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50-683: It is a multi-agency command within the Department of Home Affairs comprising both Australian Border Force (ABF) and Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel, led by a rear admiral in the Royal Australian Navy . In 2024, Brett Sonter became the Commander of MBC. The command was established in 2005 and was originally named the Joint Offshore Protection Command . In October 2006 it was renamed to Border Protection Command and

100-504: A coordinated national approach to offshore protection by operating as a single maritime surveillance, response and interception agency. It detects and deters a wide range of illegal activities using a combination of ABF and ADF aircraft and vessels. ABF response assets include Coastwatch aircraft and Marine Unit patrol vessels. Its activities take place under a variety of legislation covering areas such as customs, fisheries, quarantine, immigration, environment and law enforcement. The MBC

150-515: A new streamlined and principles-based Public Service Act. After several years spent developing a new Act, the Public Service Act 1999 came into effect on 5 December 1999. The new Act introduced APS Values and a Code of Conduct into the Act for the first time. Public servants who breach the code of conduct can be demoted, fined, reprimanded or fired. In 2010 a comprehensive reform agenda

200-589: Is a whole-of-government initiative within the Australian Federal Police responsible to the Commonwealth Transnational Serious and Organised Crime Coordinator to investigate, disrupt and prosecute child exploitation and online child abuse crimes. The National Counter Foreign Interference Coordinator is responsible for policy development and strategic coordination of countering foreign interference and counter-espionage to protect

250-790: Is also composed of the Counter-Terrorism Operational Coordination and Evaluation Branch, the Counter-Terrorism Strategic Coordination Branch, the Counter-Terrorism Capability Branch, and the Home Affairs Counter-Terrorism Policy Branch. The inaugural National Cyber Security Coordinator was Air Marshal Darren Goldie from 3 July 2023 to 14 November 2023, Hamish Hansford (Deputy Secretary of Cyber and Infrastructure Security) acted in

300-942: Is efficient and effective in serving the Government, the Parliament and the Australian public". The conduct of Australian public servants is also governed by a Code of Conduct and guided by the APS Values set by the Australian Public Service Commission . As such, the employees and officers of the Australian Public Service are obliged to serve the government of the day with integrity and provide "frank and fearless advice" on questions of public policy, from national security to fiscal policy to social security , across machinery of government arrangements. Indeed,

350-587: Is hierarchical. The table below lists APS employment classification levels from lowest to highest. The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) is responsible to the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service. The APSC is led by a Commissioner, who is tasked with promoting the APS Values, evaluating public service performance and compliance, and helping to build the capability of

400-624: Is managed by the Crisis Management Branch of Emergency Management Australia which was within the Attorney-General's Department before its transfer. Australian Public Service The Australian Public Service ( APS ) is the federal civil service of the Commonwealth of Australia responsible for the public administration , public policy , and public services of the departments and executive and statutory agencies of

450-597: Is often the target of public criticism. For example, in 2013, the director, deregulation at the Institute of Public Affairs , Alan Moran, argued that the Australian Government was not seeking enough savings from a bloated Australian Public Service. In October 2013, newly appointed Defence Minister David Johnston told media he had 'inherited a mess' and that he believed that in the Defence department '23,000 public servants

500-594: Is responsible for coordinating and controlling operations to protect Australia's national interests against the following maritime security threats: Department of Home Affairs (Australia) The Department of Home Affairs is a department of the Government of Australia that is charged with responsibilities for national security , protective services, emergency management , border control , immigration , refugees , citizenship , transport security and multicultural affairs . The Home Affairs portfolio reports to

550-528: Is responsible for policy development and strategic coordination of the disruption of transnational serious organised crime across the Australian Government including the Australian Federal Police , Australian Border Force , Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission , Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre , and state and territory law enforcement agencies . The Coordinator is held concurrently by an Australian Federal Police Deputy Commissioner. The Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation

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600-517: Is the national computer emergency response team responsible for cybersecurity responses and providing cyber security advice and support to critical infrastructure and other systems of national interest. CERT Australia works closely with other Australian Government agencies, international CERTs, and the private sector. It is also a key element in the Australian Cyber Security Centre, sharing information and working closely with ASIO,

