The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) is a

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of the

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, within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, that acts to ensure the organisational and workforce capability to meet future needs and sustainability of the

Australian Public Service The Australian Public Service (APS) is the federal civil service of the Commonwealth of Australia responsible for the public administration, public policy, and public services of the departments and executive and statutory agencies of the G ...

(APS), that comprises approximately people, or 0.8% of the Australian workforce. The Commission was established pursuant to the ''

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'' and is led by the Australian Public Service Commissioner, currently

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, and the

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, currently

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. Both Commissioners work closely with the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service, currently

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. APSC employs around 200 staff, with offices in

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and

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. The Commissioner reports annually to

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on the state of the APS, including changes in the environment and infrastructure of the APS and emerging issues.

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: *evaluates the extent to which agencies incorporate and uphold the values of the APS *evaluates the adequacy of systems and procedures in agencies for ensuring compliance with the APS Code of Conduct *promotes the APS Values and Code of Conduct *develops, promotes, reviews and evaluates APS employment policies and practices *facilitates continuous improvement in people management throughout the APS *coordinates and supports APS-wide training and career development *contributes to and fosters leadership in the APS *provides advice and assistance on public service matters to agencies on request *provides independent external review of actions by the Merit Protection Commissioner. The systems and special reviews are undertaken at the direction of the Prime Minister.

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Australian Public Service CommissionAPSC Submission to the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit: Inquiry into the effects of the ongoing efficiency dividend on smaller public sector agencies
2008. {{Authority control National civil service commissions Commonwealth Government agencies of Australia Australian Public Service

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