Public Service Act 1999

The Prime Minister may direct the Commissioner to conduct a review (a systems review) of any matter relating to an Agency, including:

the management and organisational systems, structures or processes in an Agency; and

the functional relationships between 2 or more Agencies.

An Agency Minister may request the Prime Minister to make a direction under subsection (1) that relates to an Agency.

The Secretary of a Department may request the Prime Minister to make a direction under subsection (1) that relates to the Department or any other Agency in the same portfolio as the Department.

The Commissioner must give a report on the review to:

the Prime Minister; and

if the review was conducted because of a request by an Agency Minister or a Secretary—the Agency Minister or the Secretary.

If a direction under subsection (1) is given in writing, the direction is not a legislative instrument.