Public Service Board
PSB · Commonwealth Public Service Board
1923 – 18 September 1987
Central personnel and management authority for the Commonwealth Public Service, controlling recruitment, classification, pay and conditions, staffing, training and the efficiency of departments.
How it came into existence
Established in 1923 under the Public Service Act 1922, replacing the single Public Service Commissioner with a board of three commissioners.
- Central control of the Commonwealth Public Service
Legislation: Public Service Act 1922
Changes during its life
- 1984The Public Service Reform Act 1984 reshaped the Board's role as part of the Hawke government's public service reforms and created the Senior Executive Service; promotion appeals passed to the new Merit Protection and Review Agency.
- Promotion appeals
- Grievance review
- Australian Public Service pay and conditions
How it ended
Abolished on 18 September 1987, following the Hawke government's decision of July 1987. A smaller Public Service Commission took over its residual central role; public service arbitration, pay and conditions went to the Department of Industrial Relations; program budgeting, management improvement and classification went to the Department of Finance; and operational personnel matters were devolved to departments.
- Program budgeting
- Management improvement programs
- Classification
- Central personnel management of the public service
- Senior Executive Service
- Training and development
Main functions
- Recruitment and examinations
- Classification and organisation of departments
- Pay and conditions of service
- Promotions and appeals
- Efficiency and management reviews
- Training and staff development
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
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Sources
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