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Australian public servant

BornLynelle Jann Briggs
(1957-06-23) 23 June 1957 (age 68)

OccupationPublic servant

Lynelle Briggs AO

Australian Public Service Commissioner
In office November 2004 – 2009

Personal details
Born	Lynelle Jann Briggs (1957-06-23) 23 June 1957 (age 68) Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
Alma mater	University of Sydney^[1]
Occupation	Public servant

Lynelle Jann Briggs, AO (born 23 June 1957)^[2] is a former Australian Public Service Commissioner. She was chief executive of Medicare from 2009 until 2011, when Medicare was integrated into the Department of Human Services.

In the 1980s, Briggs spent two years working for the New Zealand Treasury.^[3]

Between 2001 and 2004, Briggs was a Deputy Secretary in the Department of Transport and Regional Services.^[4] In November 2004, she was appointed the Australian Public Service Commissioner.^[4]^[5] Then, from August 2009 to June 2011, Briggs was the Chief Executive to Medicare Australia.^[4] During her time as head of Medicare, Briggs worked alongside Finn Pratt and Carolyn Hogg to integrate Medicare Australia, the Department of Human Services, Centrelink and CRS Australia into one department for better service design and delivery outcomes for Australians.^[6]

In 2012, she was appointed to lead an inquiry into building site safety in Canberra,^[7] her report of the inquiry recommended many changes to ACT construction training, enforcement and culture.^[8]

Briggs is currently a board member of the Australian Rail Track Corporation.^[3]

In October 2018, Briggs was appointed a Royal Commissioner on the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.^[9]

Awards

Briggs was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in January 2013 for distinguished service to public administration, particularly through leadership in the development of public service performance and professionalism.^[10]

References

↑ News: Australia Day Honours 2013, University of Sydney, 30 January 2013, archived from the original on 7 April 2014
↑ Who's Who in Australia. ConnectWeb. 2020.
1 2 Our People, The Centre for Strategy and Governance, archived from the original on 24 January 2014
1 2 3 Advisory Council: Lynelle Briggs, Crawford School of Public Policy, archived from the original on 20 April 2013
↑ Howard, John (22 October 2004). "Appointments of Secretaries" (Press release). Archived from the original on 19 December 2013.
↑ Briggs, Lynelle (7 July 2011), Boss in the yellow suit, or Leading Service Delivery Reform, archived from the original on 11 February 2014
↑ Towell, Noel (28 August 2012). "Briggs to lead probe of building site safety". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012.
↑ Macdonald, Emma (26 February 2013). "Govt blitz on worksite safety". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 28 February 2013.
↑ "Appointment of Royal Commissioners and Terms of Reference | Prime Minister of Australia".
↑ "Search Australian Honours: BRIGGS, Lynelle Jann", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 24 April 2014

Government offices

Preceded by

Andrew Podger

Australian Public Service Commissioner
2004–2009

Succeeded by

Steve Sedgwick

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