References

List of requirements

Requirement Location
General details  
Letter of transmittal iii
Table of contents v–vii
Index 166
Glossary 162
Contact officer(s) ii, 138
Internet home page address and Internet address for report ii
Section 1: Director’s review  
Review by the Director 2–3
Summary of significant issues and developments 2–3
Overview of agency’s performance and financial results 2–3
Outlook for following year 3
Section 2: Overview  
Overview description of the agency 6–10
Role and functions 6
Organisational structure 10
Outcome and program structure 7
Where outcome and program structures differ from Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS), Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements (PAES) or other portfolio statements accompanying any other additional appropriation bills (other portfolio statements), details of variation and reasons for change N/A
Portfolio structure N/A
Section 3: Report on performance  
Review of performance during the year in relation to programs and contribution to outcomes 12–48
Actual performance in relation to deliverables and key performance indicators set out in PBS/PAES or other portfolio statements 12–13, 20–21
Where performance targets differ from the PBS/PAES, details of both former and new targets, and reasons for the change N/A
Narrative discussion and analysis of performance 12–48
Trend information 21–23, 31, 39, 44, 65–66
Performance of purchaser–provider arrangements N/A
Significant changes in nature of principal functions/services N/A
Factors, events or trends influencing performance 21–23, 31
Contribution of risk management in achieving objectives 14, 55, 56
Social inclusion outcomes 59–60
Progress in relation to social inclusion strategic change indicators  
Performance against service charter customer service standards, complaints data, and the agency’s response to complaints 57, 143
Discussion and analysis of the agency’s financial performance 64–66
Discussion of any significant changes from the prior year or from budget N/A
Agency resource statement and summary resource tables by outcomes 154–156
Developments since the end of the financial year that have affected or may significantly affect the agency’s operations or financial results in future N/A
Section 4: Management and accountability  
Corporate governance 7–9, 50–57
Agency head has certified that the agency has complied with the Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines iii, 57
Statement of the main corporate governance practices in place 50–57
Names of the senior executive and their responsibilities 8–9
Senior management committees and their roles 50–53
Corporate and operational planning and associated performance reporting and review 53–57
Approach adopted to identifying areas of significant financial or
operational risk
56–57
Policy and practices on the establishment and maintenance of appropriate ethical standards 57
How nature and amount of remuneration for Senior Executive Service (SES) officers is determined 58
External scrutiny  
Significant developments in external scrutiny N/A
Judicial decisions and decisions of administrative tribunals 56
Reports by the Auditor-General, a parliamentary committee or the Commonwealth Ombudsman 56
Management of human resources  
Assessment of effectiveness in managing and developing human resources to achieve agency objectives 58–59
Workforce planning, staff turnover and retention 58
Impact and features of enterprise or collective agreements, individual flexibility agreements, determinations, common law contracts and Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs) 58
Training and development undertaken and its impact 58–59
Occupational health and safety performance 151
Productivity gains none reported
Statistics on staffing 58, 146–148
Enterprise or collective agreements, individual flexibility agreements, determinations, common law contracts and AWAs 58
Performance pay 58
Assessment of effectiveness of assets management 61
Assessment of purchasing against core policies and principles 61–62
Consultants  
Summary statement 61–62
Information on contracts and consultancies is available through AusTender 62
Additional information in required proforma 157–158
Absence of provisions in contracts allowing access by the Auditor-General 62
Contracts exempt from the AusTender 62
Section 5: Financial statements 67–134
Section 6: Other mandatory information  
Occupational health and safety (section 74 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991) 151
Freedom of information (former section 8 and Part II of the Freedom of Information Act 1982) 149–150
Advertising and market research (section 311A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918) and statement on advertising campaigns 159
Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance (section 516A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) 152–153
Grant programs 157
Disability reporting—explicit and transparent reference to agencylevel information available through other reporting mechanisms 60
Correction of material errors in previous annual report N/A
List of requirements 163–165

 

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