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History of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet 1829-2012 HHistoryistory of the DDepartmentepartment of the PPremierremier and CCabinetabinet 11829829 – 2012 On 18 June 1829, Western Australia was proclaimed a British Colony. Laws were made by the Governor and nominated offi cials, subject to the British Parliament’s authority. The First Parliament 1870 Representative government was achieved in 1870, with the election of 12 members to the Legislative Council of Western Australia. 1890 It was not until October 1890 that the Western Australian Constitution Act 1889 was proclaimed. The Constitution set up a Parliament of two Houses – the Captain James Stirling, Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly, with full powers to the Colony’s fi rst Governor make laws for the State. The Governor was replaced as the Chief Executive Offi cer of the Colony by the Premier, John Forrest, and Cabinet became responsible to Parliament. The fi rst bicameral Parliament of Western Australia. Members of the fi rst Legislative Assembly, elected 1890. Creation of the Premier’s Department 1898 A submission made to Premier Forrest by his Secretary and Clerk of the Executive Council, Frederic D North, initiated the creation of the Premier’s Department; the forerunner to what is now known as the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. The Department of the Premier and Cabinet was initially established in 1898 as a sub-department of the Treasury. Apart from the Under Secretary, Mr North, the staff had been transferred from the Treasury and the Department of the Colonial Secretary. The four staff members provided secretarial and administrative assistance to the Premier, Executive Council and State Cabinet. The newly-created Premier’s Department was initially located in the Government Building on the corner of Barrack Street and St Georges Terrace, Perth. This site was also known as the The Forrest Ministry Treasury Buildings and, later, Central Government Buildings. The establishment of the Department was not without controversy. It was argued that because the position of Premier was a courtesy title bestowed by Parliament and not the Constitution, there was no authority to establish a Premier’s Department. There was also some argument against allowing offi ce staff exposure to confi dential matters. In justifying the creation of the Department, Premier Forrest cited the need for staff to handle interviews with those people who came to see him and process the volume of correspondence that required his attention. As greater demands were made upon his time, the Premier’s Department was an administrative necessity. In the period between 1890, when Western Australia was granted responsible self-government, and Federation occurred in 1901, the state affairs requiring the attention of the Premier and his Ministers grew dramatically. The gold discoveries and the associated arrival of people into Western Australia; the Government’s capital works program; and the legislative program were just some of the matters that required attention. Premier Forrest was also required to attend the Federation Conventions arranged by the Australian Colonies. Early Years 1901 1903 In July, the Premier’s Department In August, the Premier’s Department was was moved to the Attorney General’s retitled the Premier’s Offi ce. department because the Premier, who was also Attorney General, had not included the Between 1903 and 1906, the Offi ce was Treasury in his portfolio. administered in the portfolio of the Premier of the day and, during this time, was moved 1902 to the Department of the Colonial Treasurer and Minister for Education, and then to the The Colonial Secretary’s Department Department of the Colonial Treasurer and became part of the Premier’s Department the Minister for Justice. and Mr North was appointed Under Secretary of the Colonial Secretary’s Department. Consequently, Mr A C Kessell took over as Secretary to the Premier. He remained with the Department until early 1914, when he left to take up the post of Offi cial Secretary at the Western Australian Agent General’s Offi ce in London. Mr Kessell was replaced as Secretary to the Premier by Mr L E Shapcott. Premier’s Department circa 1900 A Department In Its Own Right 1907 1919 From 1907 to 1941, the Premier’s Offi ce By the end of 1919, the Services functioned as a separate entity, not administered within the Premier’s attached to any other department. Although Department comprised of the London Agent the Premier’s Offi ce was reclassifi ed as a General’s Offi ce; Government Motor Car sub-department of State Treasury between Service; Public Service Commissioner; 1941 and January 1948, it has functioned Railway Advisory Board; Government autonomously since then. Printer; Government Lithographer; Services to Members of Parliament; and 1914 Royal and other Commissions of Inquiry. Upon Australia’s entry into the In August, State Cabinet gave approval First World War, the Premier’s Offi ce for the position of