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By principle

Principle 1: Government and public sector relationship

The organisation's relationship with the government is clear.

Mandatory requirements
Administrative Instruction 102: Official Communications (external website) (Operational element/s 1.2) Administrative Instruction 728: Media and Public Communications (external website) (Operational element/s 1.2) Financial Management Act 2006 (external website) Sections 78 and 79 (Operational element/s 1.1) and sections 81 and 82 (Operational element/s 1.2) Public Sector Commissioner's Circular 2009/10: Communication Agreements Between Ministers and Agencies (external website, PDF 93Kb) (Operational element/s 1.2) Public Sector Commissioner's Circular 2009/36: Annual Reporting (external website, PDF 85Kb) (Reporting) Public Sector Management Act 1994 (external website) Section 31 (Reporting), section 32 (Operational element/s 1.1), section 74 (Operational element/s 1.1-1.3), and section 105 (Operational element/s 1.2) Statutory Corporations (Liability of Directors) Act 1996 (external website) Part 2 Div 3, Part 3 Div 4 (Operational element/s 1.1)
Guidelines and Resources
Annual Reporting Guidelines (external website) (Reporting)

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Principle 2: Management and oversight

The organisation's management and oversight is accountable and has clearly defined responsibilities.

Mandatory requirements
Financial Management Act 2006 (external website) Part 5 Division 2 (Reporting) Premier's Circular 2007/05: Agency Strategic Management (external website, PDF 63Kb) (Operational element/s 2.3) Public Sector Commissioner's Circular 2009/22: Strategic Asset Management Framework (external website, PDF 78Kb) (Operational element/s 2.3) Public Sector Commissioner's Circular 2009/36: Annual Reporting (external website, PDF 85Kb) (Reporting) Public Sector Management Act 1994 (external website) Section 31 (Reporting), section 33 (Operational element/s 2.5), Part 2 Division 4 (Operational element/s 2.1), section 29 (1)(a) and (c) (Operational element/s 2.4) Statutory Corporations (Liability of Directors) Act 1996 (external website) Part 2 Divisions 1 & 2, Part 3 (Operational element/s 2.1) Strategic Asset Management Framework (external website, PDF 127Kb) (Operational element/s 2.3) Treasurers Instruction 107: Authorisations (external website, PDF 2.89MB) (Operational element/s 2.5) Treasurers Instruction 904: Key Performance Indicators (external website, PDF 2.89MB) (Operational element/s 2.6) WA CEO Performance Agreement (external website)(Operational element/s 2.1, 2.3 and 2.6)
Guidelines and Resources
Annual Model Reports (external website, PDF 2.76MB)(Reporting) Annual Reporting Guidelines (external website) (Reporting) AS8000 Corporate Governance - Good governance principles (external website)(Operational element/s 2.1 and 2.3) OPSSC Conduct Guide for Boards and Committees PDF 675Kb(Operational element/s 2.2) OPSSC Sample Code of Conduct for Boards and Committees PDF 42Kb(Operational element/s 2.2) WA Guidelines for Agency Strategic Management (external website, PDF 132Kb)(Operational element/s 2.1 and 2.4)

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Principle 3: Organisational structure

The organisation's structure serves its operations.

Mandatory requirements
CEO Performance Agreement & Assessment of Key Agency Priorities: Guidelines 2008/09 (external website, PDF 71Kb) (Operational element 3.3) Financial Management Act 2006 (external website) Part 3 Divisions 4 & 5 (Operational element 3.3) and Part 5 Division 2 (Reporting) Public Sector Commissioner's Circular 2009/36: Annual Reporting (external website, PDF 85Kb) (Reporting) Public Sector Management Act 1994 (external website) Sections 7 (b) to (f), 8 and 29 (1) (Operational element 3.1), Section 31 (Reporting) and Section 36 (Operational element 3.2) Treasurers Instructions 902 (Statement of Compliance), 903 (Agency Annual Reports), 904 (Key Performance Indicators) and 905 (Certification of KPIs) (external website, PDF 2.89MB) (Operational element 3.3)
Guidelines and Resources
A Guide to Organisational Change Management (external website, PDF 179Kb)(Operational element/s 3.1) Annual Reporting Guidelines (external website) (Reporting) Government Structures for Better Results 2001 (external website, PDF 977Kb) (Operational element/s 3.2)

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Principle 4: Operations

The organisation plans its operations to achieve its goals.

