Chapter 1

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 2, 31 August 2016, pp 75-76. This order was subsequently amended on 12 February 2018 and 15 February 2018; however, the amendments did not relate to these portfolios, see Journals of the Senate, No. 84, 12 February 2018, pp 2668-2669, and Journals of the Senate No. 87, 15 February 2018, p. 2740.

[2]        Department of Finance, Resource Management Guide No. 130 – Overview of the enhanced Commonwealth performance framework, July 2016, p. 7.

[3]        Department of Finance, Resource Management Guide No. 135: Annual report for non-corporate Commonwealth entities, May 2019, p. 7; Resource Management Guide No. 136: Annual reports for corporate Commonwealth entities, May 2019, p. 5; Resource Management Guide No. 137: Annual reports for Commonwealth companies, May 2019, p. 5.

[4]        See https://www.finance.gov.au/resource-management/governance/overview/ (accessed 4 June 2019).

[5]        Department of Finance, Resource Management Guide No. 134 – Annual performance statements for entities, July 2017, p. 7.

[6]        Department of Finance, Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Newsletter 50, 30 May 2018, [p. 1].

[7]        Government response to the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration Report on Non-Statutory bodies, Senate Hansard, 8 December 1987, pp. 2632–45.

[8]        Government response to the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration Report on Non-Statutory bodies, Senate Hansard, 8 December 1987, pp. 2632–45.

[9]        See PGPA Rule, sections 17BC, 17AB and 28C.

[10]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Guidelines for the Presentation of Documents to the Parliament (including Government Documents, Government Responses to Committee Reports, Ministerial Statements, Annual Reports and other Instruments), February 2017, pp 4-5. This document also refers to guidance material from the Department of Finance on annual reporting.

[11]      Department of Finance, Resource Management Guide No. 135 – Annual report for non-corporate Commonwealth entities, May 2019, p. 11; and Resource Management Guide No. 136 – Annual report for corporate Commonwealth entities, May 2019, p. 9.

[12]      Department of Finance, Resource Management Guide No. 137 – Annual reports for Commonwealth companies, May 2019, p. 8.

[13]      Department of Finance, Resource Management Guide No. 137 – Annual reports for Commonwealth companies, May 2019, p. 8.

[14]      Independent review into the operation of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and Rule, September 2018, p. 39.

[15]      Independent review into the operation of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and Rule, September 2018, p. 40.

[16]      Independent review into the operation of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and Rule, September 2018, p. 41.

[17]      The four remaining recommendations are for or involve the Parliament.

[18]      Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann, Minister for Finance and the Public Service, Australian Government Response to the Independent Review into the PGPA Act and Rule, dated 2 April 2019.

[19]      Royal Australian Air Force Welfare Recreational Company Annual Report 2016-17, p. 4.

[20]      Lieutenant General John Frewen, Principal Deputy Director-General, Australian Signals Directorate, Official Committee Hansard, Additional Estimates 2018-19, 20 February 2019, p. 137.

[21]      See http://www.defence.gov.au/NavalShipbuilding/College.asp (accessed 29 May 2019).

[22]      Mr Daniel Fankauser, Department of Defence, Official Committee Hansard, Additional Estimates 2018-19, 20 February 2019, p. 98.

[23]      Department of Defence, answer to question on notice no. 28, Additional Estimates 2018-19, received 26 March 2019.

[24]      Department of Defence, answer to question on notice no. 66, Supplementary Budget Estimates 2018-19, received 12 February 2019.

Chapter 2 - Review of selected reports

[1]        Department of Defence Annual Report 2017-18, pp. 2-3.

[3]        Department of Defence Annual Report 2017-18, p. 2.

[4]        Department of Defence Annual Report 2017-18, p. 2.

[5]        The Australian Government's gender diversity target for government boards is 50 per cent.

[6]        Department of Defence Annual Report 2017-18, p. 2.

[7]        Department of Defence Annual Report 2017-18, p. 2.

[8]        Department of Defence Annual Report 2017-19, p. 3.

