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The Public Service Commissioner
The Commissioner
Lynelle Briggs
Lynelle Briggs is the Public Service Commissioner. She has held this position since November 2004.
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Ms Lynelle Briggs
Lynelle Briggs assumed the role of Public Service Commissioner in November 2004. The Commissioner is a statutory position responsible for promoting and evaluating the implementation of the Australian Public Service Values and Code of Conduct, and for reporting on the health of the APS. She also has policy responsibilities relating to public administration and people management, particularly the promotion of leadership skills.
Ms Briggs has been with the Australian Public Service for 27 years. Her career has involved time in the former Department of Social Security, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Treasury and the then Department of Health and Aged Care. Ms Briggs was also employed by the New Zealand Treasury for two years. From June 2001 to 2004, Ms Briggs was Deputy Secretary of the Department of Transport and Regional Services.
Ms Briggs says that, in her role as Australian Public Service Commissioner, she has been raising the profile of the public service and highlighting the valuable work officials do to support our country, our people and the Australian Government.
Ms Briggs is working with others to develop the next round of public service reforms and staff development and support opportunities that will enable the Australian public service to meet the new challenges of the future.
Media releases and speeches
Media releases
- 20 October 2008
Australian Public Service Commissioner announced as President of the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management - 10 December 2007
Launch of the State of the Service Report 2006-07 - 25 October 2007
Helping the Public Service meet Contemporary Government Challenges - 9 August 2007
Public Service invests in attracting, recruiting and retaining staff - 11 July 2007
Awards night for major national art competition today - 29 June 2007
Short-Listed Finalists’ Exhibition Major National Art Competition Exploring Reconciliation - 13 June 2007
Over 550 entries received in reconciliation art competition - 9 March 2007
National art competition marks 40 year aniversary of 1967 Referendum - 30 August 2006
Recent breaches of the Privacy Act and the Public Service Act by APS staff - 30 August 2006
Creating a better work environment for APS employees with a disability - 9 March 2006
Supporting Ministers, Upholding the Values—a good practice guide - 10 October 2005
Managing and sustaining the APS workforce
Speeches/presentations
- 4 December 2008
Capture and release: the importance of record keeping in a pro-disclosure environment
(presented by Karin Fisher, Group Manager Corporate, on the Commissioner’s behalf) - 3 December 2008
Australian National Audit Office - All staff seminar - 2 December 2008
State of the Service Report 2007–08 VIC - 1 December 2008
State of the Service Report 2007–08 NSW - 27 November 2008
State of the Service Report 2007–08 Launch - 10 November 2008
Public sector ethics in the 21st Century: The new vulnerabilities - 20 October 2008
Developing public service bureaucracies to meet the demands of the 21st century - 16 October 2008
Leadership in the APS: Its influence on workplace culture - 26 September 2008
Opening statement by Australian Public Service Commissioner to the House of Representatives Inquiry into Whistle Blowing Protections - 19 August 2008
“Climate of Disclosure: The Public Service and the Right to Know” - 18 August 2008
Valedictory Lecture by Robert Cornall AO, Secretary of the Attorney-General’s Department - 28 July 2008
Valedictory Lecture by Mark Sullivan, Secretary, Department of Veterans' Affairs - An Unlikely Secretary - 22 April 2008
2007 State of the Service Report Launch - Darwin - 18 April 2008
An appetite for service - A taste of government - 17 April 2008
Helping the APS to address future regulatory changes - Canberra Evaluation Forum — Regulation - 2 April 2008
2007 State of the Service Report Launch - APS 5 & 6s - 28 March 2008
Leading Differently - Speech to the Graduate School of Government, University of Sydney - 19 March 2008
2007 State of the Service Report Launch - ELs - 25 February 2008
Leading Differently - Speech to the Australian Women and Leadership Forum Annual Symposium - 11 February 2008
