Putting the Public First - Economic Audit Committee
The Economic Audit Committee was established in October 2008 in fulfilment of an election commitment of the Liberal-National Government. The purpose of the Economic Audit Committee was to conduct a wide-ranging review of the operational and financial performance of the Western Australian public sector.
The Economic Audit Committee was a six-member panel of senior economic and public sector management specialists that brought together an exceptional mix of experience in financial management and government administration. The Economic Audit Committee was comprised of the following members.
- Mr Timothy Marney (Administrative Chair) – Under Treasurer of the Department of Treasury and Finance
- Professor Peter Shergold AC – Macquarie Group Foundation Chair, Centre for Social Impact
- Mr John Langoulant – Chief Executive of Australian Capital Equity
- Ms Catherine Nance – Partner and Actuary of PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Mr Peter Conran - Director General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet
- Mr Mal Wauchope – Public Sector Commissioner
The Economic Audit Committee was supported by the Economic Audit Secretariat, which sat within the Department of Treasury and Finance.
The Committee’s final report – Putting the Public First: Partnering with the Community and Business to Deliver Outcomes – was released in October 2009. This report contains 43 recommendations directed toward achieving the vision of a more collaborative and innovative public sector. More specifically the Committee envisaged that in five to ten years:
- the Government will be supported by frank and well-informed advice;
- collaboration will be a standard approach;
- community and public sector organisations will be genuine partners in the delivery of human services;
- people will have greater opportunities to exercise choice and control over how services are designed and delivered; and
- above all, outcomes achieved for all Western Australians will be among the best in the nation and will continually improve.
The final report contained five main chapters.
- Delivering on priorities
- Designing services to meet citizens' needs
- Maximising value through planning, competition and innovation
- Realising Western Australia’s economic potential
- Modernising public sector management
The Government supports the broad direction of the final report of the Economic Audit Committee and has been progressively considering recommendations.
Links
Economic Audit Committee’s Final Report [ PDF, 950 kb ]
Economic Audit Committee’s Summary Report [ PDF, 272 kb ]
Premier’s Speech to Parliament (20 May 2010) [ PDF, 64 kb ]
Premier’s Speech to WACOSS (2010 Conference) [ PDF, 65 kb ]
Partnership Forum Communiqué (16 July 2010) [ PDF, 216 kb ]
Partnership Forum Communiqué (5 October 2010) [ PDF, 270 kb ]
Partnership Forum Communiqué (10 November 2010) [ PDF, 271 kb ]
Partnership Forum Communiqué (22 February 2011) [PDF, 347 kb ]
Partnership Forum Communiqué (16 May 2011) [PDF, 309 kb ]
Putting the Public First Newsletter (August 2010) [ Word, 32 kb ] [ PDF, 228 kb ]
Putting the Public First Newsletter (September 2010) [ Word, 32 kb ] [ PDF, 228 kb ]
Putting the Public First Newsletter (October 2010) [ Word, 32 kb ] [ PDF, 228 kb ]
Putting the Public First Newsletter (November 2010) [ Word, 59 kb ] [ PDF, 270 kb ]
Putting the Public First Newsletter (December 2010) [ Word, 30 kb ] [ PDF, 275 kb ]
Putting the Public First Newsletter (March 2011) [ Word, 36 kb ] [ PDF, 374 kb ]
Putting the Public First Newsletter (April 2011) [ Word, 74 kb ] [ PDF, 330 kb ]
Putting the Public First Newsletter (June 2011) [ Word, 45 kb ] [ PDF, 280 kb ]
Putting the Public First Newsletter (July 2011) [ Word, 49 kb ] [ PDF, 284 kb ]
Putting the Public First Newsletter (September 2011) [ Word, 37 kb ] [ PDF, 335 kb ]