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APPENDICESAppendix 2Significant Departmental CommitteesState ExecutiveFunction: Responsible for statewide strategic planning and broadpolicy development for the Department as a whole.Members: Ken Boston (chair), Terry Burke, Jan McClelland, SteveBuckley, Kim Fillingham, George Green, Alan Laughlin,Gillian Shadwick, John Sutton, Paul X Whelan, Irina White,Diane Wasson (Executive Officer).Frequency of Meetings: MonthlyAudit CommitteeFunction: To approve and monitor the Department’s internal auditand review program; liaise with the Audit Office of NSW;determine strategies for improved financial managementthroughout the Department.Members: Jan McClelland (chair), Terry Burke, Alan Laughlin,Gillian Shadwick, Ken Dixon, Bill Middleton (ExecutiveOfficer), and Sam Kalagurgevic, Audit Office of NSWrepresentative.Frequency of Meetings: QuarterlyDirector-General’s Advisory Group on AboriginalEducationFunction: To provide co-ordinated advice to the Director-Generalon issues affecting the development and implementation ofpolicies and programs for Aboriginal education andemployment.Members: Terry Burke (chair), Linda Burney, Lyndsay Connors,Denis Dunkley, Helen Richards, Ros Field, Alan Jobling, LesRidgeway, Marilyn Kelly, Jo Lamont, Paul Travini (ExecutiveOfficer).Frequency of Meetings: MonthlyResources Management CommitteeFunction: To review financial, personnel and facilities issues forthe Department and to monitor and review the Department’sresources, performance against budget projections and humanresources plans.Members: State Executive and State Office DirectorsFrequency of Meetings: MonthlyChild Protection Steering CommitteeFunction: To oversight the directions of the Department’s policiesand procedures relating to Child Protection.Members: Jan McClelland (chair), Paul X Whelan, Paul Irving, BillKyrios, Trish Kelly, Heather Gray, Eleanor Davidson, HelenKerr Roubicek, Ros Coomber (Executive Officer).Frequency of Meetings: WeeklySpecial Investigations CommitteeFunction: To approve and monitor fraud investigations conductedby the Audit Directorate; liaise with the IndependentCommission Against Corruption; develop fraud preventionstrategies.Members: Jan McClelland (chair), Bill Middleton (ExecutiveOfficer), Paul X Whelan, Gillian Shadwick, Steve Buckley.Frequency of Meetings: At least QuarterlyRestructuring Coordinating CommitteeFunction: Planning and oversight of the restructuring, includingfunding, of the Department announced by the Government inAugust 1995.Members: Ken Boston (chair), Jan McClelland, Terry Burke, SteveBuckley (Executive Officer), Irina White, Paul X Whelan.Frequency of Meetings: WeeklyTechnology Strategy CommitteeFunction: Responsible for oversighting the implementation oftechnology across all areas of the Department.Members: Jan McClelland (chair), Terry Burke, Kim Fillingham,Bruce Weir, George Green, Gillian Shadwick, Ken Dixon,Lindsay Wasson, Graham Dawson, Arthur Townsend, JohnHansen (Executive Officer).Frequency of Meetings: MonthlyTraining and Development CommitteeFunction: To oversight the development of major areas of trainingand development policy and planning and to determine andapprove training and development opportunities for seniorexecutive service officers.Members: Terry Burke (chair), Jan McClelland, George Green,Alan Laughlin, Graham Dawson (Executive Officer), SteveBuckleyFrequency of Meetings: QuarterlyThis committee did not meet in 1997. Functions covered byRestructuring Coordinating Committee.Country Areas Program CommitteeFunction: To monitor the program across all education sectors inNew South Wales and co-ordinate advice to the Director-General, Catholic Education Office and Minister on policymatters related to the program.Members: John Sutton (chair), Don Christie, Joan Brown, JoanO’Brien (Executive Officer).Frequency of Meetings: Monthly140 DSE Annual Report 1997