Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]          Journals of the Senate, No. 2, 31 August 2016, p. 76, and No. 84, 12 February 2018, pp. 2668-2669. Note that under the Australian Government Cabinet reshuffle on 18 December 2017 the Department of Employment was renamed the Department of Jobs and Small Business. Under the reshuffle this department fell under the Jobs and Innovation portfolio. A subsequent amendment to the Administrative Arrangements Orders on 28 August 2018 removed the Department of Jobs and Small Business from the Jobs and Innovation Portfolio. On 13 September 2018 a further amendment passed the Senate relating to the allocation of departments and agencies to legislative and general purpose standing committees. Under this amendment the portfolio was renamed Jobs and Small Business.

[2]        See Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 (Sections 16E, 16F and 27A).

[3]        Please note, the Fair Work Ombudsman and the Registered Organisations Commission will be examined separately in chapter 2 of this report.

[4]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports for Departments, Executive Agencies, and other Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entities, 25 June 2015, p. 2.

[5]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Guidelines for the Presentation of Documents to the Parliament, February 2017, www.dpmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/publications/pmc-tabling-guidelines.pdf (accessed 7 February 2018).

[6]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Guidelines for the Presentation of Documents to the Parliament, February 2017, p. 4.

[7]        Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, ss. 97(5).

[8]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Guidelines for the Presentation of Documents to the Parliament, February 2017, paragraph 4.10, p. 4.

[9]        Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, Report 457: Development of the Commonwealth Performance Framework Second Report, May 2016, p. 11.

[10]      The committee acknowledges that because the report had been tabled in the House of Representatives it was available publicly prior to Supplementary Budget Estimates.

[11]      For non-corporate Commonwealth entities see PGPA Rule, Subdivision 3A(A); for corporate Commonwealth entities see Subdivision 3A(B); for Commonwealth companies see PGPA Rule Part 3-3.

Chapter 2 - Review of annual reports

[1]        In the relevant annual report and the flipchart of PGPA Act Commonwealth entities and companies, the Fair Work Ombudsman and the Registered Organisation Commission are listed as a single entity. However, for ease of reporting and to illustrate the clear delineation of responsibilities between these two organisations this report will analyse them separately.

[2]        Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 3.

[3]        Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 3.

[4]        Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 2. Please note, subsequent to the tabling of the 2017-18 Jobs and Small Business annual report, Outcome 2 was updated to read 'Facilitate jobs growth through policies and programs that promote fair, productive and safe workplaces, and facilitate the growth of small business.'

[5]        Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 10.

[6]        Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 10.

[7]        Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 11.

[8]        Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 11.

[9]        Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 12.

[10]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 12.

[11]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 16.

[12]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 16.

[13]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 17.

[14]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 17.

[15]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 17.

[16]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 18.

[17]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 18.

[18]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 20.

[19]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 22.

[20]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 22.

[21]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 22.

[22]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 29.

[23]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 45.

[24]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 59.

[25]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 59.

[26]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 59.

[27]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 62.

[28]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 62.

[29]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 78.

[30]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 65.

[31]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 65.

[32]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 77.

[33]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 77.

[34]      Department of Jobs and Small Business, Annual Report 2017-18, pp. 124–125.

[35]      Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 2.

[36]      Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 2.

[37]      Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 2.

[38]      Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 2.

[39]      Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, pp. 12–14.

[40]      Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 18.

[41]      Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 20.

[42]      The ABCC assessed more agreements than it received in 2017-18 due to a backlog in 2016-17 where it received 1371 agreements and assessed 871 of these.

[43]      Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 22.

[44]      Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 25.

[45]      Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 26.

[46]      Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 29.

[47]      Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 29.

[48]      Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 56.

[49]      Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 73.

[50]      Comcare and Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 13.

[51]      Comcare and Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 13.

[52]      Comcare and Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 31.

[53]      Comcare and Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 32.

[54]      Comcare and Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 32.

[55]      Comcare and Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 32.

[56]      Comcare and Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 33.

[57]      Comcare and Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 34.

[58]      Comcare and Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 35.

[59]      Comcare and Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 50.

[60]      Comcare and Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 90.

[61]      Comcare and Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 91.

[62]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report 2017-18 – Access to Justice, p. 10.

[63]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report 2017-18 – Access to Justice, p. 11.

