Portfolio: Premier and Cabinet
https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/cabinet-office
$120M
NSW 2025-26 Budget$120M
2024-25 Total Revenue250
Headcount (2024-25)8 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
We support the Premier and Cabinet in their roles as decision-makers with expert support for better decision-making. We uphold Cabinet conventions and good Cabinet practice to inform policy advice with evidence, consultation and a focus on the bigger picture. We support our Secretary in their role as Cabinet Secretary. We help the government deliver its agenda lawfully and effectively through good governance and expert legal advice. We build public trust in government by advancing NSW's interests at a institutional and national level through strategic individual integrity.
PURPOSE
We support the Premier and Cabinet in their roles as decision-makers with expert support for better decision-making. We uphold Cabinet conventions and good Cabinet practice to inform policy advice with evidence, consultation and a focus on the bigger picture. We support our Secretary in their role as Cabinet Secretary. We help the government deliver its agenda lawfully and effectively through good governance and expert legal advice. We build public trust in government by advancing NSW's interests at a institutional and national level through strategic individual integrity.
Source · p.3Strategic priorities
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policy advice informed by data, evidence, consultation and a focus on the bigger picture.
Source · p.3Outcomes
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Outcome: Supporting the Premier and Cabinet
We support the Premier and Cabinet in their roles as decision-makers with expert support for better decision-making. We uphold Cabinet conventions and good Cabinet practice to inform policy advice with evidence, consultation and a focus on the bigger picture. We support our Secretary in their role as Cabinet Secretary.
KEY ACTIVITIES
Outcome: Delivering the government’s agenda
We help the government deliver its agenda lawfully and effectively through good governance and expert legal advice.
KEY ACTIVITIES
Outcome: Advancing NSW's interests
We build public trust in government by advancing NSW's interests at a institutional and national level through strategic individual integrity.
KEY ACTIVITIES
Values
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expert support
Cabinet conventions
good Cabinet practice
evidence
consultation
focus on the bigger picture
institutional integrity
national level
strategic individual integrity
Source documents
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Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence
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Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates
Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.
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Single front door for life-event based services
Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.
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KPI evidence register with named owners
Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.
The%20Cabinet%20Office%20-%20About%20Us.pdf)
Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact
Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.
The%20Cabinet%20Office%20-%20About%20Us.pdf)
Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries
Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.
The%20Cabinet%20Office%20-%20About%20Us.pdf)
Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system
Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.
The%20Cabinet%20Office%20-%20About%20Us.pdf)
Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents
Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.
The%20Cabinet%20Office%20-%20About%20Us.pdf)
Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform
Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.
The%20Cabinet%20Office%20-%20About%20Us.pdf)
Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates
Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.
alternative-format-request-form)
Single front door for life-event based services
Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.
alternative-format-request-form)
KPI evidence register with named owners
Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.
The%20Cabinet%20Office%20-%20About%20Us.pdf)
Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact
Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.
The%20Cabinet%20Office%20-%20About%20Us.pdf)
Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries
Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.
The%20Cabinet%20Office%20-%20About%20Us.pdf)
Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system
Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.
The%20Cabinet%20Office%20-%20About%20Us.pdf)
Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents
Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.
The%20Cabinet%20Office%20-%20About%20Us.pdf)
Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform
Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.
The%20Cabinet%20Office%20-%20About%20Us.pdf)