The Secretaries Board (the Board) is established under section 64 of the Public Service Act 1999, with responsibility for stewardship of the APS, to develop and implement improvement strategies, work collaboratively and model leadership behaviours.

Membership of the current Board comprises the Secretary of each Commonwealth Department of State, the Australian Public Service Commissioner and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA).

The Board appointed Rosemary Huxtable in January 2024 to undertake an independent, high level review of the effectiveness of current Board operations and to make findings and recommendations to support its ongoing strategic work.

This report outlines the findings from the review.