Director-General of the Department of Premier and Cabinet, Rachel Hunter has been awarded a National Fellowship by the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA).
Announcing the award, President of the IPAA’s Queensland Council, Ian Stewart said Ms Hunter (pictured) had made a significant contribution to the practice of public administration and the development of the profession.
“During her time as Director-General of the Department of Justice and Attorney General, the first non-lawyer to hold the position, Ms Hunter led a review of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions which led to significant forms,” Mr Stewart said.
“Ms Hunter is a worthy recipient of such a prestigious award, one that recognises her multiple achievements in the Public Service over her committed career.”
Another example of her work was the review of the Department of Health’s structure, governance arrangements and high-level organisational capability.
“The Hunter Review has been influential in shaping structural decision-making and functional alignment at a sector-wide level, and continues to set a benchmark for organisational strategy across the sector,” Mr Stewart said.
“Ms Hunter contributed to the study of public administration in Australia, authoring a chapter on improving governance in education for the book Collaborative Governance: A New Era of Public Policy in Australia? edited by Professors Janine O’Flynn and John Wanna.”
He said that as the current Director-General of the Department of Premier and Cabinet, Ms Hunter continued to develop public service capability at a whole-of-sector level.
