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NAIDOC Week, 97
National Gallery of Australia, 29
National Graduate School of Management, 48
National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE), 29
National Public Services Training Package, 62-3, 69
networks, 6, 27-9, 32-3, 55, 57-9, 63
New Zealand, 40, 64, 65, 69
90 East Pty Ltd, 103
non-English speaking backgrounds, APS staff identifying as, 37, 38
   Commission, 97
non-ongoing employees, 200
   Commission, 90, 203, 204
   engagement as ongoing without gazettal, 21
   re-engagement as, following receipt of redundancy benefit, 21, 74
non-SES development programs, 50-2, 63, 191-6

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occupational groups, Commission staff, 205-8
occupational health and safety, 90, 96, 98, 211
Occupational Health and Safety Agreement, 98
Occupational Health and Safety Committee, 98
office accommodation, 104
office locations, 217
Office of the Australian Government Solicitor, 110-11
older workers, 24, 72
Ombudsman, 77
ongoing employees, 200
   Commission, 89, 90, 203, 204
   non-ongoing employees engaged as, without gazettal, 21
online service delivery, 103
   see also internet
operating results, 87-8
organisation and structure, 11-15, 86-7, 91-2
   corporate performance planning and management framework, 83-4
   Leadership, Performance and Development Output area, 54, 55
   Merit Protection Commissioner casework, 114
   State of the Service reports, 35
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, 38-9
organisational alignment, 7-8, 10
organisational instruments and individual casework, 72-7, 78-9
Organisational Performance and Values Group, 12, 13, 29
Organisational Renewal, 24, 49, 59
   data used in, 38
   mature-aged workers, 24, 72
Orientation to the Senior Executive Service program, 48
Our Stories-Career Profiles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in the Australian Public Service, 33
Outcomes and Outputs, 14-80, 87, 117, 184-5
outlook, 8-11, 112
outsourcing, 27
   Commission, 89, 98, 102-3
overseas born staff, Commission, 97, 206-7

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Pacific region, 40, 48
Papua New Guinea, 39, 40
Parliament, relations with, 47, 59
Parliament-Master of its own Household?, 8
parliamentary inquiries, 21-2
Parliamentary Service, mobility between APS and, 21
Parliamentary Services Commissioner, 8
part-time staff, 90, 203, 204
Passports Australia, 34
pay, see remuneration and salaries
people management, see staff and staff management
Performance and Conduct Network, 27
performance appraisal scheme, Commission, 93, 101, 208
performance indicators, Commission, 41-3
performance management, 25-6, 27, 36
   Commission, 84, 93, 100-1
   Merit Protection Commission review actions taken, 122, 123
Performance Management in the Australian Public Service-A Strategic Framework, 25
performance pay, 208
performance review, 19-80, 117-37
personnel services, 98
Plan for a Harassment-Free Workplace, 98
Planning, Management and Accountability Framework, 94
plans and planning, 83-5, 94, 98, 102
   see also Corporate Plan
Policy and Employment Group, 12, 13, 39, 73
policy, legislation and information, 19-43, 185
Policy Parameters for Agreement Making in the APS, 26
Portfolio Budget Statements, 87
post-separation employment, 21
powers, see functions and powers
price for outputs, 185
   APS policy, legislation and information, 19, 42, 43
   employment related services and
   functions, 72, 79, 80
   leadership, performance and development, 46, 67, 69
Price Waterhouse Coopers, 27
primary reviews, 121, 122, 125, 126
   target times for completion, 111
priorities, strategic, 9-10
Privacy Principles, alleged breach of, 77
procurement, see purchasing
promotion, see recruitment and selection
promotion reviews, 110, 118, 121, 122, 128, 136
PSETA, 62, 63, 180
public interest whistleblowing, 76-7, 132-4
Public Management Committee (PUMA), 38-9
Public Sector Leaders' Summits, 65, 68, 69
Public Sector Management (PSM) Program, 63-4
Public Sector Management Program Board of Management, 63, 180
Public Servants' Accountability, Rights and Responsibilities program, 47
Public Service Act 1999, 23
   delegation to outsiders, 74
   Merit Protection Commissioner's functions under, 113
   section 37 retirements, 72-3, 201
   State of the Service report requirement, 11, 35
Public Service Commissioner, 11, 24, 64, 72, 86
   functions and powers, 179
   international activities, 38, 39
   review by, 3-10
Public Service Commissioners' Conferences, 40
Public Service Commissioner's Directions, 21, 74
Public Service Country Profile Series, 40
Public Service Education and Training Australia (PSETA), 62, 63, 180
Public Service Gazette, 21, 77-8, 80, 87, 103
Public Service Regulations, 20-1, 113
Public Services Training Package, 62-3, 69
publications, 22-3, 31, 54, 87, 186-7
   APS Employment Database (APSED), 37-8, 43
   APS Statistical Bulletin, 37
   APS Values and Code of Conduct in Practice, 9, 21, 30
   The Australian Experience of Public Sector Reform, 40
   electronic newsletters, 27, 28, 52
   Embedding the APS Values, 34-5
   Introducing the Australian Public Service Commission, 85
   Management Advisory Committee (MAC), 24, 28
   Our Stories-Career Profiles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in the Australian Public Service, 33
   Public Service Gazette, 21, 77-8, 80, 87
   Recruitment and Selection Kit, 7, 56
   satisfaction with, 6
   Workplace Diversity Report, 36-7
   see also Organisational Renewal; State of the Service Report
purchasing, 88-9
   advertising and market research, 211-12
   Leadership, Performance and Development Output area, 46, 50
   outsourcing, 27:
   Commission, 89, 98, 102-3
   whistleblower report, 77

