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and information for staff around the development of Cabinet papers,
drafting instructions and working with select committees. It is consistent
with the new project selection process that was introduced by Cabinet
in 2007.
A second new initiative was the implementation of ComplyWith,
an online legislative compliance application. This application provides
a systematic approach to determining legislative compliance by
identifying the relevant provisions within those statutes that pertain to
our operation as a public sector organisation, Crown entity,
and employer. Online updating of legislation assists the Commission to
determine its level of compliance, with the assurance that it has the
latest information available at all times.
During the year the Commission commissioned a review of our records
and document management systems. The purpose of this review was to
identify those areas where progress can be made to meet Archives’
mandatory standards and the requirements of the Records Management
Act. The review recommendations are now being implemented and will
feed into the Commission’s overall information, communications and
technology strategy.
The President and Commissioners presented at a number of
conferences and gave many speeches during the year about the work
of the Commission, the LAC, LDC and law reform more generally.
These presentations are part of our communication strategy emphasising
an open approach to communication with our stakeholders and
interested parties. A number of these speeches are posted on our website.
We continue to invite the media to the launch of our reports and post
links to the video briefings on our website.
The ongoing project to update corporate policies has continued and
improvements continue to be made to processes around working
practices, as well as the recruitment, induction, performance
management and recognition of staff.