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Background
There are currently 18 business types supported for this role. Your business must have an Australian Business Number (ABN).
We have listed the Australian Business Register (ABR) roles that an individual must hold to apply for a myWorkSafe Manager role. You can check if your name is listed against a role in the ABR by visiting the ABR website.
You're not eligible to be a myWorkSafe Manager if:
- you don’t hold one of these roles
- your business or entity type is not listed.
Australian Private Companies (PRV)
- Company Secretary
- Director
Australian Public Companies (PUB)
- Company Secretary
- Director
Co-operative (COP)
- Director
- Public Officer
- Office Bearer of a club/association
Government entities and statutory authorities
The applicant must have their name and position added as a ‘myWorkSafe Manager’ on the ABR for these entities. The name listed on the applicant’s ID documents must also match the name registered on the ABR. Entities include:
- Commonwealth Government Entity (CGE)
- Commonwealth Government Statutory Authority (CGA)
- Local Government Entity (LGE)
- Local Government Statutory Authority (LGA)
- State Government Entity (SGE)
- State Government Statutory Authority (SGA)
- Territory Government Entity (TGE)
Individual/Sole Traders (IND)
The ABN for this business must be held in an individual’s name. The name entered in the myWorkSafe Manager application needs to match the name registered for the business ABN.
Other Incorporated Entities (OIE)
- Company Secretary
- Director
- Office Bearer of a club/association
- Public Officer
Other Unincorporated Entities (UIE)
- Office Bearer of a club/association
- Public Officer
Partnership, family partnership (FPT), other partnership (PTR), limited partnership (LPT)
The applicant must be the individual partner in the ABR for the business. The name entered in the myWorkSafe Manager application needs to match the name registered for the business ABN.
State Government Company (SGC)
- Company Secretary
- Director
- Public Officer
- Office Bearer of a club/association
State Government Other Incorporated Entity (SCO)
- Company Secretary
- Director
- Public Officer
- Office Bearer of a club/association
State Government Private Company (SCR)
- Company Secretary
- Director
- Public Officer
- Office Bearer of a club/association
Stata-title (STR)
- Director
- Public Officer
- Office Bearer of a club/association
What to do if you’re not eligible to be a myWorkSafe Manager
If you’re unable to act on behalf of a business or entity:
- ask someone who holds an eligible role at your employer to apply for the myWorkSafe Manager role. They can assign you a myWorkSafe Manager Delegate if they want you to act on their behalf
- talk to your employer about adding you to one of the listed ABR roles
- find out how to update business information on the ABR website.
Note: it can take up to 8 days for details to be updated on the ABR.