APS Agencies – size and function | Australian Public Service Commission

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.

Micro Agency (Less than 20 Employees)
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

Extra Small Agency (20-100 employees)
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

Small Agency (101-250 employees)
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

Medium Agency (251-1000 employees)
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

Large Agency (1001-10,000 employees)
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

Extra Large Agency (More than 10,000 employees)
Agency	Function
Home Affairs	Larger Operational
Defence	Larger Operational
Australian Taxation Office	Larger Operational
Services Australia	Larger Operational

APS Agencies – size and function

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