Department of Parliamentary Services Annual Report 2010-2011

The Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) provides essential services to support the work of the Parliament, maintain Parliament House as a symbol of Australian democracy, and ensure that the building, and the important activity that takes place within it, is accessible and engaging for all.


Contents


Letters of Transmittal 

Part 1 Secretary’s review (PDF - 166KB)

Part 2 Departmental overview (PDF - 399KB)

Introduction 
Departmental outcome statement 
Departmental Services 
Departmental Structure 
Parliamentary Library 
Building Services Branch 
Infrastructure Services Branch 
Content Management Branch 
Projects Branch 
Chief Finance Officer Branch 
Corporate sections reporting to Secretary, Deputy Secretary and
Parliamentary Librarian

Part 3 Parliamentary Library (PDF - 333KB)

Parliamentary Librarian’s review
Achievements 2010-11 
Strategic and Workforce Planning 
Parliamentary Library overview 
Report on performance 
Program 1—Library Services 
Parliamentary Library Financial Report

Part 4 Report on performance (PDF - 853KB)

Overview
Program 1—Library services 
Program 2—Building and occupant services 
Program 3—Infrastructure services 
Program 4—Parliamentary records services 
Program 5—Parliament House works

Part 5 Environment (PDF - 465KB)

Introduction
Overview 
Ecologically sustainable development 
Whole of Department / Whole of Parliament initiatives 
Environmental performance 
Case study—Solar panels rooftop pilot 
Energy 
Summary

Part 6 Management and accountability (PDF - 465KB)

Corporate governance
HR services 
Purchasing 
Accountability

Financial statements (PDF only - 1,269KB)

Appendices (PDF - 536KB)

Appendix A 
Appendix B
Appendix C (PDF only - 300KB)

Glossary 

Acronyms and abbreviations 

Compliance index 

Global reporting initiative index 


DPS Annual Report 2010-11

© Commonwealth of Australia 2011
ISSN 1832-0848

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Photography by Erin Trevisan, Leo Terpstra and Ross Becker

Cover photograph features Parliament House, illuminated during Canberra's Enlighten event, 11–19 March 2011. Photography by AUSPIC

ANNUAL REPORT CONTACT:

Karen Sheppard
Assistant Secretary
Corporate Services Branch
Department of Parliamentary Services
Parliament House

PO Box 6000
CANBERRA ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 8818
Fax: +61 2 6277 8800
Email: karen.sheppard@aph.gov.au

To access parliamentary material on the internet, including this report, see the department’s internet site accessed through the Australian Parliament’s home page:
http://www.aph.gov.au

Other documents available on the department’s internet site which will assist the reader in understanding the operations of the department are:

Department of Parliamentary Services Portfolio Budget Statements 2010-11

Parliamentary Service Act 1999