Mr Farrell has been acting in the role since January and takes over from Martyn Campbell who left the agency at the end of 2022.

A former leader at Rolls-Royce in England at a site that manufactures jet engines for the commercial aerospace industry, Mr Farrell relocated to Adelaide and has been working in a regulatory environment for the past 20 years.

Mr Farrell has also held director roles in SafeWork SA’s Compliance and Enforcement and Workplace Education & Business Services divisions over the past six years.

His tenure as South Australia’s Workplace Health and Safety Regulator will officially begin on Monday 17 April.

‘Like with any new leader of an agency, it’s important to recognise the great work that has been done over the past few years and build on this to continue to serve the South Australian public in the best way possible, to make workplaces safe through education, compliance and enforcement,’ Mr Farrell said.

‘Collaboration is the key to making this happen and I look forward to working with many different stakeholders to achieve our shared interests.’