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Compliance index

Under subsections 63(2) and 70(2) of the Public Service Act 1999, departmental annual reports must be prepared in accordance with the set of requirements approved on behalf of the parliament by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit. The requirements stipulate a set of mandatory information that must be included in annual reports to ensure accountability requirements are met and to provide consistency for readers. There are also a number of other suggested items that may be included to make the annual report as informative as possible. The following table shows where mandatory and suggested information specified by the requirements may be found in this report.

Part of report and description	Actual location and page
Letter of transmittal	Intro, p. iii
Table of contents	Intro, pp. v-viii
Index	pp. 268-280
Glossary	p. 267
Contact officer(s)	Intro, p. x
Internet home page address and Internet address for report	Intro, p. x
Review by secretary
Review by departmental secretary	Part 1 pp. 1-6
Summary of significant issues and developments	Part 1 pp. 1-6
Overview of department's performance and financial results	Part 1 pp. 1-6
Outlook for following year	Part 1 pp. 1-6
Significant issues and developments - portfolio	Part 1 pp. 1-6
Departmental overview
Overview description of department	Part 2, pp. 8-9
Role and functions	Part 2, pp. 8-9
Organisational structure	Part 2, pp. 13-14
Outcome and output structure	Part 2, p. 13
Where outcome and output structures differ from PBS format, details of variation and reasons for change	No change
Portfolio structure	Part 2, p. 9
Report on performance
Review of performance during the year in relation to outputs and contribution to outcomes	Part 3 pp. 21-118
Actual performance in relation to performance targets set out in PBS/PAES	Part 3 pp. 21-118
Performance of purchaser/ provider arrangements	Part 4, pp. 124-5
Where performance targets differ from the PBS/PAES, details of both former and new targets, and reasons for the change	No changes
Narrative discussion and analysis of performance	Part 3 pp. 21-118
Trend information	Part 3 pp. 21-118
Factors, events or trends influencing departmental performance	Part 3 pp. 21-118
Significant changes in nature of principal functions/ services	No changes
Performance against service charter customer service standards, complaints data, and the department's response to complaints	Part 4 pp. 130-1
Social justice and equity impacts	Part 3: Performance report
Discussion and analysis of the department's financial performance	Part 5 pp. 147-226
Discussion of any significant changes from the prior year or from budget	Part 5 pp. 148-9
Summary resource tables by outcomes	Part 5 pp.155-9
Developments since the end of the financial year that have affected or may significantly affect the department's operations or financial results in future	Part 5 pp. 148-9
*Corporate governance*
*Statement of the main corporate governance practices in place*	Part 2, p. 17. Part 4, pp. 120-1
Names of the senior executive and their responsibilities	Part 2, pp. 14, 16
Senior management committees and their roles	Part 2, pp. 18-19
Corporate and operational planning and associated performance reporting and review	Part 4, pp. 119-45
Approach adopted to identifying areas of significant financial or operational risk and arrangements in place to manage risks	Part 4, p. 123
Certification of fraud measures in place	Part 4, p. 123
Policy and practices on the establishment and maintenance of appropriate ethical standards	Part 2 p. 12 Part 4, pp. 133-6
How nature and amount of remuneration for senior executive service employees officers is determined	Part 4, pp. 137-9
*External scrutiny*
*Significant developments in external scrutiny*	*Part 4, pp. 125-31*
Judicial decisions and decisions of administrative tribunals	Part 4, pp. 125, 129
Reports by the Auditor-General, a Parliamentary Committee or the Commonwealth Ombudsman	Part 4, pp. 126-31
*Management of human resources*
*Assessment of effectiveness in managing and developing human resources to achieve departmental objectives*	*Part 4, pp. 133-43*
Workforce planning, staff turnover and retention	Part 4, pp 136, 142-3
Impact and features of certified agreements and AWAs	Part 4, pp. 138-9
Training and development undertaken and its impact	Part 4, pp. 139-40
Occupational health and safety performance	Part 4, p. 141
Productivity gains	Not available
Statistics on staffing	Part 4, pp. 144-5
Certified agreements and AWAs	Part 4, pp. 138-9
Performance pay	Part 4, p. 137
*Purchasing*
Assessment of purchasing against core policies and principles	Part 4, pp. 124-5
*Assets management*
Assessment of effectiveness of assets management	Part 5, p. 153
*Consultants and competitive tendering and contracting*
Number of consultancy services contracts let and total expenditure on consultancy services. (Additional information as in Attachment C to be available on request or published.)	Part 4, p. 125 Appendix 1
Competitive tendering and contracting contracts let and outcomes	Part 4, pp. 124-5
Absence of contractual provisions allowing access by the Auditor-General	Part 4, pp. 124
Contracts exempt from Purchasing and Disposal Gazette	No exemptions
*Providing access to people with disabilities*
Report on performance in implementing the Commonwealth Disability Strategy	Appendix 5
Financial statements	Part 5, pp. 161-226
Other information
Occupational health and safety (section 74 of the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991)	Part 4, p. 141
Freedom of Information (subsection 8(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982)	Part 4, pp. 131-2 Appendix 4
Advertising and Market Research (Section 311A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918)	Appendix 2
Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance (Section 516A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999)	Appendix 6
Discretionary grants	Appendix 3
Correction of material errors in previous annual report	Appendix 7

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Compliance index

Part of report and description

Actual location and page

Review by secretary

Departmental overview

Report on performance

Corporate governance

External scrutiny

Management of human resources

Purchasing

Assets management

Consultants and competitive tendering and contracting

Providing access to people with disabilities

Financial statements

Other information