IPAA (ACT Division) Awards

IPAA (ACT Division) fosters excellence in public administration through a number of award schemes:

2008 IPAA Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Sector Management
2006 Sir George Murray Award - The Sir George Murray Award is Australia’s most prestigious essay competition in public administration. We are seeking entries from creative thinkers who can demonstrate original and inspired thinking, analytical writing and debate on issues in Australian public administration. More information
2004/05 IPAA Annual Reports Awards - the Winners (Word - 34KB) and Judges' Report (Word - 628KB)
Annual Reports Awards Judges Report 2003-2004 (Word - 642KB)
The Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Sector Management;
The IPAA Annual Reports Awards for departments and agencies who report under the FMA Act and the CAC Act;
The IPAA Awards for annual reports of the ACT Government;
The prize for the best student in final Public Administration units at the Australian National University, the University of Canberra and the Canberra Institute of Technology;
A prize for the Valedictorian of the Year in the Public Sector Management Course;
Joint sponsor of the Women in Politics Prize; and
A supporter of Copland College through the Canberra Times' Newspapers-in-Education Scheme.

More Information About Annual Report Awards

How To Enter

The IPAA Annual Reports Awards in the FMA Act category have traditionally been automatic for all departments and agencies. There is no cost involved to enter as this is a voluntary service provided by IPAA as part of its vision to promote a greater level of accountability within the public sector and to provide a forum for the debate and discussion of issues affecting the public sector.

The CAC Act Awards have been a little different in that not all bodies are automatically assessed, mainly due to the very large number of them and the limited resources of IPAA and its members to handle them. However in recent years we have been very fortunate in acquiring the help of staff from across the public sector to aid in assessment of reports and we now welcome entries from any organisation who reports under the CAC Act.

In 2004 the Institute introduced a nomination fee of $330 for large departments and agencies and $99 for smaller organizations. If you would like to submit your report for assessment contact the IPAA office on (02) 6251 6060 for an invoice and other relevant information on entry requirements such as self assessment forms. Ten (10) copies of the report should then be forwarded together with payment and the names and addresses of those involved with compiling the report so we can invite them to the presentations!

How to Become an Assessor

And if you'd like to become part of the teams that do such a great job in assessing the reports that's easy too! Just call the IPAA office on (02) 6251 6060 and we'll take it from there. This is a classic case of many hands make light work, the more assessors we have the fewer reports each person has to assess. Most people have found this to be a very valuable exercise, it enables you to meet others with a similar interest and to strengthen your knowledge of what different departments and agencies do, how they function and ultimately report to Parliament. A good move in any career plan. Its not a particularly onerous task, each assessor usually has about 2 reports to assess according to the criteria and government guidelines and you have about 6 weeks to do so. There is one meeting to attend in early December when all is revealed about the process and a further one in February to compare assessments and make recommendations.

So why not volunteer now - pick up the phone and call Jenny Kelly on the number above or email to general@act.ipaa.org.au.