Minister for Public Sector Reform

The Minister for Public Sector Reform was a minister in the Government of New South Wales who had responsibility for administering legislation and policy in the state of New South Wales, Australia in relation to that state's public service. Ultimately the Minister was responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

The portfolio was combined with industrial and labour laws and regulations, Indigenous Australians, heritage and the arts as the Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts in the Second Berejikian ministry. The most recent dedicated Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts, from 3 July 2020 until 21 December 2021, was Don Harwin, who also held the additional portfolio title of Special minister of State,[1][2][3][4] Up until the abolition of the portfolio, the Minister administered the portfolio through the Premier and Cabinet cluster, in particular through the Department of Premier and Cabinet, a department of the Government of New South Wales, and additional agencies including Aboriginal Affairs NSW and Create NSW.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference gazette-2019-04-02 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Statement from Don Harwin". NSW Government. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. ^ Kelly, Vivienne (10 April 2020). "NSW Arts Minister Don Harwin resigns". Mumbrella. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Public Service Agencies) Order 2019 [NSW] (159)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 7-8. Retrieved 11 May 2020.