Footnotes

Review of Annual Reports

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 2, 13 February 2008, pp 97–98.

[2]        Standing Order 25(20), Standing Orders and other orders of the Senate, September 2006, p. 27.

[3]        The latest version of the Requirements for Annual Reports can be found on the DPMC website at: http://www.dpmc.gov.au/guidelines/docs/annual_report_requirements.pdf.

[4]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports, 13 June 2007, p.1.

[5]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports for Departments, Executive Agencies and FMA Act Bodies, 13 June 2007, p.2; Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Tabling Circular No. 1/2008, Tabling of 2007–08 Departmental and Agency Annual Reports, p. 1; and Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Guidelines for the Presentation of Government Documents to the Parliament (Including Government Responses to Committee Reports, Ministerial Statements, Annual Reports and Other Instruments), paragraphs 4.3–4.18.

[6]        See Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Guidelines for the Presentation of Government Documents to the Parliament (Including Government Responses to Committee Reports, Ministerial Statements, Annual Reports and Other Instruments), paragraphs 8.1–8.7.

[7]        The committee noted similar delays and made similar suggestions around the time of the 2004 federal election (see Economics Legislation Committee, Report on Annual Reports (No. 1) of 2005, March 2005, p. 4).

[8]        See also comments under 'timeliness' at paragraphs 1.17–1.18.

[9]        See also comments under 'timeliness' at paragraphs 1.17–1.18.

[10]      See also comments under 'timeliness' at paragraphs 1.17–1.18.

[11]      See also comments under 'timeliness' at paragraphs 1.17–1.18.

[12]      See also comments under 'timeliness' at paragraphs 1.17–1.18 and 'future developments' at paragraph 1.74.

[13]      See also comments under 'timeliness' at paragraphs 1.17–1.18.

[14]      See also comments under 'timeliness' at paragraphs 1.17–1.18 and 'future developments' at paragraph 1.74.

[15]      See also comments under 'timeliness' at paragraphs 1.17–1.18.

[16]      See also comments under 'timeliness' at paragraphs 1.17–1.18.

[17]      See also comments under 'timeliness' at paragraphs 1.17–1.18 and 'future developments' at paragraph 1.74.

[18]      See also comments under 'timeliness' at paragraphs 1.17–1.18 and 'future developments' at paragraph 1.75.

[19]      See also comments under 'timeliness' at paragraphs 1.17–1.18.

[20]      Financial Reporting Panel, About the Financial Reporting Panel, p. 1 of 3, http://www.frp.gov.au/about/ (accessed 12 September 2008).

[21]      See also comments under 'timeliness' at paragraphs 1.17–1.18.

[22]      Mr John Phillips AO, Chairman, Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB), Letter of transmittal, FIRB, 2006-07 Annual Report, p. [iii].

[23]      See also comments under 'timeliness' at paragraphs 1.17–1.18.

[24]      See also comments under 'timeliness' at paragraphs 1.17–1.18 and 'future developments' at paragraph 1.76.

[25]      See also comments under 'timeliness' at paragraphs 1.17–1.18 and 'future developments' at paragraph 1.76.

[26]      See also comments under 'timeliness' at paragraphs 1.17–1.18.

[27]      See also comments under 'timeliness' at paragraphs 1.17–1.18.

[28]      See also comments under 'timeliness' at paragraphs 1.17–1.18.

[29]      See also comments under 'timeliness' at paragraphs 1.17–1.18.

[30]      See also comments under 'timeliness' at paragraphs 1.17–1.18.

[31]      See also comments under 'timeliness' at paragraphs 1.17–1.18.

[32]      Explanatory Memorandum, Governance Review Implementation (AASB and AUASB) Bill 2008, p. 8.

 

Appendix 5 - Portfolio structure and outcomes for the Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Portfolio

[1]        Portfolio Budget Statements 2008–09, Innovation, Industry, Science and Research portfolio, p. 5.

 

Appendix 6 - Portfolio structure and outcomes for the Resources, Energy and Tourism Portfolio

[1]        Portfolio Budget Statements 2008–09, Resources, Energy and Tourism portfolio, p. 5.

 

Appendix 7 - Portfolio structure and outcomes for the Treasury Portfolio

[1]        Portfolio Budget Statements 2008–09, Treasury portfolio, p. 6.