The Public Administration Act 2004 requires the VPSC to make the Register of instruments accessible to the public at all times without charge. It must be kept in electronic form, and be available online.
Orders reflecting machinery of government changes, following the change of government, will be published on this register once they have been made.
The Public Administration Act 2004 defines the values and employment principles that must underpin the operations and culture of the Victorian public sector.
These values have been developed by the VPSC into three binding codes of conduct to reinforce the public sector values for different categories of public official.
VPSC has issued binding standards based on the Employment Principles:
The Governor in Council may make orders in relation to the following sections of the Public Administration Act:
A number of orders have been issued by the Governor in Council since the introduction of the Public Administration Act 2004.
The Public Administration (Review of Actions) Regulations 2015 have been issued.
Certain sections of the Public Administration Act, combined with Governor in Council Orders, affect the governance and structure of the Victorian public sector.
The typical forms or organisation in the Victorian public sector are public service bodies (Departments, Administrative Offices and the VPSC) and public entities.
In addition, the Public Administration Act 2004 creates a new classification of public sector organisation – special bodies, and provides for some public entities to be declared authorities.