Organisational Structure
The head of an Australian Government Department is the Secretary - like a CEO in the private sector. Secretaries are the pivotal advisors to Ministers on government policy, and lead the executive of their Departments.
- Deputy Secretaries (Dep Secs) are also part of Departmental executives. Deputy Secretaries hold the Public Service level of Senior Executive Service (SES) Band 3. A Department typically has between four and six Deputy Secretaries.
- Deputy Secretaries directly supervise First Assistant Secretaries (FAS's) (SES Band 2), each of whom oversees a Division of a Department.
- Assistant Secretaries (AS's) (SES Band 1) manage Branches of Divisions.
- Sections of Branches are headed by Directors (APS Executive Level 2), with the assistance of Assistant Directors (APS Executive Level 1).
- Directors manage a group of departmental officers (levels APS 1 (being the lowest) to APS 6).
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