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Annual Report DPAC 2011Annual–12 Report 2011–12 Annual Report DPAC 2011Annual–12 Report 2011–12 Department of Premier and Cabinet © Crown in the Right of the State of Tasmania For copies and further information regarding this Report please contact: Department of Premier and Cabinet GPO Box 123 HOBART TAS 7000 Telephone: 6272 7142 Email: [email protected] Website: www.dpac.tas.gov.au ISSN 1448 9023 (print) ISSN 1448 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 2011-12 Annual Report of the Department of Premier and Cabinet. Yours sincerely Rhys Edwards Secretary 24 October 2012 Department of Premier and Cabinet - Annual Report 2011-12 1 Contents Secretary’s Report ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Departmental Overview .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Output Group 1 Support for Executive Decision-Making ................................................................................................... 21 Output 1.1 Strategic policy and advice ......................................................................................................................................... 22 Output 1.2 Climate change ................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Output 1.3 Social Inclusion .................................................................................................................................................................. 28 Output Group 2 Government Processes and Services ......................................................................................................... 31 Output 2.1 Management of Executive Government processes .................................................................................... 32 Output 2.2 Principal and subordinate legislation .................................................................................................................... 39 Output 2.3 Tasmanian Government courier ............................................................................................................................ 41 Output 2.4 Corporate support to Ministerial and Parliamentary offices and the Office of the Governor................................................................................................................................................................... 42 Output 2.5 Administration of Electricity Supply Industry Review Panel .................................................................. 43 Output Group 3 Electronic Services for Government Agencies and the Community ...................................... 44 Output 3.1 ICT policy development and implementation ............................................................................................... 45 Output 3.2 Management and ongoing development of Service Tasmania ............................................................ 47 Output 3.3 Delivery of information technology services .................................................................................................. 50 Output Group 4 State Service Management ............................................................................................................................... 54 Output 4.1 State Service employment and management ................................................................................................ 55 Output 4.2 Support for the State Service Commissioner ................................................................................................ 59 Output Group 5 Support for the Tasmania Together Progress Board ......................................................................... 60 Output 5.1 Support for the Tasmania Together Progress Board .................................................................................. 61 Output Group 6 Community Development................................................................................................................................ 65 Output 6.1 Community Development – policy advice and ongoing community development ............... 66 Output Group 7 Development of Local Government .......................................................................................................... 72 Output 7.1 Development of local government, security and emergency management ................................ 73 All Output Groups Corporate Services .......................................................................................................................................... 77 Corporate Services ................................................................................................................................................................................... 78 Supporting whole-of-government initiatives ................................................................................................................................. 81 Contribution to Tasmania Together benchmarks .................................................................................................................... 82 Carbon Emission Reduction Plan ..................................................................................................................................................... 91 Disability Action Plan ............................................................................................................................................................................... 93 Departmental information ....................................................................................................................................................................... 95 Right to Information ................................................................................................................................................................................. 96 Legislation administered ......................................................................................................................................................................... 98 Departmental publications ................................................................................................................................................................ 101 Our people and policies ..................................................................................................................................................................... 104 Department of Premier and Cabinet - Annual Report 2011-12 2 Asset Management, Pricing and Risk Management Policies .......................................................................................... 117 Contributions and Grants .................................................................................................................................................................. 119 Government procurement ............................................................................................................................................................... 150 Financial statements .................................................................................................................................................................................. 154 Compliance Index ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 223 Contacting the Department ................................................................................................................................................................ 226 Department of Premier and Cabinet - Annual Report 2011-12 3 Secretary’s report The Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPAC) has had a very productive year. I am particularly pleased to see real results from initiatives that we have put in place to achieve a more efficient and collaborative State Service. DPAC has continued to play a key role in helping the Premier to deliver on a number of significant projects and priorities. The Tasmanian Government ICT Strategy was approved by Cabinet on 19 December 2011. Its priority actions aim to drive improved and transformed service delivery, greater public sector productivity and informed decision making relating to ICT - many of which are already being progressed across Government. The Strategy has been put together by the cross-agency ICT Policy Board, which I chair with support from the Office of eGovernment. TMD is the vehicle by which the Government develops and maintains cross-government communication and business services. TMD has worked solidly over the past year on a number of projects, in particular the Modern Communications Program and the IT Transformation Program. The Modern Communications Program is a group of projects designed to fulfil the Government’s Voice Services Strategy, by transitioning Government out of the current traditional copper-based telephony network (Spectrum) and other associated services, to a new-generation integrated voice network and services. Following a substantial tendering
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