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Qantas Airways Ltd, 89
quality indicators
   APS policy, legislation and information, 41, 42, 43
   employment related services and functions, 78-9, 80
   leadership, performance and development in APS, 66, 68
quantity indicators
   APS policy, legislation and information, 41-2, 43
   employment related services and functions, 79, 80
   leadership, performance and development in APS, 67, 69

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race, 38
   see also workplace diversity
Racial Discrimination Act 1975, 28
recommendations of Merit Protection Commissioner, 109-10, 124
recruitment and selection, 21, 24
   Commission, 213-14
   Indigenous people, 27, 31-2, 33
   non-ongoing employees engaged as ongoing, 21
   promotion reviews, 110, 118, 121, 122, 128, 136
   Public Service Gazette, 21, 77-8, 80, 87, 103
   after receipt of redundancy benefit, 21, 74
   selection committees, 111, 134, 136
   Senior Executive Service, 72, 198-202
   whistleblower reports, 76-7
   see also graduate recruitment
Recruitment and Selection Kit, 7, 56
redeployment and redundancy, 21, 72, 74-5
regional services, 57-61, 67, 104, 194-6
   employment-related casework, 76
   staff, 205-6
Regional Services Groups, 13, 14, 75, 115
Merit Protection Commissioner meeting with, 110-11
Reid, Hon. Margaret, 29
Rel Corp Management Services, 98
remuneration and salaries, 27
   attachment of, to satisfy judgement debts, 20
   Commission, 93, 208
Republic of Korea, 48
residential programs, 48
resignations, see separations
resources, see finance and financial management; staff
retirements, see separations
revenues, 87-8, 183, 185
review and evaluation, 34-7, 42
Review and Evaluation Group, 12, 13
Review of Corporate Governance Statutory Authorities and Office Holders, 8, 25
reviews of actions, 110, 118, 121-8, 129
   databases, 111
   recommendations not accepted, 109-10
   target times for completion, 111, 118
role of Merit Protection Commissioner, 113
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 64

