Annual reports (No. 2 of 2007)

Annual reports (No. 2 of 2007)

20 September 2007

© Commonwealth of Australia 2007
ISBN 978–0–642–71850–1

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View the report as separate downloadable parts:

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Members of the Committee (PDF 104KB)
 
Preface (PDF 137KB)

Introduction
Role of annual reports
Assessment of annual reports
Annual reports considered
  Defence portfolio
  Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio
General comments on the annual reports
  Timeliness in tabling reports
  Comments made in the Senate
  Matters of significance
  Bodies not presenting annual reports to the Senate
  Standard of reports

 
Chapter 1 - Annual reports of statutory and non–statutory authorities and government companies (PDF 166KB)

Defence portfolio
  Judge Advocate General
     Overview of the JAG Report
     Independence of the JAG
     Funding arrangements
     Defence Legislation Amendment Act 2006 and the Australian Military Court
     Statistics on summary trials
     Future of the JAG
     Committee view
Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio
  Bilateral councils
  Australia–China Council (ACC
  Australia–Indonesia Institute

 
Appendix 1 - Annual reports referred to the Committee (PDF 86KB)

Defence portfolio
  Departments
  Statutory authorities
  Non–statutory authorities and government companies
Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio
  Department
  Statutory authorities
  Non–statutory authorities and government companies

 
Appendix 2 - Compliance table of the annual reports referred to the Committee for scrutiny for the period 2005–2006 (PDF 123KB)
 
Appendix 3 - Reporting requirements and guidelines (PDF 125KB)

Departmental reports
  Authority for requirements
  Commencement and reporting period
     Application
  Timetable
Commonwealth authorities and companies
Non–statutory bodies

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3535
Fax: +61 2 6277 5818
Email: fadt.sen@aph.gov.au