Mandatory requirements
Auditor General Act 2006 (external website) Part 3 Division 1 (audits, examinations and investigations of agencies by the Auditor General) and Part 4 Division 2 (Auditor General's information gathering powers) (Operational element/s 4.6) Financial Management Act 2006 (external website) Part 5 Division 2 (annual reports by agencies) (Reporting) Premier's Circular 2007/05: Agency Strategic Management (external website, PDF 63Kb) (Operational element/s 4.2) Public Sector Commissioner's Circular 2009/36: Annual Reporting (external website, PDF 85Kb) (Reporting) Public Sector Management Act 1994 (external website) Section 31 (Reporting) State Records Act 2000 (external website) Section 16(2)(b) (Operational element/s 4.4) Treasurer's Instruction 808: Resource Agreements (external website, PDF 2.89MB) (Operational element/s 4.5) Treasurer's Instruction 823(2) (external website, PDF 2.89MB) (Operational element/s 4.4) Treasurer's Instruction 904: Key Performance Indicators (external website, PDF 2.89MB) (Operational element/s 4.5) Treasurer's Instructions Part XII - Internal audit (external website, PDF PDF 2.89MB) (Operational element/s 4.6)
Guidelines and Resources
Annual Model Reports (external website, PDF 2.76MB) (Operational element/s 4.2, 4.5 and Reporting) Annual Reporting Guidelines (external website) (Reporting) AS 8015 Corporate governance of information and communication technology (external website) (Operational element/s 4.3) ISO 9001: 2000 (Quality Management Systems) (external website) (Operational element/s 4.6) ISO 10002:2004 (Quality Management; customer satisfaction; and complaints handling in organisations) (external website) (Operational element/s 4.6) Office of e-Government policies & standards (external website) (Operational element/s 4.3) Project Management Standards ISO/IEC 17024 (external website) (Operational element/s 4.2) State Records Commission - Record Keeping Plan templates (external website) (Operational element/s 4.4)

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Principle 5: Ethics and Integrity

Ethics and integrity are embedded in the organisation's values and operations.

Mandatory requirements
Administrative Instruction 707: Obligations of an Officer (external website) (Operational element/s 5.1) Corruption & Crime Commission Act 2003 (external website) Part 3 Division 3 (Operational element/s 5.4) Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (external website) Parts II to IVB (Operational element/s 5.1 and 5.3), Section 67 (Operational element/s 5.1 and 5.3), Part VI (Operational element/s 5.1 and 5.3) and Part VIII Division 2 (Operational element/s 5.3) Financial Management Act 2006 (external website) Part 5 Division 2 (annual reports by agencies) (Reporting) OPSSC Western Australian Public Sector Code of Ethics PDF 278Kb (Operational element/s 5.1-5.3) Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003 (external website) Part 2 Divisions 1-2, Part 3 and Part 4 (Operational element/s 5.4), Section 22 (Reporting) and Section 23 (Operational element/s 5.4) Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003 OPSSC Code of Conduct and Integrity PDF 27Kb (Operational element/s 5.4) Public Sector Commissioner's Circular 2009/03: Training on Accountable and Ethical Decision Making in the Western Australian Public Sector (external website, PDF 68Kb) (Operational element/s 5.2) Public Sector Commissioner's Circular 2009/08: Requirement for Public Sector Agencies to Develop Codes of Conduct (external website, PDF 70Kb) (Operational element/s 5.1) Public Sector Commissioner's Circular 2009/25: Corruption Prevention (external website, PDF 86Kb) (Operational element/s 5.2) Public Sector Commissioner's Circular 2009/36: Annual Reporting (external website, PDF 85Kb) (Reporting) Public Sector Management Act 1994 (external website) Section 9 (Operational element/s 5.1 and 5.3), section 31 (Reporting) and Part 5 Division 3 (Operational element/s 5.3 and 5.4)
Guidelines and Resources
A Guide to Accountable and Ethical Decision Making in the WA Public Sector (Public Sector Commission) (external website, PDF 1.37MB)(Operational element/s 5.1 and 5.3) Annual Reporting Guidelines (external website) (Reporting) AS 8002-2003: Corporate governance - Organizational codes of conduct (external website) (Operational element/s 5.1) AS/NSZ Standard 8001 - Fraud & Corruption Control (external website) (Operational element/s 5.2) Corruption and Crime Commission Misconduct Resistance Framework (external website) (Operational element/s 5.1-5.3 and Reporting) Integrity Coordingating Group: Identifying and managing conflicts of interest in the Western Australian public sector (external website, PDF 967Kb) (Operational element/s 5.2) OPSSC Conduct Guide PDF 1.27MB (Operational element/s 5.1-5.4 and Reporting) Risk Management Guidelines (external website, PDF 1.43MB)(Operational element/s 5.2)

