The Treasury (New South Wales)

The Treasury
Department overview
Formed	April 1824
Jurisdiction	New South Wales
Minister responsible	Hon. Dominic Perrottet MP, Treasurer of New South Wales and Minister for Industrial Relations
Department executive	Rob Whitfield, Secretary
Child agencies	Office of Financial Management Office of State Revenue NSW Treasury Corporation Electricity Tariff Equalisation Ministerial Corporation FSS Trustee Corporation Hardship Board of Review Internal Audit Bureau of NSW Liability Management Ministerial Corporation NSW Self Insurance Corporation SAS Trustee Corporation
Website	www.treasury.nsw.gov.au

The Treasury of New South Wales or New South Wales Treasury, a department of the New South Wales Government, is responsible for state financial management policy and reporting, and providing advice to the government on economic conditions and issues in New South Wales, Australia. NSW Treasury was established in April 1824 and is the oldest continuing government agency in Australia.^[1]

The Treasury is led by its Secretary, Rob Whitfield. The Treasury is responsible to the Treasurer of New South Wales and Minister for Industrial Relations, presently the Honourable Dominic Perrottet MP. Ultimately, the Treasurer and Minister is responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

Organisational structure

The Treasury is divided into five service groups that perform various functions on behalf of the department:^[2]

Fiscal and Economic Group – macroeconomic advice and forecasting, microeconomic reform, self-insurance, superannuation, credit rating issues, taxation, intergovernmental financial relations;
Agency Budget and Policy – the key interface between Treasury and public sector agencies on financial and policy matters, and it oversees the recurrent and capital expenditure of the general government sector;
Commercial Group – commercial policy advice, oversights the performance of the commercial sector of Government, manages major Government transaction and structures arrangements for the private financing of public infrastructure;
Industrial Relations, also called NSW Industrial Relations or NSW IR – works to ensure NSW private sector businesses comply with their responsibilities under NSW industrial relations laws, including laws regulating long service leave, the entertainment industry, transport and taxi industry contract determinations, shop trading hours and public holidays; and ensures compliance with the NSW Guidelines for construction procurement;
Corporate Group – delivers services to Treasury across a range of corporate areas including finance and administration, human resources, information management and technology, executive and ministerial services, communications, project management, corporate planning and risk management.

