Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1999 - SECT 64

  (1)   The Secretaries Board is established by this section.

  (2)   The Secretaries Board consists of the following members:

  (a)   the Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department, as Chair;

  (b)   the Secretary of each other Department;

  (c)   the Commissioner;

  (d)   such other persons as are nominated in writing by the Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department.

  (3)   The Secretaries Board has the following functions:

  (a)   to take responsibility for the stewardship of the APS and for developing and implementing strategies to improve the APS;

  (b)   to identify strategic priorities for the APS and consider issues that affect the APS;

  (c)   to set an annual work program, and direct subcommittees to develop strategies to address APS - wide issues and make recommendations to the Secretaries Board;

  (d)   to draw together advice from senior leaders in government, business and the community;

  (e)   to work collaboratively and model leadership behaviours.

  (4)   The Secretaries Board may establish one or more senior leadership groups, consisting of members determined by the Secretaries Board, to assist the Secretaries Board in performing its functions.