Public Sector Employment in the Twenty-First Century

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1 Administrative Appeals Tribunal, 21, 220 administrative law, 11 12, 18, 21, 22, 31, 43, 219, 223, 313 Attorney-General s Department, 63 Auditor-General, 59, 65, 67 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), 59 Australian Bureau of Statistics, 57, 59 Australian Constitution, 13, 60 1, 76, 90 1, 109, 309 Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), 129 Australian Customs Service, 57 Australian Electoral Commission, 145 Australian Fair Pay and Conditions Standard, 81, 111, 112, 115, 118, 119, 310 Australian Fair Pay Commission, 109, 310 Australian Industrial Relations Commission, 29, 35, 88, 90, 91, 94, 110, 119, 128, 147, 199, 203, 204, 212, 230, 239, 243, 310. See also Employment Advocate; Workplace Authority Australian Law Reform Commission, 59 Australian Municipal Clerical and Services Union, 214, 216 Australian National Audit Office, 59 Australian Public Service Arbitrator, 57, 63, 73, 74, 75, 83 Board, 13, 20, 22, 24, 36, 37, 44, 57, 59, 60, 62 3, 66 7, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 75, 76, 84 Code of Conduct, 3, 26 7, 30, 31, 32, 34, 44, 61, 72, 103 4, 105, 106, 107, 117, 118, 182, 190, 195, 196, 213, , 221, 313 Commission, 24, 26, 30, 44, 45, 76, 84 Commissioner, 22, 25 6, 29 30, 35 6, 42, 43, 45, 56, 60, 61, 62, 63, 65, 66, 67, 69, 72, 73, 75, 87, 104, 105, 106, 107, 117 decentralisation, 33, 44, 55, 61, 71, 84, 85, 104, 127, 129, 130, 131, 135, 233 disciplinary action, 13, 14 15, 16, 27, 44, 69, 72, 76, 86, 87, 104, 219 freedom of association, 57, 73, 75, 76 7, 91, 132, 136, 190, 196, 214, 215, 218 industrial action, 14, 57, 74, 90, 91, 92, 94, 111, 118, 119, 141 2, 143, 145, 146 7, 310 merit principle, 22 3, 24, 26, 27, 31, 45, 57, 64, 65, 70, 74, 84, 86, 103, 106, 108, 118 Merit Protection Commission, 76, 137 8, 139, 148 Merit Protection Commissioner, 26, 29 30, 61, 65, 76, 105, 107, 108, 117, 137, 138 performance-related pay, 35, 45, 67, 101, 102, 116, 132 5, , 141, 146, 148, 149, 313 politicisation, 23, 34, 41 5, 69 70, 132 productivity, 84, 89, 95, 128, , 145, 146 remuneration, 12, 26, 35 6, 68 9, 73, 82, 88, 89, 90, 100 1, 114, 116, 129, 132, 144, 146, 149, 313 right of appeal/review, 13, 20, 21, 24, 26, 29, 30 1, 43, 57, 61, 69, 75 6, 86, 105, 107, 108, 220 Senior Executive Service, 24, 29, 34, 35, 42, 60, 65, 67, 70, 84, 86, 89, 94, 97, , 102, 105, 106, 116, 132, 138 states and territories, 60 1, 62, 68, 71, 72, 75, 174, 176, 182, 192, 194, 197, 311 Australian Capital Territory, 175 New South Wales, 14, 16 18, 32, 62, 175, 311, 312 Northern Territory, 175 Queensland, 175 South Australia, 175, 311, 312 Victoria, 6, 7, 62, 221, , , See also outsourcing; whistleblowers Western Australia, 175, 311 tenure, 23, 28 9, 34, 36 7, 38, 40 1, 43, 44, 45, 63, 70,

