Agency:
Workplace Standards Authority
Agency Number:
Start Date:
27 Mar 1996
End Date:
05 Apr 2006
Description:
The Authority was established to concentrate the regulation and supervision of working conditions in one agency. It was formed by amalgamating the Industry Safety and Mines Division (excluding Mineral Resources Tasmania) of Tasmania Development and Resources with those parts of the Department of Industrial Relations, Vocational Education and Training that dealt with Long Service Leave and inspections under the Industrial Relations Act 1984. The Authority was under direct ministerial control until 18 September 1998 when it was placed under the administrative control of the newly created Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources. On that date the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Tribunal was transferred to the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations. Agency underwent a name change on 21 March 2000 to Workplace Standards Tasmania.;;Workplace Standards Tasmania was amalgamated with the Department of Justice on 5 April 2006
Information Sources:
State Service (Restructuring) Order 2006 (SR 2006 No 21)
Legislation Administered:
Statutory Rules 1996 No.33 pp.268-269
Legislation Creating:
Statutory Rules 1996 No.31
Legislation Abolishing Agency:
State Service (Restructuring) Order 2006 (SR 2006 No 21)
Functions Performed:
Workplace management
Controlled Agencies:
Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Tribunal (TA1667) | 16 Aug 1995 |
Controlling Agencies:
Office of the Minister for Workplace Standards. (TA1530) | 01 Jan 1996 |
Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (TA1554) | 18 Sep 1998 | 30 Jun 2014 |
Previous Agencies:
Mineral Resources Tasmania (TA1553) | 09 Nov 1994 |
Tasmania Development and Resources (TA1559) | 09 Nov 1994 | 18 Sep 1998 |
Department of Industrial Relations, Vocational Education and Training (TA1562) | 01 Mar 1994 | 27 Mar 1996 |
Subsequent Agencies:
Department of Justice and Industrial Relations (TA1535) | 18 Sep 1998 | 01 Feb 2004 |
Workplace Standards Tasmania (TA1711) | 05 Apr 2006 | 01 Oct 2013 |
Series Created By Agency:
AF300 Newspaper Clippings related to the 1974 Mount. St. Canice Boiler Explosion | 05 Sep 1974 |
AF302 Files Pertaining to the Investigation Into the 1974 Mount St. Canice Boiler Explosion | 06 Sep 1974 |