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The Australian Parliament determines what will become law by passing legislation through the House of Representatives and the Senate. The power to make laws is vested in the Australian Parliament by the Constitution. However, the process of…
For the purpose of an Australian Government response, Tier 4 coordination may be triggered by any type of hazard(s) where the complexity and severity of impacts and consequences requires the highest level of coordination across the full span of…
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) recognises the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance efficiency, improve decision-making, and service delivery. In adopting AI technologies, PM&C is committed to…
Guidance or approval process by which non-Australian citizens are able to work for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Documents relating to changes made to the Guidance on Caretaker Conventions (issued by PM&C in December 2024).
The Australian Government uses a 4-tier approach to guide and support appropriate and consistent levels of coordination in response to crises.There is no standardised response to crises. Every crisis is unique and will present different challenges.…
Recommendation 6Make confidential ethics and integrity advice available to APS staff, SES and agency heads.APS staff at all levels can benefit from confidential support to talk through an integrity issue causing them concern. SES must navigate…
Senate order for the production of indexed lists of departmental and agency filesIn 1994, the Senate agreed to a motion by Senator Brian Harradine requiring that all Australian Government departments and agencies produce an indexed…
The pandemic pushed our people, emergency response structures and communities to the limit and required rapid decision‑making in times of great uncertainty. Some critical gaps and lessons revealed in the health response to the pandemic can be…
Overview of the WGEA Review Report
This report proposes ten recommendations to accelerate progress on gender equality in workplaces and streamline reporting for employers to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).
The…
ContextThe Government has an ambitious agenda to strengthen integrity across the Australian public sector. Important reforms underway include the establishment of the National Anti-Corruption Commission, strengthening whistleblower protections,…
PM&C operates in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. There is inherent risk in everything we do and it is not possible, or necessarily desirable, to eliminate all risks. We strive to achieve the right balance between engaging with risk to…
5.1 Governments avoid entering major contracts or undertakings, including new grants agreements, during the caretaker period. When determining whether a contract or undertaking qualifies as ‘major’, agencies should consider:the dollar value of the…
Review of the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012
Context
The Government announced in the Women’s Budget Statement 2021-22 a targeted review (the Review) of the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 (the WGE Act). This followed the Workplace…
The Secretaries Board met today at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to discuss the following matters. The Voice ReferendumThe Board noted an update on the referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in…
AuthorityOn 30 September 2022, National Cabinet agreed to the recommendations of the First Secretaries Group Review of Ministerial Councils. This included the formal establishment of the Women and Women’s Safety Ministerial Council (the Council) as…
Figure 2. Phases of the Australian Government Crisis Management ContinuumThe Australian Government’s Crisis Management Continuum (Continuum) comprises 7 phases:Prevention refers to measures to eliminate or reduce the severity of a…
Feedback received from the community suggests that improving the performance of public service delivery through the use of AI offers a significant opportunity to build agency trustworthinessThe performance of public services – how well the system…
The committee recommends the Australian Government appoint a Coordinator‐General to lead coordination of Australia’s assistance and support to Ukraine across all agencies. The person tasked with this lead coordination role should report directly to…
It is important to note that not all disclosures of information (disclosure) that PM&C may receive will be a PID for the purposes of the PID Act.A disclosure will only be a PID if all of the following conditions are met1:it is made by a current…
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has formally announced that the 2025 federal election will take place on Saturday 3 May 2025.With this announcement, and the dissolution of the House of Representatives by the Governor-General this morning,…
Grants reporting for Commonwealth Government agencies is a requirement of the Commonwealth Grant Rules and Guidelines.
Note: Government grants awarded must be published on the GrantConnect website, managed by…
The committee recommends that the Australia Government adopts a default position that Defence materiel being retired or otherwise disposed of will be gifted to Ukraine unless there is a compelling case against this for an individual…
These recommendations centre on the development of strategic advice on options to strengthen the NWA model and delivery of its objectives and outcomes.ResourcingEstablish options to increase and extend grant funding for the Alliances, to ensure they…
PM&C plays a key leadership role in ensuring the APS delivers on the Prime Minister's and the government's priorities. We play an important role in driving a whole-of-government and whole-of-nation approach, at both a national and…