650-532: Is too heavy.' The Noetic group said in 2014 that most Australian Public Service organisations could not demonstrate the benefits from large and expensive programs of work. Other commentators, including political scientist Richard Mulgan , have argued that rhetoric in 2013 about a bloated APS is ill-informed and unsustainable, if service benchmarks are to be met. Rob Burgess, in a Business Spectator article in November 2012 argued that efficiency dividends imposed on

700-609: The Attorney-General's Department also have whole-of-government oversight and management responsibilities. As at June 2015, the Australian Public Service comprises some 152,430 officers alongside a further 90,000 people employed in the broader Commonwealth public sector. Accordingly, the Australian Public Service is one of the largest employers in Australia. As at December 2023 the APS comprises 170, 000 people. Of these 60.4 percent were female. As of 2023 The Australian Public Service Wage bill

750-665: The Australian National University or the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . The Australian Public Service does not include the civil services of the State and Territory governments. Public servants are ultimately responsible to the Parliament of Australia via their respective portfolio Minister . The Australian Public Service Commission is responsible for promoting the values of the public service, evaluating performance and compliance, and facilitating

800-876: The Australian Treasury , the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development , and the Department of the Environment and Energy . The Australian Government Crisis Coordination Centre (CCC) is an all-hazards coordination facility, which operates on a 24/7 basis, and supports the Australian Government Crisis Committee (AGCC) and the National Crisis Committee (NCC). The CCC provides whole-of-government all-hazards monitoring and situational awareness for domestic and international events and coordinates Australian Government responses to major domestic incidents. The Crisis Coordination Centre

850-504: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade , the Attorney-General's Department , and elements of the Department of Defence such as the Defence Security and Vetting Service and Australian Defence Force Investigative Service . The Australian Government Critical Infrastructure Centre (CIC) is responsible for whole-of-government coordination of critical infrastructure protection and national security risk assessments and advice. It

900-643: The Government of Australia . The Australian Public Service was established at the Federation of Australia in 1901 as the Commonwealth Public Service and modelled on the Westminster system and United Kingdom's Civil Service . The establishment and operation of the Australian Public Service is governed by the Public Service Act 1999 of the Parliament of Australia as an "apolitical public service that

950-604: The Minister for Home Affairs , currently held by Tony Burke , and is led by the Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs, Stephanie Foster . The Department was officially established on 20 December 2017, building on the former Department of Immigration and Border Protection and bringing policy responsibilities and agencies from the Attorney-General's Department , Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development , Department of

1000-766: The Public Service Act 1999 . At December 2021, there were 155,796 APS employees, up 4.8% from December 2020. Staffing in Australian Public Service agencies accounts for around half of total employment in Australian Government administration. Public servants employed by the Commonwealth Government under legislation other than the Public Service Act include Australian Defence Force personnel, government business enterprise employees, parliamentary staff, Australian Federal Police staff and public servants under other Commonwealth agency-specific legislation. In

1050-538: The Public Service Act 1999 . The Values are mandatory and are intended to embody the principles of good public administration. The APS Values were most recently revised in 2013, with the aim to comprise a smaller set of core values that are meaningful, memorable and effective in driving change. The values are stated in section 10 of the Public Service Act 1999 as follows: The Australian Public Service formally comprises all Australian Government departments and agencies where staff members are or can be employed under

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1100-740: The ABF. The ABF is part of the Australian Department of Home Affairs . Since September 2013, the MBC has supported the Operation Sovereign Borders Joint Agency Taskforce. The ADF elements of MBC are commanded from Northern Command in Darwin, Northern Territory . The Australian Federal Police supports the MBC and particularly the ABF with criminal investigations, law enforcement and national security matters. The MBC delivers

1150-487: The APS is a high performer compared to other public services when it came to: being responsive to economic changes; being independent and values-based; and for proportions of women employed. It found that the APS performed poorly in: its capability for coordinated, informed and strategic policy; its mechanisms for integrating external stakeholders into policy development and service design; and its understanding of government priorities through an overarching framework. The APS

1200-638: The Attorney General portfolio, and in July 2024 the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation was also moved to the Attorney General portfolio. One of the seven inaugural Australian Public Service departments at the federation of Australia was the Department of Home Affairs (1901–16) with wide-ranging responsibilities for public works, elections, census, the public service, pensions, and inter-state relations. This department

1250-984: The Australian Federal Police, the Australian Signals Directorate, the Defence Intelligence Organisation and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. The Aviation and Maritime Security Division (formerly the Office of Transport Security within the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development ) is led by the Executive Director of Transport Security and is responsible for aviation security, air cargo security, maritime security, and various transport security operations. The Commonwealth Transnational Serious and Organised Crime Coordinator

