Ipaa Act 2015-16 Annual Report
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IPAA ACT 2015-16 ANNUAL REPORT PROMOTING EXCELLENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION www.act.ipaa.org.au OUR MISSION To promote excellence and professionalism in public administration. ABOUT US IPAA ACT is a non-profit and non-partisan organisation that works in partnership with the public sector, the private sector, academia and other institutions. It provides a platform for debate and discussion about improving and striving for excellence in public administration in Australia. CONTACT US Unit 4, National Press Club 16 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600 02 6154 9800 www.act.ipaa.org.au [email protected] twitter.com/IPAAACT TABLE OF CONTENTS CORPORATE MEMBERS 2015-16 2 PRESIDENT’S REVIEW 3 IPAA ACT COUNCIL 4 CEO’S REPORT 6 COMMITTEES AND STAFFING 7 CORPORATE SPONSORS 8 PERFORMANCE IN 2015-16 9 Year in Review 10 Events and Attendance 12 Strategic Theme 1 14 Strategic Theme 2 16 Strategic Theme 3 18 Strategic Theme 4 20 Digital and Online Engagement 22 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES 2016-18 23 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 26 Treasurer’s Report 27 Financial Statements 28 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 46 2 CORPORATE MEMBERS 2015-16 ACIL Allen Consulting Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development ACT Government Department of Social Services Attorney-General’s Department Department of the Environment Austrade Department of the House of Representatives Australian Bureau of Statistics Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Australian Commission for Law Enforcement & Integrity Department of the Senate Australian Federal Police Department of the Treasury Australian Financial Security Authority Department of Veterans’ Affairs Australian Institute of Health and Welfare EY Australian Maritime Safety Authority Food Standards Australia New Zealand Australian National Audit Office Geoscience Australia Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Medicines Authority Grains Research & Development Corporation Australian Public Service Commission Grosvenor Management Consulting Australian Research Council Hyam Blair Group Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Indigenous Business Australia Australian Taxation Office Infrastructure Australia Australian Transport Safety Bureau Institute for Governance & Policy Analysis Boston Consulting Group IP Australia Business Aspect Maddocks Clayton Utz Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament Clean Energy Finance Corporation House Clean Energy Regulator National Blood Authority Comcare National Disability Insurance Agency Commerce Decisions National Film and Sound Archive Commonwealth Ombudsman National Gallery of Australia CPM Reviews National Health and Medical Research Council CPSU National Museum of Australia Crawford School of Public Policy (ANU) Noetic Group Crimtrac Agency Office of National Assessments CSIRO Performance and Evaluation Unit Office of Parliamentary Counsel Defence Housing Australia Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence & Security Deloitte ORIMA Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Parliamentary Library (Dept of Parliamentary Services) Department of Communications and the Arts Protiviti Department of Defence PricewaterhouseCoopers Department of Education and Training Quality Management Solutions Department of Employment Questacon Department of Finance Royal Australian Mint Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Safe Work Australia Department of Health Tanner James Department of Human Services Thinkplace Department of Immigration and Border Protection Vista Advisory Department of Industry, Innovation and Science Yellow Edge 3 over the year, with over 6,400 event PRESIDENT’S attendees, up from 3,700 attending REVIEW in 2014-15. • Events – new flagship events including an address by the Prime Minister of Australia, the launch of the Secretary Series and the EA Series, and one-off events including Celebrating Women in Leadership and Learning from Failure. • Conference – the launch of the inaugural IPAA ACT Conference in September 2015, which was a IPAA ACT has had a very successful sell-out event that received great year, with a significant increase feedback from across the sector. in engagement from across our • Awards – IPAA launched the Public membership base. We have enjoyed Sector Innovation Awards, in strong support from across the partnership with the Public Sector sector, delivering exciting events and Innovation Network, which elicited initiatives to professionals in public a strong response from the sector. administration. In addition to the highlights above, I write this introduction a month into there were a number of significant my term as President of IPAA ACT, so achievements behind the scenes. A new would like to take this opportunity to Council was elected in September 2015 thank Ms Glenys Beauchamp PSM, the with strong representation from across former President for the period 2013 to the Australian Public Service, the ACT 2016. Many of the achievements outlined Government, academia and the private are a testament to her leadership. sector. 