Annual Report

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Compliance index

the compliance index guides you to the reporting requirements of the annual report

Description	Page
Mandatory
Letter of transmittal
Table of contents
Index
Glossary
Contact officer(s)
Internet homepage address and Internet address for report
Review by departmental secretary
Overview description of department
Role and functions
Organisational structure
Outcome and output structure
Where outcome and output structures differ from PBS, details of variation and reasons for change	N/A
Portfolio structure
Review of performance during the year in relation to outputs and contribution to outcomes
Actual performance in relation to performance targets set out in PBS/PAES
Performance of purchaser/provider arrangements	N/A
Where performance targets diff er from the PBS/PAES, details of both former and new targets and reasons for the change	N/A
Narrative discussion and analysis of performance
Performance against service charter customer service standards, complaints data and the department’s response to complaints	N/A
Discussion and analysis of the department’s financial performance
Summary resource tables by outcomes (Appendix A)
Developments since the end of the financial year that have affected or may significantly affect the department’s operations or financial results in the future	N/A
Statement of the main corporate governance practices in place
Agency heads are required to certify that their agency comply with the Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines
Significant developments in external scrutiny
Judicial decisions and decisions of administrative tribunals
Reports by the Auditor-General, a Parliamentary Committee or the Commonwealth Ombudsman
Assessment of effectiveness in managing and developing human resources to achieve departmental objectives
Statistics on staffing (Appendix H)
Certified (collective) agreements and AWAs
Performance pay
Assessment of effectiveness of assets management
Assessment of purchasing against core policies and principles
The annual report must include a summary statement detailing the number of new consultancy services contracts let during the year; the total actual expenditure on all new consultancy contracts let during the year (inclusive of GST); the number of ongoing consultancy contracts that were active in the reporting year; and the total actual expenditure in the reporting year on the ongoing consultancy contracts (inclusive of GST). The annual report must include a statement noting that information on contracts and consultancies is available through the AusTender website. (Additional information as in Attachment D to be available on the Internet or published as an appendix to the report. Information must be presented in accordance with the proforma as set out in Attachment D).
Absence of provisions in CTC contracts allowing access by the Auditor-General
Contracts exempt from the AusTender
Report on performance in implementing the Commonwealth Disability Strategy (CDS) (Appendix C)
Financial Statements (Appendix B)
Occupational health and safety (Section 74 of the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991) (Appendix D)
Freedom of Information (subsection 8 (1) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982) (Appendix E)
Advertising and Marketing Research (Section 311A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918) (Appendix F)
Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance (Section 516A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) (Appendix G)
Discretionary Grants
Correction of material errors in previous annual report	N/A
Suggested
Summary of significant issues and developments
Overview of department’s performance and financial results
Outlook for following year
Significant issues and developments—portfolio
Trend information
Factors, events or trends influencing departmental performance
Significant changes in nature of principle functions/services	N/A
Social justice and equity impacts	N/A
Discussion of any significant changes from the prior year or from budget	N/A
Names of the senior executive and their responsibilities (including Figure 1)
Senior management committees and their roles
Corporate and operational planning and associated performance reporting and review
Approach adopted to identifying areas of significant financial or operational risk and arrangements in place to manage risk
Policy and practices on the establishment and maintenance of appropriate ethical standards
How nature and amount of remuneration for SES officers is determined	N/A
Workforce planning, staff turnover and retention
Impact and features of certified (collective) agreements and AWAs
Training and development undertaken and its impact
Occupational health and safety performance (Appendix D)
Productivity gains