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Annual Report 2010–11 Annual Report 2010–11 © 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 7000 Ph: 62 705479 Email: [email protected] Website: www.dpac.tas.gov.au ISSN 1448 9023 (print) ISSN 148 9031 (online) Lara Giddings, 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 2010-11 Annual Report of the Department of Premier and Cabinet. Yours sincerely Rhys Edwards Secretary 24 October 2011 Department of Premier and Cabinet - Annual Report 2010-11 1 The Department of Premier and Cabinet is a central agency of the Tasmanian State Government. The Ministers to whom the Department is responsible are the Premier, Hon Lara Giddings MP; the Minister for Local Government, Hon Bryan Green MP; the Minister for Climate Change, the Minister for Community Development and the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Hon Cassy O'Connor MP; Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Hon Scott Bacon MP; and the Minister for Children, Hon Michelle O'Byrne MP. The Department also supports two Parliamentary Secretaries to the Premier: Rebecca White MP (Small Business and Cost of Living) and Brenton Best MP (Economic Development for the North-West). The Department provides a broad range of services to Cabinet, other members of Parliament, government agencies and the community. The Department works closely with the public sector, the community, local government, the Australian Government and other state and territory governments. The Department also provides administrative support to the State Service Commissioner, the Tasmania Together Progress Board and the Electricity Supply Industry Review Panel. These bodies are separately accountable and report directly to Parliament. Department of Premier and Cabinet - Annual Report 2010-11 2 Contents Secretary’s report ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Departmental overview .................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Financial and human resource summary ................................................................................................................................... 8 Governance ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9 Output Group structure .................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Organisation chart ............................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Strategic Plan summary ..................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Output Group 1 Support for Executive Decision-Making ..................................................................................................... 24 Output 1.1 Strategic policy and advice ................................................................................................................................... 25 Output 1.2 Climate change ............................................................................................................................................................ 28 Output 1.3 Social Inclusion ............................................................................................................................................................. 32 Output Group 2 Government Processes and Services ........................................................................................................... 36 Output 2.1 Management of Executive Government processes .............................................................................. 37 Output 2.2 Principal and subordinate legislation ............................................................................................................... 47 Output 2.3 Tasmanian Government courier....................................................................................................................... 49 Output 2.4 Corporate support to Ministerial and Parliamentary offices and the Office of the Governor .................................................................................................................................................. 50 Output 2.5 Administration of Electricity Supply Industry Review Panel ............................................................. 51 Output Group 3 Electronic Services for Government Agencies and the Community ........................................ 52 Output 3.1 ICT policy development and implementation .......................................................................................... 53 Output 3.2 Management and ongoing development of Service Tasmania....................................................... 56 Output 3.3 Management of TASINET and Networking Tasmania; and ............................................................. 59 Output 3.4 Information systems management ................................................................................................................... 59 Output Group 4 State Service Management ................................................................................................................................. 63 Output 4.1 State Service employment and management ........................................................................................... 64 Output 4.2 Support for the State Service Commissioner ........................................................................................... 68 Output Group 5 Support for the Tasmania Together Progress Board ........................................................................... 69 Output 5.1 Support for the Tasmania Together Progress Board ............................................................................. 70 Output Group 6 Community Development .................................................................................................................................. 73 Output 6.1 Community development – policy advice and ongoing community development ........... 74 Output Group 7 Development of Local Government ............................................................................................................ 82 Output 7.1 Development of Local Government ............................................................................................................. 83 All Output Groups Corporate Services ............................................................................................................................................ 87 Corporate Services.............................................................................................................................................................................. 88 Supporting whole-of-government initiatives ................................................................................................................................... 90 Contribution to Tasmania Together benchmarks .............................................................................................................. 91 Carbon Emission Reduction Plan ............................................................................................................................................. 103 Disability Action Plan ...................................................................................................................................................................... 105 Departmental information ...................................................................................................................................................................... 107 Right to Information (RTI) ........................................................................................................................................................... 108 Legislation administered ................................................................................................................................................................ 110 Departmental publications ........................................................................................................................................................... 114 Our people and policies ........................................................................................................................................................................... 119 Department of Premier and Cabinet - Annual Report 2010-11 3 Staffing information........................................................................................................................................................................... 120 Public access to agency decision-making ............................................................................................................................. 131 Asset Management, Pricing
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