Resources

The budget process is the decision-making process for allocating public resources to the Government’s policy priorities.

The main legislation governing the operation of the Australian Public Service (APS) is the Public Service Act 1999 (the ACT).

The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources provides an interactive guide to the ‘right’ engagement type to choose when engaging with stakeholders and citizens.

The Australian Public Service Commission provides practical tips and tools for engaging with stakeholders, particularly when establishing a taskforce.

This ‘Practice Group’ was created to foster and support the use of deliberative practices in government. It contains papers researched and written on public deliberation.

The Promise of Co-design for Public Policy by Emma Blomkamp explores co-design in public policy. It was published in the Australian Journal of Public Administration.

For designers of digital services, the Australian Government Digital Service Standard sets out the best-practice principles that are simple, clear and fast.

The Digital Transformation Agency provides guidance on the Service design and delivery process to support agencies to meet the Digital Service Standard criteria.

When commissioning services, the Commonwealth Procurement Framework sets out the basic rules for all Commonwealth procurements and and the way entities undertake their own processes.

The Policy's goal is to embed risk management as part of the culture of Commonwealth entities where the shared understanding of risk leads to well informed decision making.