Chief Executive certification
The Hon. Peter Bryden Malinauskas MP
Premier of South Australia
The Hon. Zoe Lee Bettison MP
Minister for Multicultural Affairs
The Hon. Andrea Michaels MP
Minister for Arts
The Hon. Emily Bourke MLC
Assistant Minister to the Premier
Assistant Minister for Autism
This annual report will be presented to Parliament to meet the statutory reporting requirements of Public Sector Act 2009, the Public Sector Regulations 2020 and the Public Finance and Audit Act 1987 and the requirements of Premier and Cabinet Circular PC013 Annual Reporting.
This report is verified to be accurate for the purposes of annual reporting to the Parliament of South Australia.
Submitted on behalf of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet by
Damien Walker
Chief Executive
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
29 September 2023
A message from the Chief Executive
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge this land. The Dreaming is still living. From the past, in the present, into the future, forever.
It’s been my privilege to lead the talented and purposeful staff of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet during the 2022-23 financial year.
The Department of the Premier and Cabinet (DPC) has been central to leading community focussed policies and projects and partnering with agencies to deliver a major program agenda to attract investment in our state.
The implementation of DPC’s Strategic Direction 2022-25 on 10 November 2022 was the culmination of a department-wide collaboration to shape us for the future. This is an organisation that is ambitious and determined to make a difference, and our Strategic Direction is our roadmap to connect and deliver on our key priorities.
In my first full financial year as Chief Executive, we have worked hard to uphold our responsibilities as a central agency. We have also taken steps to further strengthen our workplace culture by celebrating diversity and inclusion with South Australia’s first Multicultural Charter, launched on 9 March 2023, to recognise where we have come from, where we are now, and where we want to go as an inclusive multicultural society.
We continue to develop our awareness and deepen our understanding of the historical and current issues that affect our First Nations communities, affirming our department’s commitment to working towards lasting and genuine reconciliation with the Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan 2023-26 (RAP).
Thank you to each and every member of DPC. Your outstanding achievements are outlined in this report. I look forward to how we can continue to shape DPC for the future and make a difference to the lives of South Australians in 2024 and beyond.
Damien Walker
Chief Executive
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
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