Governing the City State - Chief Minister and Treasury Directorate ...

• maintain the Shared Services Governing Committee as a separate entity and:o amend the Board’s terms of reference to ensure appropriate reflection of the role and functionof Shared Services;o review and amend the Shared Services funding model; ando develop new service standard agreements that properly reflect the division of policy andoperational responsibilities (see Chapter 6);• maintain the Cultural Facilities Corporation’s existing governance and operational arrangements;• establish an equivalent body to the Commonwealth Government’s Joint Economic ForecastingGroup to enhance ACTPS capacity for providing consolidated economic advice;• settle the roles and responsibilities of the Conservator of Flora and Fauna, the Commissioner forSustainability and the Environment and the need for an ACT Arborist in light of the review theNature Conservation Act 1980, the consultation on expanding that Commissioner’s role and thesoon to be delivered report into the Government’s tree management practices and renewal ofCanberra’s urban forest;• consider appointing members of ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT) with greaterexperience in the planning and development sphere;• amend the PSM Act and associated subordinate legislation as a matter of priority;• enhance Canberra Connect as the gateway to all face-to-face interaction (shop fronts or counterservices) between the Government and the citizenry; and• develop the ACT Government office building.Recommendation: Capability• Establish circuit breaker teams to:o examine options for revising appeal rights that strike a different balance between facilitatingpermitted development, and allowing people affected by developments to object; ando consider options for greater integration and innovation in the education sector, including inthe amalgamation of CIT and University of Canberra which this Review recommends; and• develop a robust economic modelling tool for the ACT economy.Recommendation: Knowledge Management• Enhance data collection across the ACTPS to ensure robust evidence can be provided to theCommonwealth Grants Commission in relation to cross border service delivery.Recommendation: Priority Setting• the Expenditure Review and Evaluation Committee should conclude as a matter of priority amarginal cost formula for providing additional funding to the TAMS Directorate reflecting theimpact of new residential developments on service demand;Administrative Arrangements Changes: 114