Preface

[1]        Senate Hansard, 8 December 1987, pp. 2632–45.

[2]        The High Court of Australia is classified as a non-government body.  It is named as an 'agency' in the annual Appropriation Acts, however it is not a Commonwealth entity under the PGPA Act, due to its status under its enabling legislation. 

[3]        Department of Finance, Resource Management Guide No. 135: Annual reports for non-corporate Commonwealth entities, p. 8.

[4]        Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 34.

[5]        The table also includes reports on the operation of acts or programs, reports tabled in accordance with agencies' legislative requirements, and reports on the work of Royal Commissions, which have been referred to the committee.

[6]        See Appendix 1.

[7]        See Appendix 1.

[8]        Received out of session and referred to the committee on 3 November 2016, tabled in the House of Representatives on 7 November 2016.

[9]        Received out of session and referred to the committee on 17 November 2016, tabled in the House of Representatives on 21 November 2016.

[10]      Department of Finance, Resource Management Guide No. 135: Annual reports for non-corporate Commonwealth entities, p. 8.

Chapter 1 - Annual reports of statutory agencies

[1]        Also stands referred to the Joint Committee on Law Enforcement.

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

[3]        Proof Committee Hansard, 18 August 2017, p. 34.

[4]        Federal Court of Australia Annual Report 2015–2016, p. 197.

[5]        Department of Finance, RMG No. 135: Annual reports for non-corporate Commonwealth entities, pp. 34 and 35.

[6]        Mr Warwick Soden, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar, Federal Court of Australia, correspondence received 21 August 2017, p. 1.

[7]        Department of Finance, Resource Management Guide (RMG) No. 135: Annual reports for non-corporate Commonwealth entities, pp. 33–35; Federal Court of Australia Annual Report 2015–2016, p. 8.

[8]        Department of Finance, RMG No. 135: Annual reports for non-corporate Commonwealth entities, pp. 33–35.

[9]        Mr Warwick Soden, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar, Federal Court of Australia, correspondence received 21 August 2017, p. 2.

[10]      Mr Warwick Soden, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar, Federal Court of Australia, correspondence received 21 August 2017, p. 2.

[11]      Federal Court of Australia Annual Report 2015–2016, p. 195.

[12]      Department of Finance, RMG No. 135: Annual reports for non-corporate Commonwealth entities, pp. 13 and 14.

[13]      Mr Warwick Soden, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar, Federal Court of Australia, correspondence received 21 August 2017, p. 2.

[14]      Federal Court of Australia Annual Report 2015–2016, p. 3.

[15]      Mr Warwick Soden, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar, Federal Court of Australia, correspondence received 21 August 2017, p. 2.

[16]      Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, Report on Annual Reports (No. 2 of 2016), p. ix.

[17]      Australian Institute of Criminology Annual Report 2015–16, p. 131.

[18]      Australian Institute of Criminology Annual Report 2015–16, pp. 79–83.

[19]      Australian Institute of Criminology Annual Report 2015–16, pp. 128–131.

[20]      Australian Institute of Criminology Annual Report 2015–16, p. 88.

[21]      Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Annual Report 2015–16, p. 26.

[22]      Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Annual Report 2015–16, p. 29.

[23]      Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Annual Report 2015–16, p. v.

[24]      Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Annual Report 2015–16, p. 142.

[25]      Department of Finance, RMG No. 135: Annual reports for non-corporate Commonwealth entities, pp. 4 and 5.

[26]      Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, Report on Annual Reports (No. 2 of 2016), p. 8.

[27]      Portfolio Budget Statements 2015–16, Attorney-General's Portfolio, pp. 255–6.

[28]      Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Annual Report 2015–16, pp. 40 and 42.

[29]      Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Annual Report 2015–16, p. 32.

[30]      Portfolio Budget Statements 2016–17, Attorney-General's Portfolio, p. 170.

[31]      Portfolio Budget Statements 2017–18, Attorney-General's Portfolio, pp. 177–8.

Appendix 1 - Reports tabled during the period 1 November 2016 and 30 April 2017 and referred to the committee

[1]        Also stands referred to the Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, under the Law Enforcement Act 2010.

[2]        Forwarded to the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee also.

[3]        Forwarded to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Education and Employment Legislation Committee and Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee also.