Transmittal Certificate
Mr Andrew Barr MLA
Chief Minister
ACT Legislative Assembly
London Circuit
Canberra ACT 2601
Dear Chief Minister
I am pleased to submit the annual report for the Commissioner for Public Administration (which is incorporated into the State of the Service Report 2016). The report provides an account of the management of the ACT Public Service during the reporting period 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016, and focuses on the exercise of the Commissioner's statutory powers and functions under the Public Sector Management Act 1994.
This report has been prepared in accordance with Section 7 of the Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004 (Annual Report Act) and in accordance with the requirements under the Annual Report Directions. It has been prepared in conformity with other relevant legislation.
I certify that the information in the attached Annual Report, and information provided for whole of government reporting, is an honest and accurate account of the operations of the Office of the Commissioner for Public Administration during the reporting period 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016, that all relevant material and information is included, and that it complies with the Annual Report Directions. I also certify that fraud prevention has been managed in accordance with the Public Sector Management Standards 2006, Part 2.
Section 13 of the Annual Report Act requires that you present the report to the Legislative Assembly within 15 weeks of the end of the reporting period.
Yours Sincerely
[signed]
Bronwen Overton-Clarke
Public Sector Standards Commissioner
(formerly Commissioner for Public Administration for the 2015-16 reporting period)
