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

• transfer the current Business and Industry Development Division (with the addition ofmutual recognition policy) to the Economic Development Directorate;• transfer Live in Canberra campaign to Economic Development;• transfer the Government Architect to Sustainable Development;• transfer the Heritage Unit to Sustainable Development;• transfer current Treasury functions (including macroeconomic policy advice) to Finance;• transfer Shared Services to Finance;• amend Shared Services functions in accordance with the proposed ACTPS Workers’Compensation Improvement Plan;• transfer the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission to the FinancePortfolio;• transfer responsibility for legacy transport regulatory policy including heavy rail andmaritime to the Finance Directorate (from TAMS);• implement the Expenditure Review and Evaluation Committee recommendations relatingto Shared Services after proposed Administrative Arrangements changes have beenimplemented;• maintain the proposed Chief Minister’s Department’s role as the lead agency supportingthe coordination and alignment of sustainability policies across the environmental, socialand economic spheres;• establish a performance and analysis unit within the proposed Chief Minister’sDepartment;• establish a chief information officer within the proposed Chief Minister’s Department;and• consider providing additional resourcing to the centre to support policy and decisionmaking processes.IssuesThe Role of the CentreAt their simplest, the central agency functions of the proposed Chief Minister’s Departmentin the preferred structure comprise:• policy analysis, development and advice to the Chief Minister and Treasurer;• coordination of administrative effort by the ACTPS;• policy, procedural and administrative support to Cabinet and its Committees;• advice on strategic priority setting;• intergovernmental and regional relations;• whole of government reporting and evaluation;• ACTPS employment and governance frameworks;• management of the ACT Government Budget.Administrative Arrangements Changes: 119