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 in charge of the public service, making sure it works well and does the right thing."

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, which includes many different agencies and the people who work for them. 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 described in the law. This means the Commissioner has an important role in making sure these services and agencies are working well too. The Commissioner does this in the ways outlined in the Public Service Act 2020, which you can learn more about by reading the Act, and it has similarities to the State Services Act 1988.

The Commissioner's job is to provide leadership and oversight, which means they guide and direct the public service, and also keep an eye on how it's performing.

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Part 3People working in public service
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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