The Cabinet Office sits at the heart of government. Our mission is to lead the creation of a world class public service. We are responsible for making government more effective and supporting the Prime Minister and Cabinet in making well informed decisions. The Cabinet Office takes the lead on critical cross-government issues. We are responsible for the overall performance and effective management the entire public service.
The responsibility of the cabinet office
The Cabinet Office is made up of the Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers and departments which provide support through policy advice and ensuring the effective running of government.
Cabinet is made up of the Prime Minister and any number of Ministers that the Prime Ministers chooses, but never less than 11 Ministers and 2 Senators (section 69, Constitution)
Cabinet is responsible for government policy and is collectively responsible to Parliament. Cabinet considers issues that have national impact and debates.
To play its role , the Cabinet Office:
- Supports the PM and Cabinet
- Support the effective development and coordination of policy; promoting consultative processes for policy formulation, assessing policy proposals before submission to cabinet and monitoring progress on Cabinet decisions
- Ensuring the effective running of government promoting a ‘whole of government’ approach
- Coordinating National Security Policy
- Creating a high performance civil service through performance management and performance reporting
- Promoting Efficiency and reform through an ongoing public sector wide transformation programme which addresses inefficiencies, waste and service delivery
MANAGING POLICY DEVELOPMENT ON BEHALF OF CABINET
The Cabinet Recording Secretariat and the Policy Analysis and Review Unit (PARU) are responsible for supporting collective government and helping to ensure the effective development, coordination and implementation of policy.
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT & EVALUATION
The Performance Management and Evaluation Branch (PMEB) works primarily with the Ministries and their portfolio Departments and Agencies to improve their strategic planning, performance monitoring and evaluation and reporting processes.
NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY COORDINATION
The Office of the National Security Advisor (ONSA) is primarily responsible for: the administration of the National Security Council; oversight and coordination of the implementation of national security policies; the provision of advice and technical support on security matters; and cooperation and coordination across the country’s security apparatus with local, regional, and international partners.