Part 2 Departmental overview

Departmental structure

DPS is established as a department under the Parliamentary Service Act 1999 (PS Act). The PS Act provides that the department consists of a Secretary of the department, together with the Parliamentary Librarian and Parliamentary Service employees assisting the Secretary and the Parliamentary Librarian. The Secretary is the Accountable Authority and is the leader of DPS. DPS reports to the Presiding Officers of the Parliament (the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate).

The Parliamentary Librarian is the holder of a statutory office established by authority of the PS Act. The Parliamentary Librarian reports directly to the Presiding Officers—and to the Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library—in respect of her statutory functions.

Figure 2: DPS Organisation Chart (as at 30 June 2018)

This is an organisation chart showing the structure of the Department of Parliamentary Services as at 30 June 2018. The Secretary of the department is Rob Stefanic. The Parliamentary Library is headed by the Parliamentary Librarian, Dr Dianne Heriot. The Parliamentary Library is home to the Research Branch, Library Collections and Databases Branch, and Client Relations. The Information Services Division is headed by Chief Information Officer, Anthony Stinziani. The division is home to the ICT Planning and Applications Branch, ICT Infrastructure and Services Branch, and the Parliamentary Recording and Reporting Branch. The Building and Security Division is headed by the First Assistant Secretary, Paul Cooper. The division is home to the Building Services Branch, Security Branch and Capital Works Branch. The Chief Operation Officer Division is headed by the Chief Operating Officer, Cate Saunders. It is home to the Chief Finance Officer Branch, Parliamentary Experience Branch and People and Governance Branch. The Design Integrity and Archives Unit do not sit in any of the divisions, but to the side and reports directly to the Secretary and the Parliamentary Librarian.