Responsible for knowledge management policy and practice for the Group
- Developing and promoting risk management policy, procedures and systems
- Managing DEST insurance arrangements through Comcover
- Performing financial viability assessments
- Provision of a centralised policy and advisory service for procurement
- Development and maintenance of the Procurement related Chief Executive Instructions (CEIs) and DEST Procurement Manual
- Development and implementation of the Department’s procurement management information system (BUYiT)
- Cordination of DEST procurement related reporting responsibilities
- Developing and promoting contract management policy
- Management of major DEST procurement contracts (eg, printing, travel)
- Management of litigation and external review matters involving the Minister and the Department before Courts and tribunals
- Managing enquiries and investigations from the Ombudsman, Privacy Commissioner and the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
- Providing advice about administrative law, staff disciplinary matter, requests from Parliament for access to information and privacy and freedom of information matters
- Responsible for management of the Department’s legislation programme in consultation with programme areas
- Preparing drafting instructions, explanatory memoranda and settling bills and regulation
- Coordinates DEST input for the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments, Treaty Action Reports, Regulation Reporting, National Competition Policy Reporting, Administrative Arrangements Orders
- Provide general legal advisory work
- Each section is responsible for providing services to different parts of the portfolio