[64]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report 2017-18 – Access to Justice, p. 95.

[65]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report 2017-18 – Access to Justice, p. 98.

[66]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report 2017-18 – Access to Justice, p. 96.

[67]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report 2017-18 – Access to Justice, pp. 98–99.

[68]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report 2017-18 – Access to Justice, p. 67.

[69]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report 2017-18 – Access to Justice, p. 19.

[70]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report 2017-18 – Access to Justice, p. 19.

[71]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report 2017-18 – Access to Justice, p. 21.

[72]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report 2017-18 – Access to Justice, p. 61.

[73]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report 2017-18 – Access to Justice, p. 11.

[74]      The Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity, 17-18 Annual Report, p. 4.

[75]      The Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity, 17-18 Annual Report, p. 4.

[76]      The Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity, 17-18 Annual Report, p. 9.

[77]      The Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity, 17-18 Annual Report, p. 9.

[78]      The Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity, 17-18 Annual Report, p. 13.

[79]      The Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity, 16-17 Annual Report, p. 14.

[80]      The Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity, 17-18 Annual Report, p. 14.

[81]      The Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity, 17-18 Annual Report, p. 14.

[82]      The Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity, 17-18 Annual Report, p. 16.

[83]      The Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity, 17-18 Annual Report, p. 16.

[84]      The Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity, 17-18 Annual Report, p. 16.

[85]      The Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity, 17-18 Annual Report, p. 17.

[86]      The Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity, 17-18 Annual Report, p. 21.

[87]      The Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity, 17-18 Annual Report, p. 4.

[88]      The Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity, 17-18 Annual Report, p. 27.

[89]      The Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity, 17-18 Annual Report, p. 28.

[90]      The Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity, 17-18 Annual Report, p. 31.

[91]      The Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity, 17-18 Annual Report, p. 32.

[92]      The Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity, 17-18 Annual Report, p. 32.

[93]      The Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity, 17-18 Annual Report, p. 33.

[94]      The Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity, 17-18 Annual Report, p. 34.

[95]      The Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission Entity, 17-18 Annual Report, p. 55.

[96]      Department of Education and Training, 2017-18 Annual Report, p. 5.

[97]      Department of Education and Training, 2017-18 Annual Report, p. 14.

[98]      Department of Education and Training, 2017-18 Annual Report, p. 14.

[99]      Department of Education and Training, 2017-18 Annual Report, pp. 19–20.

[100]    Department of Education and Training, 2017-18 Annual Report, p. 20.

[101]    Department of Education and Training, 2017-18 Annual Report, p. 20.

[102]    Department of Education and Training, 2017-18 Annual Report, pp. 23–24.

[103]    Department of Education and Training, 2017-18 Annual Report, pp. 23–24.

[104]    Department of Education and Training, 2017-18 Annual Report, p. 24.

[105]    Department of Education and Training, 2017-18 Annual Report, p. 25.

[106]    Department of Education and Training, 2017-18 Annual Report, p. 25.

[107]    Department of Education and Training, 2017-18 Annual Report, p. 86.

[108]    Department of Education and Training, 2017-18 Annual Report, p. 91.

[109]    Australian Research Council, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 14.

[110]    Australian Research Council, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 14.

[111]    Australian Research Council, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 17.

[112]    Australian Research Council, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 2.

[113]    Australian Research Council, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 2.

[114]    Australian Research Council, Annual Report 2017-18, pp. 24–25.

[115]    Australian Research Council, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 33.

[116]    Australian Research Council, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 30.

[117]    Australian Research Council, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 94.

[118]    Australian Skills Quality Authority, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 6.

[119]    Australian Skills Quality Authority, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 6.

[120]    Australian Skills Quality Authority, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 1.

[121]    Australian Skills Quality Authority, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 2.

[122]    Australian Skills Quality Authority, Annual Report 2017-18, pp. 19–20.

[123]    Australian Skills Quality Authority, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 25.

[124]    Australian Skills Quality Authority, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 29.

[125]    Australian Skills Quality Authority, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 37.

[126]    Australian Skills Quality Authority, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 38.

[127]    Australian Skills Quality Authority, Annual Report 2017-18, p. 55.