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Last updated: 16 December 2008
Building Better Governance
Part Three—Departmental Case Studies
In late 2006, the Australian Public Service Commission and the Department of Finance and Administration held consultations with all APS departments to seek their views on governance in the public sector. It was agreed that it would be useful to provide agencies with a ‘road map’ of governance references and information. It was also felt that it would be particularly valuable for agencies to share stories about their own governance experiences, as a way for others to gain useful insights and ideas that they may implement.
The range of issues covered in the case studies is broad:
- how to organise financial and staffing arrangements
- discussions of various internal governance committee structures
- ways of communicating governance messages
- managing relationships with external stakeholders and portfolio entities
- implementing change.
The case studies highlight the point that, while approaches to governance issues vary or different issues may dominate, there are several important common themes. That’s why it is important to focus on the building blocks to good governance in Part Two of this document.
Over time, the aim is to add further case studies to show the ways in which different agencies approach the practical implementation of good governance.
- Department of Human Services
- Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Department of Veterans’ Affairs
- Department of Industry,Tourism and Resources—case study one
- Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources—case study two
- Department of Immigration and Citizenship
- Department of Transport and Regional Services
- Department of Education, Science and Training
- Attorney-General’s Department
- Department of the Environment and Water Resources
- Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
- Department of the Treasury
- The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
