Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts The principles of
public administration and management to be observed in and in relation to the
Public Sector are that —
(a) the
Public Sector is to be administered in a manner which emphasises the
importance of service to the community;
(b) the
Public Sector is to be so structured and organised as to achieve and maintain
operational responsiveness and flexibility, thus enabling it to adapt quickly
and effectively to changes in government policies and priorities;
(c)
public sector bodies are to be so structured and administered as to enable
decisions to be made, and action taken, without excessive formality and with a
minimum of delay;
(d)
administrative responsibilities are to be clearly defined and authority is to
be delegated sufficiently to ensure that those to whom responsibilities are
assigned have adequate authority to deal expeditiously with questions that
arise in the course of discharging those responsibilities;
(e)
public sector bodies should have as their goal a continued improvement in the
efficiency and effectiveness of their performance and should be administered
with that goal always in view;
(f)
resources are to be deployed so as to ensure their most efficient and
effective use;
(g)
proper standards of financial management and accounting are to be maintained
at all times; and
(h)
proper standards are to be maintained at all times in the creation,
management, maintenance and retention of records.