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)
Ano2014
Volume49
Fascículo2
Páginas316-333
Data de publicação2014-04-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAustralian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10361146.2014.900529
OpenAlexW2056607941
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências 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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