Steve Sedgwick (public servant)

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| name = Steve Sedgwick

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| office1 = Secretary of the Department of Finance

| term_start1 = 9 February 1992

| term_end1 = 17 January 1997

| office2 = Secretary of the Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs

| term_start2 = 18 January 1997

| term_end2 = 21 October 1998

| office3 = Secretary of the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs

| term_start3 = 21 October 1998

| term_end3 = 26 November 2001

| office4 = Secretary of the Department of Education, Science and Training

| term_start4 = 26 November 2001

| term_end4 = 18 January 2002

| office5 = Australian Public Service Commissioner

| term_start5 = 2009

| term_end5 = {{end date|2014|12|13|df=y}}

| birth_name = Stephen Thomas Sedgwick

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Stephen Thomas Sedgwick, {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100|AO}} (born 8 February 1950) is a retired senior Australian public servant. He is best known for his time as Australian Public Service Commissioner between 2009 and 2014, and for his prior appointments as secretary of various departments in the Australian Public Service.

Life and career

Steve Sedgwick was born on 8 February 1950.{{citation|title=CP 510: Stephen Thomas SEDGWICK|url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CP+510|publisher=National Archives of Australia|access-date=28 March 2014}}

In 1985, Sedgwick was appointed as a senior economic advisor to Prime Minister Bob Hawke. In September 1988, Sedgwick resigned from the role and took up a position as a Deputy Secretary of the Department of Finance.

He was appointed as Secretary of the Department of Finance in February 1992,{{citation|title=CA 2140: Department of Finance [I], Central Office|url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CA+2140|publisher=National Archives of Australia|access-date=28 March 2014}} after having acted in the role since January 1992.{{cite press release|url=http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=8384|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327214405/http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=8384|archive-date=27 March 2014|title=Acting Secretary, Department of Finance|first=Paul|last=Keating|author-link=Paul Keating|date=19 January 1992}} In 1997, he moved from the finance department to the secretary heading the Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs (later Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs and then Department of Education, Science and Training).{{cite press release|url=http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=12178|title=Senior Appointments – Departmental Secretaries|date=18 January 2002|first=John|last=Howard|author-link=John Howard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110115014/http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=12178|archive-date=10 November 2013|quote=Mr Steve Sedgwick, currently the Secretary of the Department of Education, Science and Training, will be appointed to a very senior position, details of which are being finalised and will be announced before 18 January 2002}}{{cite press release|url=http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=10206|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203122306/http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=10206|archive-date=3 February 2014|title=Appointment of Departmental Secretaries|date=29 December 1996|first=John|last=Howard|author-link=John Howard}}

Between 2002 and 2007, Sedgwick was a Director, nominated by the Australian Government, on the board of directors of the Asian Development Bank based in Manila.Peter Costello,'[http://ministers.treasury.gov.au/DisplayDocs.aspx?doc=pressreleases/2002/001.htm&pageID=003&min=phc&Year=2002&DocType=0 Nomination of Australian Director to Asian Development Bank'], (press release), January 2002.

In December 2009, on the recommendation of the Rudd Government, Sedgwick was appointed Australian Public Service Commissioner.{{cite press release|url=http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=16971|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327214826/http://pmtranscripts.dpmc.gov.au/browse.php?did=16971|archive-date=27 March 2014|title=Australian Public Service Commissioner|first=Kevin|last=Rudd|author-link=Kevin Rudd|date=10 December 2009}} He finished his term on 13 December 2014.{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/public-service/public-service-commissioner-stephen-sedgwick-to-stand-down-20141121-11rk1u.html?ref=hihidnews|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|title=Public Service Commissioner Stephen Sedgwick to stand down|date=21 November 2014|first=Phillip|last=Thomson|archive-date=25 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150125022738/http://www.smh.com.au/national/public-service/public-service-commissioner-stephen-sedgwick-to-stand-down-20141121-11rk1u.html?ref=hihidnews}}

Sedgwick is a member of the Jawun board.{{citation|url=http://www.jawun.org.au/Default.aspx?id=%7BC847A146-61EA-4A98-AF42-09E52BDD66BA%7D|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209081406/http://jawun.org.au/Default.aspx?id=%7BC847A146-61EA-4A98-AF42-09E52BDD66BA%7D|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 February 2011|title=Board & CEO|publisher=Jawun|df=dmy-all}}