[9]        Department of Defence Annual Report 2017-18, p. 3.

[10]      Operation MANITOU is the Australian Government's contribution to the international effort to promote maritime security, stability and prosperity in the Middle East region, see http://www.navy.gov.au/operations/manitou (accessed 13 December 2018).

[11]      Department of Defence Annual Report 2017-18, p. 5.

[12]      Department of Defence Annual Report 2017-18, p. 4.

[13]      Department of Defence Annual Report 2017-18, p. 5.

[14]      Department of Defence Annual Report 2017-18, p. 5.

[15]      Department of Defence Annual Report 2017-18, p. 4.

[16]      Department of Defence Annual Report 2017-18, p. 8.

[17]      Department of Defence Annual Report 2016-17, p. 35.

[18]      Department of Defence Annual Report 2017-18, pp. 2 & 8.

[19]      Department of Defence Annual Report 2017-18, p. 52.

[20]      Australian National Audit Office, Report 34 2017-18, Performance Audit: Defence's Implementation of the First Principles Review, p. 76.

[21]      See correspondence from Department of Defence to the Committee dated 22 March 2019, https://www.aph.gov.au/~/media/Estimates/fadt/bud1920/First%20Principles%20Review%20-%20Budget%20Estimates%202019w.pdf?la=en

[22]      Department of Defence Annual Report 2017-18, p. iv.

[23]      Department of Defence Annual Report 2016-17, p. 38; and Department of Defence Annual Report 2017-18, p. 36.

[24]      Major General Natasha Fox AM, CSC, Head, People Capability, Proof Committee Hansard, 10 April 2019, p. 8.

[25]      Mrs Justine Greig, Deputy Secretary, Defence People, Proof Committee Hansard, 10 April 2019, p. 9.

[26]      Mrs Justine Greig, Deputy Secretary, Defence People, Proof Committee Hansard, 10 April 2019, p. 9.

[27]      Department of Defence Annual Report 2016-17, p. 37.

[28]      Department of Defence Annual Report 2017-18, p. 38.

[29]      The Defence Strategic Workforce Plan 2016-2026 was developed in 2016-17 and provides the strategic direction and defines the system for the future Defence workforce. See Department of Defence Annual Report 2016-17, p. 82.

[30]      Department of Defence Annual Report 2017-18, p. 14.

[31]      Department of Defence Annual Report 2017-18, p. 14.

[32]      Department of Defence Annual Report 2017-18, p. 44.

[33]      Department of Defence Annual Report 2017-18, p. 44.

[34]      As per section 184 of the Veterans' Entitlement Act 1986.

[35]      As per sections 364(1)(a)(i) and 364(3) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.

[36]      Repatriation Commission Annual Report 2017-18, p. 29.

[37]      Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission Annual Report 2017-18, p. 37.

[38]      The MRCC Annual Report 2016-17 advised that the MRCC held 11 formal meetings and considered 61 submissions that year. See Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission Annual Report 2016-17, p. 30.

[39]      Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission Annual Report 2017-18, p. 37.

[40]      Department of Veterans' Affairs Annual Report 2017-18, p. 2.

[41]      Department of Veterans' Affairs Annual Report 2017-18, p. 2.

[42]      Department of Veterans' Affairs Annual Report 2017-18, p. 3.

[43]      Department of Veterans' Affairs Annual Report 2017-18, p. 4.

[44]      Department of Veterans' Affairs Annual Report 2017-18, p. 5.

[45]      DVA Corporate Plan 2017-18, p. 25.

[46]      DVA Corporate Plan 2017-18, pp. 35-36.

[47]      Department of Veterans' Affairs Annual Report 2017-18, pp. 78-79.

[48]      Department of Veterans' Affairs Annual Report 2017-18, p. 81.

[49]      Department of Veterans' Affairs Annual Report 2017-18, p. 81.

[50]      Department of Veterans' Affairs Annual Report 2017-18, p. 84.

