Annual reports (No. 1 of 2008)

20 March 2008

View the report as a single document - (PDF 279KB)

View the report as separate downloadable parts:


The committee	(PDF 138KB)

Preface	(PDF 148KB)
Introduction Role of annual reports Assessment of annual reports Annual reports considered Defence portfolio Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio General comments on the annual reports Timeliness in tabling reports Comments made in the Senate Matters of significance Bodies not presenting annual reports to the Senate Standard of reports

Chapter 1 - Annual reports of departments	(PDF 167KB)
Department of Defence Military justice system Significant matters relating to the operations and performance of the department Defence’s financial statements A history of qualified financial statements Financial statements for year ending 2006-2007 Summary Department of Foreign Affairs Reporting public diplomacy Summary Department of Veterans' Affairs

Chapter 2 - Annual reports of statutory and non-statutory authorities and government companies	(PDF 166KB)
Defence portfolio The Army and Air Force Canteen Service [trading as Frontline Defence Services] Australian War Memorial Other reports Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) Other reports

Appendix 1 - Annual reports referred to the Committee	(PDF 103KB)
Defence portfolio Departments Statutory authorities Non-statutory authorities and government companies Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio Department Statutory authorities Non-statutory authorities and government companies

Appendix 2 - Compliance table of the annual reports referred to the Committee for scrutiny for the period 2006-2007	(PDF 145KB)

Appendix 3 - Reporting requirements and guidelines	(PDF 149KB)
Departmental reports Authority for requirements Commencement and reporting period Application Timetable Commonwealth authorities and companies Non-statutory bodies

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3535

Fax: +61 2 6277 5818

Email: fadt.sen@aph.gov.au

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3535
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5818
Email:	fadt.sen@aph.gov.au