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Brisbane office...serving Queensland
Working with you...
The Brisbane office provides advice, guidance and services on certain human resource and management issues to Commonwealth departments and agencies, and their employees within Queensland.
The Brisbane office carries out statutory functions on behalf of the Public Service and Merit Protection Commissioners and offers a range of quality people management strategies and career development services to all public sector managers and staff.
Coming events: If you would like to be included on our mailing list, find out more about our regional services or check out what is happening locally please contact us on (07) 3004 0777 or email apscbrisbane@apsc.gov.au. |
Services information:
Choose from the links below to find out about: Office location: PO Box 10191 Enquiries |
Learning & development
Registration
At our fully secure online registration site you can:
- view programme information
- check availability
- register for a programme
- make credit card payments
- receive registration confirmation
By Facsimile
Simply fax a completed registration form (available with each flyer) to APS Commission registration on 07 3004 0700
Please note: A fax registration is not confirmed until a formal email response is received.
The Brisbane office regularly runs learning and development programmes for members of the APS in Queensland. These, like all APS Commission training, can be delivered in-house.
We provide training in:
- Merit selections
- Equity and diversity
- Cross cultural awareness
- Harassment contact officer
- Winning that job
- APS Systems of review.
The Brisbane office can also organise and coordinate APS Commission Leadership, Learning & Development (EL and APS 1-6 series) training activities.
For further information contact the Brisbane office (07 3004 0777) or email apscbrisbane@apsc.gov.au
The Queensland Training Calendar for 2008 is now available from our national calendar page.
Networks
ExecNet
The ExecNet network is sponsored and encouraged by the APS Commission. All secretariat services and administrative support are provided directly by the APS Commission.
ExecNet was established in recognition of the need for senior officers in Brisbane for professional development that is appropriate to their needs, interests and circumstances and for the opportunity to network with peers outside their own organisation to exchange ideas, discuss issues and make contacts. The network has been very successful and is strongly supported by an ever increasing membership that is approaching 500. The activities of ExecNet are designed to meet the needs of Executive level in the public sector in Queensland. In September 2000 ExecNet was awarded the inaugural Queensland Commonwealth Regional Heads Forum, Excellence Award for Cooperation and Collaboration across Agencies. The purpose of the Award is to acknowledge and celebrate excellence in the public sector and to promote good practice and sharing of ideas.Future ExecNet events are listed beneath the Queensland development programme.
For more information consult www.apsc.gov.au/execnet or contact the Brisbane office on 07 3004 0777 or email execnet@apsc.gov.au
Future ExecNet events are listed in the calendar.
HR Network
The Queensland HR Network is comprised of Australian Government human resource managers and practitioners in Queensland with the aim of promoting open and frank collaboration amongst Agencies by:
- organising workshops with guest speakers/facilitators of interest to the wider membership (on a cost recovery basis);
- raising awareness of research and analysis in the HR field in order to broaden understanding;
- encouraging partnering and information exchange between Agencies on HR requests and projects;
- improving communication; and
- encouraging a whole of government approach to HR issues.
A steering committee meets regularly to plan activities and new participants are always welcome. For more information contact the Brisbane office on 07 3004 0777 or email apscbrisbane@apsc.gov.au.
North Queensland Regional Directors' Network (NQNet)
What is NQNet?
The North Queensland Regional Directors' Network (NQNet), is a network of senior representatives from APS and some State Government agencies located in Townsville and serving the North Queensland area. NQNet was established to promote and facilitate the exchange of information and best practice strategies with a view to providing better public administration and to develop and maintain a high quality programme of training activities for members at competitive prices.
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Commission and NQNet to advance the aims of each organisation. Rhonda will continue to provide secretariat services and administrative support to NQNet, in addition to co-ordinating Commission services in the region. If you would like to be included on our mailing list, find out more about our regional services or check out what is happening locally please contact Rhonda on (07) 4760 8616 or email rhonda.elliott@apsc.gov.au.
What does it cost?
There is no cost to be a member of the network.
Contact Details
RHONDA ELLIOTT
Regional Services Group (Townsville)
Australian Public Service Commission
Phone/Fax: (07) 4760 8616
Mobile : 0409 476 429
c/- Centrelink
235-259 Stanley St ,
PO Box 1981
Townsville Qld 4810
JOHN BARRETT
NQNet Chairperson, and
Director Corporate Services,
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Phone: (07) 4750 0832
Email: jbarr@gbrmpa.gov.au
Indigenous employment project
This project aims to assist the APS Commission and agencies to develop a range of activities, services and products to help attract, recruit, develop and retain Indigenous employees.
As a part of this initiative, meetings of Indigenous APS employees were held in Brisbane and Townsville, with a view to encouraging the establishment of Indigenous APS Employment Networks in both localities. The broad objective of these networks will be to provide opportunities for Indigenous APS employees to have input into and discuss Indigenous APS employment policy and related issues. The networks will also provide an opportunity for Indigenous APS employees to network with their peers and discuss issues that may be directly impacting upon Indigenous people in the workplace.
Selection and recruitment services
Statutory responsibilities
The following statutory functions are carried out by the Brisbane office:
- Review of promotion decisions
- Review of other employment actions including breaches of the APS Code of Conduct
- Convene Independent Selection Advisory Committees
- Initiate investigation of whistleblowing complaints
On behalf of the Merit Protection Commissioner, regional employees undertake Independent Selection Advisory Committees (ISACs). An ISAC is an independent three member committee that makes recommendations about the suitability of candidates for engagement at, promotion to, or assignment of duties at, classifications included in APS Classification Groups 1 to 6.
On behalf of the Public Service Commissioner, regional employees also participate in staff selection processes at EL 1/2 and APS level 6 and below, as well as scribing for non SES selection panels.
Review of Actions
Useful references
Local staff are available to fulfil the Merit Protection Commissioner's statutory functions such as conducting Promotion Review Committees (PRCs) and Reviews of Actions, and providing advice on procedural questions where appropriate.
The APS Commission can provide information to agencies and individuals about promotion review and review of actions generally; however, the APS Commission cannot give advice on whether an application for review should be lodged in a particular case or particular circumstances. Additionally, on a fee-for-service basis, the APS Commission can assist agencies by providing staff who are trained mediators. Where a matter is not settled by mediation, any APS Commission employee who acted as the mediator would not be involved in any subsequent review of the case.
Dispute resolution
On behalf of the Public Service Commissioner, regional and specialist staff offer conciliation and conflict resolution as part of an alternate dispute resolution strategy that agencies can employ.
Wide ranging consultancy services
On behalf of both the Public Service Commissioner and the Merit Protection Commissioner staff offer a range of consultancy services consistent with the role of the Commission and the MPC. These include promoting, consolidating and reinforcing APS values such as merit and procedural fairness.
Career advisory services
The APS Commission provides a career advising service for APS employees who are facing retrenchment or have been approved by their agency to access career transition services. The service, available to employees who are referred to the APS Commission by their agency, focuses on providing either short-term intensive or one-off career advising sessions to individuals or groups, but can also provide a programme specifically designed for an individual. The career advising sessions are designed to assist individuals to identify strategies and options they may wish to pursue and are tailored to the needs of the particular individual.
For more information go to the Career advising page or call your local advisor on 07 3004 0777 or email apscbrisbane@apsc.gov.au.
