Internal Accountability
Significant Committees of the Directorate
Name of Committee | Role of Committee |
ACTPS Strategic Board |
The ACTPS Strategic Board, chaired by the Head of Service and Director‑General, Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate, included all Directors-General, the Under Treasurer, the Chief Digital Officer and the Commissioner for Public Administration. The Deputy Director-General Policy
and Cabinet attended as secretary. The Board provided whole of government leadership and strategic direction to the ACTPS. |
CMTEDD Executive Management Group |
The Executive Management Group met monthly to review corporate governance matters. Its membership consisted of the Director-General CMTEDD; Under Treasurer; the Director-General Economic Development; the Executive Director Corporate, and the Chief Finance Officer. |
Audit and Risk Committee (Further details are available in B.5 Internal Audit) | The Audit and Risk Committee assisted the Director-General in fulfilling her oversight and governance responsibilities. The Committee's functions are governed by an Audit and Risk Committee Charter. Membership of the Committee included appointees from the directorate, an executive from another ACT Government agency (the Education and Training Directorate/Health Directorate) and an independent chair. Observers and a representative from the ACT Auditor-General's Office also regularly attended meetings. |
Health and Safety Committee |
The Committee provided a way for management and workers to meet regularly and discuss workplace health, safety and wellbeing matters. In accordance with Division 5.4 Section 77 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, the functions of the HSC were:
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Directorate Consultative Committee (DCC) |
The ACTPS Enterprise Agreements 2013-2017 provide for the establishment of a DCC. Key objectives of the DCC were to:
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Information Management and Information Communications Technology (IMICT) Committee |
IMICT Committee provided high-level strategic direction and governance to the management of ICT within the directorate. The Committee was responsible for:
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