The Department of Commerce works with the community to ensure high standards of safety and protection for workers and consumers, and promotes and fosters innovative industries, science and enterprise and Aboriginal economic development.

The department was formed on 1 January, 2009 and comprises seven divisions: Consumer Protection; Energy Safety; Labour Relations; Science and Innovation; WorkSafe; Corporate Services and the Office of the Director General.

Resources Safety became part of the new Department of Mines and Petroleum on 1 January, 2009.