Proposed outsourcing ban in ACT public service draws ire from agencies

ACT Legislative Assembly Clerk Tom Duncan said a proposed bill to prevent outsourcing was "inconsistent with longstanding institutional norms". Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

ACT government watchdogs have expressed concern their independence could be eroded in proposed laws to prevent outsourcing in the territory's public service.

The Legislative Assembly is considering laws that would require the ACT public sector to source jobs, where possible, from within its ranks. The proposed amendments to the Financial Management Act would require an evaluation to be completed before jobs in the public service would be outsourced.