From April 1 to June 1, the O'Farrell government burned through 35 per cent of its ministerial staff since coming to office. These include chiefs of staff, policy advisors, secretaries, researchers and directors. According to the Bureau of Statistics, the national average for turnover of managers is 9.2 per cent per annum, putting the O’Farrell government 25.8 per cent above the national average.
Government restructuring, elections and political reforms are a way of life in Australia, but can be a headache for any organisation trying to maintain an accurate database of public sector decision-makers.
Queensland state government elections were held in March this year followed closely by local council elections in the same state in May. The Northern Territory will be holding state elections in August followed by New South Wales and Victoria local council elections in September and ACT local government elections are to be held in October. The Federal Government election is expected in November next year and the list goes on.
On top of that, governments are actively engaged in cost cutting, merging, closings – is it any wonder your government lists are difficult to maintain?
In 2011, NSW state government went through a major departmental restructuring, amalgamating its 13 departments into 9. This year, QLD state government increased its number of departments from 13 to 21.
Add Federal Health Reform to the mix. Each state implements their health strategies differently. In NSW for example Local Hospital Networks (LHN) have replaced the old Area Health Services. LHNs comprise a single hospital or group of hospitals and other health services that are geographically or functionally linked.
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