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Public Service Act 2020

People working in public service - Public Service Commission leaders and advisory committees - Public Service Commissioner and Deputy Public Service Commissioners

43: Commissioner’s role

You could also call this:

"The Commissioner is the leader who makes sure the public service works well and does the right thing."

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The Commissioner is in charge of the public service and makes sure it runs well. You can think of the Commissioner as the leader of the public service, including all the people who work in it and the agencies that are part of it. The Commissioner checks that the public service is working properly and doing the right thing.

The Commissioner also leads other State services and agencies, as outlined in this Act. This means the Commissioner has a big role in making sure all these services and agencies are working together and doing their jobs well. The Commissioner's job is to provide leadership and guidance to help these services and agencies succeed.

If you want to learn more about how this role has changed over time, you can compare it to what was in place before, such as in the Public Service Act 1988.

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Public Service Commission leaders and advisory committees: Public Service Commissioner and Deputy Public Service Commissioners

43Commissioner’s role

  1. The Commissioner acts as the Head of Service by providing leadership of the public service, including of its agencies and workforce and by oversight of the performance and integrity of the system.

  2. The Commissioner also provides leadership, as described in subsection (1), for other State services, and other agencies, in the ways provided in this Act.

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