1300-588: The Australian Government Cyber Security Strategy. The National Cyber Coordinator also ensures effective partnerships between Commonwealth, state and territory governments, the private sector, non-governmental organisations, the research community and international partners. The National Cyber Coordinator also works closely with the Australian Cyber Security Centre and the Australian Ambassador for Cyber Issues. CERT Australia

1350-649: The Australian Public Service plays a major part in Australian life by providing "cradle to grave" services with a degree of shared responsibility with the State and Territory governments . The Australian Public Service as an entity does not include the broader Commonwealth public sector including the Australian Defence Force , Commonwealth companies such as NBN Co or the Australian Rail Track Corporation , or Commonwealth corporate entities such as

1400-743: The Co-Chair and or Chair of the Australian and New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee and the Joint Counter-Terrorism Board, with the Centre for Counter-Terrorism Coordination providing secretariat support to the Australian Counter-Terrorism Centre and the Australian and New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee. Along with the Deputy Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, the Centre for Counter-Terrorism Coordination

1450-636: The Constitution of Australia , an arrangement that remained in place until the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902 commenced on 1 January 1903, at which time there were 11,374 officials employed under the Act. The Commonwealth Public Service Act 1922 introduced a new legislative framework commencing in 1923, and created the Public Service Board . A section in both the 1902 and 1922 Acts stated that every female officer

1500-621: The Prime Minister and Cabinet ) provides strategic advice and support to the Minister for Home Affairs and the Prime Minister on all aspects of counterterrorism and countering violent extremism policy and co-ordination across government. The Office was created after recommendations from the Review of Australia's Counter-Terrorism Machinery in 2015 in response to the 2014 Sydney hostage crisis . The Commonwealth Counter-Terrorism Coordinator also serves as

1550-546: The Prime Minister and Cabinet , and Department of Social Services . The Department of Home Affairs was seen at the time as the Australian version of the United Kingdom's Home Office or the United States Department of Homeland Security . In 2022, the Australian Federal Police, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and Australian Transaction and Analysis Center were de-merged from the department and moved to

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1600-569: The decade to December 2012 the APS grew in numbers; there was also notable 'classification creep', in which a higher proportion of staff are employed at higher pay-grade levels. Before the 2013 federal election , the Coalition promised to reduce the size of the public service by at least 12000 jobs, through natural attrition. Joe Hockey told an Adelaide radio station in May 2013 that the Coalition planned for

1650-459: The development of people and institutional capabilities. The Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet is the most senior public servant and plays a leadership role as the chair of the intergovernmental Secretaries Board made up of all Commonwealth departmental secretaries . The Australian National Audit Office , the Department of Finance , the Department of the Treasury , and

1700-553: The early 1990s. At December 2023 the largest federal government agency was Services Australia with 31,797 employees, followed by the Australian Taxation Office with 21,019 employees and the Department of Defence with 19,059. The Department of Home Affairs had 15,140 employees, the National Disability Insurance Agency 6818 and the Department of Health and Aged Care 6566. In 2023 there

1750-553: The integrity of Australian national security and interests. The Coordinator is responsible for interagency and intergovernmental strategy and coordination to counter coercive, clandestine or deceptive activities undertaken on behalf of foreign powers. Accordingly, the Coordinator acts as an intergovernmental focal point for the Australian Federal Police , the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation ,

1800-524: The introduction of the Outcomes and Programs Framework APS entities reported against an Outcomes and Outputs Framework, which had been introduced in 1999. Reforms have been progressively introduced to the APS with the specific aim of making it more efficient, accountable and responsive to community needs since the mid-1980s. The Australian National Audit Office provides the Australian Parliament and

1850-540: The link between Australian Government decisions, activities and their actual outcomes. In the Outcomes and Programs Framework, organisations identify and report against the programs that contribute to government outcomes over the budget and forward years. All APS agencies contribute to Portfolio Budget Statements that inform Parliament and the public of the proposed allocation of Government outcomes. Portfolio budget statements outline: Annual reports report performance of agencies in relation to services provided. Prior to

1900-487: The loss of 12,000 public service jobs to be just a starting point in the first two years of a Coalition government. 57.9 per cent of all APS employees are women. 39.1 per cent of APS employees work in the Australian Capital Territory . At June 2013, the median age for ongoing APS employees was 43 years. Like the Australian population, the APS workforce has been ageing rapidly since

