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DPAC Tasmania DPAC Annual Report 2013–14 Department of Premier and Cabinet © Crown in the Right of the State of Tasmania For copies or further information regarding this Report please contact: Department of Premier and Cabinet GPO Box 123 Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: 6232 7142 Email: secretary@dpac.tas.gov.au Website: www.dpac.tas.gov.au ISSN 1448 9023 (print) ISSN 1448 9031 (online) Department of Premier and Cabinet - Annual Report 2013-14 1 2 Department of Premier and Cabinet - Annual Report 2013-14 Will Hodgman MP PREMIER Dear Premier In accordance with the requirements of Section 36(1) of the State Service Act 2000 and Section 27 of the Financial Management and Audit Act 1990, I enclose for presentation to Parliament the 2013-14 Annual Report for the Department of Premier and Cabinet. Yours sincerely Greg Johannes Secretary 9 October 2014 Department of Premier and Cabinet - Annual Report 2013-14 3 Contents Secretary’s report .................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Departmental overview ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Financial and human resource summary ................................................................................................................................... 9 Governance ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Current Output Group structure ............................................................................................................................................... 13 Output Group 1 Support for executive decision-making ................................................................................................ 15 Output 1.1 Strategic policy and advice ................................................................................................................................... 16 Output 1.2 Climate change ............................................................................................................................................................ 20 Output 1.3 Social inclusion ............................................................................................................................................................. 24 Output Group 2 Government processes and services ..................................................................................................... 26 Output 2.1 Management of Executive Government processes .............................................................................. 27 Output 2.2 Principal and subordinate legislation ............................................................................................................... 34 Output 2.3 Tasmanian Government courier ....................................................................................................................... 36 Output 2.4 Corporate support to Ministerial and Parliamentary offices and the Office of the Governor ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37 Output Group 3 Electronic services for Government agencies and the community ......................................... 38 Output 3.1 Information and communications technology (ICT) policy development and implementation ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 Output 3.2 Management and ongoing development of Service Tasmania ....................................................... 42 Output 3.3 Delivery of information and communications technology services ............................................. 46 Output Group 4 State Service management ......................................................................................................................... 50 Output 4.1 State Service employment and management ........................................................................................... 51 Output Group 5 ................................................................................................................................................................................... 58 Output Group 6 Community development ........................................................................................................................... 59 Output 6.1 Community development – policy advice and ongoing community development ........... 60 Output 6.2 Office of Aboriginal Affairs ................................................................................................................................... 67 Output 6.3 Office of Veterans’ Affairs..................................................................................................................................... 69 Output Group 7 Development of local government, security and emergency management ....................... 72 Output 7.1 Development of local government ................................................................................................................. 73 Output 7.2 Security and emergency management .......................................................................................................... 77 All Output Groups Corporate Services .................................................................................................................................... 82 Corporate Services .............................................................................................................................................................................. 83 Supporting whole-of-government initiatives ........................................................................................................................... 87 Carbon Emission Reduction Plan ................................................................................................................................................ 88 Disability Action Plan.......................................................................................................................................................................... 89 4 Department of Premier and Cabinet - Annual Report 2013-14 Departmental information ............................................................................................................................................................... 91 Right to Information (RTI) .............................................................................................................................................................. 92 Legislation administered ................................................................................................................................................................... 94 Departmental publications .............................................................................................................................................................. 98 Websites ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 100 Our people and policies ................................................................................................................................................................ 101 Public access to agency decision-making ............................................................................................................................. 117 Asset management, pricing and risk management policies ...................................................................................... 118 Contributions and grants .............................................................................................................................................................. 120 Government procurement .......................................................................................................................................................... 155 Financial statements .......................................................................................................................................................................... 159 Appendix................................................................................................................................................................................................ 223 Jim Bacon Foundation ..................................................................................................................................................................... 226 Abbreviations ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 230 Compliance Index ............................................................................................................................................................................. 233 Contacting DPAC 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