Office of the Public Sector Standards Commissioner

Good Governance

Checklist

OPSSC has developed this Compliance Checklist to help organisations of the public sector assess and manage compliance with their requirements for accountability across government. These are set out in the OPSSC Good Governance Guide.

Numerous ASX listed companies, including Westpac (external website, PDF 48Kb) and Wine Society (external website, PDF 228Kb), use a similar concept to check and report on their compliance with the ASX corporate governance principles, the private sector equivalent to the OPSSC Good Governance Guide.

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How can I use the checklist?

  • Quick check of your organisation's governance performance

    The checklist allows you to gain a quick overview of your organisation's broad level of compliance with its across-government accountability requirements. It helps you to identify your organisation's particular strengths and to make sure that you are not neglecting any major governance area. It is also a practical tool to plan and prioritise your organisation's governance performance.

  • Easy internal and external compliance reporting

    You can use the checklist to communicate and report about your organisation's governance. When used to communicate internally, the checklist will enhance your team's understanding of the fundamental governance concepts applicable to the WA public sector and your organisation. It will raise awareness about each staff's individual and your organisation's collective role in maintaining good governance across the WA public sector.

    The checklist will serve as an easy reference tool for communicating with your external stakeholders, other organisations of the public sector, the media, as well as the general public.

    The checklist relies exclusively on information already available in your Annual Report or on your website. It therefore doesn't add to your reporting activities but streamlines existing information and helps you digest this in a simple and easy-to-read format accessible to a wide variety of audiences.

  • Win the OPSSC sponsored Lonnie award!

    Finally, the OPSSC will be using this checklist to assess your Annual Report with respect to the quality of its information on governance. To increase your chances of winning the OPSSC sponsored Lonnie award, therefore, use the checklist to make sure your Annual Report contains adequate information on your organisation's governance framework.

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Disclaimer

OPSSC is providing the Good Governance Guide and the related Maturity Model free of charge to the WA public sector and the wider community. OPSSC, on behalf of the State of Western Australia, retains all intellectual property rights. OPSSC must be properly acknowledged whenever reference is made to the Good Governance Guide, the Maturity Model, other products of the Good Governance Guide or parts thereof. None of these products or parts thereof may be used for the purpose of generating profit for yourself, your organization or a third party.

Page last updated: July 13 2009