Rob Stefanic, the Secretary of the Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) has resigned from his position after facing questions regarding his role in the retirement of his former deputy secretary, Cate Saunders.
Secretary of department took leave in October after being questioned about whether he played a role in the retirement of Cate Saunders , which he denies. Guardian Australia understands staff at the Department of Parliamentary Services were informed on Wednesday morning the long-serving secretary would not be returning to the role he’s held since December 2015. “We are writing to you to let you know that Mr.
Rob Stefanic’s appointment as secretary of DPS has concluded,” the presiding officers, Milton Dick and Sue Lines, wrote to staff in a joint email. “We would like to thank Rob for his 9 years of service to the parliament of Australia as the Secretary of DPS and acknowledge the work that he has done in that role to continue to improve the services offered by the DPS.” Stefanic was re-appointed as the secretary in December 2020 for another five-year term due to end in December 2025. The deputy secretary, Jaala Hinchcliffe, will act as secretary until a new candidate is found. A DPS spokesperson confirmed Stefanic’s appointment had concluded but added the DPS “does not comment on individual staffing matters”.after he was questioned about whether he played any role in the retirement of his deputy secretary, who he denied having a romantic relationship with. Stefanic told a Senate estimates hearing he was not involved in signing off on Saunders’ exit package. Cate Saunders, who was Stefanic’s deputy secretary from 2020 until she was seconded to Services Australia in April 2023, accepted a $315,126 incentive payment for her retirement from the public service on 1 October 2023.In a Senate estimates hearing in May, it was revealed she could not return to the DPS. Stefanic told Senate estimates he had formally declared a conflict of interest with Saunders, explaining he had only done so due to “gossip” and “rumour” about their “close, personal” relationshi
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