Part 3: Management and Accountability

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PART 3 MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

We provide clear and strategic leadership and we work safely, professionally and innovatively

Part 3 discusses the Department’s corporate governance arrangements, external liaison and scrutiny, as well as people and financial management. This part also provides discussion of the Department’s accountability obligations. New in 2011-12 is discussion on work health and safety (replacing occupational health and safety) and carer recognition obligations.

Our People

The Department’s Corporate Plan 2010-13 identifies the following priorities for the Department’s staff.

What we recognise and encourage as managers, staff and individuals.

• Working by Our Values.
• Taking personal responsibility and doing our best to achieve results.
• Clear and strategic leadership.
• Effective and two-way communication.
• Engagement, collaboration and a willingness to explore new ideas.
• Working diligently, professionally and with a positive attitude.

What we do to deliver performance through Our People.

As a high priority Department in an ever-changing and exciting area of public service, we recognise the importance of:

• attracting the best people;
• retaining and supporting our people;
• building capability;
• motivating and inspiring;
• empowering and encouraging our people to make decisions; and
• monitoring and measuring for improvement.

The Department’s People Strategy – Performance Through People 2010–2015 – is designed to provide a vision of how we will ensure effective delivery of the Department’s and the Government’s goals through the performance of our team.

• 3.1: Corporate Governance
• 3.2: External Liaison and Scrutiny
• 3.2: People Management
• 3.4: Staffing Information
• 3.5: Financial Management
• 3.6: Activities Consolidated to Establish Flexible funds
• 3.7: Work Health and Safety
• 3.8: Carers Recognition and Addressing Disability
• 3.9: Ecologically Sustainable Development
• 3.10: Consultancy Services
• 3.11: Advertising and Market Research

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