Senator the Hon John Hogg
President of the Senate
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600
Ms Anna Burke MP
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600
Dear President and Speaker
Department of Parliamentary Services Annual Report 2012-13
I have pleasure in submitting the annual report of the Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) for the year ending 30 June 2013. This satisfies the requirement of 65(1 )(c) of the Parliamentary SeNice Act 1999 to give the Presiding Officers a report on the activities of the Department during the year, for presentation to each House of the Parliament.
The report includes the Annual Report of the Parliamentary Librarian, as required under subsection 65(3) of the Parliamentary Service Act 1999.
In submitting this report, I thank my staff, who have continued to work through a period of change to reshape DPS into a more professional, outward looking and service focused department. I also thank you for championing this transformational change agenda.
Yours sincerely
Carol Mills
Secretary
Parliament House
PO Box 6000
Canberra ACT 2600
Telephone: (61) 02 6277 7111
ABN 52 997 141 147
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23 October 2013
Senator the Hon John Hogg
President of the Senate
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600
Ms Anna Burke MP
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600
Dear President and Speaker
Annua1 Report 2012-12
In accordance with subsection 65(3) of the Parliamentary Service Act 1999, I am pleased to submit the annual report of the Parliamentary Library for the year ending 30 June 2013.
That provision requires the report to be presented to the Presiding Officers after the end of each financial year, and to be included in the report on the activities of the Department of Parliamentary Services made under subsection 65(1 )(c) of the Parliamentary Service Act 1999.
Section 38H of the Parliamentary Service Act 1999 requires that the Parliamentary Librarian give a report on the performance of the functions of the Parliamentary Librarian to the Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library at least once every financial year.
Yours sincerely
Dr Dianne Heriot
Parliamentary Librarian
Parliament House
PO Box 6000
Canberra ACT 2600
Telephone : (61 ) 02 6277 7111
ABN 52 997141 147
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