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Principle 6: People

The organisation's leadership in people management contributes to individual and organisational achievements.

Mandatory requirements
Annual reporting guidelines for occupational safety, health and injury management 2008 to 2012 attached to Public Sector Commissioner's Circular 2009/11 (external website, PDF 161Kb) (Reporting) Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (external website) Part IX, particularly section 145 (Operational element/s 6.1 and 6.2) Financial Management Act 2006 (external website) Part 5 Division 2 (annual reports by agencies) (Reporting) OPSSC - Public Sector Standards in Human Resource Management PDF 371Kb (Operational element/s 6.1, 6.3-6.5) Premier's Circular 2007/05: Agency Strategic Management 2007 (external website, PDF 63Kb) (Operational element/s 6.3) Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003 (external website) Section 22 (annual report on public interest disclosures by Commissioner for Public Sector Standards) (Reporting) Public Sector Commissioner's Circular 2009/09: Workforce Data Reporting: Human Resource Minimum Obligatory Information Requirement for the Workforce Information System (external website, PDF 64Kb) (Reporting) Public Sector Commissioner's Circular 2009/11 Code of Practice: Occupational Safety and Health in the Western Australian Public sector (external website, PDF 161Kb) (Operational element/s 6.3) Public Sector Commissioner's Circular 2009/36: Annual Reporting (external website, PDF 85Kb) (Reporting) Public Sector Management Act 1994 (external website) Section 8 (Operational element/s 6.2), Section 31 (Reporting) Public Sector Management (Breaches of Public Sector Standards) Regulations 2005 (external website) (Operational element/s 6.4) Senior Executive Service Classification Quality Framework (DPC) (external website, PDF 180Kb) (Operational element/s 6.2) Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 (external website) in particular Parts III, IX, IXA, X, XI and XII (Operational element/s 6.3)
Guidelines and Resources
Annual Reporting Guidelines (external website) (Reporting) CEO Performance Agreement (external website) Section Three: Cross Sector Initiatives (Operational element/s 6.1) Department of Premier & Cabinet - People Management (external website) (Operational element/s 6.3) Government of WA website on Safety, Health and Injury Management for the WA Public Sector (external website) (Operational element/s 6.3) Office of Equal Employment Opportunity: Showing the way (guidelines on various workforce groups (external website) (Operational element/s 6.2) Performance management in the Australian Public Service: A strategic framework (external website) (Operational element/s 6.5) Policy Framework for Substantive Equality (external website) (Operational element/s 6.1 and 6.3) WorkSafe (Department of Commerce) - Government Administration information website (external website) dealing with a wide range of safety issues at work, including bullying and violence (Operational element/s 6.3) Recruitment Advertising Policy (external website, PDF 5.1MB) (Operational element/s 6.1)

