Instrument of appointment of Mr Simon Duggan

Copy of instrument appointing Mr Simon Duggan as the Secretary of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.

Public Service (Secretary of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations) Appointment 2026

I, the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 58(1) of the Public Service Act 1999, appoint Mr Simon Duggan as the Secretary of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations for a period of five years commencing on 16 February 2026.

Dated 5 February 2026

[Signature of Sam Mostyn AC]

Sam Mostyn AC
Governor-General

By Her Excellency's Command

[Signature of Anthony Albanese]

Anthony Albanese  
Prime Minister