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Annual Report 2006-07
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Please note that the PDF version is identical to the printed version of the report that was tabled in Parliament on 31 October 2007. The HTML version incorporates corrections identified since tabling.
Acknowledgements and copyright
Letter of transmittal
Guide to this reportChapter 1
Secretary reports
Business Division significant activities 2006-07
Management and Accountability significant activities 2006-07
Case Study A1: APEC 2007 Transport Ministers Working Group
Case Study A2: Green leasing
Case Study A3: DOTARS LEADS—implementing a leadership development strategyChapter 2
Our Ministers and Parliamentary Secretary
About the portfolio
About the Department
Meet our Executive Team
Our Governance ArrangementsChapter 3
Transport Outputs and Programmes
Transport overview
Output 1.1.1: Investigation
Output 1.1.2: Safety
Output 1.2.1: Transport Security
Output 1.3.1: AusLink
Output 1.4.1: Maritime and land transport
Output 1.4.2: Aviation and airports
Contributions to international organisations
Case Study C1: Final report on Lockhart River aviation accident
Case Study C2: Transport injury rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Case Study C3: Maritime Security Identification Card scheme
Case Study C4: Liquids, aerosols and gels (LAGs) measures
Case Study C5: Bridge leads to a brighter future for rail freight
Case Study C6: Corridor strategies look to the future
Case Study C7: Performance-based standards allow for heavy vehicle innovation
Case Study C8: New airport pricing regimeChapter 4
Regional Outputs and Programmes
Regional services overview
Output 2.1.1: Regional services
Output 2.2.1: Services to territories
Output 2.2.2: Local government
Output 2.2.3: Natural disaster relief
Case Study D1: OzBerries project
Case Study D2: Twentieth anniversary edition of the Australian Government Regional Information Directory
Case Study D3: Sunshine Coast Helicopter Rescue Service new hangar
Case Study D4: Bird Week on Christmas Island
Case Study D5: Trail blazing beats bushfire in BunburyChapter 5
We are results oriented
We are honest, professional and accountable
We are client and stakeholder focused
We are committed to improving our skills
We are diverse, trusting and respecting of each other
Case Study E1: Indigenous Professional Development Network tours Adelaide industriesAppendices
APPENDIX A: Report under the Accessible Government Services For All Strategy
APPENDIX B: Activities of Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics
Case Study G1: Regional research
APPENDIX C: Departmental procurement practices and outcomes
APPENDIX D: Report under the Commonwealth Disability Strategy
APPENDIX E: Report on ecologically sustainable development
APPENDIX F: Report under the FOI Act
APPENDIX G: List of discretionary grants programmes
APPENDIX H: Additional human resource statistics
APPENDIX I: Airport performance data
APPENDIX J: Transport and regional services portfolio bodies
APPENDIX K: Performance indicators modified since the PBS
Index and Key Terms
Index of compliance with JCPAA requirements
List of case studies, figures and tables
Glossary of terms
Acronyms and abbreviations
Corrections to the 2005-06 Annual ReportPDF Downloads
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