C2025-04 Investment Taskforce – Agency Representatives
This Circular provides advice for Government Sector agencies regarding the Investment Taskforce, which has been established to support the Investment Delivery Authority (IDA).
Issued: 9 July 2025 by Secretary, Premier's Department
Key information
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Premier's Department Circular
- Identifier
- C2025-04
- Compliance
- Mandatory
Who needs to know and/or comply with this?
- Departments
- Executive agencies related to Departments
About
This Circular provides advice for Government Sector agencies regarding the Investment Taskforce, which has been established to support the Investment Delivery Authority (IDA).
Challenges and uncertainty coordinating with state agencies, securing necessary enabling infrastructure and navigating the planning system, are some of the issues faced by businesses and investors when it comes to progressing major projects. The NSW Government is establishing the IDA to identify and remove barriers that may hinder the successful delivery of major projects, to proactively advise on broader options for system-wide reform, drive productivity, encourage investment and coordinate actions across government,
The IDA will be supported by a multi-agency Investment Taskforce located within Investment NSW in the Premier’s Department. The Investment Taskforce will be responsible for providing whole-of-government advice to the IDA and coordinate delivery support agreed for successful proponents.
Government Sector employees may be allocated to the Investment Taskforce as Agency Representatives.
Lifting productivity in NSW requires the support of, and a concerted effort by, a range of NSW public sector agencies.
The following agencies will be required to have agency representatives seconded to the Investment Taskforce: the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI), the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), the Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW), the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport (DCITHS), Treasury, Transport for NSW and Infrastructure NSW.
The Secretary of the Premier’s Department can request that the head of a government sector agency allocate an employee of their Agency (‘Agency Representative’) to the Investment Taskforce. The Agency Head (or their delegate) is the decision-maker in relation to the allocation of staff.
Agency Representatives allocated to the Investment Taskforce will primarily perform a case management role – this will involve triaging, co-ordinating and case management of agency input into IDA applications to provide an urgent and coordinated approach in the delivery of major investment projects.
Agency Representatives must be an employee (either temporary or ongoing) of the agency from which they are allocated from (the ‘home agency’).
Agency Representatives remain employees of their home agency under their agency terms and conditions of employment and are subject to their home agency’s code of conduct and the Code of Ethics and Conduct for NSW Government Sector Employees.
Guidelines for the allocation of Agency Representatives
The following Guidelines apply to the allocation of Agency Representatives to the Investment Taskforce:
Allocation process
The decision to allocate an Agency Representative to the Investment Taskforce is made by the head of the Agency Representative’s home agency (or their delegate) following consultation with the Industry and Investment Executive Director (under which the Investment Taskforce is managed).
The decision to allocate an Agency Representative should be based on an assessment of the capabilities, knowledge and experience of the individual employee against the pre-established standards for the role (as set out in the role description), in accordance with the NSW Government Public Sector Capability Framework.
Agency Representatives to be allocated to the Investment Taskforce should be advised by their home agency in writing and accept the terms and conditions applying to the allocation (for example, pay rate, employment status and end date).
Length of allocation
Agency Representatives should be allocated to the Taskforce on a temporary basis, for a period of 12 months, commencing in the first week of August 2025.
This allows sufficient time for Agency Representatives to become familiar with the Investment Taskforce operating environment and operate with a high level of competence, whilst ensuring individuals can return to their home agency to share learnings and improvement opportunities.
At the completion, ongoing agency staff return to a role in their agency at the same grade as they held prior to being allocated to the Investment Taskforce.
Payroll/administrative arrangements
Payroll and leave administration for Agency Representatives will be provided by the home agency, with leave and other matters considered in consultation with the Investment Taskforce.
Employee-related costs of Agency Representatives are to be met from the budgets of home agencies (e.g. mobile telephone, office equipment). Other costs, for example, travel and accommodation for official business, are to be met from the Investment Taskforce budget.
Arrangements during the allocation
Day to day, Agency Representatives will be supervised by the Industry and Investment Executive Director (under which the Investment Taskforce is managed).
Agency Representatives are immediately required to bring to the attention of the Industry and Investment Executive Director and home agency any matter that could give rise to a potential or perceived conflict of interest.
Premier’s Department will conduct regular audits to ensure currency of Agency Representative allocations within the Investment Taskforce, with the Industry and Investment Executive Director required to review Agency Representative performance and conduct in conjunction with their line reporting Manager at their home agency.