Administrative Requirements

The attached guidelines have been developed to assist Chief Executives and Ministers in the development of performance agreements.

The accompanying document Flexible Work Practices Policy and Guidelines details Government policy in relation to the provision of greater flexibility in employment arrangements.

It has come to my notice that a number of agencies have undertaken significant restructure without reference to the Office of Public Management.

Please note that the attached Premier's Memorandum 94-24 supersedes Premier's Memorandum 94-23, issued on 10 August 1994.

As you would be aware, Cabinet and its.

There have been a significant number of inquiries as to what agency or organisation might accept and distribute public donations of funds for drought relief.

This memorandum allocates Ministerial responsibility for the specific initiatives contained within the White Paper and identifies a reporting mechanism to ensure that there is a co-ordinated NSW approach to dealing with the Commonwealth.As indicated in my previous Memorandum No. 94-14, the Department of Industrial Relations, Employment, Training and Further Education established a Working Party of officers from relevant agencies to analyse the White Paper to outline the Commonwealth commitments contained within the paper and their likely impact and/or issues for NSW.The Working Party has now completed this process.

In terms of the Government's Financial Distribution Policy (August 1992), The Treasury recently issued a policy paper on a Tax Equivalent Regime (TER) for New South Wales' Government Trading Enterprises (GTEs).

An issue which is important in the long-term relationship between the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG) and the Organising Committee for the Atlanta Games (ACOG) has been brought to my attention by SOCOG.

This memorandum outlines arrangements for co-ordinating the New South Wales response to, and implementation of, programs contained within the White Paper.