National Public Sector Governance Forum Program

Chair Ross Springolo, SA & NT State Council Chair

Megan Motto FGIA FCG, CEO, Governance Institute of Australia

Dr Keith Suter, Economist

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The OAIC plays a crucial role in promoting and safeguarding Australians’ information access and privacy rights.

Key messages for the Public Sector include:

• The role of the OAIC in promoting integrity through better information governance
• The OAIC’s regulatory approach and priorities
• The role and duties of public servants in information governance
• Responding to emerging integrity risks

Elizabeth Tydd, Australian Information Commissioner, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC)

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How to respond to our government’s priorities?

• Implications for the public sector
• Labour shortages
• How does the public sector need to adapt to deliver the government’s priorities?
• What needs to change?

Kate Boyd, PSM Secretary Cabinet Office NSW
Andrew Danks, First Assistant Secretary, Department of Finance
Justin Douglas FGIA, Chief Economist Australian Department of Home Affairs

• Key skills for the modern public sector board
• Integrity and transparency of the appointment process
• The role of Minister and Department in the appointment of board members
• Getting the composition and renewal right
• Behaviours, effectiveness and performance – expectations for public sector boards

Nicholas Barnett, Executive Chair, Board Benchmarking

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Guardrail institutions and the responsibility of public trust

• Public trust around the world is in decline, with less than 30% of people reporting trust in political parties in Australia.
• The National Anti-Corruption Commission is a guardrail institution that was established in part to increase public trust in the Commonwealth public sector.
• We investigate, monitor, detect and deter corrupt conduct that can erode public trust in government.
• Our work preventing corruption through engagement and education attracts less attention but potentially has a greater impact in bringing about system-wide change.

The Hon PLG Brereton AM, RFD, SC, Commissioner, National Anti-Corruption Commission

In the aftermath of the most significant fire and flood events in 2022, coupled with the unprecedented impact of Covid-19, local government and communities are united in toughening resilience against future natural disasters. Building resilience, however, is an expensive concept – financially, environmentally, physically and socially. In an environment where consumer trust and confidence in governments and financiers of risk is at its lowest ebb, it is time to “flip this on its head”.

Hear stories, notions and strategies to bolster community trust and confidence in public/private partnerships, capacity, capability, recovery, economic business continuity, social well-being and harmony – all designed to minimise operational and communal disruptions to build resilience.

Facilitator: Gary Okely, Head of Public Sector – Pacific, JLT Public Sector JLT Risk Solutions Pty Ltd

Kelly Grigsby, CEO, Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV)

Michelle Reynolds, CEO, City of Perth

Micheal Sedgman, Acting CEO of our Adelaide City Council

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Practical interactive session: Governance in 2050 – what skills and aptitudes will our governance professionals need in the future? Plus, develop a Governance Capability Matrix for your organisations or Team and receive additional resources to assist.

• What are the capabilities and aptitudes required of future governance leaders.
• What will they need to Know, Do and Be?
• Discussion on the methods for building these capabilities and assessing these skills and aptitudes in the workforce

Using a 3-part interactive exercise, each participant will identify the governance capabilities they feel will be in demand in the future and develop a Governance Capability Matrix for their own organisations or Team. Additional resources will be provided to assist individuals take that work forward back at work.

Charitee Davies FGIA, Associate Director, Grosvenor Performance Group

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