Formed 1999 | Employees 237 (at June 2016) | |
Preceding Statutory agency Public Service Merit Protection Commission Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia Headquarters 16 Furzer Street, Phillip, Canberra, ACT Annual budget A$23 million (2008–2009) | ||
The Australian Public Service Commission is a statutory agency of the Australian Government that acts to ensure future capability and sustainability within the approximately 160,000 people (or 0.8 per cent of the Australian workforce) that comprise the Australian Public Service.
The Commission was established pursuant to the Public Service Act, 1999 (Cth) and is led by the Australian Public Service Commissioner, currently John Lloyd PSM and the Merit Protection Commissioner, currently Annwyn Godwin. Both Commissioners work closely with the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service, currently Senator the Hon. Michaelia Cash, to achieve the Government's objectives.
The parent department of the Commission is the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Functions
The vision of the Commission is to lead and shape a unified and high-performing Australian Public Service (APS). The Commission is responsible for providing advice to the Government on the APS; providing advice on strategic people management; supporting the implementation of Government policy; contributing to effective APS leadership and evaluating and reporting on the performance of the APS.
To this end, the Commission performs the following functions: