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]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports for Departments, Executive Agencies and FMA Act Bodies, 29 May 2014, p. 3.

[4]        This report was tabled in the House of Representatives on 30 October 2014 and in the Senate on 17 November 2014 and was inadvertently omitted from the committee's Report on Annual Reports (Report 1 of 2015).

[5]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports for Departments, Executive Agencies and FMA Act Bodies, 25 June 2015, p. i.

[6]        This report was tabled in the House of Representatives on 12 May 2011 and the Senate on 14 June 2011.

[7]        See http://www.polexchange.org.au/index.html (accessed 7 July 2015).

[8]        See http://www.polexchange.org.au/councils-purpose.html (accessed 7 July 2015).

[9]        See for example, Department of Finance Annual Report 2013-14, p. 66.

[10]      See http://www.polexchange.org.au/councils-purpose.html (accessed 7 July 2015).

[11]      Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, Annual Reports (No. 1 of 2012), March 2012, p. 9.

[12]      Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, Annual Reports (No. 2 of 2009), September 2009, p. 7.

[13]      PM&C Requirements for Annual Reports, 29 May 2014, p. 3.

[14]      Section 9, CAC Act.

[15]      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).

[16]      Section 36(4), CAC Act.

[17]      Correspondence from Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion, Minister for Indigenous Affairs, to Mr Stephen Bradley, Chairman, Outback Stores Pty Ltd, dated 10 December 2014, tabled in the Senate on 9 February 2015.

Chapter 2 - Review of selected annual reports

[1]        Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation Annual Report 2013-14, p. 14.

[2]        Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation Annual Report 2013-14, p. 14.

[4]        Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation Annual Report 2013-14, p. 32.

[5]        Indigenous Business Australia Annual Report 2013-14, pp 14-21.

[6]        Indigenous Business Australia Annual Report 2013-14, p. 15.

[7]        Indigenous Business Australia Annual Report 2013-14, pp 23-96.

[8]        Indigenous Business Australia Annual Report 2013-14, p. 25.

[9]        Indigenous Business Australia Annual Report 2013-14, pp 256-263.

[10]      The Central Land Council website notes that Mr Francis Kelly was elected Chairman at a special council meeting on 17 September 2014, replacing Mr Mauri Ryan. See http://www.clc.org.au/articles/info/the-council/ (accessed 21 July 2015).

[11]      Central Land Council Annual Report 2013-14, p. 6.

[12]      Central Land Council Annual Report 2013-14, p. 4.

[13]      Anindilyakwa Land Council Annual Report 2013-14, pp 13 & 15.

[14]      Anindilyakwa Land Council Annual Report 2013-14, p. 15.

[15]      Anindilyakwa Land Council Annual Report 2013-14, pp 99-101.

[16]      Outback Stores Pty Ltd Annual Report 2013-14, pp 6-9.

[17]      Outback Stores Pty Ltd Annual Report 2013-14, p. 40.

[18]      Outback Stores Pty Ltd Annual Report 2013-14, p. 31.

[19]      Outback Stores Pty Ltd Annual Report 2013-14, p. 31.

[20]      Executive Director of Township Leasing Annual Report 2013-14, p. 23.

[21]      Executive Director of Township Leasing Annual Report 2013-14, pp 4-7.

[22]      Executive Director of Township Leasing Annual Report 2013-14, pp 23-28.

[23]      Executive Director of Township Leasing Annual Report 2013-14, p. 2.

[24]      Executive Director of Township Leasing Annual Report 2013-14, pp 2 & 12-13.

[25]      Executive Director of Township Leasing Annual Report 2013-14, p. 3.

[26]      Executive Director of Township Leasing Annual Report 2013-14, p. 3.

[27]      Executive Director of Township Leasing Annual Report 2013-14, pp 8-9.

[28]      The report notes that consent of Mr Kerinaiua's family was obtained to show his photograph and name in the annual report, see p. 9.