Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Overview

[1]        Copies of this and other committee reports can be obtained from the Senate Table Office, the committee secretariat or online at www.aph.gov.au/senate_ca

[2]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports for Departments, Executive Agencies and FMA Act Bodies, approved by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit on 28 June 2012, p. 3, http://www.dpmc.gov.au/guidelines/index.cfm (accessed 13 December 2012).                                                      

[3]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports, 2012, p. 1, ss. 3(1).

[4]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports, 2012, p. i.

[5]        Senate Hansard, 8 December 1987, pp. 2643–45.

[6]        Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Report on Annual Reports 2012(2), pp. 6–7.

[7]        The Hon Jenny Macklin MP, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Letter to Mr Mal Hansen, CEO, Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council, tabled 7 February 2013.

[8]        Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Report on Annual Reports 2012(2), pp. 5–6.

Chapter 2 - Annual reports of Commonwealth Departments

[1]        Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, 'Secretary's review', Annual Report 2011-12, pp. 2­­–5.

[2]        Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, 'Financial management', Annual Report 2011-12, p. 182.

[3]        Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, 'Secretary's review', Annual Report 2011-12, p. 7.

[4]        Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, 'Financial management', Annual Report 2011-12, p. 182.

[5]        Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, 'Secretary's review', Annual Report 2011-12, p. 7; see also Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, 'Financial management', Annual Report 2011-12, p. 182.

[6]        Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, 'Financial statements—Statement of comprehensive income', Annual Report 2011-12, p. 197.

[7]        The Auditor-General, Audit Report No. 16 2012-13 Audits of the Financial Statements of Australian Government Entities for the Period Ended 30 June 2012, Australian National Audit Office, 2012, p. 170, sec. 6. 331.

[8]        The Auditor-General, Audit Report No. 51 2011-12 Interim Phase of the Audits of the Financial Statements of Major General Government Sector Agencies for the year ending 30 June 2012, Australian National Audit Office, 2012, p. 17, fn. 4.

[9]        Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, 'Financial management', Annual Report 2011-12, p. 182.

[10]      Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, Annual reports (No. 1 of 2012), p. 15, sec. 2. 13; see also The Auditor-General, Audit Report No. 16 2012-13 Audits of the Financial Statements of Australian Government Entities for the Period Ended 30 June 2012, Australian National Audit Office, 2012, p. 17, sec. 12.

[11]      The Constitution of Australia, Chapter IV—Finance and Trade, sec. 83.

[12]      The Auditor-General, Audit Report No. 16 2012-13 Audits of the Financial Statements of Australian Government Entities for the Period Ended 30 June 2012, Australian National Audit Office, 2012, p. 74, sec. 5. 30.

[13]      Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, 'Financial statements', Annual Report 2011-12, p. 286, note 29.

[14]      Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, 'Financial statements', Annual Report 2011-12, p. 286, note 29.

[15]      Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, 'Financial statements', Annual Report 2011-12, p. 286, note 29.

[16]      Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, 'Financial statements', Annual Report 2011-12, p. 287, note 29; see also The Auditor-General, Audit Report No. 16 2012-13 Audits of the Financial Statements of Australian Government Entities for the Period Ended 30 June 2012, Australian National Audit Office, 2012, p. 17, sec. 12.

[17]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Secretary's review', Annual Report 2011–2012, pp. 3–10.

[18]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Performance reporting—Outcome 1: Population Health', Annual Report 2011–2012, p. 63.                     

[19]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Performance reporting: Outcome 10—Health System Capacity and Quality', Annual Report 2011–2012, p. 230.

[20]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Executive Team', Annual Report 2011–2012, p. 23.

[21]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Chief Medical Officer's Report', Annual Report 2011–2012, pp. 11–17.

[22]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Chief Medical Officer's Report', Annual Report 2011–2012, pp. 14–16.

[23]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Chief Medical Officer's Report', Annual Report 2011–2012, pp. 16–17.

[24]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Portfolio Outcomes', Annual Report 2011–2012, p. 36.

[25]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Portfolio Outcomes', Annual Report 2011–2012, p. 31.

[26]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Portfolio Outcomes', Annual Report 2011–2012, p. 36.

