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Accountability and Reporting

In this section, you will find information about the ways the department is accountable to the Australian people.

As a public service agency, our decisions must be transparent, our policies justifiable and our practices beyond reproach. We strive to achieve well coordinated, efficient and accountable public administration. The pages available in this section demonstrate how we achieve this and how you can request further information from us.

Emergency Declaration - Privacy Act 1988

Declarations under the Privacy Act 1988 for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information in emergencies and disasters are available on the privacy page.

Secretaries’ Remuneration

Under section 61 of the Public Service Act 1999 the Prime Minister determines the remuneration and other conditions of employment of a Secretary. Prior to making a determination, the Prime Minister must seek the advice of the Remuneration Tribunal, the independent statutory body that handles the remuneration of key Commonwealth bodies.

Under section 61 of the Public Service Act 1999 the Prime Minister determines the remuneration and other conditions of employment of a Secretary. Prior to making a determination, the Prime Minister must seek the advice of the Remuneration Tribunal, the independent statutory body that handles the remuneration of key Commonwealth bodies.

The Prime Minister made a new consolidated determination on 23 October 2009

• Determination of Secretaries' remuneration and other conditions - RTF 221KB | PDF 73KB

This new determination replaces the previous determination, as amended, and was published in the Gazette GN 43 on Wednesday, 4 November 2009.

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