2 Public Sector Employment in the Twenty-First Century termination of employment, 13, 18, 21, 26, 28, 29, 30 1, 32, 36, 37, 38 40, 43, 69, 104 5, 310. See also dismissal at pleasure; unfair dismissal Values, 3, 22, 26 7, 28, 29, 31, 34, 35, 36, 40, 41, 42, 44, 57, 61, 65, 70, 72, 73, 75, 83, 103 4, 106, 117, 190, 196, 213, , 221, 223 4, 233, 312, 313, 315 Australian Senate, 25, 61, 74 Finance and Public Administration Committee 132, 136 Finance and Public Administration References Committee, 35, 43, 44 5, 133, 134 5, 140 Australian Taxation Office, 57, 59, 142 Barratt, Paul, 38 9, 40 Blair government, 286 Blunkett, David, Bogdanor, Vernon, 286, 287 Boston, Jonathan, 255, 258 Boxall, Dr Peter, 138 Bracks government, 6, 229, 230, 231, 236, 237, 238 9, 241, 243 5, 247, 248, 249 Brennan J, 14 Brereton, Laurie, 58 Bridges, Sir Edward (Lord), 72 Briggs, Lynelle, 67, 314, 315 British Civil Service, 1, 6, 7, 8, 12, 15, 17, 56, 60, 63 4, 65 6, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 75, 171, 238, 253, 281, See also whistleblowers Brown, William, 128 Butler, Lord, 286 Callinan J, 30 1, 32 Canadian Public Service, 56, 60, 64, 66, 68, 71, 72, 75 Centrelink, 132, 141 6, 148, 191, 206 Chifley government, 66, 73, 76 Cole, Sir William, 66, 67 common law, 14, 15, 17, 20, 28, 31, 32, 33, 65, 74, 82, 83, 92, 219, 313 Commonwealth Bank, 59 Commonwealth Employment Service, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209 Commonwealth Ombudsman, 21 Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU), 127, 128, 129, 136, 137, 140, 141 2, 143, 145 6, 147 9, 201, 204, 230, 236, , 243 Conciliation and Arbitration Commission, 63 Cooley, Sir Alan, 66, 67 Coombs Royal Commission, 11, 23 corruption, 62, 156, 159, 174, 175 6, 177, See also whistleblowers Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, 62, 75 CSIRO, 59 Department of Defence, 38 9, 134 5, 148, 191, 192 Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs, 191 Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, 35, 57, 68, 97, 127, 142, 147, 205, 211 Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs, 136 Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business, 136, 191, 192, 205 Department of Family and Community Services, 142 Department of Finance and Administration, 56, 57, 68, 71, 72, 84, 129, 134, 135, 137, , 147, 148, 191, 194, 196 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 58 9, 137, 140 1, 148, Department of Health and Aged Care, 190 Department of Human Services and Health, 89, 192 Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, 192 Department of Industrial Relations, 24, 57, 68, 72, 93, 129, 130 Department of Navy, 58 Department of Post-War Reconstruction,

3 Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, 23, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 45, 56, 60, 67 Department of Social Security, 141, 143 Department of Supply, 58 Department of the Interior, 72 Department of Treasury, 59, 60, 129, 133 Department of Workplace Relations and Small Business, 131, 132 dismissal at pleasure, 11, 12, 15 17, 18, 22, 28, 32 3, 39, 282, See also unfair dismissal; Australian Public Service Dunk, Sir William, 66, 67 Einfeld J, 205, 207, 208, 209, 210 Ellsburg, Daniel, 157 Employment Advocate, 35, 92, 110, 147, 310. See also Australian Industrial Relations Commission; Workplace Authority Employment Assistance Australia, 204 5, 206, 207 Employment National, 204, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210 Enfield, John, 67 Federal Court of Australia, 14 15, 17, 20, 29, 30, 38 40, 189, 199, 201 3, 204 5, 207, 208, 209, 210, 215, , 218, 313 Finance Sector Union of Australia, 198, 199 Fisher, Andrew, 62 Fraser government, 36 freedom of information, 21, 161, 179, 181, 222, 223 Garran, Sir Robert, 62 Gepp, Mark, 143 Gleeson J, 32 3 governor-general, 36 7, 38, 58, 59, 61, 69, 70, 76 Greater Dandenong City Council, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218 Gribbles Radiology Pty Ltd, 211 Gummow J, 30 1, 32 3 Hasluck, Sir Paul, 72 Hawke government, 37, 59, 74, 84 Hawke, Dr Allan, Hayne J, 32 3 Health Insurance Commission, 142, 190 Health Services Union of Australia, 202, 203 Hely J, 38, 39 Heydon J, 30 1, 32 High Court of Australia, 12 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 30 1, 32 3, 82, 109, 198, , 202, 210, 211, 213 Holt, Harold, 23 Howard government, 24, 25 6, 33, 34, 37, 41, 59, 81, 89, 93, 127, 128, 130, 131, 132, 135 6, 146, 190, 205 Howard, John, 45 Hughes, Barry, 128 Humphrey Report, Humphrey, Richard, 190 Ives, Denis, 67, 108 Jones, Stephen, judicial review, 18 19, 20, 21, 30, 31 3 Keating government, 24, 58, 59, 128, 129, 130, 132, 135 Kelly, Dr David, 291 Kennedy J, 17 Kennett government, 6, 229, 230, 233, 234, 236, 237, 239, 241, 242, 243, 247, 248 Kennett, Jeff, 233, 247 Knox CJ, 13 Madgwick J, 215, 216, 217 Major government, 286 Major, John, 286 Marshall J, 203, 204 Matthews J, 199 McCarry, G. J., 82 McHugh J, 32 3 McLeod Report, 24, 63, 64 5, 85, 102, 117 Menzies, Sir Robert Gordon, 58 Merit Protection and Review Agency, 24, 29, 75 6, 86, 89,

