Partnership Priorities Committee
Purpose and role
The Partnership Priorities Committee is a subcommittee of the Secretaries Board. Visit the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet website for information about the Secretaries Board(Opens in a new tab/window).
The purpose of this committee is to steer better policy and delivery outcomes for Australians. We do this by further embedding partnership culture and behaviour in the public service. We want to ensure a consistent, natural and early impulse to engage and co-design with:
- First Nations people
- communities
- states and territories
- business
- unions
- non-government organisations (NGOs)
- tertiary sector
Terms of Reference
Members endorsed the Terms of Reference out of session in August 2024, following amendments to the committee’s membership.
Read the Partnership Priorities Committee Terms of Reference.
Membership
Co-chairs
The Secretary of the Department of Social Services
The CEO of the National Indigenous Australians Agency
Members
The Secretary of the Department of Treasury
The Secretary of the Department of Education
The Secretary of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
The Secretary of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
The Australian Public Service Commissioner
The Secretary of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
The Secretary of the Department of Industry, Science and Resources
The Secretary of the Department of Health and Aged Care
The CEO of Services Australia