In 2017–18, the department will continue to strive for excellence in supporting the functions of Parliament and the work of parliamentarians, through the provision of professional services, advice and facilities. We will continue to enhance our security arrangements to ensure APH occupants and visitors are as safe as possible and implement the 2017–18 DPS Corporate Plan to deliver the following outcomes:

Respond to the changing needs of the Parliament

• Leverage modern cloud based technologies to enable parliamentarians and mobile workers to use notebook computers anywhere and anytime whether computers operate Windows or MacOS.
• Provision of Parliamentary Library Services, enhancing digital access and ensuring high and consistent quality in services.

Enhance the Parliament’s engagement with the community

• Deliver a variety of activities including events, exhibitions and tours to celebrate the 30th anniversary of APH and increase visitor attendance.
• Leverage social media platforms to increase public awareness and understanding of the work of APH, and encourage more virtual visitor interactions through the APH website.

Effective stewardship of APH

• Continue to progress work on the Central Reference Document (CRD), as a comprehensive account of the architect’s design intent for APH and its landscape, and commence development of a management plan to guide our staff in the appropriate management of change for APH.
• Implement the findings of a functional review of APH security, which will benchmark our security against the parliaments of the United Kingdom, Canada and United States.

Effective delivery of the Parliament House Works Program

• Upgrade lifts, electrical, heating, cooling and ventilation infrastructure and replace emergency generators that have reached the end of their serviceable life.
• Progress the lake water extraction project, to extract up to 115ML of water annually from Lake Burley Griffin to irrigate the parliamentary gardens.