[27]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Portfolio Outcomes', Annual Report 2011–2012, p. 31.

[28]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Performance reporting: Outcome 1—Population Health', Annual Report 2011–2012, p. 64; Australian National Preventive Health Agency, Annual Report 2011–12.

[29]      Australian National Preventive Health Agency, Annual Report 2011–12, pp. 48–49.

[30]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Performance reporting: Outcome 1— Population Health', Annual Report 2011–2012, p. 69.

[31]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Performance reporting: Outcome 1—Population Health', Annual Report 2011–2012, p. 71.

[32]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Performance reporting: Outcome 8—Indigenous Health', Annual Report 2011–2012, p. 189.

[33]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Performance reporting: Outcome 8—Indigenous Health', Annual Report 2011–2012, p. 189.

[34]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Performance reporting: Outcome 10—Health System Capacity and Quality', Annual Report 2011–2012, p. 222.

[35]      Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs, The Factors Affecting the Supply of Health Services and Medical Professionals in Rural Areas, August 2012.

[36]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Performance Reporting: Outcome 12—Health Workforce Capacity, Annual Report 2011–2012, p. 262.

[37]      The Hon Wayne Swan MP and the Hon Lindsay Tanner MP, Budget Paper No. 2, Budget Measures 2009–10, Commonwealth Treasury and Department of Finance and Deregulation, 12 May 2009, p. 316.

[38]      The Hon Wayne Swan MP and Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Budget Paper No. 2, Budget Measures 2012–13, Commonwealth Treasury and Department of Finance and Deregulation, 8 May 2012, p. 176.

[39]      Department of Human Services, 'Chapter 7 — providing health, rehabilitation and other services', Annual Report 2011–2012, pp. 189–190.

[40]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Performance Reporting: Outcome 12—Health Workforce Capacity, Annual Report 2011–2012, p. 253.

[41]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Performance Reporting: Outcome 12—Health Workforce Capacity, Annual Report 2011–2012, p. 262.

[42]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Performance Reporting: Outcome 12—Health Workforce Capacity, Annual Report 2010–2011, p. 299.

[43]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Outcome 12—Health Workforce Capacity, Program 12. 1: Key Performance Indicators', Portfolio Budget Statements 2012–13, p. 218, table 12. 5.

[44]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Financial Statements: Financial Performance—Departmental', Annual Report 2010–2011, p. 355.

[45]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Chief Financial Officer's Report', Annual Report 2011–2012, pp. 18–20.

[46]      Department of Health and Ageing, 'Management and Accountability: 3.6—Activities Consolidated to Establish Flexible Funds', Annual Report 2011–2012, pp. 328–335.

[47]      Department of Human Services, 'Secretary's Review', Annual Report 2011–12, p. 2.

[48]      Department of Human Services, 'Overview of the Department', Annual Report 2011–12, p. 10.

[49]      Committee Hansard, 18 October 2012, p. 142.

[50]      Department of Human Services, 'Overview of the Department', Annual Report 2011–12, pp. 18–19.

[51]      Committee Hansard, 18 October 2012, p. 155.

[52]      Department of Human Services, 'Delivering Services', Annual Report 2011–12, p. 67.

[53]      Department of Human Services, 'Supporting the Government's Priorities', Annual Report 2011–12, pp. 25–26.

[54]      Department of Human Services, 'Supporting the Government's Priorities', Annual Report 2011–12, p. 25.

[55]      Committee Hansard, 18 October 2012, p. 168.

[56]      Department of Human Services, 'Supporting the Government's Priorities', Annual Report 2011–12, p. 41; Department of Human Services, 'Supporting Families, Workforce participation and Older Australians', Annual Report 2011–12, p. 161.

[57]      Council of Australian Government's Standing Council on Primary Industries, SCoPI 2 communique, 26 October 2012, http://www.mincos.gov.au/communiques/scopi.

[58]      Keogh, M., Granger, R. and Middleton, S., Drought Pilot Review Panel, a review of the pilot of drought reform measures in Western Australia, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2011, Canberra.

[59]      Department of Human Services, 'Delivering Services', Annual Report 2011–12, pp. 71–73.

