About us
AIHW contact details
26 Thynne Street
Fern Hill Park
Bruce ACT
GPO Box 570
Canberra ACT 2601
Tel 61 2 6244 1000
Fax 61 2 6244 1299
Web www.aihw.gov.au
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Events diary
Upcoming conferences launching Australia's Health and Australia's Welfare, as well as workshops and mini-conferences for stakeholder consultation, data development, proposal development etc.more
AIHW committees
Inform and contribute to public debate on health and welfare issues in Australia.more
Email notice and discussion lists
Email notice and discussion lists are a service provided by AIHW to inform clients of the latest news on a specific topic and assist debate and interaction with our communities on subjects of interest.more
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) is Australia's national agency for health and welfare statistics and information.
Our mission
‘Better information and statistics for better health and wellbeing’
Our role
The AIHW is the national agency set up to provide information on Australia's health and welfare, through statistics and data development that inform discussion and decisions on policy and services.
We work closely with all State, Territory and Australian Government health, housing and community services agencies in collecting, analysing and disseminating data.
Our strategic directions
- Strengthening our policy relevance
- Capitalising on the new information environment
- Enhancing data access, protecting privacy
- Getting the messages out better
- Our people - valued, expert and versatile
Our key documents
- Corporate capability statement
- AIHW corporate plan: strategic directions 2007-2010
- AIHW annual report 2008-09
Our structure
The AIHW organisation chart provides a visual representation of AIHW management and unit structures.
Our Act and other legislation
We are an Australian Government statutory authority accountable to Parliament and operate under the provisions of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987. Our Act ensures that the data collections we manage are kept securely and under the strictest conditions with respect to privacy and confidentiality.
The Institute is governed by a Board, as specified in section 8(1) of the AIHW Act (see the relevant appendix of the AIHW Annual Report).
The Institute is defined as a body corporate subject to the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997.
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987 [external link]
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Regulations 2006 [external link]
- Australian Institute of Health Ethics Committee Regulations 1989 [external link]
- Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 [external link]
- Privacy Act 1988 [external link]