Department of the Environment and Heritage Annual Report 2003-04
Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2004
ISSN 1441 9335
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The content of departmental annual reports must meet the requirements of the Australian Parliament's Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, which have the force of law under subsections 63(2) and 70(2) of the Public Service Act 1999. The requirements are published on the website of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet at http://www.pmc.gov.au/docs/govt_index.cfm#Requirements. This annual report complies with the requirements, as shown in the following index.
| Ref(a) | Description | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| A.4 | Letter of transmittal | Mandatory |
| A.5 | Table of contents | Mandatory |
| A.5 | Index | Mandatory |
| A.5 | Glossary | Mandatory |
| A.5 | Contact officer(s) | Mandatory |
| A.5 | Internet home page address and Internet address for report | Mandatory |
| Review by Secretary | ||
| 9.1 | Review by departmental secretary | Mandatory |
| 9.2 | Summary of significant issues and developments | Suggested |
| 9.2 | Overview of department's performance and financial results | Suggested |
| 9.2 | Outlook for following year | Suggested |
| 9.3 | Significant issues and developments - portfolio | Portfolio departments - suggested |
| Departmental Overview | ||
| 10 | Overview description of department | Mandatory |
| 10.1 | Role and functions | Mandatory |
| 10.1 | Organisational structure | Mandatory |
| 10.1 | Outcome and output structure | Mandatory |
| 10.2 | Where outcome and output structures differ from portfolio budget statement format, details of variation and reasons for change | Mandatory |
| 10.3 | Portfolio structure | Portfolio departments - mandatory |
| Report on Performance | ||
| 11.1 | Review of performance during the year in relation to outputs and contribution to outcomes | Mandatory |
| 11.1 | Actual performance in relation to performance targets set out in portfolio budget statements and portfolio additional estimates statements | Mandatory |
| 11.1 | Performance of purchaser/provider arrangements | If applicable, mandatory |
| 11.1 | Where performance targets differ from the portfolio budget statements and portfolio additional estimates statements, details of both former and new targets, and reasons for the change | Mandatory |
| 11.1 | Narrative discussion and analysis of performance | Mandatory |
| 11.1 | Trend information | Suggested |
| 11.1 | Factors, events or trends influencing departmental performance | Suggested |
| 11.1 | Significant changes in nature of principal functions/ services | Suggested |
| 11.1 | Performance against service charter customer service standards, complaints data, and the department's response to complaints | If applicable, mandatory |
| 11.1 | Social justice and equity impacts | Suggested |
| 11.2 | Discussion and analysis of the department's financial performance | Mandatory |
| 11.2 | Discussion of any significant changes from the prior year or from budget. | Suggested |
| 11.3 | Summary resource tables by outcomes | Mandatory |
| 11.4 | Developments since the end of the financial year that have affected or may significantly affect the department's operations or financial results in future | If applicable, mandatory |
| Management and Accountability | ||
| Corporate Governance | ||
| 12.1 | Statement of the main corporate governance practices in place | Mandatory |
| 12.1 | Names of the senior executive and their responsibilities | Suggested |
| 12.1 | Senior management committees and their roles | Suggested |
| 12.1 | Corporate and operational planning and associated performance reporting and review | Suggested |
| 12.1 | Approach adopted to identifying areas of significant financial or operational risk and arrangements in place to manage risks | Suggested |
| 12.1 | Certification of fraud measures in place | Mandatory |
| 12.1 | Policy and practices on the establishment and maintenance of appropriate ethical standards | Suggested |
| 12.1 | How nature and amount of remuneration for senior executive service employees is determined | Suggested |
| External Scrutiny | ||
| 12.2 | Significant developments in external scrutiny | Mandatory |
| 12.2 | Judicial decisions and decisions of administrative tribunals | Mandatory |
| 12.2 | Reports by the Auditor-General, a Parliamentary Committee or the Commonwealth Ombudsman | Mandatory |
| Management of Human Resources | ||
| 12.3 | Assessment of effectiveness in managing and developing human resources to achieve departmental objectives | Mandatory |
| 12.3 | Workforce planning, staff turnover and retention | Suggested |
| 12.3 | Impact and features of certified agreements and Australian Workplace Agreements | Suggested |
| 12.3 | Training and development undertaken and its impact | Suggested |
| 12.3 | Occupational health and safety performance | Suggested |
| 12.3 | Productivity gains | Suggested |
| 12.3 | Statistics on staffing | Mandatory |
| 12.3 | Certified agreements and Australian Workplace Agreements | Mandatory |
| 12.3 | Performance pay | Mandatory |
| Contracts exempt from Purchasing and Disposal Gazette | Mandatory | |
| Assets management | ||
| 12.4 | Assessment of effectiveness of assets management | If applicable, mandatory |
| Purchasing | ||
| 12.5 | Assessment of purchasing against core policies and principles | Mandatory |
| Consultants | ||
| 12.6 | Number of consultancy services contracts let and total expenditure on consultancy services. (Additional information as in Attachment C of the requirements to be available on request or published.) | Mandatory |
| Competitive Tendering and Contracting | ||
| 12.7 | Competitive tendering and contracting contracts let and outcomes | Mandatory |
| 12.7 | Absence of contractual provisions allowing access by the Auditor-General | Mandatory |
| Exempt contracts | ||
| 12.8 | Contracts exempt from the Purchasing and Disposal Gazette | Mandatory |
| Commonwealth Disability Strategy | ||
| 12.9 | Report on performance in implementing the Commonwealth Disability Strategy | Mandatory |
| Financial Statements | ||
| 13 | Financial Statements |
Mandatory |
| Other Information | ||
| 14.1 | Occupational health and safety (section 74 of the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991) | Mandatory |
| 14.1 | Freedom of Information (subsection 8(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982) | Mandatory |
| 14.1 | Advertising and Market Research (Section 311A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918) | Mandatory |
| 14.1 | Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance (Section 516A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) | Mandatory |
| Other | ||
| 14.2 | Discretionary Grants | Mandatory |
| 14.3 | Correction of material errors in previous annual report | If applicable, mandatory |
(a) The reference is to the location of the item in the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit requirements. For example, '9.1' refers to subsection 9(1) of the requirements, and 'A.4' refers to the fourth item in Attachment A of the requirements.
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