01339pab a2200181 454500 180718b1997 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Scales, Bill Performance monitoring public services in Australia 1997 p.100-09 Mar The Industry Commission, the former Bureau of Industry Economics and the Economic Planning Advisory Commission have amalgamated on an administrative basis to prepare for the formation of the productivity Commission. Legislation establishing the new commission is before parliament. The Industry Commission has been involved in a number of projects that monitor the performance of a range of government services across Australia. The first monitors the performance of a large number of Australia's major government trading enterprises and the second has begun the process of monitoring the performance of a range of government service providers. This article outlines why measuring and monitoring performance can be used to improve public sector performance and provides two examples of how this tool can successfully be used in practice. - Reproduced Government business enterprises - Australia Public sector Civil service Australian Journal of Public Administration 34610 34610 34610 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 56, Issue no: 1 AR34843 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR