Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet

Formed	12 March 1971
Preceding Agency	Prime Minister's Department Department of the Cabinet Office
Jurisdiction	Australia
Employees	771 (estimate for averaging staffing level for 2013-14)
Annual budget	A$140.7 million (2007/08)
Minister responsible	Tony Abbott, Prime Minister
Agency executive	Dr Ian Watt AO, Secretary
Child agencies	Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia Australian Public Service Commission Office of National Assessments Commonwealth Ombudsman Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security
Website	www.dpmc.gov.au

PM&C has distinctive responsibilities and honored role. Our principal operate is to supply top quality policy recommendation to the Prime Minister and therefore the cupboard on matters that are at the head of public and administration management, together with domestic and affairs and, specifically, the implications of proposals for Commonwealth-State relations.By trying over the horizon to the challenges and opportunities of the approaching years, our high level strategic recommendation any supports the government in taking all relevant factors under consideration to form the simplest potential selections.

The Department guidelines the Prime Minister, cupboard Secretary, hence the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, and consults extensively across the Australian Public Service (APS) to confirm that the recommendation provided attracts on the foremost acceptable sources.

In line with the Prime Minister’s potentials, PM&C is additionally forward a strong role in driving policy development and invention and guaranteeing supply of high significance initiatives across the APS, in pursuit of the government’s ideas.

In addition to its added policy recommendation, innovation, coordination and implementation, it's the role of the Department:

• To make sure that policy proposals place to the Prime Minister, different ministers within the portfolio and to cupboard are developed in an exceedingly coherent, learnt and coordinated fashion.
• Where acceptable, to coordinate and monitor implementation and delivery of state selections, policies and priorities, recognizing that ministers are accountable separately for the administration of their departments and put together for matters determined by cupboard.
• To support the Prime Minister and therefore the Government to manage the business of state in an economical, effective and coordinated manner.
• To offer body support to the Prime Minister, the cupboard Secretary, the cupboard and its committees.
• To organize and enable government administration, intergovernmental dealings and communications with state and territory Governments.

Further body and support services include:

• Assistance on government and parliamentary policy substances like cupboard processes, answer ability and therefore the management of the general public service;
• Progress and organization of the Government’s legislative program,
• Assistance to the Leader of the House and therefore the Manager of state Business within the Senate in programming government business in Parliament,
• A secretariat to the chief Council;
• Coordination and arrangements for state cordial reception and official ceremonial occasions;
• Advice on the upkeep and restoration of official residences,
• Maintenance and care for the Prime Minister and his family.