The Department of the Premier and Cabinet has reporting requirements under the following acts.

Requirement

Part 2 – State Emergency Management Committee

Section 13 – Annual Report by SEMC

  1. SEMC must, on or before 30 September in each year, present a report to the Minister on the operations of SEMC during the preceding financial year.
  2. The Minister must, within 12 sitting days after receipt of a report under this section, cause copies of the report to be laid before both Houses of Parliament.

The State Emergency Management Committee (SEMC) is established by Section 6 of the Emergency Management Act 2004 to provide leadership and maintain oversight of emergency management planning in the state. SEMC supports the Premier as Minister for the Act, and leads initiatives requested by the Emergency Management Cabinet Committee (EMCC). Under the Act, SEMC is responsible for leading and overseeing state emergency management planning and coordinating emergency management policies and strategies.

During 2023-24, SEMC met four times to address matters raised and meet its legislative obligations by driving continuous improvement across the emergency management sector.

It delivered and progressed a range of projects and initiatives aligned to its legislative responsibilities and strategic intent.

Major activities included:

  • Finalising the SEMC Strategic Plan 2023-2026.
  • Initiating a review of the governance arrangements of SEMC.
  • Developing the South Australian Assurance Outcomes.
  • Completing a review of the South Australian Assurance Framework.
  • Developing a State Strategic Risks Profile to identify current and emerging strategic risks and vulnerabilities in emergency management.
  • Maintaining oversight of the implementation of recommendations made in the Independent Review into the 2019-20 Bushfire Season and the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements.
  • Providing strategic advice to support the review of the Emergency Management Act 2004 and providing a government response.
  • Establishing a COVID-19 Lessons Management Reference Group to identify strategic lessons to improve the state’s emergency management arrangements.
  • Finalising the South Australian Critical Infrastructure Resilience Strategy.
  • Overseeing the enhancement of the Alert SA application.
  • Progressing a number of strategic projects to strengthen the capability and capacity of the emergency management sector including:
    • Reviewing Public Sector Mobilisation.
    • Reviewing Functional Support Groups.
    • Piloting an Emergency Management Graduate Program.
    • Developing emergency management training opportunities, including pathways to upskill incident controllers from level 2 to level 3 and delivery of AIIMS training.
    • Commencing an Emergency Management Mentoring Program to provide a structure for succession planning.
    • Establishing a robust assurance program.
    • Initiating a communities of practice to support relationship building and knowledge sharing across the sector.
    • Establishing a robust assurance program incorporating capability reviews and lessons management.
    • Commencing development of a lessons management and assurance portal.

Requirement

Section 21 – Annual Report

The annual report of the administrative unit responsible, under the Minister, for the administration of this Act must include a report on the investigations carried out under this Act for the relevant financial year.

Competition Commissioner – Competitive Neutrality Complaints 2022-23

The following information is provided in accordance with the requirements of section 21 of the Government Business Enterprises (Competition) Act 1996 (Act) for the Chief Executive of DPC, to report annually on investigations carried out under this Act.

Only one enquiry was received by the Competitive Neutrality Secretariat during 2023-24. A review by the secretariat was undertaken, finding that the matter did not relate to government business activity. The matter did not proceed to a formal complaint.

Currently there are no ongoing investigations by a Competition Commissioner. Summaries of complaints previously referred to a Competition Commissioner and additional information is available via the competitive neutrality section of the DPC website.

Requirement

Division 4 – Reporting and review

Section 16 – Reporting

  1. The Capital City Committee must ensure that a report is prepared by 31 October in each year on the operation of the collaborative arrangements established under or pursuant to this Act during the financial year ending on the preceding 30 June.
  2. The Premier must ensure that copies of a report prepared under subsection (1) are laid before both Houses of Parliament within 12 sitting days after the report is completed.
  3. The Lord Mayor must ensure that copies of a report prepared under subsection (1) are presented to the Adelaide City Council within four weeks after the report is completed.

The Capital City Committee (CCC) is an intergovernmental body established under the City of Adelaide Act 1998 (the Act) which sets out its membership and functions. The primary function of the CCC is to enhance and promote the development of the City of Adelaide (CoA) as the capital city of the state.

Under Section 7 of the Act, the CCC membership is constituted as follows:

  • the Premier, or a Minister nominated by the Premier, who is the chair of the CCC.
  • two other Ministers nominated by the Premier.
  • the Lord Mayor or, if the Lord Mayor chooses not to be a member of the CCC, another member of the CoA nominated by the Council.
  • two other members of the CoA nominated by the Council.

The functions of the CCC are set out in Section 10 of the Act and include:

  • identify and promote key strategic requirements for the economic, social, physical and environmental development and growth of the CoA
  • promote and assist in maximising opportunities for the effective coordination of public and private resources to meet the key strategic requirements identified by the CCC and recommend priorities for joint action by the state government and the CoA
  • monitor the implementation of programs to promote the development of the CoA
  • make provision for the publication of key strategies, goals and commitments relevant to the development and growth of the CoA
  • collect, analyse and distribute information about the economic, social, physical and environmental development of the CoA.

The CCC met four times in 2023-24. The 2022-23 Annual Report was tabled in Parliament on 6 February 2024, and was presented to Council at the meeting of 12 March 2024.

