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Last updated: 18 October 2006

Review of performance

Outputs and contribution to outcomes 2005–06

The Commission is included in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s Portfolio Budget Statements. The Public Service Commissioner, as head of the Commission, is responsible for the Commission’s financial and human resources and for assessing the level of the Commission’s achievement against its output structure.

Performance information, as described in the 2005–06 Portfolio Budget Statement which relates to the Merit Protection Commissioner’s functions, can be aggregated, where relevant, from Tables M1 and M2 of this report. Table M1 comprises casework arising from APS agencies and Table M2 includes casework arising from both APS and non-APS agencies.

Table M1: Reviews of actions: workload, work completed and timeliness, 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006
Cases Promotion Review Committees Primary review – Code of Conduct Primary review – other Secondary review Review – Former employees
On hand at start of year 34 12 4 11 3
Received during the period 117 42 21 76 4
Reviewed 105 30 4 37 4
Not accepted 1 5 16 33 1
Lapsed or withdrawn 38 7 1 4 0
Total finalised during period 144 42 21 74 5
On hand at end 7 12 4 13 2
Target completion time (weeks) 6 10 10 8 10
Average completion time for reviewed cases (weeks) 8.1 20.74 11.6 17.01 31.57
Completed within target time (number) 37 7 1 7 0
Completed within target time (percentage) 35.23 23.33 25 18.9 0

 

Table M2: Fee-for-service functions: workload and work completed, 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006
  Independent Selection Advisory Committees Other services requested
On hand at start of year 43 42
Received during the period 87 298
Completed 99 249
Lapsed/ withdrawn 1 33
Total finalised during the period 100 282
On hand at end 30 58
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