Compliance index

This report is prepared in accordance with the Requirements for Annual Reports approved by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit under subsections 63(2) and 70(2) of the Public Service Act 1999. This index refers to mandatory and suggested reporting items.

Table 113: Compliance index
Description Requirement
Letter of transmittal Mandatory
Table of contents Mandatory
Glossary Mandatory
Index Mandatory
Contact officer Mandatory
Internet home page address and internet address for report Mandatory
Review by secretary
Review by departmental secretary Mandatory

Summary of significant issues and developments

 Suggested
Overview of department’s performance and financial results Suggested
Outlook for 2009–10 Suggested
Significant issues and developments—portfolio Suggested
Overview
Overview description of department Mandatory
Role and functions Mandatory
Organisational structure Mandatory
Outcome and output structure Mandatory
Where outcomes and output structures differ from PBS format, details of variation and reasons for change (no variations occurred) Mandatory
Portfolio structure Mandatory
Report on performance

Review of performance in relation to outputs and contribution to outcomes

 Mandatory
Actual performance in relation to performance targets set out in PBS/PAES Mandatory
Performance of purchaser/provider arrangements If applicable, mandatory

Where performance targets differ from PBS/PAES, details of former and new targets, and reasons for variation

 Mandatory

Narrative discussion and analysis of performance

 Mandatory

Trend information

 Suggested

Factors, events or trends influencing performance

 Suggested

Significant changes in nature of principal functions or services

 Suggested
Performance against service charter, customer service standards, complaints data and the response to complaints Mandatory
Social justice and equity impacts Suggested
Discussion and analysis of financial performance Mandatory

Discussion of any significant changes from the prior year or from budget

 Suggested
Agency resource statement and summary resource tables by outcomes Mandatory
Developments since the end of the financial year that have affected or may significantly affect operations or financial results in future (no significant developments occurred) If applicable, mandatory
Management and accountability
Statement of the main corporate governance practices in place Mandatory

Names of the senior executive and their responsibilities

 Suggested

Senior management committees and their roles

 Suggested

Corporate and operational planning and associated performance reporting and review

 Suggested
Approach adopted to identifying areas of significant financial or operational risk and arrangements in place to manage risks Suggested
Agency heads are required to certify that their agency comply with the Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines Mandatory
Policy and practices on the establishment and maintenance of appropriate ethical standards Suggested
How nature and amount of remuneration for SES officers is determined Suggested
External scrutiny
Significant developments in external scrutiny Mandatory
Judicial decisions and decisions of administrative tribunals Mandatory
Reports by the Auditor-General, a parliamentary committee or the Commonwealth Ombudsman Mandatory
Management of human resources
Assessment of effectiveness in managing and developing human resources to achieve departmental objectives Mandatory
Management of human resources
Workforce planning, staff turnover and retention Suggested

Impact and features of certified agreements and AWAs

 Suggested
Training and development undertaken and its impact Suggested
Occupational health and safety performance Suggested

Productivity gains

 Suggested
Statistics on staffing Mandatory

Certified agreements and AWAs

 Mandatory
Performance pay Mandatory
Assets management
Assessment of effectiveness of assets management Mandatory
Purchasing
Assessment of purchasing against core policies and principles Mandatory
Consultants
Number of consultancy services contracts let and total expenditure on consultancy services Mandatory
Competitive tendering and contracting, contracts let and outcomes Mandatory
Contracts exempt from the AusTender process Mandatory
Competitive tendering and contracting
Absence of provisions in CTC contracts allowing access by the Auditor-General Mandatory
Commonwealth Disability Strategy
Report on performance in implementing the Commonwealth Disability Strategy Mandatory
Financial statements
Financial statements Mandatory
Other information
Occupational health and safety—section 74 of the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991 Mandatory

Freedom of information—subsection 8(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982

 Mandatory
Advertising and market research—section 311A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 Mandatory
Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance—section 516A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Mandatory
Grants Mandatory
Correction of material errors in previous annual report Mandatory