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Principle 7: Finance

The organisation safeguards financial integrity and accountability

Mandatory requirements
Auditor General Act 2006 (external website) Part 3 Division 1 and Part 4 (Operational element/s 7.2) Constitution Act 1889 (external website) Sections 68 (No part of public revenue to be issued except on warrants from Governor) and 72 (Consolidated Account to be appropriated by Act of the Legislature) (Operational element/s 7.1) Financial Management Act 2006 (external website) (Operational element/s 7.3 and 7.4); Part 4 section 53(1)(d) (Operational element/s 7.2) and Part 5 Division 2 (Reporting) Public Sector Commissioner's Circular 2009/36: Annual Reporting (external website, PDF 85Kb) (Reporting) Public Sector Management Act 1994 (external website) Sections 7(g) and (h), 29(1)(c) and (n) and 30(c) (Operational element/s 7.3); and Section 31 (Reporting) Treasurers Instructions PDF 2.89MB Parts I to XII (Operational element/s 7.1 and 7.3); Parts IX Reporting Requirements & XI Financial Statements (Reporting); and Part XII (Operational element/s 7.2 and 7.5)
Guidelines and Resources
Annual Reporting Guidelines (external website) (Reporting) Western Australian Financial Administration Bookcase (external website) In particular the Accounting Policy Guidelines (Operational element/s 7.1 and 7.3) WA – Department of the Premier and Cabinet - Email and Internet Use Policies (external website, PDF 353Kb)(Operational element/s 7.2)

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Principle 8: Communication

The organisation safeguards financial integrity and accountability

Mandatory requirements
Administrative Instruction Number 102: Official communications (external website) (Operational element/s 8.4) Administrative Instruction Number 711: Official information (external website) (Operational element/s 8.4) Administrative Instruction Number 728: Media & Public Communications (external website) (Operational element/s 8.2-8.4) Department of Communities, Office of Multicultural interests, Western Australian Language Services Policy 2008 (external website, PDF 322Kb) (Operational element/s 8.2) Financial Management Act 2006 (external website) Part 5 Division 2 (reporting) Freedom of Information Act 1992 (external website) Section 4, Part 2 and Part 3 (Operational element/s 8.1) Premier's Circular 2003/09: Guidelines for Dealing with Cabinet Documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1992 (external website, PDF 17Kb) (Operational element/s 8.4) Premier's Circular 2003/17: Requirements for Western Australian Government Publications and Library Collections (deposit requirements, disposal restrictions) (external website, PDF 151Kb) (Operational element/s 8.2) Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003 (external website) Part 2 Division 1 (disclosures) and Division 2 (obligations of people to whom disclosure are made), Part 3 (protection of people who make disclosures) and Part 4 (role of Commissioner for PSS) (Operational element/s 8.3 and 8.4) Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003 OPSSC Code of Conduct and Integrity PDF 27Kb (Operational element/s 8.3 and 8.4) Public Sector Commissioner's Circular 2009/01 Western Australian Language Services Policy 2008 (external website, PDF 66Kb) (Operational element/s 8.2) Public Sector Commissioner’s Circular 2009/07 Government Advertising and Communications Policy (external website, PDF 85Kb) (Operational element/s 8.2) Public Sector Commissioner's Circular 2009-27 (Complaints Management) (external website, PDF 76Kb)(Operational element/s 8.3) Public Sector Commissioner's Circular 2009/36: Annual Reporting (external website, PDF 85Kb) (Reporting) Public Sector Management Act 1994 (external website) Section 31 (Operational element/s 8.1 and reporting); sections 74(1) and 105 (Operational element/s 8.2) State Records Act 2000 (external website) Section 19 (every organisation to have a record-keeping plan complying with section 16 and approved by the SRC under section 23) (Operational element/s 8.4) State Records Commission Standards 1-8 (external website) (Operational element/s 8.2-8.4) Treasurer's Instructions PDF 2.89MB 501: Employment Records; 502: Records of Attendance and Time Worked; and 506: Pay Records (Operational element/s 8.4)
Guidelines and Resources
Annual Reporting Guidelines (external website) (Reporting) FOI Standards and Performance Measures: A practical guide for agencies seeking to achieve "Best Practice" in FOI (external website, PDF 75Kb) (Operational element/s 8.4) Guidelines for Government of Western Australia Advertising and Communications (external website, PDF 350Kb) (Operational element/s 8.2) ISO 27001:2005 (Information Security Management System) (external website) (Operational element/s 8.4) ISO 17799:2005 (Code of Practice for Information Security Management) (external website) (Operational element/s 8.4) Office of e-Government Policies and Guidelines (external website) (Operational element/s 8.2-8.4) Office of the Information Commissioner Guidelines for using FOI in Western Australia (external website, PDF 68Kb) (Operational element/s 8.4) State Records Commission - Record Keeping Plan guidelines (external website) (Operational element/s 8.4) State Records Commission - Record Keeping Plan templates (external website) (Operational element/s 8.2) Western Australian Government Complaints Information Site (external website)(Operational element/s 8.3) Western Australian Ombudsman Complaints Guidelines and Information Sheets for Agencies (external website)(Operational element/s 8.3)