4 Public Sector Employment in the Twenty-First Century 330 Merkel J, 217 Miliband, Ralph, 283 Moore-Wilton, Max, 29 Mulgan, Richard, 23, 41, 42 natural justice, 17, 19, 32, 33, 38, 40 New South Wales Court of Appeal, 16 18, 32 New South Wales Supreme Court, 14 New Zealand Public Service, 1, 6, 8, 56, 68, Niland, John, 128 Nixon, Richard, 157, 158 North Western Healthcare Network, 202 3, 204, 207, 210, 212 Northcote, Sir Stafford, 63, 315 Northcote-Trevelyan Report, 55, 63 4, 69, 299 O Connell, Shane, 148 outsourcing, 5 6, 86 7, 101, , 232, 233, 312 Victoria, 192, 202 3, 204, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 229, 234, 238, Peters, Guy, 233 Podger, Andrew, 67 Pollitt, Christopher, 263 Ponting, Clive, 291 Postmaster-General s Department, 59, 74 PP Consultants, 198, , 202, 210, 213 prime minister, 36 7, 38, 39, 40, 58, 60, 63, 67, 105, 106 Privy Council, 16, 18 Public Service Act Review Group. See McLeod Report Reith, Peter, 25, 143 Remuneration Tribunal, 37, 60 Repatriation Commission, 59 Reserve Bank of Australia, 59 Rogers J, 14 Shann, Sir Keith, 66, 67 Shergold, Peter, 67, 137, 147, 309, South African Public Service, 155 St George Bank, 198, Stellar Call Centres Pty Ltd, Telstra (Telecom), 59, Trans-Australia Airlines, 59 Trevelyan, Sir Charles, 63, 315 Turnbull, Sir Andrew, unfair dismissal, 12, 13, 17, 19, 28, 29, 32, 86, 105, 108, 111, , 310, 312, See also dismissal at pleasure; Australian Public Service unions, 7, 57, 63, 66, 72, 74, 75, 76, 118, 132, 138, 139, 239, 241, 243, 244 bargaining, 7, 85, 86, 88, 89, 91, 105, 110, 116, 128, 129, 133, 135 7, 139, 141, 142, 229, 248 disputes, 91, 142, 143 4, 145, 310 marginalisation, 4, 74, 89, 108, 110, 116, 118, 127 8, 132, 135, 136 7, 139, 140, 142 3, 146 7, 148, 236, 237 membership, 111, 112, 137, 141, 142, 143 4, public sector, 4, 5, 62, 71, 72, 73, 93, 97, 127 8, 129, 130, 131, 135 6, 137, 140, 146, 149, 230 1, 236, 237, 238, 239, 243, 244, 245, 248, 249 United States Civil Service, 42, 238. See also whistleblowers Vardon, Sue, 143 4, 145 Walker, D. M., 281 Walsh, Pat, 269 Wanna, John, 41 Weller, Patrick, 40, 41 Wheeler, Sir Frederick, 66, 67 whistleblowers, 5, 156 7, See also corruption Australia, 155, 174, 175 6, 182 3, 233 international, 156, 170, 174, 177 United Kingdom, 155 6, 170 4, 177 United States, 155, 156, 157, , 171, 172, 174, , 183 Victoria, 175

5 Whitlam government, 41, 60, 73 4 Wilcox J, 201 2, 216, 217, 313 Wilenski, Dr P. S., 66, 67 Williams, Helen, 67 Williams, Neil, 20 Workplace Authority, 35, 110, 111, 147, 310. See also Australian Industrial Relations Commission; Employment Advocate wrongful dismissal. See unfair dismissal 331