Hon Linda Savage asks the Premier about the progress of implementing recommendation 38 from the 'Putting the Public First' Economic Audit Committee report, specifically regarding streamlining the public sector management framework. The Premier refers the question to a previous answer.

AnsweredQoN 3948Legislative Council
Asked
18 May 2011
Portfolio
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I refer to the ‘Putting the Public First’ Economic Audit Committee report of October 2009, and in particular to recommendation 38 which was to, -
‘Strengthen and simplify the public sector management framework by streamlining public sector oversight structures and removing unnecessary prescription, including through -
(a) merging the role of the Public Sector Standards Commissioner and the Public Sector Commissioner;
(b) streamlining discipline provisions and arrangements for the regulation of conduct; and
(c) removing unnecessary prescription from those instruments that regulate the recruitment, management, performance management and discipline of public sector employees’,
and I ask -
(1) Which of the following milestones contained in recommendation 38 have been achieved, -
(a) draft and introduce changes to the
Public Sector Management Act 1994
in accordance with Government’s legislative priorities and reform agenda;
(b) following passage of amended legislation, implement required structural changes to achieve integration of Office of the Public Sector Standards Commissioner/PSC functions and processes (within three months of proclamation); and
(c) develop and commence a program to revise subsidiary compliance instruments (March 2010)?
(2) If any of the above milestones contained in recommendation 38 have not been achieved, why not?

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Answered
29 June 2011
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Premier
Response time
42 days
Please refer to Legislative Council Question on Notice 3912.
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