Organisation Types

In the Post a Vacancy and My Resume forms the following choices are available for organisation types. If you are unsure as to what sort of organisation yours might be (eg, NFP covers a wide range of organisanisations) please click the links below to check.

Government - Local

Councils or council bodies

  • State Government Body
    A department
  • Australian Government Body
  • Government Business Enterprise
  • Statutory Authority

Statutory Authority

The term 'statutory authority' usually refers to an Australian government agency, which has the right to enact legislation for specific areas of the law. Federal statutory authorities are typically established under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997. Statutory authorities at the State or Territory level are established under corresponding State or Territory laws. Laws made by statutory authorities are usually referred to as regulations. They are not cited in the same fashion as an act of parliament, but usually with specific initials (depending on the authority) and a number.

Well known Statutory Authorities include the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Australian Tax Office, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and road and traffic safety bodies in states Where the authority is delegated, eg VicRoads in Victoria.

Government Owned Corporation (GOC)

A government owned corporation (sometimes called a government-owned corporation or government business enterprise)  is a legal entity created by a government to undertake commercial activities on behalf of government. The defining characteristics are that they have a distinct legal form and they are established to operate in commercial affairs. While they may also have public policy objectives, GOCs should be differentiated from other forms of government agencies or state entities established to pursue purely non-financial objectives that have no need or goal of satisfying the shareholders with return on their investment through price increase or dividends.