[60]      Department of Human Services, Ensuring Compliance and Business Integrity, Annual Report 2011–12, p. 221.

[61]      Department of Human Services, 'Financial Overview and Financial Statements', Annual Report 2011–12, p. 303.

[62]      Department of Human Services, 'Financial Overview and Financial Statements', Annual Report 2011–12, pp. 303–305, 311.

[63]      Department of Human Services, 'Financial Overview and Financial Statements', Annual Report 2011–12, p. 306.

Chapter 3 - Annual reports of Commonwealth Authorities and Agencies

[1]        The Coordinator-General for Indigenous Services is included in the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs' Annual Report 2011–12 as Appendix K.

[2]        Food Standards Australia New Zealand, Annual Report 2011–2012, p. 18.

[3]        Food Standards Australia New Zealand, Annual Report 2011–2012, pp. 22–24; Department of Health and Ageing, 'FSANZ—Agency Budget Statements', Portfolio Budget Statements 2011–12, pp. 609–613.

[4]        Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs, Report on Annual Reports 2012 (2), p. 17, secs. 2.14, 2.15.

[5]        Food Standards Australia New Zealand, Annual Report 2011–2012, p. 22.

[6]        Food Standards Australia New Zealand, Annual Report 2011–2012, p. 43.

[7]        Department of Health and Ageing, 'FSANZ—Agency Budget Statements', Portfolio Budget Statements 2012–13, p. 418.

[8]        Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Annual Report 2011–12, p. 4.

[9]        Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Annual Report 2011–12, p. 14.

[10]      Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Annual Report 2011–12, p. 10.

[11]      Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Annual Report 2011–12, p. 52.

[12]      Professor Debora Picone, CEO Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Committee Hansard, p. 50; Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs, Answer to Question on Notice No. 283, Budget Estimates 2012­–2013, Department of Health and Ageing, https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Senate_Estimates/clacctte/estimates/add1213/DoHA/index

[13]      Professor Jane Halton, Secretary of the Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, p. 53.

[14]      Indigenous Business Australia, Annual Report 2011–12, ifc.

[15]      Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs, Report on Annual Reports 2012 (2), p. 20, sec. 2.30.

[16]      Indigenous Business Australia, Annual Report 2011–12, p. 45.

[17]      Indigenous Business Australia, Annual Report 2011–12, pp. 11, 45, 70.

[18]      Indigenous Business Australia, Annual Report 2011–12, p. 45.

[19]      Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Proof Estimates Hansard, 15 February 2013, p. 65.

[20]      Central Land Council, Annual Report 2011–12, p. 6.

[21]      Central Land Council, Annual Report 2011–12, pp. 4–5.

[22]      Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Annual Report 2011–12, p. 3.

[23]      Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Annual Report 2011–12, p. 3.

[24]      Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Annual Report 2011–12, p. 25.

[25]      Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Annual Report 2011–12, p. 4.

[26]      Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Annual Report 2011–12, p. 9.

[27]      Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Annual Report 2011–12, p. 29.

[28]      Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Annual Report 2011–12, p. 4.

[29]      The Hon JR Mansfield, Aboriginal Land Commissioner, Annual Report 2011–12, p. 1.

[30]      The Hon JR Mansfield, Aboriginal Land Commissioner, Annual Report 2011–12, p. 1.

[31]      The Hon JR Mansfield, Aboriginal Land Commissioner, Annual Report 2011–12, pp. 3–4.

Appendix 1 - List of departments, agencies and bodies required to present annual reports to the Senate

[1]        See the committee's comments in Chapter 1, p. 7.

[2]          The Coordinator-General for Indigenous Services is included in the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs' Annual Report 2011–12 as Appendix K.

[3]        See the committee's comments in Chapter 1, pp. 6–7.

[4]        See the committee's comments in Chapter 1, p. 6.

[5]        See the committee's comments in Chapter 1, pp. 5–6.

[6]        Incorporated into the Department of Health and Ageing's Annual Report 2011–12 as Appendix 2.

[7]        The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency supplies an annual report to the Ministerial Council of the Council of Australian Governments which supplies a copy to each state and territory Parliament and to the Commonwealth.