Departmental head

Order	Agency head	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office	Notes
1	Henry Lane	Under Secretary for Finance and Trade	1 September 1856 (1856-09-01)	30 January 1872 (1872-01-30)	7003696700000000000♠19 years, 27 days
2	Geoffrey Eagar		1 February 1872 (1872-02-01)	28 February 1891 (1891-02-28)	7003696700000000000♠19 years, 27 days
3	Francis Kirkpatrick		1 March 1891 (1891-03-01)	10 May 1905 (1905-05-10)	7003518300000000000♠14 years, 70 days
4	Charles James Saunders		11 May 1905 (1905-05-11)	28 January 1907 (1907-01-28)	7002627000000000000♠1 year, 262 days
5	John William Holliman		29 January 1907 (1907-01-29)	15 January 1922 (1922-01-15)	7003546500000000000♠14 years, 351 days
6	Arthur Pattrick Pearson	Under Secretary of The Treasury	16 January 1922 (1922-01-16)	3 April 1923 (1923-04-03)	7002442000000000000♠1 year, 77 days
7	John Spence	Under Secretary for Finance and Trade Director of Finance	4 April 1923 (1923-04-04)	21 November 1924 (1924-11-21)	7002597000000000000♠1 year, 231 days
8	Sir Bertram Stevens	Director of Finance Under Secretary and Director of The Treasury	22 November 1924 (1924-11-22)	12 July 1925 (1925-07-12)	7002232000000000000♠232 days
9	Clarence Radford Chapman	Under Secretary of The Treasury	13 July 1925 (1925-07-13)	29 July 1935 (1935-07-29)	7003366800000000000♠10 years, 16 days
10	Thomas Joseph Dwyer Kelly	Under Secretary and Comptroller of Accounts	30 July 1935 (1935-07-30)	10 May 1938 (1938-05-10)	7003101500000000000♠2 years, 284 days
11	Edmund Harold Swift		11 May 1938 (1938-05-11)	5 January 1942 (1942-01-05)	7003133500000000000♠3 years, 239 days
12	Mervyn Andrew Kerr Weir		19 January 1942 (1942-01-19)	31 December 1945 (1945-12-31)	7003144200000000000♠3 years, 346 days
13	John George Lee		2 January 1946 (1946-01-02)	30 June 1948 (1948-06-30)	7002910000000000000♠2 years, 180 days
14	Sir John Goodsell		1 July 1948 (1948-07-01)	29 April 1955 (1955-04-29)	7003249300000000000♠6 years, 302 days
15	Aubrey William Burleton Coady		30 April 1955 (1955-04-30)	13 October 1959 (1959-10-13)	7003162700000000000♠4 years, 166 days
16	William Gordon Mathieson		14 October 1959 (1959-10-14)	26 December 1963 (1963-12-26)	7003153400000000000♠4 years, 73 days
17	Edwin James Walder		27 December 1963 (1963-12-27)	21 September 1965 (1965-09-21)	7002634000000000000♠1 year, 268 days
18	Albert John Oliver		22 September 1965 (1965-09-22)	30 June 1971 (1971-06-30)	7003210700000000000♠5 years, 281 days
19	William Ernest Henry		1 July 1971 (1971-07-01)	16 January 1977 (1977-01-16)	7003202600000000000♠5 years, 199 days
20	Norman Oakes		17 January 1977 (1977-01-17)	23 February 1986 (1986-02-23)	7003332400000000000♠9 years, 37 days
21	Percy Allan	Secretary of The Treasury Chairman of the NSW Treasury Corporation	24 February 1986 (1986-02-24)	27 May 1994 (1994-05-27)	7003301400000000000♠8 years, 92 days
22	Michael George Lambert	Secretary of The Treasury	1 June 1994 (1994-06-01)	31 January 1997 (1997-01-31)	7002975000000000000♠2 years, 244 days
23	John Pierce		16 April 1997 (1997-04-16)	2 March 2009 (2009-03-02)	7003433800000000000♠11 years, 320 days
24	Michael Schur		2 March 2009 (2009-03-02)	28 April 2011 (2011-04-28)	7002787000000000000♠2 years, 57 days	^[3]^[4]
–	Michael Lambert	Acting Secretary	28 April 2011 (2011-04-28)	3 August 2011 (2011-08-03)	7001970000000000000♠97 days	^[4]
25	Phil Gaetjens	Secretary of The Treasury	3 August 2011 (2011-08-03)	30 June 2015 (2015-06-30)	7003142700000000000♠3 years, 331 days	^[5]^[6]
26	Rob Whitfield	Secretary of The Treasury	1 July 2015 (2015-07-01)	incumbent	7002787000000000000♠2 years, 56 days	^[7]

References

↑ "Who we are". NSW Treasury. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
↑ "What we do - our planned services". NSW Treasury. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
↑ "New Secretary Of NSW Treasury Confirmed". Australia: Hawker Britton. March 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
1 2 "NSW Treasury head quits". ABC News. Australia. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
↑ "Appointment of Mr Phil Gaetjens as Secretary of the NSW Treasury". Australia: Barton Deakin Government Relations. August 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
↑ "Public Service Leadership Changes" (Press release). Government of New South Wales. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
↑ Gluyas, Richard (6 June 2015). "Wide reaction to Whitfield’s move to NSW Treasury". Business Spectator, The Australian. Australia. Retrieved 21 February 2017.

