About the Review of Government Service Provision

Cooperative process

The Review has adopted a co-operative approach based on participation of all governments in Australia. The Review is organised as follows.

Working Groups

For the purpose of producing the ROGS, the Steering Committee is supported by working groups convened by a Steering Committee member for each area of service provision covered by the Review. The working groups are responsible for the development of performance indicators within the agreed performance indicator framework. Each jurisdiction has the opportunity to nominate a representative on each working group and working groups generally comprise senior staff working in the relevant line departments. For example, the Schools and Vocational Education and Training Working Groups comprises people working in the education and training agencies from each jurisdiction.

Specialist input and parallel exercises

A number of technical experts also attend working group meetings. The working groups may also draw on advice from specialist research groups.

For example:

• The AIHW is the Secretariat for a number of interjurisdictional exercises that collect data in the health and community services area. The Review uses these data to report performance indicators.
• The ABS also provides technical expertise and data to a range of Review working groups.

There may be other interested groups who wish to contribute to the Review. Their suggestions as to which performance indicators should be considered and which reforms should be reviewed are most valuable.