Requirement

Division 4 – Reporting and review

Section 16 – Reporting

Section 17 – Annual Report

  1. The Minister must, as soon as practicable after each 30 June, cause a report to be prepared about the operation of this Act during the year ended on that 30 June.
  2. Without limiting subsection (1), a report relating to a year must include the following matters:
    1. in relation to the provision of public sector data pursuant to a direction of the Office for Data Analytics (ODA) under section 6(4), a list of such directions including, in respect of each direction:
      1. the identity of the data provider and data recipient; and
      2. the nature of the data; and
      3. whether the public sector data contained personal information and whether the data was, at the time of the direction, exempt public sector data;
    2. a summary of the results of data analytics work undertaken by ODA and made available to public sector agencies, the private sector and the general public;
    3. in relation to the provision of public sector data containing personal information under section 8(1), a list of all instances of such provision including the identification of the data provider and data recipient, the general nature of the data and the purpose for which the data was shared;
    4. a list of all directions made by the Minister under section 9(1), including, in respect of each direction:
      1. the identification of the data provider and data recipient and the general nature of the public sector data; and
      2. the purpose for which the public sector data was to be provided; and
      3. whether the direction related to public sector data containing personal information and whether the data was, at the time of the direction, exempt public sector data;
    5. a list of all agreements entered into pursuant to section 13(1) including, in respect of each agreement:
      1. the identification of the parties to the agreement and the general nature of the data being shared; and
      2. whether the agreement related to the sharing of public sector data containing personal information and whether the public sector data was, at the time of sharing, exempt public sector data.
  3. The Minister must, within 6 sitting days after receipt of a report under this section, cause copies of the report to be laid before each House of the Parliament.

The Office for Data Analytics (ODA) is a unit within DPC and was established by section 6 of the Public Sector (Data Sharing) Act 2016 on 30 May 2017 to:

  • undertake data analytics work in collaboration with agencies (mostly multi-agency data sharing projects).
  • facilitate data sharing between other agencies.
  • inform agencies about their service delivery, operations and performance.
  • upskill government in evidence-based decision-making using data and analytics.

Operations and activities from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024 are summarised on the Office for Data Analytics website:

(2) (a) in relation to the provision of public sector data pursuant to a direction of ODA under section 6(4), a list of such directions including, in respect of each direction –

(i) the identity of the data provider and data recipient; and

(ii) the nature of the data; and

(iii) whether the public sector data contained personal information and whether the data was, at the time of the direction, exempt public sector data.

There were no instances of ODA, under section 6(4), directing a public sector agency to provide public sector data to ODA during the period 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

(2) (b) a summary of the results of data analytics work undertaken by ODA and made available to public sector agencies, the private sector and the general public is provided below.

Continued to provide ongoing data platform and system services through:

  • Situational Awareness for Emergencies (SAFE) – a centralised data platform that integrates near-real time data from government and non-government sources and a scalable, secure, near-real time web application to provide a common operating picture to the State Emergency Centre.
  • Vulnerable Families Information Management System (VFIMS) – ODA maintains the Key Integrated Data System (KIDS) Dashboard that integrates data from multiple agencies to provide a comprehensive view of children and families in South Australia at both a policy (aggregated) and family level (individual). This work is being shaped into the State Social Data Asset.
  • South Australian Business Research Environment (SABRE) – links economic-related data from multiple agencies along with data from various programs and grants. SABRE is a key component of the BLADE project.
  • Business Longitudinal Analytical Data Environment (BLADE) – an economic data tool combining tax, trade, and intellectual property data with information from the ABS to provide a better understanding of the Australian economy and businesses performance over time.
  • Emergency Management Data Program (EMDP) – aims to improve data access, availability, and management in the Emergency Management sector over time.
  • National Disability Data Asset (NDDA) – ODA is a working group member of NDDA, that looks to improve the understanding of the needs, services received and outcomes of people with disability, through the integration of commonwealth and state data.
  • Closing the Gap – supporting Priority Reform 4 in the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, providing better access to data for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and service providers.

(2) (c) in relation to the provision of public sector data containing personal information under 8(1), a list of all instances of such provision including the identification of the data provider and data recipient, the general nature of the data and the purpose for which the data was shared.

Data can be located via the Office for Data Analytics website.

(2) (d) a list of all directions made by the Minister under section 9(1), including, in respect of each direction-

(i) the identification of the data provider and data recipient and the general nature of the public sector data; and

(ii) the purpose for which the public sector data was to be provided; and

(iii) whether the direction related to public sector data containing personal information and whether the data was at the time of the direction, exempt public sector data.

There were no instances of the Minister, under section 9(1) directing a public sector agency to provide public sector data to another public sector agency during the period 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

(2) (e) a list of all agreements entered into pursuant to section 13(1) including, in respect of each agreement-

(i) the identification of the parties to the agreement and the general nature of the data being shared

(ii) whether the agreement related to the sharing of public sector data containing personal information and whether the public sector data was, at the time of sharing, exempt public sector data.

The following agreements were entered into by the Minister under section 13(1) (an agreement with a relevant non-government entity) during the period 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

  • Ceduna Services Collaboration Program
    • SA Health
    • SA Pathology
    • SA Ambulance Service
    • SAPOL
    • Department of Human Services
    • Far West Community Partnerships
  • Resilient Families
    • Department for Child Protection
    • The Benevolent Society
    • Department of Human Services
    • Department of Treasury and Finance
  • Newpin
    • Department for Child Protection
    • Uniting Communities
  • ROSA
    • Commission on Excellence and Innovation and Health (CEIH)
    • South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)
  • Victorian Offender Needs Indicator for Youth (VONIY)
    • Department of Human Services
    • The University of Adelaide
  • Master’s Project – Patterns of Violence
    • Department of Human Services
    • The University of Adelaide
  • Flood Damage General Valuation
    • Office for Data Analytics, Department of the Premier and Cabinet
    • Office of the Valuer-General (OVG)
    • Land Services SA

Not applicable.