2015-16 was a period of investment and The team also took the opportunity to growth, both in terms of our program modernise IPAA with the move to new and delivery capability. The changes accommodation in the Parliamentary have been well received, with significant Triangle precinct, a refresh of the IPAA positive feedback on the expanded brand and a new digital platform. events program including the calibre of speakers and the introduction of new None of our work would be possible initiatives such as the Secretary Series. without the IPAA ACT Council, The quality and scale of our events has committee members and other IPAA increased, as has attendance by key advocates, who provide us with so much decision-makers across the sector. support throughout the year. I look forward to continued success in 2016-17. Highlights from the year include: • Membership – we have seen growth in membership and sponsorship across the year, reflecting the strong interest in IPAA. • Attendance – we have increased Dr Gordon de Brouwer PSM attendance at IPAA events by 73% President 4 IPAA ACT COUNCIL A council of IPAA ACT members guide the ACT Division of IPAA under the leadership of its President, Gordon de Brouwer PSM. Councillors are elected every two years and there is provision to co-opt additional members to Council as required. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President Treasurer Gordon de Brouwer PSM Barry Mewett FIPAA Secretary, Department of the Environment Individual Member and Energy Retired Partner, KPMG Deputy President Deputy President Brendan Sargeant Carmel McGregor PSM FIPAA Associate Secretary Adjunct Professor, University Department of Defence of Canberra Secretary Assistant Secretary Bronwen Overton-Clarke Stephen Bartos FIPAA Commissioner for Public Independent Consultant Administration, ACT Govt National Representative Chair, Corporate Governance Samantha Palmer Jonathan Hutson General Manager, Deputy Secretary, Australian Bureau Department of Human of Statistics Services Chief Executive Officer Drew Baker March 2015 - current (ex officio) Occupants of positions as at 30 June 2016. 5 COUNCILLORS Prof Deborah Blackman Kathy Kostyrko School of Business, Director, Public Sector, UNSW, Canberra Hays Specialist Recruitment James Cameron Alison Larkins Authority Member, Deputy Secretary, Australian Communications Department of Health & Media Authority Kent Chambers Kathy Leigh FIPAA Chair, IPAA Young Head of Service, Professionals’ Network ACT Public Service Michelle Crosbie Leonie McGregor General Manager, First Assistant Secretary, Clean Energy Regulator Department of Finance Dr Jack Dan Liz Quinn National General Manager, Group Manager, Government, Telstra Australian Public Service Commission Prof Mark Evans William Story Director, Institute for Assistant Secretary, Governance and Policy Department of the Prime Analysis, UC Minister and Cabinet Kerry Kennedy Alison Turner FIPAA IPAA Prime Minister’s Program Review Awards Coordinator Consultant 6 CEO’S REPORT closer to our membership base and allowing us to run committees from the IPAA office. • Human Resources – there was considerable turnover in the IPAA team over the year, as we refocused our resources on the event program, broader membership engagement and the new digital platform. IPAA ACT has had a very successful The financial performance of the year, with a significant increase division is covered in the Treasurer’s in membership engagement and report on page 27, including the event attendance. There has been investment made in building a strong strong interest from across the base for future growth. In the latter sector in our program of events half of the year we reviewed our and activities to promote excellence membership structures and fees, which and professionalism in public was implemented in the 2016-17 renewal administration. process. The increased revenue from the new structure will provide a solid In addition to the improved engagement foundation for financial performance in and event performance, as detailed in the President’s Report and in the the years ahead. Performance section of this report, I would like to conclude my report by 2015-16 was a big year for IPAA with thanking Glenys Beauchamp PSM, the a significant number of changes to the President of IPAA ACT until June 2016, business: for her leadership and passion for IPAA • Governance – following the election and public administration generally. I of the new Council in September welcome Gordon de Brouwer PSM as 2015, we refocused our committee our new President and look forward to structure to better