New rules to investigate and sack underperforming federal departmental secretaries are on the way after the failings identified in the robo-debt royal commission.
The rules will enable “better handling of sustained underperformance of secretaries, including appropriate consequences” including “publishing a secretaries’ performance framework and process”, Public Service Minister Katy Gallagher says.
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Tom Burton has held senior editorial and publishing roles with The Mandarin, The Sydney Morning Herald and as Canberra bureau chief for The Australian Financial Review. He has won three Walkley awards. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at tom.burton@afr.com
