Footnotes

PREFACE

[1]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports for Departments, Executive Agencies and FMA Act Bodies (Requirements for Annual Reports),
28 June 2012, Part 1, subsection 3(1).

[2]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports,
28 June 2012, p. i.

[3]        Official Senate Hansard, 8 December 1987, pp 2643-2645.

[4]        For example, the committee is disappointed to note that the Australian Human Rights Commission's annual report lacked a list of requirements, including a mandatory compliance index and a 'clear read' between the PBS and the report, despite concerns expressed by the committee in its Annual Reports (No. 2 of 2012) report, tabled on 12 September 2012:
see pp 3-5.

[5]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports,
28 June 2012, Part 1, section 4.

[6]        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), Canberra,
28 June 2012, p. 5. Provisions for seeking an extension to the reporting period can be found in subsections 34C(4) to (7) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

[7]        This table also includes the reports on the operation of acts or programs which have been referred to the committee.

[8]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports,
28 June 2012, Part 1, section 4.

[9]        See Appendix 1 for those bodies which tabled or presented their reports prior to
15 and 16 October 2012.

CHAPTER 1 - ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTS

[1]        Attorney-General's Department Annual Report 2011-12, pp 104, 112-113, 116, 120-121,
146-147, 157-160 and 162.

[2]        Refer to Annual Reports (No.1 of 2012), Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, p. 2 and Attorney-General's Department Annual Report 2010-11, pp 70 and 71.
For a comparison, see previous Attorney-General's Department Annual Report 2008-09,
Part 2 - Performance reports, pp 25-179.

[3]        Annual Reports 2010-11 (No.1 of 2012), Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, p. 2.

[4]        Department of Finance and Deregulation, Performance Information and Indicators, October 2010, p. 8.

[5]        Australian National Audit Office, Audit Report No. 5 2011-12, Performance Audit, Development and implementation of key performance indicators to support the outcomes and programs framework, Recommendation No. 1, p. 28.

[6]        Australian National Audit Office, Audit Report No. 5 2011-12, Performance Audit, Development and implementation of key performance indicators to support the outcomes and programs framework, p. 53. See also, Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, Annual Reports (No.1 of 2012), pp 2 and 3.

[7]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports,
28 June 2012, p. 7.

[8]        Attorney-General's Department Annual Report 2011-12, p. 225.

[9]        Attorney-General's Department Annual Report 2011-12, p. 225.

[10]      Attorney-General's Department Annual Report 2011-12, pp 226-229.

[11]      Attorney-General's Department Annual Report 2011-12, p. 179.

[12]      Attorney-General's Department Annual Report 2011-12, pp 176 and 179.

[13]      Despite incorrectly referencing an earlier version of the Requirements for annual reports for departments, executive agencies and FMA Act bodies (July 2011) for the preparation of the 2011-12 annual report,  the list of requirements in the report conforms with the later
28 June 2012 requirements, p. viii.

[14]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship Annual Report 2011-12, p. 6.

[15]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship Annual Report 2011-12, p. 7.

[16]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship Annual Report 2011-12, p. 109.

[17]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship Annual Report 2011-12, p. 340.

[18]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship Annual Report 2011-12, p. 340.

[19]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship Reconciliation Action Plan 2010-2012, p. 1.

[20]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship Reconciliation Action Plan 2010-2012, p. 1.

[21]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship Reconciliation Action Plan 2010-2012, p. 1.

[22]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship Annual Report 2011-12, p. 321.

[23]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship Annual Report 2011-12, pp 321 and 325.

[24]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship Annual Report 2011-12, pp 321 and 325.

[25]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship Annual Report 2011-12, p. 321.

[26]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship Annual Report 2011-12, Chapter 3 - Report on performance, pp 33-280.

[27]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Protection visa processing taking more than 90 days for the reporting period 1 March 2012 to June 2012, tabled in the Senate on
19 September 2012: see letter of transmittal to Minister on the first page.

[28]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship Annual Report 2011-12, p. 120. Also Department of Immigration and Citizenship Annual Report 2010-11, p. 106.

[29]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship Annual Report 2011-12, p. 134.

[30]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship Annual Report 2011-12, p. 134.

