The accountability of ministerial staff in Australia

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ID6234890
AutoresMalcolm Abbott (0000-0001-5263-7490, Swinburne University of Technology), Bruce Cohen (0000-0003-2913-6238), Bruce Mz Cohen (0000-0002-8806-2630)
Año2014
Volumen49
Número2
Páginas316-333
Fecha de publicación2014-04-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAustralian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10361146.2014.900529
OpenAlexW2056607941
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas6

It is a reasonable community expectation that ministerial staff who enjoy the privilege of working at the interface of politics and public administration in Australia are subject to appropriate accountability measures. The key questions are what measures currently exist to hold ministerial staff accountable, how effective are such measures, and how could accountability be improved. While descriptions of an 'accountability black hole' for ministerial staff are overstated, the measures now in place do not operate uniformly across Australian jurisdictions, have on occasion developed in an ad hoc fashion and are sometimes uncertain in their application. Such circumstances highlight the need for reform, which may potentially encompass both accountability mechanisms directly applicable to ministerial staff, as well as measures that operate more broadly and apply to those with whom ministerial staff interact

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