Department of the Environment and Water Resources annual report 2006–07
Volume one
Department of the Environment and Water Resources, 2007
ISSN 1441-9335
Letter of transmittal
TheHon Malcolm Turnbull MP
Minister for the Environment and Water Resources
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600
Dear Minister
I present the annual reports of the Department of the Environment and Water Resources for the financial year ended 30 June 2007. This set of reports is in two volumes.
The first volume contains the annual report of the department. The report was prepared in accordance with the requirements set out in section 63 of the Public Service Act 1999. Subsection 63(1) of the Public Service Act 1999 requires you to lay a copy of this annual report before each House of the Parliament on or before 31 October 2007.
The second volume contains the legislation annual reports. It details the operation of the seven Acts the department administers that we do not report on separately to Parliament. This volume must be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days after the day on which you receive it.
In accordance with the Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines, I am satisfied that the department has prepared fraud risk assessments and fraud control plans, and has in place appropriate fraud prevention, detection, investigation, reporting and data collection procedures and processes that meet the specific needs of the department and comply with those guidelines.
Yours sincerely
[signed]
David Borthwick
Secretary
5 October 2007
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