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Principle 9: Risk management

The organisation identifies and manages its risks.

Mandatory requirements
Auditor General Act 2006 (external website) Part 3 Division 1 and Part 4 Division 2 (Operational element/s 9.3) Financial Management Act 2006 (external website) Part 5 Division 2 (annual reports by agencies) (Reporting) Occupational Health and Safety Act 1984 (external website) Part III (general provisions relating to occupational health and safety), Part IV (Safety and health representatives and committees) and Part VIII (Miscellaneous) (Operational element/s 9.1) Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 1996 (external website) In particular Part III (Workplace safety requirements), Part IV (Plant), Part V (Hazardous substances), and Part VI (Performance of high risk work) (Operational element/s 9.1) Public Sector Commissioner's Circular 2009/11 Code of Practice: Occupational Safety and Health in the Western Australian Public sector (external website, PDF 161Kb) (Operational element/s 9.1) Public Sector Commissioner's Circular 2009/19: Risk Management and Business Continuity Planning (external website, PDF 69Kb) (Operational element/s 9.1-9.4) Public Sector Commissioner's Circular 2009/36: Annual Reporting (external website, PDF 85Kb) (Reporting) Public Sector Management Act 1994 (external website) Section 31 (Reporting) Treasurers Instruction 812: Insurance (external website, PDF 2.89MB) (Operational element/s 9.2) Treasurer's Instruction 825: Risk Management and Security (external website, PDF 2.89MB) (Operational element/s 9.1 and 9.2) Treasurers Instructions (external website, PDF 2.89MB) Part XII: Internal Audit (Operational element/s 9.3)
Guidelines and Resources
Annual Reporting Guidelines (external website) (Reporting) AS/NZ 4360:2004 Risk Management (external website) (Operational element/s 9.2, 9.4) Auditor General Bill 2006 Explanatory Memorandum (external website, PDF 192Kb) (Operational element/s 9.3) HB 221:2004 Business Continuity Management (external website) (Operational element/s 9.2) HB 436:2004 Risk Management Guidelines (external website) (Operational element/s 9.2, 9.4) National Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Strategy 2002-2012 (external website) (Operational element/s 9.1) Risk Cover Business Continuity Guidelines (external website) (Operational element/s 9.2) RiskCover - Risk Management Guidelines - January 2007 (external website, PDF 1.43MB) (Operational element/s 9.1-9.4) WorkSafe - Government Administration information website (external website)(Operational element/s 9.1) WA – Department of Consumer and Employment Protection - Public Sector Safety - The formal consultative processes at the workplace guidance (external website, PDF 746Kb)(Operational element/s 9.1)

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Key resources

• Governance Principles PDF, 346Kb
• Operational matrix PDF, 699Kb
• Governance checklist PDF, 108Kb
• Governance checklist Word, 172Kb

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