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During the caretaker period, the business of government continues and ordinary matters of administration still need to be addressed. Note: The advice in this document is identical in most respects to the Guidance that was issued in 2021. The…
The 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires were a national trauma. The bushfire season brought devastation across our nation, the loss of 33 lives, the destruction of 3110 homes, unimaginable loss of wildlife and impacted communities across Australia. This…
The Administrative Arrangements Order (AAO) formally allocates executive responsibility among ministers. It sets out which matters and legislation are administered by which department or portfolio.The current consolidated AAO is located on the…
This is a statement of legal services expenditure by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet for the 2017-18 financial year, published in compliance with paragraph 11.1(ba) of the Legal Services Directions 2017.
This is a statement of legal services expenditure by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet for the 2018-19 financial year, published in compliance with paragraph 11.1(ba) of the Legal Services Directions 2017.
This is a statement of legal services expenditure by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet for the 2019-20 financial year, published in compliance with paragraph 11.1(ba) of the Legal Services Directions 2017.
This is a statement of legal services expenditure by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet for the 2020-21 financial year, published in compliance with paragraph 11.1(ba) of the Legal Services Directions 2017.
This is a statement of legal services expenditure by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet for the 2021-22 financial year, published in compliance with paragraph 11.1(ba) of the Legal Services Directions 2017.
The agency-level highlights report contains a summary of PM&C employee census results and includes aggregated agency data.
The Gender Impact Assessment (GIA) template is to be used where a Cabinet Submission or a New Policy Proposal (NPP) is subject to a GIA.The GIA checklist is a one-page drafting tool that summarises the minimum requirements when completing a GIA. It…
Colleagues,Today the Secretaries Board published the APS Integrity Taskforce report ‘Louder than Words: An APS Integrity Action Plan’.Integrity is deeply important to our work in the public service. It underpins the trust of the…
The Secretaries Board met today at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to discuss the following matters.COVID-19 Response InquiryThe Board received an update from Ms Robyn Kruk AO, Panel Chair, on the progress of the Commonwealth…
ColleaguesWe have a unique role in Australia, serving the Government, the Parliament and the Australian people. Because of that role expectations of us are high, and rightly so.It is not always easy to separate the personal from the…
" We have arrived at a moment of consequence where a genuine committment to respect women, and valuing and nurturing their economic contribution by removing systemic barriers, is vital.Sam Mostyn, Chair, Women's Economic Equality Taskforce
Who can make a public interest disclosure?A person must be a current or former ‘public official’, as defined in ss69-70 of the PID Act, to make a public interest disclosure (s26(1)(a)).In general, a…
In May 2018, the Government commissioned an Independent Review of the Australian Public Service (APS). The Review's Final Report was delivered in 2019 by David Thodey AO, Chair of the independent panel.Information on the independent…
When the COVID‑19 pandemic emerged at the start of 2020, governments around the world were ill prepared to respond to the scale and duration of a crisis that had ramifications for our health systems, our economies and the very function of our…
Proclamation of King Charles the ThirdOn 9 September 2022 (GMT +01:00) the Accession Council convened at St. James’s Palace, and gave orders proclaiming the new Sovereign of the United Kingdom. The instrument proclaims Prince Charles Philip Arthur…
The inquiry commissioned SEC Newgate to develop and deliver an online survey with a nationally representative sample of over 2,000 members of the Australian population aged 18+. Specific lines of enquiry in the survey included:People’s overall…
In May 2025, the interim head of the Defence and Veterans’ Services Commission made a submission to the Review of Schedule 9 of the Veterans’ Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Act 2025 by the Senate Foreign…
The first Long-term Insights Briefing explores how the APS could integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into public service delivery in the future, and how this might affect the trustworthiness of public service…