In April 2016 Sedgwick was commissioned to conduct a review into bankers' pay and commissions;{{cite news |url=http://www.afr.com/business/banking-and-finance/bankers-pay-to-be-reviewed-by-former-public-service-cop-stephen-sedgwick-20160712-gq3o1a#ixzz58fr5zrNq |title=Bankers' pay to be reviewed by former public service cop Stephen Sedgwick |author1=Rose, Sally |author2=Shapiro, Jonathan |work=Financial Review |location=Australia |date=12 July 2016 |access-date=1 March 2018 }} and recommended the termination of bonus payments to retail bank employees that are linked to sales performance.{{cite news |url=http://www.afr.com/business/banking-and-finance/financial-services/banks-forced-to-scrap-bonus-pay-linked-wholly-to-sales-targets-20170418-gvmu4p#ixzz58ftmWewh |title=Banks forced to scrap bonus pay schemes linked wholly to sales targets |author=Frost, James |work=Financial Review |location=Australia |date=19 April 2017 |access-date=1 March 2018 }}{{cite news |url=http://www.afr.com/business/banking-and-finance/financial-services/stephen-sedgwick-says-bank-culture-cant-be-regulated-from-the-outside-20170628-gx069v#ixzz58fsPOl99 |title=Stephen Sedgwick says bank culture can't be regulated 'from the outside' |author=Uribe, Alice |work=Financial Review |location=Australia |date=29 July 2018 |access-date=1 March 2018 }}

Awards

In 2001, Sedgwick received a Centenary Medal for service to Australian society through public service leadership.{{citation|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1126449|title=Search Australian Honours: SEDGWICK, Stephen Thomas|publisher=Australian Government|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328074616/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1126449&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archive-date=28 March 2014}}

Sedgwick was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in June 2012.{{citation|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1145775|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328074452/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1145775&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archive-date=28 March 2014|publisher=Australian Government|title=Search Australian Honours: SEDGWICK, Stephen Thomas}}

Notes

References and further reading

{{cite news|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/comment/why-public-servants-should-be-impartial-20140416-zqvd3.html?rand=1397611177629|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417154903/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/comment/why-public-servants-should-be-impartial-20140416-zqvd3.html?rand=1397611177629|archive-date=17 April 2014|title=Why public servants should be impartial|date=16 April 2014|first=Stephen|last=Sedgwick|newspaper=The Canberra Times|publisher=Fairfax Media}}
{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122378679|title=Executive Appointments|date=19 August 1991|page=11|newspaper=The Canberra Times}}
{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122372954|title=New IC head|date=25 July 1991|page=12|newspaper=The Canberra Times}}
{{cite press release|url=http://www.indonesia.embassy.gov.au/jakt/MR10_052.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211224753/http://www.indonesia.embassy.gov.au/jakt/MR10_052.html|archive-date=11 February 2014|date=7 June 2010|title=Australian Leader on Bureaucratic Reform to Visit Jakarta|publisher=Australian Embassy, Indonesia}}
{{cite press release|url=http://www.treasury.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/15044/090820_Better_services_taskforce_chair.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313073438/http://www.treasury.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/15044/090820_Better_services_taskforce_chair.pdf|archive-date=13 March 2011|date=20 August 2009|title=Stephen Sedgwick appointed NSW Government's Chair of Better Services and Value Taskforce|publisher=NSW Treasury|first=Eric|last=Roozendaal}}
{{cite press release|url=http://archive.uninews.unimelb.edu.au/view-51539.html|title=Steve Sedgwick to head key University of Melbourne economic/social research think-tank|publisher=University of Melbourne|date=27 March 2007}}
{{citation|publisher=Australian National University|title=Advisory Council: Stephen Sedgwick|url=https://crawford.anu.edu.au/about_crawford/content/advisory_council.php?name=Sedgwick|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420054812/https://crawford.anu.edu.au/about_crawford/content/advisory_council.php?name=Sedgwick|archive-date=20 April 2013|url-status=live}}
{{cite news|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/public-service/public-service-commissioner-stephen-sedgwick-puts-lazy-bureaucrats-on-notice-20131106-2x0m8.html|archive-date=27 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227183333/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/public-service/public-service-commissioner-stephen-sedgwick-puts-lazy-bureaucrats-on-notice-20131106-2x0m8.html|publisher=Fairfax Media|title=Public Service Commissioner Stephen Sedgwick puts lazy bureaucrats on notice|date=6 November 2013|first=Noel|last=Towell|newspaper=The Canberra Times}}
{{citation|url=http://www.ipaa2013.org.au/conference/speakers/22-speakers/83-stephen-sedgwick|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327211007/http://www.ipaa2013.org.au/conference/speakers/22-speakers/83-stephen-sedgwick|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 March 2014|title=Speakers Presentations|publisher=Institute of Public Administration Australia|df=dmy-all}}
{{citation|url=http://www.apsc.gov.au/about-the-apsc/the-public-service-commissioner|archive-date=11 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211194508/http://www.apsc.gov.au/about-the-apsc/the-public-service-commissioner|publisher=Australian Public Service Commission|title=Mr Stephen Sedgwick AO, FIPAA}}
{{citation|url=https://crawford.anu.edu.au/about_crawford/content/advisory_council.php?name=Sedgwick|publisher=Australian National University|title=Advisory Council: Stephen Sedgwick}}

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{{s-aft|after=Himself|as=Secretary of the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs}}

{{s-aft|after=Peter Shergold|as=Secretary of the Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business}}

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{{s-ttl|title=Secretary of the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs|years=1998–2001}}

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{{s-ttl|title=Secretary of the Department of Education, Science and Training|years=2001–2002}}

{{s-ttl|title=Australian Public Service Commissioner|years= 2009–2014}}

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