Our purpose, vision and goals
About the PSR Agency
The PSR Agency is a small Australian Government agency in the Health portfolio, but independent of the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. It is a non-corporate Commonwealth entity that exists to provide administration and support to the PSR Director and Associate Directors, peer review Committees and the Determining Authority under the Health Insurance Act 1973.
PSR is guided by the:
- Health Insurance Act 1973
- Public Service Act 1999
- Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
Our values
PSR recognises its responsibilities as a part of the broader Australian Public Service (APS). As a statutory agency, PSR is committed to the APS Values (impartial, committed to service, accountable, respectful, ethical, stewardship) and the Code of Conduct outlined in the Public Service Act 1999. To help guide our performance we have defined our own values and behaviours which are underpinned by the APS Values. Our values and behaviours of fair, transparent and professional address the unique aspects of our business and environment and guide us in how we conduct ourselves in performing our role.
Our purpose, vision and goals
Our purpose is to safeguard the Australian public and the Commonwealth from the risk and cost of inappropriate practice within the Medicare, Dental and Pharmaceutical Benefits programs.
Our vision is to:
- play a key role in protecting the integrity of Australia’s universal health system
- be held in high esteem by the professions and the people running the scheme
- be a model public service agency.
To achieve our vision, we have 3 goals:
- Continue to efficiently and fairly investigate all referred cases, ensuring that the health of persons under review is a high and consistent priority
- Continue to mature as an agency, understanding the changing nature of our work and embracing different and evolving work practices
- Enhance workforce capacity and capability, recognising that for PSR our ‘workforce’ includes the consultants and Panel and Determining Authority members engaged and appointed under our enabling legislation