Robust relationships and good communication are critical to supporting the department’s people and ensuring delivery of high quality services to a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders. The department will continue to strengthen relationships and collaboration by:
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sharing knowledge and ideas across the department on matters of common interest, and passing on to colleagues an understanding of the department’s tradition of professional support to the Parliament;
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extending the department’s formal and informal relationships with the other parliamentary departments to support implementation of a constructive and cooperative approach that ensures optimal delivery of all services including, where appropriate, shared services;
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continuing to develop cross-departmental governance arrangements, supported where relevant by transparent change management processes, to ensure sustainable delivery of services to meet the needs of the Parliament;
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actively engaging with individuals and organisations outside of the Parliament to increase knowledge of parliamentary processes and the opportunities to contribute to these processes in a constructive and collaborative way;
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identifying and promoting opportunities for collaboration with research organisations, non-government bodies and other groups committed to the study and strengthening of parliaments; and
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increasing opportunities to exchange ideas, experiences, skills and capabilities with the department’s parliamentary colleagues in Australia, the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.