The annual report is prepared in accordance with the Requirements for
Annual Reports approved by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and
Audit under subsections 63(2) and 70(2) of the Public Service Act
1999. Requirements are categorised as ‘mandatory’ or
‘suggested’.
Description |
Requirement |
Compliance |
Letter of transmittal |
Mandatory |
p. iii, v |
Table of contents |
Mandatory |
p. vii |
Index |
Mandatory |
p. 420 |
Glossary |
Mandatory |
p. 416 |
Contact officers |
Mandatory |
p. 4 |
Internet home page address
and Internet address for report |
Mandatory |
p. 5 |
| |
Review by departmental Secretary |
Mandatory |
p. xiii |
Summary of significant issues
and developments |
Suggested |
p. xiii, 27 |
Overview of Department's
performance and financial results |
Suggested |
p. xv |
Outlook for following year |
Suggested |
p. xiv |
Significant issues and developments-portfolio |
Suggested |
p. xiii |
| |
Overview description of
Department |
Mandatory |
p. 17 |
Role and functions |
Mandatory |
p. 2, 17 |
Organisational structure |
Mandatory |
p. 23 |
Outcome and output structure |
Mandatory |
p. 20 |
Where outcome and output
structures differ from PBS format, details of variation and reasons
for change |
Mandatory |
N/A |
Portfolio structure |
Mandatory |
p. 2 |
| |
Review of performance during
the year in relation to outputs and contribution to outcomes |
Mandatory |
p. 141 |
Actual performance in relation
to performance targets set out in PBS/ PAES |
Mandatory |
YES |
Performance of purchaser/
provider arrangements |
If applicable, mandatory |
YES |
Where performance targets
differ from the PBS/ PAES, details of both former and new targets
and reasons for the change |
Mandatory |
YES |
Narrative discussion and
analysis of performance |
Mandatory |
YES |
Trend information |
Suggested |
YES |
Factors, events or trends
influencing departmental performance |
Suggested |
YES |
Significant changes in
nature of principal functions/services |
Suggested |
N/A |
Performance against service
charter customer service standards, complaints data, and the Department's
response to complaints |
If applicable, mandatory |
YES,
also p. 106 |
Social justice and equity
impacts |
Suggested |
YES,
also p. 195 |
Discussion and analysis
of the Department's financial performance |
Mandatory |
YES |
Discussion of any significant
changes from the prior year or from budget |
Suggested |
YES |
Summary resource tables
by outcomes |
Mandatory |
YES |
Developments since the
end of the financial year that have affected or may significantly
affect the Department's operations or financial results in future |
If applicable, mandatory |
N/A |
| |
Statement of the main corporate
governance practices in place |
Mandatory |
p. 208 |
Names of the senior executive
and their responsibilities |
Suggested |
p. 23 |
Senior management committees
and their roles |
Suggested |
p. 209 |
Corporate and operational
planning and associated performance reporting and review |
Suggested |
p. 208 |
Approach adopted to identifying
areas of significant financial or operational risk and arrangements
in place to manage risks |
Suggested |
p. 210, 217, 219, 223 |
Policy and practices on
the establishment and maintenance of appropriate ethical standards |
Suggested |
p. 186, 212, 218 |
How nature and amount of
remuneration for senior executive service employees officers is
determined |
Suggested |
p. 216 |
| |
Significant developments in
external scrutiny |
Mandatory |
p. 226, 229 |
Judicial decisions and decisions
of administrative tribunals |
Mandatory |
p. 227 |
Reports by the Auditor-General,
a Parliamentary Committee or the Commonwealth Ombudsman |
Mandatory |
p. 225, 231 |
Management of Human Resources
|
Assessment of effectiveness
in managing and developing human resources to achieve departmental
objectives |
Mandatory |
p. 186, 188, 190 |
Workforce planning,
staff turnover and retention |
Suggested |
p. 193 |
Training and development
undertaken and its impact |
Suggested |
p. 186, 190 |
Impact and features
of certified agreements and AWAs |
Suggested |
p. 189 |
Occupational health
and safety performance |
Suggested |
p. 192 |
Statistics on staffing |
Mandatory |
Appendix B |
Performance pay |
Mandatory |
p. 190, 287 |
Productivity gains |
Suggested |
p. 127 |
| |
Assessment of purchasing against core
policies and principles |
Mandatory |
p. 234 |
| |
Assessment of effectiveness
of assets management |
If applicable, mandatory |
p. 239 |
Consultants and Competitive Tendering and Contracting
|
Number
of consultancy services contracts let and total expenditure on consultancy
services |
Mandatory |
p. 239, Appendix D |
Competitive
tendering and contracting contracts let and outcomes |
Mandatory |
p. 236 |
Absence
of contractual provisions allowing access by the Auditor-General |
Mandatory |
p. 236 |
Contracts
exempt from Purchasing and Disposal Gazette |
Mandatory |
p. 236 |
Providing Access to People with Disabilities
|
Report
on performance in implementing the Commonwealth Disability Strategy |
Mandatory |
Appendix H |
| |
Financial statements |
Mandatory |
Appendix I/J |
| |
Occupational health and safety
(section 74 of the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth
Employment) Act 1991 |
Mandatory |
p. 192 |
Freedom of Information (subsection
8(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982) |
Mandatory |
p. 229, Appendix C |
Advertising and Market Research
(Section 311A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918) |
Mandatory |
Appendix E |
Ecologically sustainable development
and environmental performance (Section 516A of the Environment
Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) |
Mandatory |
p. 240 |
Discretionary grants |
Mandatory |
Appendix G |
Correction of material errors
in previous annual report |
If applicable, Mandatory |
N/A |