[51]      Department of Veterans' Affairs Annual Report 2017-18, p. 84.

[52]      DVA Corporate Plan 2017-21, p. 24.

[53]      Department of Veterans' Affairs Annual Report 2017-18, p. 86.

[54]      The report notes that the 'Defence Service Homes Insurance Scheme operates as a separate entity but, under the Commonwealth financial framework, is reported as part of DVA.' See Department of Veterans' Affairs Annual Report 2017-18, p. 90.

[55]      Department of Veterans' Affairs Annual Report 2017-18, p. 90.

[56]      Department of Veterans' Affairs Annual Report 2017-18, p. 90.

[57]      Department of Veterans' Affairs Annual Report 2017-18, pp. 95-97.

[58]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Annual Report 2017-18, p. 11.

[59]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Annual Report 2017-18, p. 11.

[60]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Annual Report 2017-18, p. 11.

[61]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Annual Report 2017-18, p. 12.

[62]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Annual Report 2017-18, p. 13.

[63]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Annual Report 2017-18, p. 13.

[64]      Australian National Audit Office, Implementation of the Annual Performance Statements Requirements 2017-18, p. 33.

[65]      Australian National Audit Office, Implementation of the Annual Performance Statements Requirements 2017-18, p. 33.

[66]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 2017-18 Corporate Plan, p. 9.

[67]      Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee, Annual reports (No. 1 of 2018), March 2018, pp. 24-25.

[68]      Australian National Audit Office, Implementation of the Annual Performance Statements Requirements 2017-18, p. 68.

[69]      Australian National Audit Office, Implementation of the Annual Performance Statements Requirements 2017-18, p. 69.

[70]      Australian National Audit Office, Implementation of the Annual Performance Statements Requirements 2017-18, p. 69.

[71]      Australian National Audit Office, Implementation of the Annual Performance Statements Requirements 2017-18, p. 49.

[72]      Australian National Audit Office, Implementation of the Annual Performance Statements Requirements 2017-18, p. 13.

[73]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Annual Report 2017-18, p. 123.

[74]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Annual Report 2017-18, p. 123.

[75]      Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Annual Report 2017-18, p. 144.

[76]      Tourism Australia Annual report 2017-18, p. 15.

[77]      Tourism Australia Annual report 2017-18, p. 15.

[78]      Tourism Australia Annual report 2017-18, p. 18.

[79]      Tourism Australia Annual report 2017-18, p. 17.

[80]      Tourism Australia Annual report 2017-18, p. 15.

[81]      Tourism Australia Annual report 2017-18, p. 17.

[82]      Tourism Australia Annual report 2017-18, p. 17.

[83]      Tourism Australia Annual report 2017-18, p. 17.

[84]      Tourism Australia Annual report 2017-18, p. 18.

[85]      Tourism Australia Annual report 2017-18, p. 98.

[86]      Tourism Australia Annual report 2017-18, p. 18.

[87]      Tourism Australia Annual report 2017-18, p. 20.

[88]      Tourism Australia Annual report 2017-18, pp. 18 and 23.

[89]      As noted in paragraph 2.88 above, one performance criterion did not have a result recorded for 2017-18 in the Annual Performance Statement.

[90]      Tourism Australia Annual Report 2017-18, p. 20.

[91]      Tourism Australia Annual Report 2017-18, p. 18.

[92]      Tourism Australia Annual Report 2017-18, p. 18.

[93]      Tourism Australia Annual Report 2017-18, p. 121.

[94]      Tourism Australia Annual Report 2017-18, p. 121.

[95]      Tourism Australia Annual Report 2017-18, p. 161.

[96]      Tourism Australia Annual Report 2017-18, inside front cover.

[97]      Tourism Australia Annual Report 2017-18, p. 112.

[98]      Tourism Australia Annual Report 2017-18, p. 115.

[99]      Defence Housing Australia Annual Report 2017-18, pp. 2-3.

[100]    Ms Mason retired as Managing Director in January 2019.

[101]    Defence Housing Australia Annual Report 2017-18, p. 4.

