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The following items are the latest additions to the Australian Public Service Commission website.
Items listed in the regularly updated column at the right may be updated without notification on this page.
Released 18 December 2008
Circular 2008/9: Amendments to the Public Service Commissioner's Directions - Engagement of redundancy benefit recipients
The purpose of this circular is to advise of an amendment to the provisions of the Public Service Commissioner’s Directions 1999 dealing with the engagement of redundancy benefit recipients.
Released 8 December 2008
Circular 2008/8: Interim protocols for online media participation
The circular provides a set of interim protocols to agencies that are using or planning to use online media, including blogs, as a means of communication with clients and stakeholders.
Released 5 December 2008
Capture and release: the importance of record keeping in a pro-disclosure environment
(presented by Karin Fisher, Group Manager Corporate, on the Commissioner’s behalf)
Released 1 December 2008
Circular 2008/7: Code of Conduct for Ministerial Staff
This circular provides information on the Government’s Code of Conduct for Ministerial Staff and how it will operate
Released 27 November 2008 (updated 2 December)
State of the Service Report 2007–08
The State of the Service Report 2007–08 details the activities and human resource management practices of APS agencies during the 2007–08 financial year. The report
outlines some of the key achievements and contributions agencies have made in assisting the
Government during this period to meet its policy objectives and achieve its stated outcomes.
This year’s State of the Service report is the eleventh annual report on the state of the APS that Australian Public Service Commissioners have presented to Parliament. The report has been significantly enhanced since it was commenced in 1998, including by the addition of an annual online agency survey and a representative employee survey with up to six years of data available on key issues.
Also available are the State of the Service 2007–08 At a Glance, the State of the Service Employee Survey Results 2007–08 and the Australian Public Service Statistical Bulletin 2007–08.
Now available:
- Launch speech by the Public Service Commissioner
- NSW address (1 December 2008)
- VIC address (2 December 2008)
Items of major interest
About our Minister
Ministerial content including speeches and media releases is available here (external website).
State of the Service Report 2006-07
The State of the Service Report 2006-07 reports on the state of the Australian Public Service (APS) during the year.
Also available: State of the Service Employee Survey Results. A summary pamphlet, State of the Service: At a Glance, has also been prepared
Annual Report 2007–08
The Annual Report summarises the many achievements made by the Commission during 2007-08 as well as providing information on our performance against our Outcomes—Output structure.
Also available: Parliamentary Service Commissioner Annual Report 2007—07
The 2008–09 Commonwealth Budget
For information on the Commonwealth Budget go to the Budget website at www.budget.gov.au Our Portfolio Budget Statement is available from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website.
