Payroll Legislation
Managing payroll and HR within your organisation requires that you are up to date with the most current payroll legislation and other requirements. If you use our payroll software, you can rest assured that it is legislatively compliant as we provide new payroll software releases when relevant changes are made.
In addition to the ongoing payroll seminars that we offer, we have also compiled a useful list of links that will assist you in keeping up to date with payroll legislation and other people management issues
Useful links:
For further information regarding payroll legislation and other requirements, please select a category from below:
- Tax / Superannuation
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ATO Legal Database .
A collection of legal and public policy information.
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Australian Taxation Office .
The Australian Taxation Office website, a hub of payroll related information.
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Superannuation information .
Australian Taxation Office Superannuation information pages.
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The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Ltd .
ASFA is a not for profit, non-party political organisation that represents the interests of Australia's superannuation funds, their trustees and their members.
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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) .
APRA is the prudential regulator of the Australian financial services industry.
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Inland Revenue - (New Zealand) .
New Zealand Inland Revenue collect most of the revenue that government needs to fund its programmes. They also administer a number of social support programmes.
- Payroll Tax
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Revenue Office - (ACT) .
Revenue Office ACT website - providing information about how duties and taxes are administered in the ACT.
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Office of State Revenue - (NSW) .
NSW State Revenue administers State taxation, collects revenue, outstanding fines and penalties, develops policy and implements legislation relating to State taxation for and on behalf of the people of NSW.
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Revenue Management - (NT) .
Revenue and subsidy management services in the NT.
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Office of State Revenue - (QLD) .
QLD State Revenue, responsible for collecting state taxes (including duties, payroll, land and gambling taxes in QLD.
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Revenue SA .
SA Revenue manages the State's taxation system.
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Department of Treasury & Finance - (TAS) .
The Tasmanaian Department of Treasury and Finance supports statutory bodies responsible for administering state revenue collection.
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State Revenue Office - (VIC) .
VIC Revenue Office is the Victorian Government's major tax collection agency.
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Office of State Revenue - (WA) .
Is responsible for administering the State's revenue laws.
- Wages and Payments
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Australian Payments Clearing Association .
APCA is the Australian payments industry's principal self-regulatory body.
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Child Support Agency .
CSA is responsible for administering Australia's Child Support Scheme, supporting separated parents to transfer payments for the benefit of their children.
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Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) .
PAYG withholding essentials.
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Fair Work Online .
Contains information and advice about Australia’s national workplace relations system. Also contains links to Fair Work Australia - the national workplace relations tribunal.
- Industrial Relations - National
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Australian Industrial Relations Commission .
The Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) is an independent national tribunal dealing with employment issues.
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Australasian Legal Information Institute - Cases and legislation, Commonwealth & State .
A joint facility of UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law.
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Australian Workplace .
Australian Workplace provides job seekers, employees and employers with information about finding a job, starting work and workplace issues.
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The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) .
Information about federal Issues regarding Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
- Industrial Relations - State
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Dept of Industrial Relations - (NSW) .
contains information for employers and employees about the NSW industrial relations system.
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Dept of Industrial Relations - (QLD) .
QLD industrial relation information.
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SafeWork SA .
Responsible for administering occupational health, safety and welfare and industrial relations laws in South Australia.
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Workplace Standards Tasmania .
Tasmanian Industrial Relations information.
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Industrial Relations Victoria .
The Business Victoria website
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WA Industrial Relations Commission .
Information regarding IR laws in WA.
- Safe Work Australia
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National OH & S Commission .
An independent body that supports the Safe Work Australia Council.
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Comcare Australia – Workplace safety .
Comcare works in partnership with employees and employers to reduce the human and financial costs of workplace injuries and disease in the Commonwealth jurisdiction.
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Seacare Authority - Maritime industry .
The Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority (Seacare Authority) assists the Australian maritime industry in minimising the human and financial costs of workplace injury.
- OH & S - State
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WorkCover/WorkSafe - (ACT) .
Currently in transition from the former Workcover and the Office of the Work Safety Commissioner - following the creation of WorkSafe ACT in May 2010.
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WorkCover - (NSW) .
WorkCover NSW
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Work Safe - (NT) .
Work Safe NT
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WorkCover - (QLD) .
WorkCover QLD
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Q-Comp - (QLD) .
Independent authority overseeing workers' compensation in Queensland.
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WorkCover Corporation - (SA) .
WorkCover SA
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Workplace Standards Tasmania .
TAS OH&S information.
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WorkCover - (VIC) .
WorkCover VIC
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WorkCover - (WA) .
WorkCover WA
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Safety Line Worksafe - (WA) .
Worksafe WA
- Industry Organisations - Aust/NZ
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The Assocation of Payroll Professionals (TAPS) .
The Association for Payroll Specialists, established in 1990 is Australia’s only Association representing over 6,500 payroll professionals.
- Industry Organisations - International
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American Payroll Association .
Society for Payroll Professionals in the USA.
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Canadian Payroll Association .
The Canadian Payroll Association (CPA) is the national association that has been representing employer payroll interests in Canada.
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Institute of Payroll Professionals .
The Institute of Payroll Professionals (IPP) is the UK’s leading provider of qualifications, training and consultancy for payroll and pensions.