DPAC Annual Report 2015-16
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DPAC ANNUAL REPORT 2015–16 Department of Premier and Cabinet Annual Report 2015–16 Department of Premier and Cabinet ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION This Annual Report provides information for all stakeholders with an interest in the machinery of government, policy services, whole- of-government service delivery, local government, information technology, state service management, legislation development, security and emergency management, aboriginal affairs, women’s policy, climate change, community development and sport and recreation. It includes the highlights of the year, an overview of our operations, major initiatives, and performance during 2015-16. The report is presented in several sections: Section Page Submission to the Premier and Ministers 1 Our Year in Review 2 Secretary’s Report 4 Our Department 7 Our Strategic Priorities – How we performed 13 Our Performance Measures 47 Our People and Policies 51 Our Divisions 63 Our Finances 69 Our Compliance Report 83 Compliance Index 91 Abbreviations 93 Index 95 Our Contacts 97 All of our annual reports are available for download from the department’s website. © 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 TAS 7001 Call 03 6232 7038 Email [email protected] www.dpac.tas.gov.au Submission to the Premier and Ministers Hon Will Hodgman MP Hon Jeremy Rockliff MP Premier Minister for Education and Minister for Sport and Recreation Training Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Hon Jacquie Petrusma MP Hon Peter Gutwein MP Minister for Women Minister for Planning and Local Government Hon Michael Ferguson MP Hon Matthew Groom MP Minister for Information Technology Minister for Environment, and Innovation Parks and Heritage Dear Premier and Ministers In accordance with the requirements of Section 36 of the State Service Act 2000 and Section 27 of the Financial Management and Audit Act 1990, I submit to you, for presentation to Parliament, this report on the affairs and activities of the Department of Premier and Cabinet for the financial year ended 30 June 2016. Yours sincerely Greg Johannes Secretary Department of Premier and Cabinet 18 October 2016 Department of Premier and Cabinet Annual Report 2015–16 1 Our Year in Review • Undertook actions in our 2015-18 • Assisted with resetting the relationship with Strategic Plan the Tasmanian Aboriginal Community • Implemented Safe Homes, Safe Families: • Processed approximately 530 grants valued at Tasmania’s Family Violence Action Plan approximately $14.8 million • Delivered the Government’s election • Revised our Organisational Values commitments • Responded to the results in the People • Participated in the National Energy Matter Survey Production Plan • Supported the 20th Anniversary of the • Drafted 61 Bills and 113 Subordinated Port Arthur tragedy instruments • Supported gender diversity in the • Integrated Service Tasmania Service Centres State Service into the Department • Supported Official visits to the State • Reduced the operational loss of the Silverdome • Developed and implemented community- • Implemented State Service Reform Program focussed policies and procedures Department of Premier and Cabinet 2 Annual Report 2015–16 • Funded 40 State sporting organisations and • Implemented a new risk management State Sector service providers through the framework State Grants Program to directly benefit 110 984 registered Tasmanian members • Assisted with the development of the Tasmanian Planning Scheme • Launched an improved Local Government Code of Conduct Framework • Developed the Tasmania Cloud Policy • Undertook the accreditation process to • Continued to roll-out services under the become a White Ribbon Workplace Modern Communications Project • Supported two Local Government Boards • Provided high quality support to the Premier of Inquiry at COAG meetings • Supported the Community during the bushfire • Elite athletes achieved high level performances and flood disasters • Unqualified audit report on our financial • Supported local government to undertake statements with no audit findings feasibility studies into amalgamations and • Monitored the implementation of the strategic shared service arrangements Government’s Next 365 Days Plan Department of Premier and Cabinet Annual Report 2015–16 3 Secretary’s Report Unlike many of its equivalent agencies in other jurisdictions, DPAC in Tasmania has become a department with an equally strong focus on policy, programs and services, with each area having the opportunity to strengthen our efforts in the others. When the Service Tasmania network joined us on 1 July 2015, • Processing more than 500 grants worth almost During the year our growing focus on service delivery meant the Department of Premier and Cabinet shifted its primary $15 million; it was also time to review our Departmental values and focus. At the end of the 2014-15 financial year, most of our • Supporting commemoration of the 20th anniversary make sure they still resonated for a workforce that is very people were involved in policy development and program of the Port Arthur tragedy; different from the one we had in 2015 and 2014. Following delivery, and – with the exception of our Community, Sport conversations throughout the Agency, we have a renewed and Recreation team – most of them worked in Hobart. • Integrating Service Tasmania which now delivers more focus on excellence, working together, being professional and than 600 services to the Tasmanian community; our customers. Work will continue in 2016-17 to embed the One day later the majority of our people had a focus on service • Developing a new policy on the Tasmanian ‘Cloud’; values into DPAC at all levels of the organisation. delivery within the public sector and to the wider community, and they worked from more than 30 locations around the State. • Creating a Cabinet Implementation Unit to drive even Investment in the Agency and its culture and practices has higher levels of responsiveness across the Service; been a consistent theme throughout 2015-16. Our new Unlike many of its equivalent agencies in other jurisdictions, values coincided with a heavy investment in our efforts DPAC in Tasmania has become a department with an equally • Supporting organisations across the State Service to to be accredited by the White Ribbon program. We also strong focus on policy, programs and services, with each area embrace digital telecommunications; introduced a new risk management framework and a new having the opportunity to strengthen our efforts in the others. • Monitoring and reporting achievement across the and more streamlined process for supporting performance State Service on the Government’s 365 Day Plan; and There were also substantial changes in the make-up of our development in the Agency. We launched a new and much Agency Executive during the year. We brought new people • Watching Tasmanian athletes who were trained and more user-friendly intranet site. And we started advertising all in with diverse backgrounds and skills as some of our most supported at our Institute of Sport, compete at the our vacancies as able to be filled using a flexible work pattern, senior and respected leaders moved on to new opportunities. Rio Olympics. to help improve the diversity of our workforce. And we established 50/50 gender representation around the Of course, many people will remember the 2015-16 financial I am proud of the work this Department does for the Executive table for the first time. year for the issues it was much more difficult to plan for Government and for the Tasmanian community. DPAC is full As an organisation with flexible and adaptable people – the challenges presented by natural disasters, a difficult of committed and passionate State Servants, and this year throughout, we made sure that we continued to deliver on energy supply situation, and instability in a number of local they excelled themselves. As the organisation around them the Government’s priorities as we adjusted our structures councils. Staff across DPAC, from the policy developers to changed, they invested in making it a better place to work, and processes to support DPAC’s expanded role in service the service deliverers, rose to these challenges, often treading delivered the Agency’s priorities, and rose to the unexpected delivery. This included providing high-quality support on issues new ground. challenges that came out of the environment around them. that arose unexpectedly throughout the year. One highlight for me coming out of this work was the role we Thank you. Some of the highlights of 2015-16 for me were: played in supporting communities during the initial response • Drafting 61 Bills for Parliament and 113 subordinate to the mid-year floods. Our Communications and Security instruments in areas ranging from education and and Emergency Management teams came to the fore, and planning to housing and law reform; this was the first time the trusted network of community assets and people that comprise Service Tasmania played such • Supporting a reset of the Government’s relationship a central role in emergency relief and recovery. We’ll learn with the Tasmanian Aboriginal community, including from this and build on it in for future events. Greg Johannes developing a new policy on eligibility; Secretary Department of Premier and Cabinet Department of Premier and Cabinet 4 Annual Report 2015–16 During the year our growing focus on service delivery meant As an organisation