[31]      Department of Immigration and Citizenship Annual Report 2011-12, p. 131.

CHAPTER 2 - ANNUAL REPORTS OF STATUTORY BODIES

[1]        Also stands referred to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity, under the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.

[2]        Also stands referred to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement under the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002.

[3]        Also stands referred to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement under the Australian Federal Police Act 1979.

[4]        Also forwarded to the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee.

[5]        Administrative Appeals Tribunal 2011-12 Annual Report, p. 26. Also in Attorney-General's Portfolio, Portfolio Budget Statements 2011-12, Administrative Appeals Tribunal, p. 59.

[6]        Administrative Appeals Tribunal 2011-12 Annual Report, p. 26.

[7]        Administrative Appeals Tribunal Annual Report 2011-12, p. 50.

[8]        Administrative Appeals Tribunal Annual Report 2011-12, p. 27.

[9]        Administrative Appeals Tribunal Annual Report 2011-12, pp 32 and 33.

[10]      CrimTrac Annual Report 2011-12, p. 55.

[11]      CrimTrac Annual Report 2011-12, pp 64-68.

[12]      CrimTrac Annual Report 2011-12, pp 8 and 9.

[13]      CrimTrac Annual Report 2011-12, pp 12-18.

[14]      CrimTrac Annual Report 2011-12, p. 48.

[15]      CrimTrac Annual Report 2011-12, pp 43 and 44.

[16]      Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal Annual Report 2011-12, p. 2.

[17]      Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal Annual Report 2011-12, p. 2.

[18]      Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal Annual Report 2011-12, p. 17.

[19]      Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal Annual Report 2011-12, p. 43.

[20]      Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal Annual Report 2011-12, p. 54.

[21]      Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal Annual Report 2011-12, pp 55 and 56.

[22]      Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal Annual Report 2011-12, pp 64 and 65.

[23]      Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal Annual Report 2011-12, pp 61 and 62.

CHAPTER 3 - REPORTS ON THE OPERATION OF ACTS AND PROGRAMS

[1]        Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, p. 1.

[2]        Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, pp 2 and 3.

[3]        Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, p. 3. Subparagraph 18(2)(c)(i) of the SD Act provides that a 'person warrant' authorises the installation, use and maintenance of devices on premises where the person is reasonably believed to be or likely to be. Where surveillance devices have been installed on premises under a 'person warrant', there is an expectation that there would be information relating to the use of these devices linking the premises to the person named in the warrant.

[4]        Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, p. 4.

[5]        Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, p. 5. The inspection examined surveillance device warrants and authorisations (and associated records) that expired during the period 1 July to
31 December 2010.

[6]        Report to the Attorney-General on the results of inspections of records under s 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, p. 7.

[7]        Report pursuant to section 440A of the Migration Act on the conduct of Refugee Review Tribunal reviews not completed within 90 days for the period 1 March 2012 to 30 June 2012,
p. 1; Report pursuant to section 440A of the Migration Act on the conduct of Refugee Review Tribunal reviews not completed within 90 days for the period 1 November 2011 to
 29 February 2012, p. 1; Report pursuant to section 440A of the Migration Act on the conduct of Refugee Review Tribunal reviews not completed within 90 days for the period
1 July 2011 to 31 October 2011, p. 1.

[8]        Migration Review Tribunal - Refugee Review Tribunal Annual Report 2011-12, p. 17.

[9]        Report pursuant to section 440A of the Migration Act on the conduct of Refugee Review Tribunal reviews not completed within 90 days for the period 1 March 2012 to 30 June 2012,
p. 1; Report pursuant to section 440A of the Migration Act on the conduct of Refugee Review Tribunal reviews not completed within 90 days for the period 1 November 2011 to
29 February 2012, p. 1; Report pursuant to section 440A of the Migration Act on the conduct of Refugee Review Tribunal reviews not completed within 90 days for the period
1 July 2011 to 31 October 2011, p. 1.

APPENDIX 1 - Reports tabled during the period 1 May and 31 October 2012 and referred to the committee

[1]        Also stands referred to the Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity, under the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.

[2]        Also stands referred to the Joint Committee on the Law Enforcement, under the
Australian Crime Commission Act 2002.

[3]        Also stands referred to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement under the Australian Federal Police Act 1979.

[4]        Also forwarded to the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee.