APS Agencies – size and function
Australian Public Service (APS) agencies are grouped into categories or ‘functional clusters’ to allow comparisons to be made between agencies with similar primary functions. The five functional clusters applied to APS agencies are as follows:
- Policy: organisations involved in the development of public policy.
- Smaller operational: organisations with less than 1,000 employees involved in the implementation of public policy.
- Larger operational: organisations with 1,000 employees or more involved in the implementation of public policy.
- Regulatory: organisations involved in regulation and inspection.
- Specialist: organisations providing specialist support to government.
|
Agency |
Function |
|---|---|
|
North Queensland Water Infrastructure Authority |
Specialist |
|
Screen Australia |
Specialist |
|
Australian Law Reform Commission |
Policy |
|
Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency |
Specialist |
|
National Faster Rail Agency |
Specialist |
|
Climate Change Authority |
Specialist |
|
National Health Funding Body |
Specialist |
|
Agency |
Function |
|---|---|
|
Commonwealth Grants Commission |
Specialist |
|
Workplace Gender Equality Agency |
Specialist |
|
Professional Services Review |
Regulatory |
|
Office of the Inspector-General of Taxation |
Specialist |
|
National Mental Health Commission |
Specialist |
|
National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency |
Policy |
|
Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security |
Specialist |
|
Australian Institute of Family Studies |
Specialist |
|
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research |
Specialist |
|
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity |
Specialist |
|
Australian Office Of Financial Management |
Specialist |
|
National Portrait Gallery |
Specialist |
|
Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority |
Specialist |
|
Old Parliament House |
Specialist |
|
National Capital Authority |
Specialist |
|
National Blood Authority |
Specialist |
|
Cancer Australia |
Specialist |
|
Sport Integrity Australia |
Regulatory |
|
Australian Digital Health Agency |
Smaller Operational |
|
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care |
Specialist |
|
TEQSA |
Regulatory |
|
Safe Work Australia |
Policy |
|
Australian Transport Safety Bureau |
Specialist |
|
Infrastructure and Project Financing Agency |
Specialist |
|
Organ and Tissue Authority |
Specialist |
|
Agency |
Function |
|---|---|
|
Office of Parliamentary Counsel |
Specialist |
|
Questacon |
Policy |
|
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies |
Specialist |
|
Office of the Gene Technology Regulator and National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme |
Policy |
|
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency |
Specialist |
|
Australian Building and Construction Commission |
Regulatory |
|
Australian Research Council |
Specialist |
|
Australian Fisheries Management Authority |
Regulatory |
|
National Film and Sound Archive |
Specialist |
|
Productivity Commission |
Specialist |
|
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority |
Regulatory |
|
Royal Australian Mint |
Specialist |
|
Future Fund Management Agency |
Specialist |
|
Australian Skills Quality Authority |
Regulatory |
|
National Health and Medical Research Council |
Specialist |
|
GBRMPA |
Specialist |
|
Australian Public Service Commission |
Policy |
|
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission |
Regulatory |
|
Commonwealth Ombudsman |
Specialist |
|
National Museum of Australia |
Specialist |
|
Australian Human Rights Commission |
Specialist |
|
Australian National Maritime Museum |
Specialist |
|
Food Standards Australia New Zealand |
Regulatory |
|
National Offshore Petroleum Safety And Environmental Management Authority |
Regulatory |
|
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner |
Regulatory |
|
Torres Strait Regional Authority |
Specialist |
|
Agency |
Function |
|---|---|
|
Murray Darling Basin Authority |
Policy |
|
Australian War Memorial |
Specialist |
|
National Archives of Australia |
Specialist |
|
Clean Energy Regulator |
Regulatory |
|
Australian National Audit Office |
Specialist |
|
National Library of Australia |
Specialist |
|
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Specialist |
|
AUSTRAC |
Regulatory |
|
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions |
Smaller Operational |
|
Australian Communications & Media Authority |
Regulatory |
|
Australian Financial Security Authority |
Smaller Operational |
|
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission |
Regulatory |
|
Administrative Appeals Tribunal |
Smaller Operational |
|
Defence Housing Australia |
Smaller Operational |
|
Comcare |
Smaller Operational |
|
Australian Trade and Investment Commission |
Specialist |
|
Australian Government Solicitor |
Policy |
|
Geoscience Australia |
Specialist |
|
Therapeutic Goods Administration |
Policy |
|
Australian Electoral Commission |
Smaller Operational |
|
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission |
Specialist |
|
Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman |
Regulatory |
|
Digital Transformation Agency |
Smaller Operational |
|
Fair Work Commission |
Smaller Operational |
|
Office of National Intelligence |
Specialist |
|
Aboriginal Hostels Ltd. |
Smaller Operational |
|
Agency |
Function |
|---|---|
|
Treasury |
Policy |
|
IP AUSTRALIA |
Larger Operational |
|
National Indigenous Australians Agency |
Policy |
|
Attorney-General's |
Policy |
|
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |
Regulatory |
|
Finance |
Policy |
|
Bureau of Meteorology |
Larger Operational |
|
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications |
Policy |
|
Agriculture, Water and the Environment |
Policy |
|
Veterans' Affairs |
Larger Operational |
|
Social Services |
Policy |
|
Australian Bureau of Statistics |
Specialist |
|
Industry, Science, Energy and Resources |
Policy |
|
National Disability Insurance Agency |
Larger Operational |
|
Health |
Policy |
|
Education, Skills and Employment |
Policy |
|
Foreign Affairs and Trade |
Policy |
|
Federal Court Statutory Agency |
Larger Operational |
|
Prime Minister and Cabinet |
Policy |
|
Agency |
Function |
|---|---|
|
Home Affairs |
Larger Operational |
|
Defence |
Larger Operational |
|
Australian Taxation Office |
Larger Operational |
|
Services Australia |
Larger Operational |