4 March 2024
Professor Glyn Davis AC
Secretary
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
One National Circuit
BARTON ACT 2600
Dear Professor Davis
Review of the Secretaries Board
I am pleased to provide the report of the Review of the Secretaries Board.
The Report was conducted over an eight-week period across January and February 2024. Departmental secretaries and other senior staff were generous in the time that they provided to the Review and were thoughtful and constructive in their input.
The Secretaries Board operates in a constructive and collaborative manner. It is effective in its mandate to provide stewardship to the Australian Public Service (APS), to develop and implement APS-wide improvement strategies and model leadership behaviours. The eight recommendations I have put forward seek to build on its strengths and enable it to prepare for, and respond to, emerging challenges and risks.
My work was supported by staff of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, in particular, Ms Nina Marie Bishay and Ms Alissa Johnson. I thank them for their research, contributions and suggestions.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to undertake this work.
Yours sincerely
Rosemary Huxtable AO PSM