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The Secretaries Board has established 4 subcommittees:Capability and Workforce CommitteeSecretaries Digital and Data CommitteePartnership Priorities CommitteeSecretaries Talent CouncilIn addition, the Chief Operating Officers (COO) Committee plays…
It is important to note that issues raised as part of the Review involve two distinct matters. The first relates to transfer of documents by PM&C to the NAA under section 27 of the Archives Act. The second relates to the public release of…
Purpose1. This schedule defines the condition which will apply to employees because of the effects of a disability, and are eligible for a supported wage under the terms of this agreement.Definitions2. In this attachment:Approved assessor…
PM&C is committed to taking steps to protect public officials who belong, or belonged, to PM&C from detriment, or threats of detriment, relating to disclosures made under the PID Act. This protection extends to disclosers, subjects and…
Following a media query on 18 December 2023, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) identified that it had failed to transfer 78 Cabinet records from 2003 to the National Archives of Australia (NAA), in line with historical…
Agency HeadThe Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet or the Secretary’s Delegate.AgreementThe Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Enterprise Agreement 2024-27.APSAustralian Public Service.APS AgencyAn agency whose…
Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards Report — Guidelines
The Australian Government has committed to a gender diversity target of women holding 50 per cent of Government board positions overall, and women and men each holding…
Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards Report — Guidelines
The Australian Government is working towards a gender diversity target of women holding 50 per cent of Government board positions overall, and women and men each holding…
The committee recommends the Australian Government publicly attribute the role that the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) are playing in supporting Russia in its…
Key resourcesOrganisation chartPM&C performance modelCorporate plansOur organisation structure aligns with broader Australian Public Service (APS) priorities, offering employees exposure to the full spectrum of policy matters and a whole-of-APS…
Australian National Anthem protocolsThe Australian National Anthem is an important national symbol of Australia and should be treated with respect and dignity. All Australians are encouraged to sing the Australian National Anthem (the Anthem) and…
Parents were confused about the difference between ‘reserved leave’ and ‘concurrent leave’. In the main, parents focused on fathers taking reserved leave around the birth and at the same time as the mother, that is, concurrently. Parents thought 4…
Each award or medal has eligibility requirements. The agencies with responsibility for administering awards in the Australian honours system are:
The Australian Honours and Awards Secretariat at Government House in Canberra
The…
Meeting timetableCabinet meets in the Cabinet room at Parliament House, Canberra, in most weeks of the year. Special Cabinet meetings may be held at other times and other places, as necessary, for example in Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in a…
This year’s Australian National Flag Day, on 3 September 2022, marks 121 years since the Australian National Flag was first officially flown in 1901 at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne – the site of Australia’s first Parliament.…
Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards reporting guidelinesThe Australian Government remains committed to gender targets for Australian Government boards. Targets have been in effect since 1 July 2016 and call for:Target 1:…
Current approach
The functions and powers of WGEA as set out in the Workplace Gender Equality Act include (section 10 of the Act):
Advising and assisting employers in promoting and improving gender equality in the workplace…
The WGEA Review proposes targeted changes to the Workplace Gender Equality Act and its associated legislative instruments to accelerate the pace of change in reducing Australia’s gender pay gap, improving gender equality in Australia workplaces, and…
PM&C is shaped by our need to support the Prime Minister in his multitude of roles – as the leader of the Government, as the head of the public service, as Chair of the Cabinet and the Council of Australian Governments (COAG), and…
On 1 January 2024, The West Australian reported that “the keeper of the nation’s memory [the NAA] does not hold relevant submissions” relating to the decisions to send Australian troops into war in Iraq and could not release them alongside other…
Rights and protectionsA discloser has right to the protections set out in the PID Act, including:protection from the unauthorised disclosure of their identity;protection from reprisal;protection from civil, criminal and administration liability for…
The CabinetThe Cabinet is the council of senior ministers who are empowered by the Australian Government (‘the Government’) to take binding decisions on its behalf.As a forum, the Cabinet seeks through discussion and consultation to resolve disputes…
New Australian honours are created by The King on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. Since 1975, new awards have progressively been added to the system.
Why honours are created
New honours are created for two reasons:
A need to…
Guidance on matters for collective agreementCollective agreement can be sought at a Cabinet meeting or through ministerial correspondence.As a general rule, ministers should put before their colleagues the sorts of issues on which they themselves…
The Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet advises that a State Funeral Service for the Honourable Barry Thomas Pullen will be held at 2:30 pm on Tuesday, 16 July 2024 at Fitzroy Town Hall, Fitzroy, Victoria.Barry spent over two decades in…