Union consultation on the implementation of the draft in-sourcing framework of ACT

The framework aims to operationalise the legislated commitment to Implement a whole of government policy that government services will not be contracted out where they could be performed by public servants. It aims to provide standardised guidance to public authorities in the Australian Capital Territory – ACT (Canberra) to de-privatise/remunicipalise/in-source public services & works that are currently privatised and/or outsourced to bring them back in-house. It is hoped the ACT in-sourcing framework can provide an important precedent that can be replicated across other jurisdictions in Australia and hopefully used as a benchmark for other countries and local authorities around the world.

Draft agenda

•  Welcome and discussion framing (10’)
  David Boys, PSI Deputy General Secretary
  Daria Cibrario, PSI Local and Regional Government Officer

• Overview of the campaign for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) to legislate to de-privatise and in-source public services
  Maddy Northam, ACT Regional Secretary, CPSU (10’)

• Technical Overview of the ACT in-sourcing framework (30’)
  Minister for Industrial Relations and Workplace Safety, Mick Gentleman - in charge of consulting unions on the in-sourcing framework, together with:
  
  Dr Damian West, Deputy Director General, Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate
  Russell Noud, Executive Group Manager, Industrial Relations and Public Sector Employment
  Alex Allars, Executive Branch Manager, Industrial Relations and Public Sector Employment
  Emma Matthews, Senior Director, Industrial Relations and Public Sector Employment

• Guiding Questions for the Consultation (10’)
  Maddy Northam, ACT Regional Secretary, CPSU
  Brenton Higgins, Lead Organiser, CPSU

• Plenary discussion – all participants

• Closure and next steps (if needed) - (10’)