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 Ms Jane Halton is Secretary of the Department of Health and Ageing, Australia.
Prior to her appointment in January 2002 as Secretary at the Department, Jane Halton was Executive Co-ordinator, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and was responsible for advising in all aspects of Commonwealth Government Social Policy. This included Health, Social Security, Employment, Education, Immigration and Indigenous Policy. In addition, she was responsible for the Office of the Status of Women and for advising the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women.
Other key tasks included Chairing the welfare reform and illegal arrivals taskforces, development of COAG initiatives on illegal drugs, gambling, human cloning and reconciliation and work with the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation.
Prior to joining PM&C in July 1998, Jane Halton was national program manager (First Assistant Secretary) of the Federal Government's Aged and Community Care Program in the Department of Health and Aged Care with responsibilities for long term care. She was responsible for the development and implementation of the Federal Government's Aged Care Structural Reform Package.
She has held the position of Principal Advisor, Corporate Development Group in the Department of Human Services and Health and Assistant Secretary, Community Care. Jane has also had experience in the Department of Finance, Social Security, Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Research School of Social Sciences at the ANU.
As Secretary for the Department of Health and Ageing, Ms Halton is ultimately responsible for the efficient administration of the Department and for the corporate and strategic directions for the Department and portfolio. She also provides the most senior policy council on major and sensitive policy issues to the Ministerial team.
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