DIMIA Annual Report 2004-05
PART 2 Report on performance
Performance information
INTRODUCTION
Performance reporting in this Annual Report is based on the outcomes and outputs structure as set out in the Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS)/Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements (PAES) 2004-05 and on pages 22-23 of this report.
The department has five outcomes:
- Outcome 1 - Contributing to Australia's society and its economic advancement through the lawful and orderly entry and stay of people
- Outcome 2 - A society which values Australian citizenship, appreciates cultural diversity and enables migrants to participate equitably
- Outcome 3 - Sound and well-coordinated policies, programs and decision-making processes in relation to Indigenous affairs and reconciliation
- Outcome 4 - The economic, social and cultural empowerment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in order that they may freely exercise their rights equitably with other Australians
- Outcome 5 - Effective delivery of policy advocacy support and program services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
These outcomes are the results, impacts or consequences of actions by the department on the Australian community. The outcomes are expressed in relatively broad, societal terms. While the department is the primary driver of the first two outcomes, we work closely with other agencies, especially to progress Outcomes 3 to 5. These inter-relationships with other agencies are recognised in the outcome reports that follow in this Part.
Each outcome report includes the following:
- a statement of the outcome, a list of supporting departmental outputs and a brief description about what is involved in the outcome
- a performance table setting out the effectiveness measures and actual results achieved across the outcome
- highlights of work towards achieving the outcome
- an assessment of performance against each departmental output (goods and services the department provides for or on behalf of the government) and its components
- a summary of each departmental administered item (those items of expenditure controlled by government and managed by the department on behalf of the government), including where appropriate, the objective, description and analysis of performance.
The structure of this report is similar to last year. It seeks to improve readability by ensuring a clear relationship between planned achievements detailed in the PBS/PAES and the actual results achieved. We have tried to strike a balance between the need to describe our activities and to assess their impact on the achievement of outputs and outcomes. In some parts of our work, this is more difficult than others, but it is an ongoing focus for improvement.