Briefing documents and correspondence outlining policy options to respond to the Briggs review and any public sector job appointment reforms prepared for Katy Gallagher or her office, or including…

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The release contains three documents and one brief concerning the Briggs review of public sector board appointments. Document 5 is a letter dated 5 November 2025 from Senator Katy Gallagher to the President of the Senate, responding to Order for the Production of Documents no. 10. It declines to release the Briggs report while it is before Cabinet, offering an in-camera briefing instead and a commitment to release it before the end of 2025. Document 6 is a PROTECTED CABINET brief from APSC Deputy Commissioner Dr Rachel Bacon to the Minister for the Public Service, seeking approval of the Australian Government Appointments Framework, which would supersede the Merit and Transparency Policy and cover over 2,000 agency heads and board members. It also proposes publishing the Framework alongside the third APS Reform Annual Progress Report, noting 53 of 59 reform initiatives (90%) are complete or in delivery. Document 9 is a draft letter from Gallagher to the Prime Minister seeking agreement to release the Briggs report and Framework. Several passages are redacted.