General |
17AI & 17AD(g) |
Letter of transmittal |
Mandatory |
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17AJ(a) |
Table of contents |
Mandatory |
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17AJ(b) |
Alphabetical index |
Mandatory |
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17AJ(c) |
Glossary and abbreviations list |
Mandatory |
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17AJ(d) |
List of requirements |
Mandatory |
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17AJ(e) |
Contact officer |
Mandatory |
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17AJ(f) & (g) |
Web address and electronic address of report |
Mandatory |
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Clerk’s review |
17AD(a) |
A review by the accountable authority |
Mandatory |
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Departmental overview |
17AE(1)(a)(i) |
Role and functions |
Mandatory |
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17AE(1)(a)(ii) |
Organisational structure |
Mandatory |
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17AE(1)(aa) |
Information on the accountable authority |
Mandatory |
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17AE(1)(a)(iii) |
Outcome and program structure |
Mandatory |
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17AE(1)(a)(iv) |
Purposes as included in corporate plan |
Mandatory |
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17AE(1)(b) |
Portfolio structure |
Portfolio departments - mandatory |
N/A |
17AE(2) |
Variations to outcomes and programs |
If applicable, mandatory |
N/A |
Report on performance |
Annual performance statements |
17AD(c)(i); 16F |
Annual performance statements |
Mandatory |
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Report on financial performance |
17AF(1)(a) |
Discussion and analysis of the department’s financial performance |
Mandatory |
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17AF(1)(b) |
Table summarising the total resources and total payments of the department |
Mandatory |
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17AF(2) |
Significant changes in the financial results |
If applicable, mandatory |
N/A |
Management and accountability |
Corporate governance |
17AG(2)(a) |
Information on compliance with section 10 (fraud systems) |
Mandatory |
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17AG(2)(b) |
Fraud control certification by the accountable authority |
Mandatory |
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17AG(2)(c) |
Corporate governance structure and processes |
Mandatory |
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17AG(2)(d)-(e) |
Reportable non-compliance with finance law |
If applicable, mandatory |
N/A |
External scrutiny |
17AG(3) |
Developments in external scrutiny |
Mandatory |
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17AG(3)(b) |
Reports on operations of the entity by the Auditor General (other than report under section 43 of the Act), a parliamentary committee, or the Commonwealth Ombudsman |
If applicable, mandatory |
N/A |
17AG(3)(c) |
Capability reviews on the entity released during the period |
If applicable, mandatory |
N/A |
Management of human resources |
17AG(4)(a) |
An assessment of the departments’ effectiveness in managing and developing employees to achieve department objectives |
Mandatory |
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17AG(4)(aa) and (b) |
Statistics on the department’s APS employees on an ongoing and non-ongoing basis |
Mandatory |
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17AG(4)(c) |
Employment arrangements |
Mandatory |
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17AG(4)(c)(i) |
Number of SES and non-SES employees covered by employment agreements |
Mandatory |
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17AG(4)(c)(ii) |
Salary ranges by classification level |
Mandatory |
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17AG(4)(c)(iii) |
A description of non-salary benefits provided to employees |
Mandatory |
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17AG(4)(d)(i) |
Performance pay |
If applicable, mandatory |
N/A |
Assets management |
17AG(5) |
Effectiveness of assets management where asset management is a significant part of the department’s activities |
If applicable, mandatory |
N/A |
Purchasing |
17AG(6) |
Department performance against the Commonwealth Procurement Rules |
Mandatory |
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Consultants |
17AG(7)(a) and (b) |
Summary statement regarding number of new and existing consultancy contracts |
Mandatory |
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17AG(7)(c) |
A summary of the policies and procedures for selecting and engaging consultants and the main categories of purposes for which consultants were selected and engaged |
Mandatory |
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17AG(7)(d) |
A statement that ‘Annual reports contain information about actual expenditure on contracts for consultancies. Information on the value of contracts and consultancies is available on the AusTender website’ |
Mandatory |
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Australian National Audit Office access clauses |
17AG(8) |
Australian National Audit Office access clause |
If applicable, mandatory |
N/A |
Exempt contracts |
17AG(a) |
Contracts or standing offers with a value greater than $10,000 (inclusive of GST) which have been exempted from being published in AusTender |
If applicable, mandatory |
N/A |
Small business |
17AG(10)(a) |
Statement regarding support of small business participation |
Mandatory |
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17AG(10)(b) |
An outline of the ways in which the procurement practices of the department support small and medium enterprises |
Mandatory |
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17AG(10)(c) |
Statement recognising the importance of ensuring that small businesses are paid on time |
If applicable, mandatory |
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Financial statements |
17AD(da) |
Executive remuneration |
Mandatory |
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Other information |
17AH(1)(a)(i) |
Statement regarding advertising campaigns |
If applicable, mandatory |
N/A |
17AH(1)(a)(ii) |
If the department did not conduct advertising campaigns, a statement to that effect |
If applicable, mandatory |
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17AH(1)(b) |
A statement that ‘Information on grants awarded by [name of entity] during [reporting period] is available at [address of entity’s website]’ |
If applicable, mandatory |
N/A |
17AH(1)(c) |
Outline of mechanisms of disability reporting, including reference to website for further information |
Mandatory |
N/A |
17AH(1)(d) |
Website reference to where the entity’s Information Publication Scheme statement pursuant to Part II of FOI Act can be found |
Mandatory |
N/A |
17AH(1)(e) |
Correction of material errors in previous annual report |
If applicable, mandatory |
N/A |
17AH(2) |
Information required by other legislation |
Mandatory |
N/A |