About us

Objectives

Our objectives are set out in the Public Administration Act 2004.

They are to:

strengthen the efficiency, effectiveness and capability of the public sector to meet existing and emerging needs and deliver high quality services
maintain and advocate for public sector professionalism and integrity.

To support public sector efficiency, effectiveness and capability our functions include:

assessing, advising and supporting on issues relevant to public sector administration, governance, service delivery and workforce management and development
researching and disseminating best practice in relation to public sector administration, governance, service delivery and workforce management and development
collecting and reporting on whole of government data
conducting inquiries as directed by the Premier.

To support public sector professionalism and integrity, our functions include:

advocating for an apolitical and professional public sector
issuing and applying codes of conduct and standards
monitoring and reporting to public sector body Heads on compliance with the public sector values, codes of conduct, and public sector employment principles and standards
reviewing employment related actions and making recommendations following those reviews
maintaining a register of lobbyists and a register of instruments.

The powers of the Commission are listed in section 41 of the Public Administration Act 2004. To perform its functions, the Commission can:

do all things necessary or convenient in connection with the performance of its functions
require a public sector body to provide any document or information in a specific form
require a public sector body to provide personal information about an employee.

Our 2023-24 work program was delivered under the 2023-2026 strategic plan, which has four outcomes:

The following section details the Commission’s key achievements in 2023-24 for each of these outcomes, grouped under priority outputs.