4. Management and accountability
Structure and organisation
The Director, Dr Tony Webber, is a statutory officer appointed by the Minister for Health and Ageing (with agreement from the Australian Medical Association) to manage the PSR process. The Director reports to the Minister and his actions are governed by the Health Insurance Act 1973.
An Executive Officer, Ms Alison Leonard, reports to the Director and has a leadership role in achieving organisational objectives through overseeing management of operational and corporate matters, governance and policy advice.
During the year PSR finished implementing its revised organisational structure that was started in 2007–08 (see Figure 1). The new structure includes an Operations Unit managing the review and committee processes; a Corporate Unit providing corporate services and support for business operations; and a Quality and Development Unit providing technical development and quality assurance, coordinating legal services and supporting the Determining Authority. An Information and Communications Technology Unit was also created, with the primary role of managing redevelopment of PSR’s case management system.
Figure 1: Organisation chart, 2008–09
