The Andrews government has sacked 49 Department of Justice executives, while three deputy secretaries have left the Treasury.
Falkingham has defended her actions. “Recruitment of this scale is not unusual and sends a strong signal about a change to priorities,” according to a department statement toA public servant at the department, not authorised to speak publicly, described the current situation as a mess and said considerable public funds would again be used on redundancy packages.
“Like all departments, the Department of Justice and Community Safety has started work to achieve the savings announced in this year’s budget, while ensuring we continue to deliver on the government’s core priorities. The redundancies come as Victoria’s Treasury has been left without any deputy secretaries after the exit of three of the state’s most senior bureaucrats.
Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass is investigating whether the state’s public service has been undermined by the hiring of dozens of Labor operatives.A spokesman for the Department of Treasury and Finance confirmed the departures on Monday and said a recruitment process to replace the trio would start shortly.
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