Agencification-the creation of autonomous
agencies within the public service-has occurred in many
jurisdictions. It has usually had a rationale of improving
the way in which government works. Generally, agencies are
expected to provide more flexible, performance-oriented,
responsive public services. This work examines an example of
agencification in the Australian Public Service (APS) and
compares it with similar occurrences elsewhere.
Specifically, it looks at the splitting of the former
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