2007 State of the Service Report Launch - Perth - 8 February 2008
Valedictory lecture by Peter Shergold AC, Secretary, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet - 8 February 2008
The Whole of the Moon Or Why Would I Want to be Led by You? - 4 February 2008
2007 State of the Service Report Launch - Melbourne - 1 February 2008
2007 State of the Service Report Launch - Hobart - 10 December 2007
Launch of the State of the Service Report 2006-07 - 25 October 2007
Contemporary Government Challenges launch - 31 August 2007
A Report on Recordkeeping in the APS - 28 August 2007
Responsibilities in the Caretaker period - 12 June 2007
ANZSOG Executive Master in Public Administration Course: The Context and Challenges of Policy Advising - 29 March 2007
State of the Service Report 2005–06 - Australian Institute of Management - 22 March 2007
State of the Service Report 2005–06 - Tasmania - 21 March 2007
State of the Service Report 2005–06 - Victoria - 20 March 2007
State of the Service Report 2005–06 - South Australia - 9 March 2007
Drawing Together…art competition’ Public Launch Speech - 7 March 2007
State of the Service Report 2005–06 - New South Wales - 5 March 2007
State of the Service Report 2005–06 - Queensland - 20 February 2007
State of the Service Report 2005–06 - Northern Territory - 19 February 2007
State of the Service Report 2005–06 - Western Australia - 1 December 2006
State of the Service Report 2005–06 Launch - 20 November 2006
Celebration of the 40th anniversary of the lifting of the Marriage Bar - 17 November 2006
Organisational reinvention—how can we keep up in a climate of rapid change and compliance?, CPA Congress: ‘Agility in the face of change’ - 8 November 2006
Looking to the future—directions in public sector reform, Crawford School Alumni - 24 October 2006
Fashions and fads in public sector reform, CAPAM 2006 Biennial Conference
Co-presented with Secretary of the Australian Department of Human Services, Ms Patricia Scott - 18 October 2006
The role and expectations of executive assistants, and how EAs can enhance that role - 27 September 2006
Securing the Australian Public Service’s ICT Workforce - 31 August 2006
Building the reputation of the Australian Public Service - 30 August 2006
Launch of MAC 6 Report - Employment of People with Disability in the APS - 22 August 2006
Responding to Demographic Change in the Australian Public Service - 25 May 2006
Not just a job: Launch of the Indigenous employment publications - 9 March 2006
Supporting Ministers, Upholding the Values: A Good Practice Guide - Launch - 21 February 2006
ANZSOG-PM&C Conference: Project Management and Organisational Change: New Directions for Implementation - 8 December 2005
Thinking and acting strategically: Building the Strategic Capability of the Australian Public Service - 1 December 2005
State of the Service Report 2004-05 - launch speech - 29 November 2005
Dealing with misconduct: Is education more effective than force?, Australian Government Solicitor Employment Law Forum - 29 November 2005
Changes in the Australian Public Service, Australian National Audit Office - 11 October 2005
Managing and sustaining the APS workforce - Speaking notes for the launch of the Management Advisory Committee report - 25 August 2005
Indigenous employment in the APS, Address to the Executive Leadership Group Victoria - 12 July 2005
The State of the Service, Connections Series Speech - 29 June 2005
A passion for policy?, ANZSOG/ANU Public Lecture Series - 20 May 2005
Synergies – New approaches to working together in Government Annual Government Business Conference - 12 May 2005
Public Service reform - 17 March 2005
Great Expectations: The Public Service of the Future (Speech to NSW Forum of Commonwealth Agencies) - 22 February 2005
APS Governance: Keynote address to Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Governance Workshop - 23 February 2005
Victoria Regional/Executive Briefing: Government priorities for this term, issues facing the Australian Public Service, recent achievements and the directions she intends to take as Commissioner - 23 February 2005
QLD Regional Heads Forum: Government priorities for this term, issues facing the Australian Public Service, recent achievements and the directions she intends to take as Commissioner - 8 February 2005
Tasmania Executive Briefing: Government priorities for this term, issues facing the Australian Public Service, recent achievements and the directions she intends to take as Commissioner
