Inspector | Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency

Closes: 01 September 2026

Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 5
Salary: $95,722 - $100,956 plus superannuation
Position No: 42500
Directorate: City and Environment
Advertised (Gazettal date): 25 August 2026
Contact Officer: Ellen Collins on Ellen.Collins@act.gov.au or (02) 6205 9643

Details: The Compliance team, within the Industry, Gaming and Economic Regulation unit, is looking for an experienced compliance inspector to assist the team with proactive and reactive work in a varied regulatory environment. The team is responsible for the regulation of a wide range of ACT legislation, including Acts administered by the Commissioner for Fair Trading, the ACT Gambling and Racing Commission, the Controlled Sports Registrar and the Registrar-General. The team’s primary role is to ensure that compliance with legislative requirements is met by regulated industries or activities. This is achieved through a combination of industry education, proactive compliance inspections, reactive complaint response and investigations. Legislative schemes within the Compliance regulatory remit include liquor, security, fair trading, gaming and racing, working with vulnerable people, and agents.

As an Inspector within the Compliance team, our successful candidate will work on a range of priorities, including proactive compliance programs, the investigation of reactive complaints, and make recommendations on appropriate regulatory enforcement actions.

If you have regulatory and investigative experience, good communication skills, and enjoy working with a team on a variety of different regulatory challenges, we would love to hear from you.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other Requirements:

• A full driver's licence is essential
• A Certificate IV in Government (Investigations) or similar qualification in a regulatory field is highly desirable

Note: This is a temporary position available immediately for six weeks, with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.

Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

Current and former ADF members are encouraged to apply.

How to Apply: Applications are to include:

• a one-page pitch outlining your skills and experience as outlined in the Position Description; and
• your curriculum vitae; and
• the details of two referees (one of which should be your current supervisor).

Applications should be submitted .

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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Note

This is a temporary position available immediately for six weeks, with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.