1950-476: The position after Goldie was recalled to Defence. Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness was appointed to the role from 26 February 2023. The National Cyber Security Coordinator and the Cyber Security Policy Division within the Department of Home Affairs (formerly within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet ) are responsible for cyber security policy and the implementation of

2000-628: The public service are actually delivering one of the world's leaner public sectors. All APS vacancies for ongoing and non-ongoing jobs for more than 12 months are notified in the APS Employment Gazette, a weekly electronic publication. Public service wages were decentralised in 1997, allowing individual APS agencies to negotiate their own pay deals. Individual Australian Government agency websites also advertise jobs and some jobs are advertised on external job boards, such as in newspapers. The Australian Public Service (APS) career structure

2050-436: The public with an independent assessment of selected areas of public administration in the APS, and assurance about APS financial reporting, administration and accountability. In November 2009 KPMG published a report benchmarking Australian Public Service performance against international public services. The report found that the APS measured up well against some of the world's leading public services. The report found that

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2100-415: The various forms of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship . The proposed establishment of the Department of Home Affairs was announced by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on 18 July 2017 to be headed by Immigration Minister Peter Dutton as the designated Minister for Home Affairs to bring together all national security, border control and law enforcement agencies of the government. The Department

2150-549: Was a ratio of one APS official for every 161 Australians, compared to 1991 ratios of 1:106 and a ratio of 1:58 in 1968. As of 2020 38.2% of the APS worked in the ACT, 17.6% in NSW, 17% in Victoria with the rest in other states and territories. Beginning in 2009–10 all APS entities were required to report in accordance with the Outcomes and Programs Framework, whereby programs provide

2200-752: Was again retitled to its current name in July 2015 to coincide with the establishment of ABF. The MBC is a joint unit of the Australian Defence Force (the Royal Australian Navy Patrol Force and the Royal Australian Air Force Surveillance and Response Group ) and the Australian Border Force ( Marine Unit and Coastwatch aircraft). Its headquarters are in Canberra and is part of the Operations Group of

2250-480: Was deemed to have retired from the Commonwealth service upon her marriage. In November 1966 Australia became the last democratic country to lift the legislated marriage bar which had prevented married women from holding permanent positions in the public service. In November 1996, Peter Reith issued a discussion paper, Towards a best practice Australian Public Service . The paper, among other things, recommended key elements which might need to be incorporated into

2300-418: Was established on 23 January 2017 originally within the Attorney-General's Department and brings together expertise and capability from across the Australian Government and functions in close consultation states and territory governments, regulators, and the private sector. The Centre also supports the Foreign Investment Review Board and brings together staff from across governmental authorities including from

2350-453: Was estimated at $ AU 33 Bn. out of the total Australian Federal Government Budget of $ AU 600 Bn The Australian public service was established at Federation of Australia on 1 January 1901. The departments established on that date were Attorney-General's , Defence , External Affairs , Home Affairs , Trade and Customs , Postmaster-General's , and Treasury . The first public service appointments were made under section 67 of

2400-530: Was followed by the Department of Home and Territories (1916–1928) , the Department of Home Affairs (1928–32) , the Department of the Interior (1932–39) , the Department of the Interior (1939–72) , the Department of Home Affairs (1977–80) , and the Department of Home Affairs and Environment (1980–84) . Prior to the formation of the current Department of Home Affairs, the Attorney-General's Department had responsibility for national security, law enforcement, emergency management as well as border protection alongside

2450-564: Was introduced as outlined in Ahead of the Game: Blueprint for Reform of Australian Government Administration . The reforms were aimed at strengthening strategic direction, citizen engagement and staff capability across the APS. Geoff Gallop describes the spectrum of activities undertaken by staff in the APS as fitting into four work functions: service delivery; law making, rule making and policy development; tax collection and managing government finance; and monitoring and enforcing laws and regulations. The APS Values are set out in section 10 of

2500-400: Was officially stood up on the 20 December 2017 through an Administrative Arrangements Order . The following are the ministers of the Home Affairs portfolio: The Department is responsible for the following functions: The Commonwealth Counter-Terrorism Coordinator and the Centre for Counter-Terrorism Coordination within the Department of Home Affairs (formerly within the Department of

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