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Legislative Assembly 6030 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Wednesday 12 October 2011 __________ The Speaker (Mrs Shelley Elizabeth Hancock) took the chair at 10.00 a.m. The Speaker read the Prayer and acknowledgement of country. PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT AND MANAGEMENT AMENDMENT (ETHICS AND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER) BILL 2011 Agreement in Principle Debate resumed from 11 October 2011. Ms GABRIELLE UPTON (Vaucluse—Parliamentary Secretary) [10.00 a.m.]: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Public Sector Employment and Management Amendment (Ethics and Public Service Commissioner) Bill 2011. The bill implements a more ethical framework for the New South Wales public sector and, importantly, creates the position of the Public Service Commissioner and the Public Service Commission Advisory Board. As defined in the Public Sector Employment and Management Act, "public sector" refers to all workers employed by the New South Wales Government, with the exception of the local government sector. It includes all the people that make our city and our State run so efficiently and effectively and who provide services to the community, such as the police, people working in the health sector, firefighters, workers in transport and the education sector and, of course, in State-owned corporations such as Sydney Water and Ausgrid. The people of New South Wales deserve the most transparent and accountable public service that can be provided by the Government. The Coalition Government is determined to do that. Government exists to provide services to its citizens that cannot be provided by the free market or by ready voluntary exchange between individuals. Every citizen accesses the services provided by the Government every day—from driving on our roads to drinking our water and using our public schools and hospitals. In my electorate of Vaucluse many people travel to work on ferries from Watsons Bay, Rose Bay, Double Bay and Darling Point, on trains from Edgecliff and Bondi Junction, on buses from all parts of the electorate or in cars along the main arterial roads of Bondi Road, New South Head Road and Old South Head Road. Yesterday in my private member's statement I referred to the wonderful public schools in the electorate of Vaucluse that provide some of the best education available in New South Wales to our local children, our important future. In our democracy every citizen has the right to question how these services are being provided and then to vote, as they did on 26 March 2011, for which member of the community can best represent them in Parliament to ensure the best delivery of those services. The Coalition was elected with a clear commitment to establish a Public Service Commission, and that is one of the key reasons why the New South Wales public voted strongly for a new Government. In our 100 Day Action Plan we committed to appointing an independent chairperson to commence setting up the Public Service Commission, and to commence consultation for a public sector ethics Act. That is what we will discuss in Parliament in the next couple of days. Governments exist to serve their citizens and citizens deserve the right to access government services with the knowledge that those services are being provided ethically and transparently. In order for citizens to understand the processes of Government and to make a judgement about whether services are being provided ethically and responsibly the public sector must be as accountable as are we as members of Parliament. After all, the services that are provided are through taxpayer funds. Taxpayers need to know whether their taxes are being spent responsibly in order to hold the government of the day to account. We have more than 300,000 public service employees in New South Wales. For many of them a career in the public service is a vocation, not merely a job. As Parliamentary Secretary for Tertiary Education and Skills I work closely with public servants in the Department of Education and Communities. They are committed and hard-working individuals who help deliver effective outcomes for the largest government 12 October 2011 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 6031 agency. They help deliver early childhood services, programs in schools, the vocational education and training sector, on which I focus, and university education. The education portfolio is one of the most important elements of the New South Wales Government. Employees increasingly choose the public sector to provide a professional career in which they can give something back to the community. In order to ensure that the public sector acts with integrity and independence this Government is placing its trust in the commitment and resilience of the employees that make up the public service. Individuals in the public service, like members of Parliament, must be visible and must feel empowered to undertake meaningful tasks that are valued by the community. A valued public service is more likely to be motivated to provide quality services to the community. I know through personal experience that people in the public sector are talented and professional, and this Government plans to harness those attributes by providing clear goals and policy directions, transparent processes and accountability that will add to the talents that these people already have. The Government will provide an environment in which they can succeed. This Government was elected with strong commitments to restore the economy of New South Wales, which had fallen into the doldrums, to return quality services, to rebuild infrastructure, to provide accountability and to strengthen local government and our communities. As the Premier said in his agreement in principle speech on this bill, the Government needs the public sector to do this with it and indeed for it. The Government, through its legislative agenda, is creating a culture based on customer service, value, choice and the flexibility to work with the private and not-for-profit sectors to respond quickly and efficiently to the expectations and demands of the communities of New South Wales. Indeed, they should be demanding of us. I truly believe that the will to achieve those things already exists in the public sector. As I said earlier, the public servants with whom I work on a regular basis are talented, motivated and professional and help me do my job as Parliamentary Secretary. The Government understands that the public service as a whole simply needs an updated framework in which to operate to reach its full potential. This bill is part of providing such a framework and ensuring that public sector employees have the means to succeed professionally whilst effectively and meaningfully providing the services that the citizens of New South Wales and the electorate of Vaucluse expect and demand. This Government is determined to make the New South Wales public sector a leader in the world and the best in Australia. That is an aspiration we can achieve. From my experience in government, working with the public sector, such a goal is shared by the public sector. The sector simply needs a government with the commitment to implement a strong framework. That is what we are doing. At the centre of this framework is the establishment of a Public Service Commissioner. The commissioner will have responsibilities for the entire public service and will be given the overall task of improving service delivery to the public of New South Wales. As taxpayers, citizens and customers the public is at the centre of government and should be the primary focus of the public service at all times. The commissioner will ensure that the public remains at the centre of government by ensuring that the public service delivers outcomes and its services provide value for money. The commissioner will promote the independence and integrity of the public sector. The commissioner will provide advice and make recommendations on how to implement contemporary practice in public administration. The commissioner will create a capacity for performance and targeted service delivery and define the public service as a career alternative that is valued and admired and, most of all, respected in our community. It is unfortunate that so much public confidence in government institutions was lost during the 16 long years of the previous Labor Government. The Coalition Government was elected early this year with the commitment to rebuild confidence so that the people of New South Wales can re-establish their trust in public institutions, including the public sector. That is why we are committed to implementing a public sector ethics Act. The legislation will implement an ethical framework for the public service incorporating four core values of the Coalition Government: integrity, trust, service and accountability. The key requirements under each value are enshrined in the bill. For the first time all public servants will have an ethical framework in which to operate and to use their skills to the best of their ability. The bill enshrines the value of accountability by ensuring that public service recruitment and promotion of staff is on merit, which is important, and that public service employees take responsibility for their decisions and actions. The bill will provide transparency and public scrutiny, which the Coalition Government wants to 6032 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 12 October 2011 ensure in the public sector. The bill will ensure that government departments observe standards for the safety of the services they provide. It will ensure that government departments are fiscally responsible and focus on an efficient, effective and prudent use of resources, which did not occur over the 16 years of Labor government. The legislation treats each of the core values in the bill as having equal importance and gives the Public Service Commissioner the task of promoting and maintaining the requirements attached to each value. To assist the commissioner in exercising his or her tasks under the bill the Government has pledged to establish the Public Service Commission Advisory Board, which this legislation also gives effect to.
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