Department secretary

This article is about the most senior public servant in a government department in Australia. For the equivalent role in other countries, see Permanent secretary.

Departmental secretary
Occupation
NamesSecretary
Occupation type
Public servant
Activity sectors
Australian Government and state and territory governments
Description
Competencies
Related jobs
Peter Shergold (right) in his capacity as Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet; with then Prime Minister John Howard at a 2005 meeting in the United States.

In Australia, a departmental secretary is the most senior public servant of an Australian Government or state government department. They are typically responsible for the day-to-day actions of a department.