What we do - Our Planned Services

Budget and Financial Management Directorate


Budget Management

  • Managing and coordinating the State Budget process
  • Managing State Budget aggregates
  • Coordinating Budget Papers preparation
  • In year monitoring, control and reporting on the State’s finances
  • Preparing the State Sector Accounts

Infrastructure Capital Management

  • Implementing asset management policy and supporting agency compliance
  • Developing and implementing strategic capital reform
  • Coordinating the State's Infrastructure Strategy

Public Sector Management Systems

  • Refining and implementing the General Government Sector Financial Management Framework
  • Managing financial legislation and supporting Directions and Guidelines
  • Advising on and implementing appropriate accounting policies and disclosures

Financial Asset & Liability Management

  • Setting objectives and monitoring management performance for the Crown financial asset portfolio; debt portfolio; and Treasury Banking System
  • Advising on management of financial risks
  • Advising on insurance and superannuation liability policy issues
  • Overseeing self-insurance arrangements; monitoring manager's performance
  • Accounting for the Crown Entity

Fiscal and Economic Directorate


Advice on Economic & Fiscal Strategies

  • Recommending an appropriate fiscal strategy
  • Recommending infrastructure strategy
  • Recommending appropriate microeconomic reforms
  • Advising on fiscal implications of industrial relations
  • Advising on competition and regulatory policy, industry reviews, IPART, Productivity Commission, industry and business assistance
  • Facilitating implementation of the COAG reform program
  • Recommending tax and revenue policy
  • Forecasting economic variables (tax receipts, interest rates, etc)
  • Participating in inter-governmental relations (including review of CGC assessment methods)

Commercial Management Directorate


Public Sector Management Systems

  • Refining and implementing the Commercial Policy Framework that applies to Government businesses

Advice on the Efficiency & Effectiveness of Public Sector Commercial Agencies

  • Monitoring and advising on the performance of NSW Government businesses
  • Negotiating annual performance agreements (SCIs and SBIs)
  • Developing, supporting and implementing reforms

Major Capital Projects Assessment and Monitoring

  • Developing policy and supporting implementation of Privately Financed Projects
  • Assessing and monitoring major capital project proposals
  • Monitoring compliance with agreements on projects with major Government risk

Advice on Property and Procurement Policy

  • Implementing procurement policy and supporting agency compliance
  • Advising on property purchase, disposal and management policy; supporting the Government Asset Management Committee

Expenditure Review Directorate


Better Services and Value Plan Support and Implementation

  • Monitoring public sector wages outcomes
  • Undertaking line-by-line reviews of General Government agencies
  • Undertaking reviews of State Owned Corporations
  • Conducting whole-of-government strategic value-for-money reviews

Environment & Economic Services Directorate


Sectors monitored – Transport and Planning; Government Services and Community; Environment, Climate, Energy and Water


Advice on the Efficiency & Effectiveness of General Government Agencies

  • Monitoring and advising on the performance of agencies
  • Budget formulation and assessment of agency proposals
  • Negotiating and integrating RSPs into the Budget process
  • Conducting strategic reviews
  • Developing, supporting and implementing reforms

Human and Social Services Directorate


Sectors monitored – Health; Human Services; Education and Training; Justice Police and Emergency


Advice on the Efficiency & Effectiveness of General Government Agencies

  • Monitoring and advising on the performance of agencies
  • Budget formulation and assessment of agency proposals
  • Negotiating and integrating RSPs into the Budget process
  • Conducting strategic reviews
  • Developing, supporting and implementing reforms