Registered Organisations Commission
The Registered Organisations Commission is an independent, statutory authority of the Australian Government, responsible for the regulation and education of registered organisations in Australia. The ROC was established under the Fair Work Amendment Act 2016.
The role of the ROC includes the following functions:
- assessing the financial reports, annual returns, and disclosure statements by organisations and their branches;
- arranging elections for organisations and their branches;
- approving governance and compliance training;
- providing education, assistance and advice to organisations; and
- conducting inquiries and investigations into breaches of registered organisation legislation.
The legislation establishing the ROC was one of the double dissolution triggers for the 2016 federal election under section 57 of the Australian Constitution. Following the election, the Turnbull Government was successful in passing the legislation establishing the ROC with the vote of Senators Pauline Hanson, Nick Xenophon and Derryn Hinch.
The current Registered Organisations Commissioner is Mr Mark Bielecki, a former South Australian Regional Commissioner at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
