Office of the Public Sector Standards Commissioner

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Mandatory requirement Sub-section or document number Operational element/s

102 (Official Communications)

1.2, 8.4

707 (Obligations of an Officer)

5.1

711 (Official information)

8.4

728 (Media and Public Communications)

1.2, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4

(as attached to Public Sector Commissioner's Circular 2009/11)

Reporting

Part 3 Division 1 (audits, examinations and investigations of agencies by the Auditor General)

4.6, 7.2, 9.3

Part 4 (Powers and duties of Auditor General)

7.2

Part 4 Division 2 (Auditor General's information gathering powers)

4.6, 7.2, 9.3

Sections 68 (No part of public revenue to be issued except on warrants from Governor)

7.1

72 (Consolidated Account to be appropriated by Act of the Legislature)

7.1

Part 3 Division 3 (duty of CEOs, chief officers and statutory officers to notify CCC of misconduct etc.)

5.4

N/A

8.2

Section 67 (victimisation)

5.1, 5.3

Parts II to IVB (prevention of discrimination on various grounds)

5.1, 5.3

Part VI (exceptions)

5.1, 5.3

Part VIII Division 2 (functions of the Commissioner for Equal Opportunity, complaints of discrimination and how they are dealt with)

5.3

Part IX (equal opportunity in public employment), particularly section 145 (equal opportunity management plans))

6.1, 6.2

N/A

7.3, 7.4

Section 76 (2)

2.5

Sections 78 and 79

1.1

Sections 81 and 82

1.2

Part 3 Division 4 (annual estimates of organisations)

3.3

Part 3 Division 5 (resource agreements)

3.3

Part 4 section 53(1)(d) (internal audit)

7.2

Part 5 Division 2 (annual reports by agencies)

Reporting

Section 4 (duties of agencies in giving effect to the Act)

8.1

Part 2 (access to documents of an agency)

8.1

Part 3 (amendment of personal information held by agencies)

8.1

Part 5 (publication of information about agencies)

8.1

Part II Divisions 2A and 2B

6.3

General provisions relating to occupational health and safety), Part IV (Safety and health representatives and committees) and Part VIII (Miscellaneous)

9.1

Part III (Workplace safety requirements), Part IV (Plant),Part V (Hazardous substances), and Part VI (Performance of high risk work)

9.1

 

6.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5

 

5.1, 5.2, 5.3

2003/09 (Guidelines for Dealing with Cabinet Documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1992)

8.4

2003/17 (Requirements for Western Australian Government Publications and Library Collections (deposit requirements, disposal restrictions))

8.2

2007/05: Agency Strategic Management

2.3, 4.2, 6.3

Part 2 Division 1 (disclosures)

5.4, 8.3, 8.4

Part 2 Division 2 (obligations of people to whom disclosures are made)

5.4, 8.3, 8.4

Part 3 (protection of people who make disclosures)

5.4, 8.3, 8.4

Part 4 (role of Commissioner for Public Sector Standards)

5.4, 8.3, 8.4

Section 22 (annual report on public interest disclosures by Commissioner for Public Sector Standards)

Reporting (Principle 5)

Section 23 (obligations of principal executive officers of public authorities)

5.4

 

5.4, 8.3, 8.4

2009/01 (Western Australian Language Services Policy 2008)

8.2

2009/03 (Training on accountable and ethical decision making in the Western Australian Public Sector)

5.2

2009/07 (Government Advertising and Communications Policy)

8.2

2009/08 (Requirement for Public Sector Agencies to Develop Codes of Conduct)

5.1

2009/09 (Workforce Data Reporting - Human Resource Minimum Obligatory Information Requirement for the Workforce Information System)

Reporting

2009/10 (Communication Agreements Between Ministers and Agencies)

1.2

2009/11 (Code of Practice: Occupational Safety and Health in the Western Australian Public Sector)

6.3, 9.1

2009/19 (Risk Management and Business Continuity Planning)

9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4

2009/22 (Strategic Asset Management Framework)

2.3

2009/25 (Corruption Prevention)

5.2

2009/27 (Complaints Management)

8.3

2009/36 (Annual Reporting)

Reporting

Sections 7(b) to (f) (general principles of public administration and management)

3.1

Sections 7(g) and (h) (standards as to financial management and record keeping)

7.3

8 (general principles of human resource management)

3.1, 6.2

Section 9 (general principles of official conduct)

5.1, 5.3, 6.4

Section 29 (1)(a) and (c)

2.4

29(1)(c) to (f) (functions of chief executive officers and chief employees)

3.1

29(1)(c) and (n) (financial management and monitoring of financial performance)

7.3

30(c) (CEO and chief employees to comply with section 7 standards)

7.3

Section 31 (CEO or chief employee to ensure that annual report details compliance with public sector standards, codes etc.)

8.1, Reporting

Section 32

1.1

Section 33

2.5

Section 36 (certain powers relating to departments and organisations)

3.2

Section 74

1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Section 74 (1) (dealings and communications between Ministerial officers and public sector employees to be governed by written arrangements)

8.2

Section 105 (no political involvement in public sector selection or appointment processes)

1.2, 8.2

Part 2, Division 4

2.1

Part 5 Division 3 (procedures for dealing with misconduct and victimisation)

5.3, 5.4

N/A

6.4

N/A

6.2

Section 16(2)(b)

4.4

Section 19 (every organisation to have a record-keeping plan complying with section 16 and approved by the SRC under section 23)

8.4

 

8.2, 8.3, 8.4

 

1.1, 2.1

 

2.3

107 (Authorisations)

2.5

501 (Employment Records)

8.4

502 (Records of Attendance and Time Worked)

8.4

506 (Pays Records)

8.4

808 (Resource Agreements)

4.5

812 (Insurance)

9.2

823 (Requirements of Accounting Systems)

4.4

825 (Risk Management and Security)

9.1, 9.2

902 (Statement of Compliance)

3.3

903 (Agency Annual Reports))

3.3

904 (Key Performance Indicators)

2.6, 3.3, 4.5

905 (Certification of Key Performance Indicators)

3.3

Parts I-XII

7.1, 7.3

Part IX (Reporting Requirements)

Reporting

Part XI (Financial Statements)

Reporting

Part XII (Internal audit)

4.6, 7.2, 7.5, 9.3

 

2.1, 2.3, 2.6

 

3.3

 

6.3

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