Footnotes

Chapter 1

[1]        As a matter of comity between the Houses of Parliament, neither House inquires into the operations of the other House. For this reason, neither the annual report of, nor the proposed expenditure for, the Department of the House of Representatives is referred to a Senate committee for review.

[2]        Journals of the Senate, No. 1, 13 November 2013, pp 88-89.

[3]        Available from: www.dpmc.gov.au/parliamentary/index.cfm (accessed 14 February 2014)

[4]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports for Departments, Executive Agencies and FMA Act Bodies, 24 June 2013, p. 3.

[5]        PM&C Requirements, p. i.

[6]        PM&C Requirements, p. 27.

[7]        PM&C Requirements, p. 2.

[8]        If a company is required by the Corporations Act 2001 to hold an annual general meeting, the company must give the report to the Minister on whichever is the earlier date of the following:

•    21 days before the next annual general meeting after the end of the financial year; or

•    four months after the end of the financial year. (see subsection 36(1A) of the CAC Act)

[9]        Senate Order of Business, 14 May 2013, p.8.

[10]      Northern Land Council, Tiwi Land Council and Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council.

Chapter 2 - Review of annual reports

[1]        Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation, The performance of the Department of Parliamentary Services – Final report, November 2012, p. 201.

[2]        Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation, The performance of the Department of Parliamentary Services – Final report, November 2012, p. 217.

[3]        DPS Response to the Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee report: The performance of the Department of Parliamentary Services, p. 13.

[4]        Official Committee Hansard, 18 November 2013, pp 24-25.

[5]        Department of Parliamentary Services Annual Report for 2012-13, pp 1-2.

[6]        Department of Parliamentary Services Annual Report 2012-13, p. 3.

[7]        Department of Parliamentary Services Annual Report 2012-13, p. 3.

[8]        Department of Parliamentary Services Annual Report 2012-13, pp 31-32.

[9]        Department of Parliamentary Services Annual Report 2012-13, p. 176.

[10]      Department of Parliamentary Services Annual Report 2012-13, pp 86-87.

[11]      PM&C Requirements, p. 7.

[12]      Department of Parliamentary Services Annual Report 2012-13, p. 182.

[13]      Department of Parliamentary Services Annual Report 2012-13, p. 173.

[14]      Department of Parliamentary Services Annual Report 2012-13, p. 173.

[15]      Department of Parliamentary Services Annual Report 2012-13, pp 52-58.

[16]      Department of Parliamentary Services Annual Report 2012-13, p. 19.

[17]      Department of Parliamentary Services Annual Report 2012-13, p. 19.

[18]      Department of Parliamentary Services Annual Report 2012-13, p. 24.

[19]      Department of Parliamentary Services Annual Report 2012-13, p. 26.

[20]      Department of Parliamentary Services Annual Report 2012-13, p. 26.

[21]      Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation, The performance of the Department of Parliamentary Services – Final report, November 2012, Recommendation 13, p. 215.

[22]      Response to the Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee report: The performance of the Department of Parliamentary Services, Recommendation 13, p. 10.

[23]      Department of Parliamentary Services Annual Report 2012-13, pp 3 and 31-32.

[24]      PM&C Requirements, p. 8.

[25]      Department of Finance and Deregulation Annual Report 2012-13, p. 3. The KPI not achieved was under Program 2.1, Australian Government Business and ICT, and related to special claims and land policy which required 70 per cent of act of grace cases to be completed within 35 days. The 2012-13 result was 44 per cent of acts of grace cases completed within 35 days. See p. 59.

[26]      Department of Finance and Deregulation Annual Report 2012-13, p. 106.

[27]      Department of Finance and Deregulation Annual Report 2012-13, p. 3.

[28]      Department of Finance and Deregulation Annual Report 2012-13, p. 26.

[29]      Department of Finance and Deregulation Annual Report 2012-13, p. 26.

[30]      Department of Finance and Deregulation Annual Report 2012-13, p. 60.

[31]      Department of Finance and Deregulation Annual Report 2012-13, p. 55.

[32]      Department of Finance and Deregulation Annual Report 2012-13, pp 8 and 86. The Committee notes that the review report was released in December 2013 and is available on the APSC website.

[33]      Now Department of Social Services.

[34]      Now Department of Education and Department of Employment.

[35]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Annual Report 2012-13, p. 5.

[36]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Annual Report 2012-13, p. 11.

[37]      Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, Annual reports (No. 1 of 2013), pp 14-15.

[38]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Annual Report 2012-13, p. 59.

[39]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Annual Report 2012-13, p. 53.

[40]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Annual Report 2012-13, p. 71.

[41]      Australian Public Service Commissioner Annual Report 2012-13, p. 7.

[42]      See Australian Public Service Commission Annual Report 2012-13, pp 74-75.

[43]      See http://www.dfrt.gov.au/annual-reports: accessed 3 February 2014.

[44]      PM&C Requirements, p. 18.

[45]      Australian Public Service Commissioner's Annual Report 2012-13, p. 5.

[46]      Australian Public Service Commission Annual Report 2012-13, p. 22.

[47]      Australian Public Service Commission Annual Report 2012-13, pp 2 and 22-25.

[48]      www.apsc.gov.au/aps-reform/current-projects/capability-reviews/dofd (accessed 3 February 2014).

[49]      Australian Public Service Commissioner's Annual Report 2012-13, pp 4 and 38.

[50]      Australian Public Service Commissioner's Annual Report 2012-13, pp 2 and 4.

[51]      Australian Public Service Commissioner's Annual Report 2012-13, pp 93-95.

[52]      The PM&C Requirements note the importance of the link between the PBS and the annual report in providing the Parliament with detailed information about an agency's performance. It notes that a 'clear read' between the documents 'is an essential part of the accountability system that places a strong emphasis on compatibility between the two documents regarding budget and performance information'. See PM&C Requirements, p. 3.

[53]      Australian Public Service Commissioner's Annual Report 2012-13, p. 69.

[54]      Australian Public Service Commissioner's Annual Report 2012-13, pp 184-187.

[55]      Australian Public Service Commissioner's Annual Report 2012-13, pp 184-185.

[56]      For example, 2011-12 Annual Report on 20 September 2012; 2010-11 Annual Report on 22 September 2011; and 2009-2010 Annual Report on 29 September 2010.

[57]      Australian National Audit Office Annual Report 2012-13, p. 2.

[58]      Australian National Audit Office Annual Report 2012-13, p. 3.

[59]      Australian National Audit Office Annual Report 2012-13, p. 3.

[60]      Australian National Audit Office Annual Report 2012-13, p. 74.

[61]      Australian National Audit Office Annual Report 2012-13, p. 4.

[62]      Australian National Audit Office Annual Report 2012-13, p. 3.

[63]      Australian National Audit Office Annual Report 2012-13, pp 52-53.

[64]      ComSuper Annual Report 2012-13, p. 22.

[65]      ComSuper Annual Report 2012-13, p. 65.