Partnership Priorities Committee

The Partnership Priorities Committee is a subcommittee of the Secretaries Board.

Purpose

The purpose of the 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

The Partnership Priorities Committee Terms of Reference were endorsed out of session by members in August 2024, following amendments to the Committee’s membership.

Membership

The Partnership Priorities Committee membership comprises:

  1. The Secretary of the Department of Social Services (Co-chair)
  2. The CEO of the National Indigenous Australians Agency (Co-chair)
  3. The Secretary of the Department of Treasury
  4. The Secretary of the Department of Education
  5. The Secretary of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
  6. The Secretary of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
  7. The Australian Public Service Commissioner
  8. The Secretary of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
  9. The Secretary of the Department of Industry, Science and Resources
  10. The Secretary of the Department of Health and Aged Care
  11. The CEO of Services Australia

Communiques

The Partnership Priorities Committee is committed to modelling transparency with regard to communicating its priorities and decisions.

The Committee’s communiques can be viewed below:

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