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The newly elected New South Wales government has swung the axe on the public service, replacing a series of senior officials within weeks of taking power.
Premier Chris Minns on Friday announced a string of changes, including the reinstatement of a Cabinet Office to provide advice to his government.
As part of the overhaul, the most senior officials in Treasury, education and transport have been shown the door.
"We have a strong team of ministers and I want them supported by excellent public service advice and high-quality cabinet decision-making processes," Mr Minns said.
The existing Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) will be dissolved from July 1 and replaced by The Cabinet Office and a new separate Premier's Department.
Both new agencies will report directly to the premier.
Those being offered redundancies from the public service are Secretary of Treasury Paul Grimes, Secretary of Education Georgina Harrisson and the Secretary of Transport for NSW, Rob Sharp.
"I want to sincerely thank these leaders for their service and dedication to the people of NSW," Mr Minns said.
The premier noted the new model underpinned the Greiner and Carr governments.
Secretary of the current DPC, Michael Coutts-Trotter, will take a new role as Acting Secretary of Treasury to oversee the delivery of the Minns government's first budget in the coming months.
From the end of this week, Sydney Trains chief executive Howard Collins will become Acting Secretary of Transport and Mr Murat Dizdar will be Acting Secretary of Education.
Senior public servant Peter Duncan has been appointed as Acting Secretary of DPC to lead the transition.
Further changes to the structure of the public service are being considered for implementation from July 1 including the end of the cluster model.
"My expectation is that all government departments will have a laser focus on serving the community," Mr Minns said.
