EVENT PROGRAM CALENDAR

IPAA NT Offers a range of events, which are designed to inform, encourage debate, and continue to advance the practice of public administration.  Our event program is varied and designed to appeal across the three jurisdictions, and to public sector employees of different levels, jobs and ages.

Speakers are invited from local, national and international backgrounds to discuss issues affecting the public sector.

The events are responsive to current issues, are held at times and locations to suit members and offers an opportunity to meet and mix with fellow members.

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National Conference

The IPAA National Conference is the premier annual event of the Institute.  Each year the event is organised by a different state or territory. 

The Northern Territory Division hosted the National Conference in Alice Springs in 2006.  The theme was The Challenges of Size and Complexity.  To view the 2006 Garan Oration speech “Does size really matter?” by Sue Vardon click here

The 2010 IPAA National Conference "Bring It Together" will be held in Adelaide from 21st - 22nd October, 2010.  For more information on the program, visit the website: http://www.ipaanationalconference.org.au/cms/index.php

 

David Hawkes Oration

In 2002 the Northern Territory Division of the Institute of Public Administration Australia inaugurated a regular series of speeches on the major issues of the day as part of its contribution to the development of public administration in the Northern Territory.

The Division decided to honour its long-serving President, David Hawkes, by naming the series after him. Not only did he make a significant contribution to the work of the Division over many years, he also played a major role in the development of public administration in the Territory. His leadership was instrumental in placing the Territory at the forefront of innovation in the public sector in the 1990s.

David Hawkes was Commissioner for Public Employment for thirteen years between 1989 and 2001 and was, at his retirement, the longest serving Commissioner in Australia.  He was the driving force behind the creation of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act (1991), regarded at the time as the most advanced of the new devolved public management models in Australia.

In his earlier career as a public sector union official, he played a major role in the development of redeployment and voluntary redundancy arrangements in the Australian Public Service. These arrangements were later used to good effect in the Territory over many years as a means of managing structural change.

David was also a strong supporter of personal and professional development programmes and the Territory's Executive Development Programme broke new ground in the application of action learning techniques when it was first introduced in 1991.  David was also a strong supporter of the national Public Sector Management Course (PSMC) and was a regular workshop presenter.

He will be most remembered as a supporter of sound and innovative HR management policies and processes and as a strong but fair negotiator in industrial relations matters.

David is also a Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration and continues to contribute to the work of the Institute in his retirement.

The Hawkes Orations have become a regular feature of the Division’s activities. The following Hawkes Orations have been delivered so far:
2002 - Professor Bob Catley - "The Northern Territory: Achieving Take Off"
2003 - Clare Martin - "After the Restructure: Moving Towards Excellence"
2004 - Barry Chambers
2005 - Professor Kenneth Wiltshire - "The Core Business of Public Administration: Sunrise or Sunset Industry? "
2007 - Vince Kelly - "Police - Where do they fit in the industrial relation debate?"
2008 - Lynelle Briggs - "Public Sector Ethics in the 21st Century: the new vulnerabilities"
2009 - Simon Longstaff - "The Uses and Abuses of the Public Service"
2010 - Natasha Stott Despoja - "Public Policy Challenges in the new Australian Political Paradigm"

AWARDS

Fellowship Award Dates

1989: Kenneth Rose
1994: David Hawkes
1996: Murray Redman
20040: John Carroll
2007: John Kirwan
2010: Helen Jones

Scholarships

Each year IPAA NT offers young professionals the opportunity to that year’s National Conference.  All airfare, accommodation and conference registration fees are paid by IPAA NT.

IPAA Past winners include:
2003 Brisbane : Melanie Rossiter
2004 Canberra : Martin Bryant
2005 Hobart : Tanya McGregor
2006 Alice Springs : Benjamin Beckwith
2007 Perth: Noel Hanssens

2008 Sydney: Paola Ciarla (YPN - Darwin)
2008 Sydney: Ilse Kaiplinger (YPN - Darwin)
2008 Sydney: Roman Micairan (YPN - Alice Springs)
2008 Sydney: Marilynne Marshall (Open Category - Darwin)

2009 Brisbane: Gemma Benn (YPN - Darwin)
2009 Brisbane: Louise Simonetto (YPN - Alice Springs)
2009 Brisbane: Jean Doherty (Open Category - Darwin)

2010 Adelaide: Heather Bryce
2010 Adelaide: Raul Kohli
2010 Adelaide: Sharon Reeves
2010 Adelaide: Catherine Walker
2010 Adelaide: Miranda Batten
2010 Adelaide: Anne Walters

2011 Hobart: Liesl Wilson (Rural and Remote)
2011 Hobart: Hilary Lawler (Rural and Remote)
2011 Hobart: Nhi Tran (Young Professional)
2011 Hobart: Reanna Browne (Open Category)

Annual Report Awards

The 2007 Northern Territory Public Sector Annual Report Awards has been co-sponsored by IPAA NT, Deloitte, Charles Darwin University, Department of Chief Minister, Office for the Commissioner for Public Employment, Northern Territory Treasury, and the Auditor General.  This year’s presentation is to be held on 14th of June 2007.