Each of us has a responsibility to make sound, transparent administrative decisions. Unfortunately, public sector leaders do not always make these sorts of decisions.
In less serious cases, uninformed or ill-considered decisions can lead to major financial problems, delays, and unsuitable solutions – and also adversely affect individual employees.
In the worst cases, these decisions can lead to complaints of corruption, misconduct and maladministration. These complaints have the potential to result in criminal charges.
To ensure you are aware of your obligations as a decision-maker, IPAA is invited you to hear from:
The Hon. Justice Greg Parker, President, South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal
“Administrative law principles applicable to decision-making”
The Hon. Bruce Lander QC, Independent Commissioner Against Corruption
“The Role of Administrators:
in considering complaints in relation to potential issues of corruption, misconduct and maladministration in public administration; and
in dealing with matters that have been referred to a public authority by the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption”
The session was chaired by Erma Ranieri, Commissioner for Public Sector Employment, and you were given the opportunity to ask questions to the panel of speakers.
This edition of ‘Public Administration Today’ focused on the topic of ‘community and engagement, which included articles from influential figures across the public sector. Highlighted articles from this issue included…
To read the full edition please visit below…
Edition 41
As Premier of South Australia, Don Dunstan set new directions for public administration that had far-reaching national impacts. Shortly before his death, Don Dunstan entrusted to the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA), the key advocate for effective public administration, the honour of carriage of the annual Don Dunstan Oration on Public Administration. The 2014 orator was Greg Combet, Chair, Automotive Transformation Taskforce.
This Oration was delivered by Greg Combet, Chair of the Automotive Transformation Taskforce.
Presented By Paul Leistner and Peter Mckinlay
Community or neighbourhood governance is emerging as an important new way in which governments works with communities and neighbourhoods.
This one day workshop will provide an overview of good practice internationally looking at both statutory and non-statutory forms of community governance. It will show how different stakeholders are taking the lead ranging from councils, to higher tiers of government to the private sector, all focused on working with communities to improve community outcomes.
At the end of the workshop you will have a good understanding of the options available for you and your agency. Benefits will include learning how community governance can assist the better management of programmes and expenditure, improve relationships with citizens and communities, and enable better outcomes for your communities.
The October -December 2014, Edition 40, explored the facing up or facing off of the public vs private sectors. Articles in this edition included:
The full issue of ‘Public Administration Today’ is available for free below.
Edition 40
This event follows Tom Koutsantonis’s delivery of the 2014-2015 Budget: his first as Treasurer. Tom Koutsantonis delivered an in-depth discussion on the budget and its implications for South Australia’s future. Kim Cheater, Partner, PwC, lead the Treasurer through a discussion on the rationale, implications and outcomes of the State Budget. After the discussion the MC for the event, Erma Ranieri, IPAA President, and Commissioner for Public Sector Employment, facilitated a Q&A session that provided the audience with the opportunity to direct questions to the Treasurer.
