Research Catalog

Title

The Australian experience of public sector reform.

Publication

London, UK : Commonwealth Secretariat, [2003?]

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Details

Additional Authors

Commonwealth Secretariat

Description

ix, 166 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

"Public sector reform has moved on apace since the first of the Commonwealth Profile Series was launched in 1995 when the principles of New Public Management (NPM) were in an early stage of adoption. Since then, the various civil services described in the series have undergone radical change in scope, organisation and approach rendering a revision timely. Now up-dated and completely revised, these re-issued Country Profiles continue to be an accessible and valuable source of reference which attempt to both describe and analyse the often tumultuous and controversial public sector reforms which have taken place in contributing countries since 1995. Practising bureaucrats, diplomats, political and academic audiences will find this revised series invaluable in seeking to benchmark best practice in public sector reform across Commonwealth member countries. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Country profiles series

Uniform Title

Country profiles series

Alternative Title

Profile of the public service of Australia : current good practices and new developments in public service management

Subject

• Since 1945
• Public administration > Australia
• Civil service > Australia
• Administrative agencies > Australia > Management
• Civil service reform > Australia
• Australia > Politics and government > 1945-

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• 1. Constitutional and Government Framework -- Structure of Government -- Government Revenue and Expenditure -- Inter-governmental Relations -- 2. Legislating for the Public Service -- Federal Public Service Act -- Workplace Relations Act -- Financial Management Legislation -- Other Relevant Legislation -- Similarity and Change -- 3. Public Service Reviews -- Royal Commission Inquiry -- Review of Commonwealth Functions -- Review of Commonwealth Administration -- Public Service Reform Act 1984 -- Public Service Act Review Group -- New Reform Agenda -- State and Territory Public Sector Reviews -- 4. Staffing the Public Service -- Size and Shape of the APS -- Devolution and the APS Values -- Staffing the Service through Merit -- Categories of Employee -- Workplace Diversity -- Workforce Planning -- Performance Management -- Remuneration, Rewards and Performance Pay -- Termination of Employment -- ^ Review of Action -- Whistleblowing -- 5. Leadership -- Promoting Better Management -- Agency Heads -- Senior Executive Service -- Leadership Development -- 6. Financial Reforms and Accountability -- Legislating for Financial Management -- Budgetary Reforms -- Financial Management Reforms -- Strengthening Accountability -- Risk Management -- Parliamentary Scrutiny -- 7. Structural Reform -- Improving Strategic Planning and Use of Business Plans -- Commercialisation and Choice -- Structures for Delivery of Government Services -- Competition and Contestability -- Corporatisation -- Outsourcing and Contracting Out -- Privatisation -- Private Financing -- Purchaser/Provider Arrangements -- Regulators as Protectors of Public Interest -- Regulatory Controls -- Increasing Productivity -- 8. Service Delivery -- Customer Service -- Public Involvement in Policy Development -- 9. Challenges -- ^ Changing Structure of Government
• Changing Environment of Policy Making -- Performance and Organisational Capability -- Devolution and Accountability -- Whole-of-government -- Unified Public Service Defined by Values -- Appendix. APS Values.

ISBN

0850927064

LCCN

^^2004303580

OCLC

• 55505003
• SCSB-11203579

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library