[102]    Defence Housing Australia Annual Report 2017-18, p. 4.

[103]    Defence Housing Australia Annual Report 2017-18, p. 5.

[104]    Defence Housing Australia Annual Report 2017-18, p. 5. NB Impairment is a reduction in the recoverable amount of a fixed asset below its book value.

[105]    Defence Housing Australia Annual Report 2017-18, p. 46.

[106]    Portfolio Budget Statements 2017-18 Defence Portfolio, pp.155-169.

[107]    Defence Housing Australia Annual Report 2017-18, p. 46.

[108]    Defence Housing Australia Statement of Corporate Intent 2017-18, p. 10.

[109]    Defence Housing Australia Annual Report 2017-18, p. 47.

[110]    Portfolio Budget Statements 2017-18 Defence Portfolio, p. 163.

[111]    Defence Housing Australia Annual Report 2017-18, p. 32.

[112]    Defence Housing Australia Annual Report 2017-18, pp. 49-50.

[113]    Defence Housing Australia Annual Report 2016-17, p. 61.

[114]    Defence Housing Australia Annual Report 2017-18, p. 61.

[115]    Defence Housing Australia Annual Report 2017-18, p. 56.

[116]    Defence Housing Australia Annual Report 2017-18, p. 82.

[117]    Defence Housing Australia Annual Report 2017-18, p. 82.

[118]    Efic Annual Report 2017-18, p. 14.

[119]    Efic Annual Report 2017-18, p. 14.

[120]    Efic Annual Report 2017-18, p. 15.

[121]    Efic Annual Report 2017-18, p. 15.

[122]    Efic Annual Report 2017-18, p. 16.

[123]    Efic Annual Report 2017-18, p. 17.

[124]    Efic Annual Report 2017-18, p. 20.

[125]    Efic Annual Report 2017-18, p. 21.

[126]    Efic Annual Report 2017-18, p. 23.

[127]    Australian National Audit Office, Report No. 44 - 2018-19, Effectiveness of the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation, p. 46.

[128]    Australian National Audit Office, Report No. 44 - 2018-19, Effectiveness of the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation, pp. 48-49.

[129]    Australian National Audit Office, Report No. 44 - 2018-19, Effectiveness of the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation, p. 10.

[130]    Efic Annual Report 2017-18, p. 28.

[131]    Efic Annual Report 2017-18, p. 37.

[132]    See http://www.defence.gov.au/JAG/ (accessed 11 June 2019).

[133]    Judge Advocate General report for the period 1 January to 31 December 2017, pp. 17-18.

[134]    Judge Advocate General Report for the period 1 January to 31 December 2017, p. 17.

[135]    Judge Advocate General Report for the period 1 January to 31 December 2017, pp. 19-20.

[136]    Judge Advocate General Report for the period 1 January to 31 December 2017, p. 18.

[137]    Judge Advocate General Report for the period 1 January to 31 December 2017, p. 33.

[138]    Judge Advocate General Report for the period 1 January to 31 December 2017, p. 33.

[139]    Department Defence, answer to question on notice no. 8, Supplementary Budget Estimates 2018-19, received 8 February 2019.

[140]    Defence Legislation Amendment Bill 2018, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 2.

[141]    Judge Advocate General Report for the period 1 January to 31 December 2017, p. 21.

[142]    Judge Advocate General Report for the period 1 January to 31 December 2017, p. 22.

[143]    Judge Advocate General Report for the period 1 January to 31 December 2017, pp. 22-23.

[144]    Judge Advocate General Report for the period 1 January to 31 December 2017, pp. 23-24.

[145]    Director of Military Prosecutions Report for the period 1 January to 31 December 2016, pp. 31-32.

[146]    Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee, Annual reports (No. 1 of 2018), March 2018, p. 30-31.

[147]    Director of Military Prosecutions Report for the period 1 January to 31 December 2016, p. 31.

[148]    Committee Hansard, 25 October 2017, p. 37.