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State Department
Regulation and Consumer Protection

Department of Premier and Cabinet

Portfolio: Premier

https://www.dpac.tas.gov.au/

Annual Budget

$380M

TAS 2025-26 Budget
Flat vs prior year
Total Revenue

$250M

2024-25 Total Revenue
Staff

650

Headcount (2024-25)
Ideas relevant to this department

12 tagged

Reform proposals on YourGov that name this department as a delivery partner — drawn from citizen voice, government strategy, research, international examples and gap analysis.

STRATEGY SUMMARY

The Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPAC) is the Tasmanian Government’s central agency which leads the Tasmanian State Service in supporting the Government to achieve the best possible outcomes for the Tasmanian community. [AR p.12]

VISION

We partner with others to advise on and deliver the government’s priorities ensuring the best possible outcomes for the Tasmanian community. [AR p.12]

PURPOSE

The Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPAC) is the Tasmanian Government’s central agency which leads the Tasmanian State Service in supporting the Government to achieve the best possible outcomes for the Tasmanian community. [AR p.12]

Strategic priorities

· 4

1

Ensure DPAC is an excellent place to work

2

Lead the Premier’s priorities

3

Lead digital transformation in Government and community

4

Maintain a contemporary State Service

Outcomes

· 1

Outcome 1: Child and Youth Wellbeing

The Department is responsible for coordinating the Government’s implementation of the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings. [AR p.19]

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • whole-of-government coordination and information sharing
  • governance arrangements, including secretariat functions
  • monitoring and reporting on progress of implementing recommendations
  • policy development
  • victim-survivor and community engagement
  • communications

Values

· 5

Respect

Excellence

Customer focus

Working together

Being professional

Performance measures

· 1

CodeMeasureTarget 2025-26Latest resultStatus

CCE01

Security and emergency management

Stability or improvement

Target met

Annual Report 2023-24 · p.26
Achieved

Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence

· 12

Staff Productivity

Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents

Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

DPAC-AR-2023-24.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform

Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

DPAC-AR-2023-24.pdf)

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

DPAC-AR-2023-24.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

DPAC-AR-2023-24.pdf)

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

DPAC-AR-2023-24.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

DPAC-AR-2023-24.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

DPAC-AR-2023-24.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

DPAC-AR-2023-24.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Consultation feedback summaries with response tracking

Summarise consultation submissions by theme and publish what changed in response.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

DPAC-AR-2023-24.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Always-on policy participation platform

Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

DPAC-AR-2023-24.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting

Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

DPAC-AR-2023-24.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops

Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

DPAC-AR-2023-24.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents

Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

DPAC-AR-2023-24.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform

Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

DPAC-AR-2023-24.pdf)

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

DPAC-AR-2023-24.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

DPAC-AR-2023-24.pdf)

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

DPAC-AR-2023-24.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

DPAC-AR-2023-24.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

DPAC-AR-2023-24.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

DPAC-AR-2023-24.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Consultation feedback summaries with response tracking

Summarise consultation submissions by theme and publish what changed in response.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

DPAC-AR-2023-24.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Always-on policy participation platform

Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

DPAC-AR-2023-24.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting

Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

DPAC-AR-2023-24.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops

Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

DPAC-AR-2023-24.pdf)

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