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C2025-07 Administrative Requirements Framework 2025

The Administrative Requirements Framework sets out the standards and overarching processes for how administrative requirements are managed across the NSW Government.

Issued: 4 August 2025 by Secretary, The Cabinet Office

Key information

Status
Active
Type
The Cabinet Office Circular
Identifier
C2025-07
Compliance
Mandatory

Who needs to know and/or comply with this?

  • General Government Sector
  • Departments
  • Executive agencies related to Departments

About

The Administrative Requirements Framework sets out the standards and overarching processes for how administrative requirements are managed across the NSW Government.

Administrative requirements (ARs) are whole-of-government directions, policies, and guidance issued to the NSW Government sector with the purpose of standardising and improving governance and performance outcomes, including Premier’s Memoranda and Departmental Circulars.

The Administrative Requirements Framework (Framework) outlines how ARs are managed across the NSW Government, including the relationships between agencies involved in their management.

The Framework explains:

·         the roles and responsibilities of issuing authorities, publishing agencies and administrative coordinators

·         the types and classes of ARs

·         the process to update and reissue ARs

·         the principles that agencies should consider when developing and reviewing an AR.

 The government sector must adhere to the requirements in the Framework when reviewing, drafting, publishing or archiving ARs.

Active administrative requirements are published on the Administrative Requirements Portal (ARP). The heads and staff of entities in the NSW government sector should maintain awareness of active administrative requirements relevant to them.

Kate Boyd PSM

Secretary

Contacts

Contact
https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/cabinet-office/contact-us
Phone
02 9228 5555
Publishing Agency
The Cabinet Office
Issuing Authority
Secretary, The Cabinet Office