Her Majesty's Home Civil Service,also known as Her Majesty's Civil Service or the Home Civil Service,is the permanent bureaucracy or secretariat of Crown employees that supports Her Majesty's Government,which is led by a cabinet of ministers chosen by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,as well as two of the three devolved administrations:the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government,but not the Northern Ireland Executive.
The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA),or Te Tari Taiwhenua in te reo Māori,is the public service department of New Zealand charged with issuing passports;administering applications for citizenship and lottery grants;enforcing censorship and gambling laws;registering births,deaths,marriages and civil unions;supplying support services to ministers;and advising the government on a range of relevant policies and issues.
A Crown entity is an organisation that forms part of New Zealand's state sector established under the Crown Entities Act 2004,a unique umbrella governance and accountability statute. The Crown Entities Act is based on the corporate model where the governance of the organisation is split from the management of the organisation.
The Ministry of Education is the public service department of New Zealand charged with overseeing the New Zealand education system.
The Ministry of Health is the public service department of New Zealand responsible for healthcare in New Zealand. It came into existence in its current form in 1993.
The Australian Trade and Investment Commission,or Austrade,is the Australian Government's trade,investment and education promotion agency which was also given responsibility for tourism policy,programs and research from 2013. Austrade was established under the Australian Trade Commission Act 1985. It is a non-corporate Commonwealth entity under the Public Governance,Performance and Accountability Act 2013,and a statutory agency under the Public Service Act 1999. Austrade is part of the Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio.
Barry Matthews was Chief Executive of the New Zealand Department of Corrections from 2005 to 2010. Prior to that he was a long-serving police officer. Matthews worked in the public sectors of New Zealand and Australia for almost four decades.
The New Zealand Treasury is the central public service department of New Zealand charged with advising the Government on economic policy,assisting with improving the performance of New Zealand's economy,and managing financial resources.
The Public Service Commission (PSC),called the State Services Commission until 2020,is the central public service department of New Zealand charged with overseeing,managing,and improving the performance of the State sector of New Zealand and its organisations.
The Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) is an organisation within the Australian Department of Defence,responsible for acquisition and supply chain management of military equipment and materiel including aircraft,ships,vehicles,electronic systems,uniforms and rations for the Australian Defence Force. CASG employs more than 7000 military,civilian and contracted staff in more than 70 locations around Australia and internationally.
The machinery of government is the interconnected structures and processes of government,such as the functions and accountability of departments in the executive branch of government. The term is used particularly in the context of changes to established systems of public administration where different elements of machinery are created.
Donald Kent Hunn is a senior New Zealand diplomat and civil servant. Hunn is the son of Sir Jack Hunn,a former Secretary of Defence,Maori Affairs,and Justice.
Roger Sutton is a business leader in Christchurch,New Zealand. He was chief executive of power lines company Orion New Zealand Limited from 2003 until 13 June 2011,when he commenced as CEO of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority. He resigned in 2014 after being found guilty of serious misconduct by the State Services Commission.
The Australian Public Service (APS) is the federal civil service of the Commonwealth of Australia responsible for the public administration,public policy,and public services of the departments and executive and statutory agencies of the Government of Australia. The Australian Public Service was established at the Federation of Australia in 1901 as the Commonwealth Public Service and modelled on the Westminster system and United Kingdom's Civil Service. The establishment and operation of the Australian Public Service is governed by the Public Service Act 1999 of the Parliament of Australia as an "apolitical public service that is efficient and effective in serving the Government,the Parliament and the Australian public". The conduct of Australian public servants is also governed by a Code of Conduct and guided by the APS Values set by the Australian Public Service Commission.
The Public Service of Canada is the civilian workforce of the Government of Canada's departments,agencies,and other public bodies.
The Ministry of Justice is an executive department of the New Zealand Government,responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice within New Zealand. It provides advice and support to a number of ministers,including the Minister of Justice;the Minister for Courts;the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations;the Minister Responsible for the Law Commission and the Attorney-General. Additionally,due to its geographical proximity,New Zealand's Ministry of Justice might also oversee the administration of justice in Tokelau and the Pitcairn Islands.
The Ministry for Women is the public service department of New Zealand charged with advising the government on policies and issues affecting women. It was formerly called the Ministry for Women's Affairs (MWA),but it was announced that the name would be changed to Ministry for Women in December 2014. The minister in charge of the department is the Minister for Women,currently Jan Tinetti.
Dame Margaret Clara Bazley is a New Zealand public servant. She began her career as a psychiatric nurse and rose through the ranks to senior leadership positions at psychiatric hospitals and district health boards. In 1978 she became the Director of Nursing at the Department of Health,the chief nursing position in New Zealand and at that time the most senior position in the public service held by a woman,and in 1984 became the first female State Services Commissioner. She subsequently held top positions at the Department of Transport and the Department of Social Welfare.
Martyn John Dunne,is a retired New Zealand Army officer,a diplomat and senior public servant. He was the chief executive of the Ministry for Primary Industries. From 2011 until 2013 he was New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia based in Canberra. He was Comptroller of Customs and Chief Executive of the New Zealand Customs Service (2004–2011) after a career as soldier in the New Zealand Army from 1970 ending his military career in 2004 as Commander Joint Forces New Zealand with the rank of major general. In September 1999,Dunne led the New Zealand Force East Timor during New Zealand's largest deployment since World War II,and as the Senior National Officer and,with the rank of brigadier,commanded the Dili Command,an operational formation in the International Force East Timor,until 2000.
John Stewart Ombler is a New Zealand public servant. He served as deputy State Services Commissioner from 2008 until 2014,and briefly in 2019,and as the controller of the all-of-government response during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
