Aids to access |
Letter of transmittal |
Mandatory |
See Letter of transmittal |
Table of contents |
Mandatory |
N/A |
Index |
Mandatory |
See pages 205–208 of downloadable PDF or Search by keyword |
Glossary |
Mandatory |
See Glossary |
Contact officer(s) |
Mandatory |
See Inquiries and copyright |
Internet home page address and Internet address for report |
Mandatory |
See Inquiries and copyright |
Year in review |
Review by President of the Fair Work Commission |
Mandatory |
See President’s introduction |
Summary of significant issues and developments |
Suggested |
See President’s introduction, General Manager’s overview, Major achievements 2013–14 |
Overview of department’s performance and financial results |
Suggested |
See President’s introduction, General Manager’s overview, Major achievements 2013–14, Key performance indicators, Financial management |
Outlook for following year |
Suggested |
See General Manager’s overview, Our future direction |
Overview |
Role and functions |
Mandatory |
See Who we are and what we do |
Organisational structure |
Mandatory |
See Our structure |
Outcome and program structure |
Mandatory |
See Outcome and program structure |
Where outcome and program structures differ from PB Statements/PAES or other portfolio statements accompanying any other additional appropriation bills (other portfolio statements), details of variation and reasons for change |
Mandatory |
N/A |
Portfolio structure |
Portfolio departments—mandatory |
N/A |
Report on performance |
Review of performance during the year in relation to programs and contribution to outcomes |
Mandatory |
See Part 3—Performance reporting |
Actual performance in relation to deliverables and KPIs set out in PB Statements/PAES or other portfolio statements |
Mandatory |
See Part 3—Performance reporting, Key performance indicators |
Where performance targets differ from the PBS/PAES, details of both former and new targets, and reasons for the change |
Mandatory |
N/A |
Narrative discussion and analysis of performance |
Mandatory |
See Part 3—Performance reporting |
Trend information |
Mandatory |
See Our future direction, Part 3—Performance reporting |
Significant changes in nature of principal functions/services |
Suggested |
See Our future direction, Legislative amendments |
Factors, events or trends influencing departmental performance |
Suggested |
See Our future direction, Legislative amendments, Workload |
Performance against service charter customer service standards, complaints data, and the department’s response to complaints |
If applicable, mandatory |
See Service charter, complaints and Code of Conduct |
Discussion and analysis of the department’s financial performance |
Mandatory |
See Financial management |
Discussion of any significant changes in financial results from the prior year, from budget or anticipated to have a significant impact on future operations. |
Mandatory |
See Financial management |
Agency resource statement and summary resource tables by outcomes |
Mandatory |
See Appendix R, Appendix S |
Management and Accountability |
Corporate governance |
Agency heads are required to certify that their agency complies with the Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines |
Mandatory |
See Accountability, Appendix O |
Statement of the main corporate governance practices in place |
Mandatory |
See Corporate governance |
Names of the senior executive and their responsibilities |
Suggested |
See Our structure, Corporate governance |
Senior management committees and their roles |
Suggested |
See Corporate governance |
Corporate and operational plans and associated performance reporting and review |
Suggested |
See Planning and development |
Internal audit arrangements including approach adopted to identifying areas of significant financial or operational risk and arrangements to manage those risks |
Suggested |
See Accountability |
Policy and practices on the establishment and maintenance of appropriate ethical standards |
Suggested |
See Ethical standards |
How nature and amount of remuneration for SES officers is determined |
Suggested |
See Employee pay and entitlements |
External scrutiny |
Significant developments in external scrutiny |
Mandatory |
See Accountability |
Judicial decisions and decisions of administrative tribunals and by the Australian Information Commissioner |
Mandatory |
See Accountability |
Reports by the Auditor-General, a Parliamentary Committee, the Commonwealth Ombudsman or an agency capability review |
Mandatory |
See Accountability |
Management of human resources |
Assessment of effectiveness in managing and developing human resources to achieve departmental objectives |
Mandatory |
See Planning and development, Our workforce |
Workforce planning, staff retention and turnover |
Suggested |
See Planning and development, Our workforce |
Impact and features of enterprise or collective agreements, individual flexibility arrangements (IFAs), determinations, common law contracts and Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs) |
Suggested |
See Employee pay and entitlements |
Training and development undertaken and its impact |
Suggested |
See Planning and development |
Work health and safety performance |
Suggested |
See Planning and development, Appendix N |
Statistics on staffing |
Mandatory |
See Our workforce |
Enterprise or collective agreements, IFAs, determinations, common law contracts and AWAs |
Mandatory |
See Employee pay and entitlements |
Performance pay |
Mandatory |
See Employee pay and entitlements |
Assets management |
Assessment of effectiveness of assets management |
If applicable, mandatory |
See Financial management, Appendix Q |
Purchasing |
Assessment of purchasing against core policies and principles |
Mandatory |
See Financial management |
Consultants |
A summary statement detailing the number of new consultancy services contracts let during the year; the total actual expenditure on all new consultancy contracts let during the year (inclusive of GST); the number of ongoing consultancy contracts that were active in the reporting year; and the total actual expenditure in the reporting year on the ongoing consultancy contracts (inclusive of GST). |
Mandatory |
See Financial management |
A statement noting that information on contracts and consultancies is available through the AusTender website. |
Mandatory |
See Financial management |
Australian National Audit Office access clauses |
Absence of provisions in contracts allowing access by the Auditor-General |
Mandatory |
See Financial management |
Exempt contracts |
Contracts exempted from publication in AusTender |
Mandatory |
See Financial management |
Financial statements |
Financial statements |
Mandatory |
See Appendix Q |
Other mandatory information |
Work health and safety (Schedule 2, Part 4 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011) |
Mandatory |
See Appendix N |
Advertising and Market Research (Section 311A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918) and statement on advertising campaigns |
Mandatory |
See Appendix N |
Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance (Section 516A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) |
Mandatory |
See Appendix N |
Compliance with the agency’s obligations under the Carer Recognition Act 2010 |
If applicable, mandatory |
N/A |
Grant programs |
Mandatory |
See Appendix N |
Disability reporting—explicit and transparent reference to agency level information available through other reporting mechanisms |
Mandatory |
See Appendix N |
Information Publication Scheme statement |
Mandatory |
See Appendix N |
Correction of material errors in previous annual report |
If applicable, mandatory |
See Appendix N |
Agency Resource Statements and Resources for Outcomes |
Mandatory |
See Appendix R, Appendix S |
List of requirements |
Mandatory |
See Appendix V |