan 1906 |
| Wages Boards (Chairman of...) (TA4) | 01 Jan 1911 | 31 Dec 1975 |
| Royal Commission Into the North Lyell Mine Disaster (TA717) | 01 Jan 1912 | 31 Dec 1913 |
| Industrial Department (TA20) | 01 Jan 1916 | 31 Dec 1930 |
| Public Service Commissioners Office (TA375) | 01 Jan 1918 | 31 Dec 1973 |
| Inspection of Machinery Branch (TA2) | 01 Jan 1920 | 31 Dec 1940 |
| Returned Soldiers Employment Board (TA223) | 01 Jan 1923 | 31 Dec 1952 |
| Nurses Registration Board (TA198) | 01 Jan 1927 | 31 Dec 1987 |
| Workers (Occupational Diseases) Relief Fund Board (TA197) | 01 Jan 1929 | 31 Jan 1994 |
| Industrial Section (TA18) | 01 Jan 1930 | 31 Dec 1940 |
| Department of Labour and Industry (TA3) | 18 Jul 1940 | 17 Jul 1989 |
| Apprenticeship Commission (TA386) | 01 Jan 1942 | 31 Dec 1985 |
| Tasmanian Railways Award Board of Reference (TA295) | 01 Jan 1943 | 31 Dec 1944 |
| Miners Pensions Fund Board (TA356) | 01 Jan 1944 |
| Classification and Appeal Board (TA374) | 01 Jan 1947 | 31 Dec 1959 |
| Public Service Tribunal (TA367) | 01 Jan 1959 | 31 Dec 1973 |
| Tasmanian Industrial Boards (TA273) | 01 Jan 1963 | 31 Dec 1984 |
| Retirement Benefits Fund Board (TA1102) | 01 Jan 1970 |
| Public Service Arbitrator (TA310) | 01 Jan 1973 | 31 Dec 1984 |
| Public Service Board (2) (TA369) | 01 Jan 1973 | 31 Dec 1984 |
| Industrial Boards (Chairman of...) (TA1009) | 01 Jan 1975 | 31 Dec 1985 |
| Office of the Minister for Industrial Relations (1) (TA410) | 01 Jan 1976 |
| Hospital Service Appeal Board (TA352) | 01 Jan 1977 |
| Review of Tasmanian Government Administration (Phase 2) (TA473) | 01 Jan 1979 | 31 Dec 1982 |
| Tasmanian Industrial Commission (TA290) | 01 Jan 1985 |
| Department of Public Administration (TA321) | 01 Jan 1985 | 31 Dec 1990 |
| Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment (TA360) | 01 Jan 1985 | 01 May 2001 |
| Office of the Commissioner for Review (TA361) | 01 Jan 1985 | 01 May 2001 |
| Department of Employment and Training (TA387) | 01 Jan 1986 | 31 Dec 1989 |
| Nursing Board of Tasmania (TA747) | 01 Jan 1987 |
| Workcover Tasmania Board (TA2141) | 01 Jan 1988 |
| Office of the Minister for Employment, Industrial Relations and Training (TA1007) | 01 Jul 1989 |
| Department of Administrative Services (TA898) | 17 Jul 1989 | 07 Nov 1989 |
| Department of Employment, Industrial Relations and Training (TA911) | 17 Jul 1989 | 01 Mar 1994 |
| Department of Administrative Services and Consumer Affairs (TA899) | 07 Nov 1989 | 18 Feb 1992 |
| Office of the Enterprise Commissioner (TA2111) | 01 Jan 1992 | 01 Jan 2001 |
| Public Sector Management Office (TA1549) | 03 Feb 1993 | 27 Mar 1996 |
| Office of the Minister for Industrial Relations and Training (TA2238) | 28 Feb 1994 | 31 Mar 1996 |
| Department of Industrial Relations, Vocational Education and Training (TA1562) | 01 Mar 1994 | 27 Mar 1996 |
| Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Tribunal (TA1667) | 16 Aug 1995 |
| Office of the Minister for Workplace Standards. (TA1530) | 01 Jan 1996 |
| Workplace Standards Authority (TA1529) | 27 Mar 1996 | 05 Apr 2006 |
| Department of Justice and Industrial Relations (TA1535) | 18 Sep 1998 | 01 Feb 2004 |
| Office of Industrial Relations (TA1647) | 18 Sep 1998 | 01 Feb 2004 |
| Office of the State Service Commissioner (TA1609) | 01 May 2001 |
| State Service Management Office (TA1648) | 02 Feb 2004 |
| Occupational Licensing and Building Control (TA2062) | 01 Jul 2005 |
| Workplace Standards Tasmania (TA1711) | 05 Apr 2006 |
| Asbestos Compensation Tribunal (TA1944) | 04 Oct 2011 |
| Building Standards and Occupational Licensing (TA2063) | 01 Jul 2013 |
| Worksafe Tasmania (TA2053) | 01 Oct 2013 |
| Office of the Superannuation Commission (TA2251) | 01 Apr 2017 |