External links

The Treasury (New South Wales) webpage

Departments and agencies of the New South Wales Government
New South Wales Government
Premier and Cabinet	Audit Office of NSW Barangaroo Delivery Authority Infrastructure NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal NSW Electoral Commission Office of the Governor NSW Institute of Sport Office of Sport Ombudsman's Office Parliamentary Counsel's Office Public Service Commission Sydney Cricket Ground Trust Sydney Olympic Park Authority International Engagement Venues NSW Veterans' Affairs
Justice	Arts NSW Art Gallery Trust Australian Museum Trust Crown Solicitor's Office Corrective Services Director of Public Prosecutions Fire and Rescue NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority Industrial Relations Commission Information and Privacy Commission Judicial Commission Juvenile Justice Legal Aid Commission Legal Profession Admission Board Liquor & Gaming NSW, formerly Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing Library Council of New South Wales Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Ministry for Police and Emergency Services Crime Commission Office of the Rural Fire Service Office of the State Emergency Service NSW Police Force NSW Trustee and Guardian Police Integrity Commission Public Guardian Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages Screen NSW Sydney Opera House Trust
Education	Aboriginal Affairs Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards Charles Sturt University Council Macquarie University Council NSW Aboriginal Land Council Southern Cross University Council University of New England Council University of New South Wales Council University of Newcastle Council University of Technology, Sydney Council University of Wollongong Council Western Sydney University Board of Trustees
Family and Community Services	Aboriginal Housing Office Advocate for Children and Young People Ageing, Disability and Home Care Children's Guardian Community Services Home Care Service of New South Wales Housing NSW Multicultural NSW New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation
Finance, Services and Innovation	Board of Surveying and Spatial Information Building Insurers' Guarantee Corporation Building Professionals Board Geographic Names Board Government Property NSW Internal Audit Bureau Luna Park Reserve Trust Motor Accidents Authority Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Authority New South Wales Government Telecommunications Authority NSW Architects Registration Board NSW Fair Trading NSW Land and Property Information NSW Public Works (including the Government Architect) NSW Self Insurance Corporation Office of State Revenue Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Fund Rental Bond Board Service NSW State Records Authority Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority Teacher Housing Authority of New South Wales Waste Assets Management Corporation WorkCover Authority Valuer General
Health	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Council of New South Wales Agency for Clinical Innovation Ambulance Service of NSW Bureau of Health Information Cancer Institute of New South Wales Clinical Excellence Commission Health Administration Corporation Health Care Complaints Commission Health Education and Training Institute Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network Local Health Districts x 15 Mental Health Commission Office for Women’s Policy Statutory Health Corporations x 10 Sydney Children's Hospitals Network
Industry, Skills and Regional Development	Ausgrid Chief Scientist and Engineer Cobar Water Board Crown Lands Division Dams Safety Committee Delta Electricity Department of Primary Industries Destination NSW Endeavour Energy Essential Energy Forestry Corporation of NSW Game Council Hunter Water Corporation NSW Food Authority TAFE Commission Soil Conservation Service Local Land Services NSW Rural Assistance Authority Office of Small Business Sydney Catchment Authority Sydney Water Corporation TransGrid Veterinary Practitioners Board Water NSW
Planning and Environment	Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust Environment Protection Authority Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust Lord Howe Island Board Natural Resources Commission Office of Environment and Heritage Office of Local Government Office of Western Sydney Parramatta Park Trust Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Sydney Living Museums Taronga Conservation Society Australia UrbanGrowth NSW Western Sydney Parklands Trust
Transport	Independent Transport Safety Regulator NSW Trains Office of Transport Safety Investigations Port Authority of New South Wales RailCorp Roads & Maritime Services State Transit Authority Sydney Ferries Sydney Trains Transport for NSW WestConnex Delivery Authority
Treasury	Liability Management Ministerial Corporation Long Service Corporation NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp) Office of Industrial Relations Residual Business Management Corporation SAS Trustee Corporation State Rail Authority Residual Holding Corporation

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