Chapter 1 - Overview

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 2, 13 November 2013, pp. 88–89.

[2]        Senate Hansard, 8 December 1987, pp. 2642–45.

[3]        See PGPA Rule 2014, sections 17AB, 17BC and 28C.

[4]        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), August 2016, pp. 4–5.

[5]        Reports were considered tabled and referred if they were tabled in either the House of Representatives or the Senate prior to 31 October, even if they may not have been tabled in the Senate until after that date.

Chapter 2 - Annual reports of agencies

[1]        Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 2–5.

[2]        Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 8.

[3]        Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 9.

[4]        These are provided on pages 23–30 of the Annual Report.

[5]        Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 2, 16, 19.

[6]        Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 21.

[7]        Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 19–20.

[8]        Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 16–17, 29.

[9]        Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 2, 16–17.

[10]      These are detailed on pages 37–40 of the Annual Report.

[11]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 32.

[12]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 32–33.

[13]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 34.

[14]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 35.

[15]      These are detailed on pages 48–54 of the Annual Report.

[16]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 41–43, 52.

[17]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 46.

[18]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 47.

[19]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 44.

[20]      These are detailed on pages 63–72 of the Annual Report.

[21]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 57.

[22]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 60.

[23]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 61.

[24]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 63–68.

[25]      These are detailed on pages 80–90 of the Annual Report.

[26]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 74.

[27]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 79.

[28]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 88.

[29]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 90.

[30]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 110.

[31]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 136–139.

[32]      The overall separation rate for the APS in 2016–17 was 7 per cent. Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 136–139; Australian Public Service Commission, Mobility and tenure 2016–17, https://www.apsc.gov.au/mobility-and-tenure (accessed 7 February 2019).

[33]      The overall APS unscheduled absence rate was 11.4 FTE days in 2017–18. Australian Public Service Commission, State of the Service Report 2017–18, https://www.apsc.gov.au/
sites/g/files/net5296/f/18583_-_apsc_-_sosr_-_web.pdf (accessed 7 February 2019), p. 171.

[34]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 80.

[35]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 162.

[36]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 139.

[37]      Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 139.

[38]      Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 3–9.

[39]      Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 142.

[40]      Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 20–21.

[41]      Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 23.

[42]      Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 26.

[43]      Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 29.

[44]      Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 21.

[45]      Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 83.

[46]      Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 23.

[47]      Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 22–24.

[48]      Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 29.

[49]      Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 31–32.

[50]      Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 33–36.

[51]      Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 36–37.

[52]      Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 39.

[53]      Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 111.

[54]      Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 113.

[55]      Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 182.

[56]      Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 128.

[57]      Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 128.

[58]      Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 128.

[59]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 3–4.

[60]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 6.

[61]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 15.

[62]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 15.

[63]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 16–19.

[64]      Basin governments are the state governments of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory.

[65]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 21, 27–28.

[66]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 21, 29, 31, 33.

[67]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 3, 21, 50.

[68]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 24.

[69]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 27.

[70]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 33, 36–37.

[71]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 41.

[72]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 42–43.

[73]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 43–44.

[74]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 45.

[75]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 46.

[76]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 51.

[77]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 55.

[78]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 55.

[79]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 57.

[80]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 61, 74–75.

[81]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 61.

[82]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 61, 79.

[83]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 74.

[84]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 80–81.

[85]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 87.

[86]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 90.

[87]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 91.

[88]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 90–91.

[89]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 93.

[90]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 95.

[91]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 116.

[92]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 4, 40, 173.

[93]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 119–121.

[94]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 122.

[95]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 126.

[96]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 126, 131.

[97]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 126.

[98]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 126, 133.

[99]      Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 98, 123, 173.

[100]    Murray Darling Basin Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 3.

[101]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 4–8.

[102]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 50.

[103]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 53–58.

[104]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 59.

[105]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 60.

[106]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 64.

[107]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 66.

[108]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 70.

[109]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 72.

[110]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 72–73.

[111]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 75.

[112]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 75.

[113]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 76.

[114]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 78–79.

[115]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 87.

[116]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 89–90.

[117]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 95.

[118]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 95.

[119]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 96.

[120]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 96­–97.

[121]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 97.

[122]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 101.

[123]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 102–104.

[124]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 104.

[125]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 43.

[126]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 40.

[127]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 10.

[128]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 10.

[129]    Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 10.

[130]    Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 14–17.

[131]    Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 16.

[132]    Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 34.

[133]    Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 34.

[134]    Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 35.

[135]    Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 35–36.

[136]    Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 41.

[137]    Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 46.

[138]    Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 57.

[139]    Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 89.

[140]    Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 88.

[141]    Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 174.

[142]    Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 88.

[143]    Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 20.

[144]    Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 20.

[145]    Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 3. Australia was the first country to upgrade from Category C to B of the IMO Council.

[146]    Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. II.

[147]    Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. II.

[148]    Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 51–68.

[149]    Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 51–57.

[150]    Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 58.

[151]    Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 60.

[152]    Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 61.

[153]    Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 61.

[154]    Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 62–63.

[155]    Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 66.

[156]    Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 74.

[157]    Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 83.

[158]    Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 19–22.

[159]    Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 23–24.

[160]    Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 27–31.

[161]    Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 31–32.

[162]    Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, pp. 5–6.

[163]    Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 6.

[164]    Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 7.

[165]    Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 8.