Footnotes

[1] 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, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, June 2005.

[2] Requirements for Annual Reports, p.3.

[3] Requirements for Annual Reports, p.5.

[4] Attorney-General, 'Practical Reforms to Deliver Better Outcomes in Native Title', Media Release, 7 September 2005.

[5] The Land Fund was renamed the Land Fund Account through the enactment of the Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005 which amended Part 12, subsection 204(1) and subparagraph 206(d)(vii) of the Native Title Act 1993.

[6] Noting that under changes to ministerial arrangements announced on 24 January 2006, responsibility for Indigenous affairs has moved to the new Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.

[7] Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Estimates Hansard, 15 February 2006,
pp.41-42.

[8] ILC, Annual Report 2004-05, p.88.