| Output 4.5
Support for Ministerial Offices |
Performance
indicators |
| Provision of office services for
the Prime Minister’s Office, the other minister’s
and the parliamentary secretaries’ offices in the
Prime Minister’s portfolio. |
Quality: The degree of satisfaction
of the Prime Minister, the other portfolio minister and
parliamentary secretaries, their advisers and office managers
with the office services provided.
Cost of outputs - $2.2m |
Qualitative assessment
Methodology
The department maintains regular contact with the office managers
and support staff of the Prime Minister’s Office and the
parliamentary secretaries’ offices. This regular contact
provides opportunities for staff to receive ongoing feedback about
their performance.
Feedback
Ministerial support staff indicated that the department had been
proactive in delivering services and had provided accurate and
timely support.
Key results
The Prime Minister’s office at 70 Phillip Street, Sydney
was refurbished during the period from December 2002 to February
2003. The office is occupied by the Prime Minister and his
support staff, the Secretary of the department, the Secretary to
Cabinet and Cabinet Secretariat staff. The refurbishment involved
replacing carpet, painting, installing a new reception desk and
counter, upgrading lighting and electrical systems and replacing
some furnishings. These works were the first of any significance
in the office since its occupation in 1986. The Prime Minister
and his staff indicated that the refurbishment had fully met their
objectives and expectations. |
