WorkSafe, which is already under fire already for not doing enough to keep workers safe, is cutting back on what it does to save money.
Its chief executive met with senior staff last week to discuss ways to manage its costs with the regulator facing a multi-million-dollar deficit.
His pledge is no inspectors and investigators would be cut - but the sinking lid has already put three top investigative jobs, unfilled ones, on pause.
Reporter Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann.
