Chapter 1 - Overview

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 2—31 August 2016, p. 75.

[2]        The Senate, Standing Orders and other orders of the Senate, August 2015.

[3]        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.

[4]        Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Annual reports (No.1 of 2017), pp. 2–12.

[5]        Department of Finance, Resource Management Guide No. 130: Overview of the enhanced Commonwealth performance framework, July 2016, p. 3.

[6]        Department of Finance, Resource Management Guide No. 130: Overview of the enhanced Commonwealth performance framework, July 2016, p. 7.

[7]        Department of Health, Portfolio Budget Statements 2016–17: Budget Related Paper No. 1.10, p. 4.

Chapter 2 - Annual reports of Commonwealth entities

[1]        Department of Finance, Resource Management Guide No. 130: Overview of the enhance Commonwealth performance framework, July 2016, p. 7.

[2]        Extensions were granted by the then Minister for Health, the Hon. Sussan Ley MP.

[3]        Australian Aged Care Quality Agency, Annual Report 2015–16, p. 11.

[4]        Australian Aged Care Quality Agency, Annual Report 2015–16, p. 47.

[5]        Australian Aged Care Quality Agency, Annual Report 2015–16, p. 107.

[6]        Australian Aged Care Quality Agency, Annual Report 2015–16, p. 53.

[7]        National Health Performance Authority, Final Annual Report for the period 1 July 2015 to 31 October 2016, p. vi.

[8]        Department of Health, Portfolio Budget Statements 2016-17: Budget Related Paper No. 1.10, p. 4.

[9]        House of Representatives, Votes and Proceedings, No. 46—30 March 2017, p. 703.

[10]      National Health Performance Authority, Final Annual Report for the period 1 July 2015 to 31 October 2016, pp. 39–41.

[11]      Australian Government Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Guidelines for the Presentation of Documents to the Parliament (including Government Documents, Government Responses to Committee Reports, Ministerial Statements, Annual Reports and other Instruments, August 2016, pp. 4–5 https://www.dpmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/publications/tabling-guidelines-august-2016.pdf   (accessed 27 January 2016).

Appendix 1 - List of departments, executive agencies and other non-corporate Commonwealth entities required to present annual reports to the Senate

[1]        Incorporates the financial statements for the Australian National Preventative Health Agency at Appendix 4 and the report of the Australian Digital Health Agency at Appendix 5.

[2]        Includes the report of the Clinical Advisory Committee.

[3]        NHPA was abolished from 30 June 2016 and its annual reporting responsibilities were transferred to DOH. Division 4 of schedule 7 of the Budget Savings (Omnibus) Act 2016 includes provisions for NHPA's final reporting.

[4]        Incorporated into the Department of Health's Annual Report 2015–16 as Appendix 2.

[5]        Incorporated into the Department of Health's Annual Report 2015–16 as Appendix 1.

[6]        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.

[7]        The National Health Practitioner Ombudsman and Privacy Commissioner supplies an annual report to the Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council, which supplies a copy to each state and territory Parliament and to the Commonwealth.