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The government is eliminating the Public Appointments Commission Secretariat, as it has significantly strengthened the rigour and accessibility of the public appointments system over the past five years. Improvements put in place to strengthen the public appointments system include advertising public appointment opportunities on a dedicated website and conducting open selection processes for leadership and full-time positions.
As I indicated in my opening remarks, the subsequent estimates documents will be used to amend PCO's reference levels for the decisions that were made in the budget, including the government's decision to eliminate the secretariat.