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salaries, see remuneration and salaries
sales, revenue from, 87-8
Samoa, 40
sanctions, for misconduct, 127
satisfaction
    with development activities, 50, 66
   with IT, 103
   Minister, 20
   publications, 6
   see also Client Satisfaction Survey
scorecard, 85
secondary reviews, 118, 121-2, 123, 125, 126
   target times for completion, 111
Secretaries, remuneration of, 27
section 37 retirements, 72-3, 201
security, 101
   APS Employment Database (APSED), 38
   Internet services, 102-3
selection, see recruitment and selection
seminars, see conferences, seminars and workshops
Senate, Clerk of, 47
Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee, 21-2
Senate Select Committee on a Certain Maritime Incident, 22
Senate Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances, 21
Senate Standing Committee on the Scrutiny of Bills, 74
Senior Executive Human Resource Roundtable, 55
Senior Executive Leadership Capability Framework (SELC), 46, 47
Senior Executive Service (SES), 52, 53, 55, 57, 64
   CDAC Observers, 46
   Commission, 93, 204-5
   development programs, 47-9, 188-90
   employment-related services, 72-3
   Public Sector Leaders' Summits, 65, 68
   satisfaction with development activities, 66
Senior Executive Service Fellowships program, 49
Senior Women in Management Program (SWIM). 50-1, 95
separations
   APS Labour Market Adjustment Program (APSLMAP), 74-5
   SES staff, 72-3, 199, 201-2
   Merit Protection Commission review actions, 122, 123
service charters, 34
   Commission, 85
service of the future, 5-6, 9-10
SES Adviser, 73
SES News, 23
Social Club, 104
South Korea, 48
South Pacific countries, 40
staff, Commission, 89-90, 185, 203-9
   awards, 93-4
   devoted to FOI Act administration, 183
   Merit Protection Commissioner's casework, 114
   Social Club, 104
   see also corporate learning and development; performance management
staff management, 25-33, 52-6, 58, 59
staff management, Commission, 7, 86-7, 89-99, 208-11
staff surveys, 36
   Commission, 90-1, 98, 103
Starcom Worldwide Pty Ltd, 211
state and territory services, 13, 14, 75, 104
State of the Service Report, 28, 35-6, 42, 101
   engagement of non-ongoing employees
   as ongoing, reporting of, 21
   issues raised in, 24
   requirement to produce, 11, 35
Statistical Bulletin, 37
Strategic Capability Development Team, 91-2
Strategic HR Reform Group, 55
strategic planning, 102
structure, see organisation and structure
study tours, 48
succession management, 25, 53-4
surplus (financial), 88
surplus employees, 74-5
surveys
   staff, 36:
    Commission, 90-1
   State of the Service reports, 35-6
   see also Client Satisfaction Survey
Sustaining the Leadership Contribution program, 48
SWIM, 50-1, 95
Synergi Travel Australia, 89

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T4-Protective Security, 101
Team environment, 91
temporary movement between agencies, 20
tendering, see purchasing
Thailand, 39
times for completion of reviews of actions, 111, 118
   breaches of Code of Conduct, 118, 124
Torres Strait Islanders, see Indigenous people
training and development, 28, 36, 45-69
   Commission revenue from, 87, 88
   Indigenous employees, 33
   Investors in People (IiP) Standard, 56, 197
   see also corporate learning and development; publications
travel services, 89

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Uhrig Review of Corporate Governance Statutory Authorities and Office Holders, 8, 25
University of Canberra, 32

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Values, see APS Values
'Values in Agencies Project', 34-5
Vardon, Sue, 53
VET Network, 63
Victorian Public Service, 48
Vision statement, 84
visiting delegations, 39, 43
vocational education and training (VET), 62-3

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Wanganeen, Gerrit, 32
websites, see Internet
whistleblowing, 76-7, 132-4
whole-of-government coordination, 24-5
Williams, Neil, 53
Williamson, Prof. Peter, 48
Wilson, Charles, 32
women, 29, 36, 59
   Commission staff, 95, 97, 203-4, 206-7
   Senior Executive Service, 198, 200
   SWIM program, 50-1, 95
Woodward, Lionel, 63
workforce planning, 24, 36, 37, 38
   Commission, 91-2
   events held, 52-3
   Investors in People (IiP) Standard, 56
workplace agreements, see Australian Workplace Agreements; certified agreements
workplace behaviour, 123
   Commission, 90, 98
   see also APS Values; Code of Conduct
workplace diversity, 27-9, 30-3, 36-7, 59
   Commission, 92, 96-7, 206-7
Workplace Diversity Awards, 31
Workplace Diversity Report, 36-7
workplace health and safety, 90, 96, 98, 211
Workplace Relations Committee, 99
workshops, see conferences, seminars and workshops

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Young, Dr Michael, 90
young people, 31