Information for New Members of Crown Entity Boards

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Outline of content 1 What are Crown entities and where do they fit in the State services environment?

2 How do Ministers influence Crown entities?

3 Accountability and scrutiny of Crown entities 4 Developing effective relationships 5 Governing a Crown entity 6 Expectations of board members 7 Applying public sector values 8 Additional resources Crown copyright: State Services Commission, February 2014 2

4 The development and management of effective relationships is crucial for Crown entity success…

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For Crown entity boards the key players include… • • • • • • • Responsible Ministers and their offices Monitoring departments Crown entity chief executives and senior managers Other Crown entities in or affecting the sector Central agencies The OAG Select committees Each entity will have other stakeholders that are specific to their business and with whom effective relationships need to be developed and managed.

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The central agencies are:

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Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC)

Advises the Prime Minister Coordinates policy advice • • •

State Services Commission (SSC)

advises the Minister of State Services advises on establishment, disestablishment and mergers of agencies provides guidance to Crown entities and monitoring departments on:    appointment terms & conditions of chief executives and subsequent reviews of conditions integrity issues and standards of behavior and conduct board member fees (Crown agents and ACEs) • •

The Treasury

advises the Minister of Finance has oversight of budget planning, Crown entity financial obligations and reporting Crown copyright: State Services Commission, February 2014 5