Overview
The Department of the Registrar, Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission exists for the primary purpose of providing infrastructure and staffing support to the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission.
The Department was created in 1989, emerging from other Departments, firstly the Crown Law Department in 1964, then the Department of Labour and Industry in 1989.
Mission
The Department’s mission is “to support the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission to provide our community with a means of preventing and resolving conflict in respect to industrial matters”.
Responsible Minister
The Department of the Registrar is responsible to the Minister for Commerce.
Chief Executive Officer
The Chief Executive Officer for the Department is Ms Susan Bastian. As Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ms Bastian is also the Accountable Authority. Traditionally, the CEO has also been appointed as the Registrar of the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission and therefore Ms Bastian holds the dual position of CEO and Registrar.
Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission
The Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission is an independent statutory tribunal and is separately accountable to Parliament via an annual report compiled by the Chief Commissioner.
This website only deals with The Department of the Registrar in its capacity as a government agency, which reports directly through the Minister for Commerce. The Department follows the guidelines and policies administered by the Public Sector Management Act 1994 and instructions by the Public Sector Commissioner. Click here to access the WAIRC website.
