Managing Up: The Framework of. Public Sector Management. Dr Catherine Althaus Dr Anne Tiernan. Centre for Governance and Public Policy

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1 Public Sector Management (PSM) Program Unit 1 Managing Up: The Framework of Public Sector Management Dr Catherine Althaus Dr Anne Tiernan Centre for Governance and Public Policy

2 First published: April 2005 Revised in April 2009 by Paula Cowan and Teresa Marchant Editor: Rosemary Nicholls Rosemary Nicholls and Associates RMB 5277 Tames Road Strathbogie Vic 3666 Phone: Fax: Design and Artwork: Momentum Marketing Solutions 28 Euler Street Aspley Qld 4034 Phone: The authors would like to thank Mr Tim Wootton and Dr Ian Holland for their helpful review of these materials before their publication. Thanks also to Dr Haig Patapan, Dr Patrick Bishop, Dr Liz van Acker, Dr Giorel Curran and Professor John Wanna for their contributions to an earlier version of these materials. Commonwealth of Australia 2009 This work is copyright. Apart from any use or fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research or criticism as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the Commonwealth. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to the Commonwealth Copyright Administration, Attorney General s Department, Robert Garran Offices, National Circuit, Canberra ACT 2600 or posted at

3 Contents Unit 1: Managing Up: The framework of public sector management Introduction and Overview...1 Required Reading...23 Further Reading...23 Topic One: Australian Political and Legal System Overview of Australian Founding and Machinery of Government Representative Democracy and Responsible Government Parliamentary Sovereignty and Liberalism From Policy to Legislation Separation of Powers History of Law in Australia Types of Law Courts in Australia...71 Required Reading...73 Further Reading...73 Topic Two: Responsible Government and Administrative Review Measures for Public Sector Management Accountability Responsible Government Party Politics New Measures to Review Public Sector Management Decisions Required Reading Further Reading Topic Three: Federal State Relations Federalism: Combining Unity with Diversity Federalism in Australia Federal State Relations and the Judiciary Challenges of Federalism Cooperative Federalism The Role of Local Government Required Reading Further Reading C O N T E N T S i

4 Topic Four: Political, Ethical and Organisational Accountability Political Accountability Ethical Accountability Ethical Dilemmas in the Contemporary Public Sector The Changing Dynamic of Responsiveness Required Reading Further Reading Topic Five: Understanding the Recent Public Sector Reforms Public Sector Change: a View from the Top Drivers of Public Sector Change New Public Management (NPM) Models Trends in Public Sector Reform Mechanisms of Public Sector Reform Required Reading Further Reading Topic Six: Projecting the Emerging Future Will Reform Continue? From Government to Governance Mapping the Future The Leadership Challenge Required Reading Further Reading Topic Seven: Coordination and the Global Challenge of Managing Up The Challenge of Coordination The Bali Bombing and the Managing Up Task Globalisation and the International Dimensions of Managing Up A Critique of the Managing Up Task Required Reading Further Reading Bibliography for PSM Unit ii P S M U n i t 1 : M a n a g i n g u p : t h e f r a m e w o r k o f p u b l i c s e c t o r m a n a g e m e n t

5 Case Studies The Asian tsunami crisis...1 Australian Rail Services Sexualisation of Children Bali bombing Figures and Tables Figure 1 Figure 1.1 Figure 1.2 Figure 1.3 Figure 1.4 Figure 2.1 Table 3.1 Table 4.1 Figure 4.1 Table 5.1 Table 5.2 Table 5.3 Figure 5.1 Model of the policy cycle...13 How a law is made in Victoria...65 Separation of powers...66 Developments of the legal system in Australia...68 A classification of law...69 Chain of accountability Successful constitutional amendments Core roles, functions and accountabilities performed by parliament The APS values framework Organisational cultures under NPM National reform types Arnstein s ladder of citizen participation The four phases of the competitive tendering and contracting cycle C O N T E N T S iii

6 iv P S M U n i t 1 : M a n a g i n g u p : t h e f r a m e w o r k o f p u b l i c s e c t o r m a n a g e m e n t