GO8255: Funding for Social Partner Participation on Safe Work Australia

The Funding for Social Partner Participation on Safe Work Australia grant program will run over 5 years from 2026–27 to 2030–31.

This grant program is round 2 of the previous Funding for Social Partner Participation on Safe Work Australia administered in 2023 which promoted tripartism and social dialogue.

The second round will commit $5.625 million GST exclusive over the life of the grant to continue opportunities for tripartism and social dialogue to provide support for employer representatives and unions to improve safety, fairness, and productivity in workplaces.

The objective of the program is to support employer representatives and unions to effectively fulfil their roles as Safe Work Australia (SWA) members.

The intended outcomes of the program are to: strengthen tripartism and social dialogue in national work health and safety (WHS) and workers’ compensation policy development support full engagement in SWA tripartite policy development and decision-making processes enable social partners to work with their affiliates and members to undertake consensus building activities on work health and safety and workers’ compensation policy matters enable social partners to genuinely contribute ideas, input and experience from workers and business through broader and more in-depth outreach.

To be eligible you must be one of the listed invited organisations and have received an invitation to apply through GrantConnect, have an Australian Business Number (ABN), and be registered for the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

Applicants must not receive funding from another government source for the same purpose.

If successful, project personnel must comply with state and territory legislation in relation to working with children and hold Australian Skills Quality Authority accreditation.

The organisation must maintain SWA Membership.

Invited organisations are: Australian Council of Trade Unions (ABN 67 175 982 800), Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ABN 85 008 391 795), and The Australian Industry Group (ABN 76 369 958 788).