Australian Public Service Commission
APSC
2002 – present
Previously Public Service and Merit Protection Commission (1995–2002).
Central agency that supports the Australian Public Service Commissioner in leading APS workforce management, upholding the APS Values and Code of Conduct, building leadership and capability, and reporting on the state of the service.
Names over time
- Public Service Commission1987–1995
- Public Service and Merit Protection Commission1995–2002
- Australian Public Service Commission2002–present
How it came into existence
Formed in 2002 (year approximate) when the Public Service and Merit Protection Commission was renamed the Australian Public Service Commission, continuing under section 40 of the Public Service Act 1999 and supporting both the Public Service Commissioner and the Merit Protection Commissioner.
- Central APS employment and merit protection functions
Legislation: Public Service Act 1999
Changes during its life
- 1 July 2013The Public Service Amendment Act 2013 took effect, retitling the Public Service Commissioner the Australian Public Service Commissioner and broadening the Commissioner's functions.
- APS workplace relations and bargaining policy
Main functions
- APS workforce strategy and employment policy
- APS Values, Employment Principles and Code of Conduct
- Senior Executive Service and leadership development
- State of the Service reporting
- APS workplace relations and bargaining policy
- Support for the Merit Protection Commissioner
- Secretariat for the Remuneration Tribunal
Where it sits
In the portfolio of Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
- Type of body
- Non-corporate Commonwealth entity
- Portfolio
- Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Accountable authority
- Australian Public Service Commissioner – Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 schedule 1 item 5(c)
- ABN
- 99 470 863 260
Lineage
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Sources
Primary sources
- List of Commonwealth entities and companies under the PGPA Act, 1 July 2026 (Department of Finance)
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 11 December 2014 to the latest release (30 June 2026))
Government records and websites
Other sources
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