Secretary to the Premier functioned as a channel of communication to be reclassifi ed as Secretary, Premier’s between the Commonwealth and State Department, and for Mr Shapcott to be Governments. Many vital wartime issues, appointed to the position of Permanent such as coal and shipping shortages, Head of the Department. passed through the Offi ce. In 1923, Mr Shapcott was also appointed 1917 Clerk of the Executive Council. Since his Control of the Western Australian appointment, it has been customary for the Agent General’s Offi ce in London was Department’s Chief Executive Offi cer to be transferred from the Treasury Department appointed to that position. to the Premier’s Offi ce. The Agency was responsible for promoting emigration to 1936 Western Australia, developing markets As part of the 1936 reclassifi cation of for the Colony’s products in the United the State Public Service, the position Kingdom (UK); supervising the purchase of Secretary, Premier’s Department of stores and machinery for government was retitled Under Secretary, Premier’s departments; and assisting in fl oating loans Department. and obtaining funds (in the UK) for the Colonial Government. Vital Role in World War II 1939 With the declaration of World War II In 1941, the spread of wartime hostilities in September 1939, the Premier’s to South East Asia raised concern about Department, once again, constituted the the possibility of air attacks on government liaison point between the State Government offi ces. Consequently, the Premier’s Offi ce and local service commanders, and (previously the Premier’s Department) was between the Commonwealth and State moved to an apartment on the third fl oor Departments. of Lawson Flats, a residential building on the corner of the Esplanade and Sherwood Under various National Security Act Court, Perth. However, no attacks took Regulations, the Premier was vested place and, towards the end of the war, the with wide powers. For example, he was offi ce returned to its former location. empowered to ‘make such provisions as he deemed necessary to protect the 1945 persons and property of the civil population In December 1945, Mr Stitfold was in the State or any part thereof in case of appointed Under Secretary of the emergency’. Chief Secretary’s and Public Health 1941 Departments, as well as the Controller General of Prisons. Consequently, Mr Doig Mr Shapcott retired in August 1941 and became Secretary, Premier’s Offi ce, and was replaced by Mr H T Stitfold, who had Clerk of the Executive Council. served in the Department since 1916. Mr Stitfold was appointed Secretary, 1948 Premier’s Offi ce, after the previously In January, the Premier’s Offi ce was autonomous Premier’s Department became granted autonomy from Treasury a sub-department of State Treasury in and became known as the Premier’s 1941. When he was seconded to the Department. As a result, the title Secretary, Commonwealth Government (the following Premier’s Offi ce was changed to Under year) for the duration of the war, as Deputy Secretary, Premier’s Department. Director General of Manpower Priorities, the Assistant Secretary, Mr R H Doig, occupied the position of Secretary, Premier’s Offi ce (in an acting capacity). 1965 Mr Doig remained with the Department In the same year, the title of the Permanent until 1965 when he was appointed Head was upgraded to Director General Commissioner of the State Public Service. and Mr B J Beggs, the Conservator of He was succeeded as Under Secretary, Forests at the time, was appointed to the Premier’s Department, by Mr W S Lonnie, position in March of that year. When he who had previously been the Director of retired in June 1985 he was succeeded the Civil Defence and Emergency Service by Mr D G Blight, who had previously of Western Australia. held senior positions in the Public Service Board. 1967 1984 In July, the Premier’s Department (as the Premier’s Offi ce had been renamed) The Department moved to Governor and the Executive Council moved from Stirling Tower, located at the Treasury Buildings to a new location 197 St Georges Terrace, Perth. in the May Holman Centre (previously Superannuation Building), at 32 St Georges Terrace, Perth. 1974 When Under Secretary Lonnie retired in May 1974, the vacated position was shared in an acting capacity by Mr F P Knight and Mr R D Davies until July 1975, when Mr Davies was formally appointed as Under Secretary. He remained with the Department until his retirement in 1983. 1983 Following the election, the Premier’s Department underwent signifi cant restructuring and was retitled the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. The aims of the restructure were to: » reduce delays associated with major government decisions » improve the effi ciency and standard of government services Governor Stirling Tower » coordinate and evaluate the implementation of government policy » ensure Cabinet is fully informed on the implications and impact of policy proposals; » increase consultation in the decision-making process.
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