Annual Report 2009-2010
Letter of transmittal
23 September 2010
The Hon Kevin Rudd MP
Minister for Foreign Affairs
The Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP
Minister for Trade
It is my pleasure to present to you the Annual Report of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for the financial year 2009-10.
The report has been prepared pursuant to section 63 of the Public Service Act 1999 and in accordance with the Requirements for Annual Reports as approved by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit. Subsection 63(1) of the Public Service Act 1999 requires that, after the end of the financial year, the Secretary of a department must give a report to ministers on the department’s activities for presentation to the Parliament.
The report has again been divided into volumes. Volume 1 is the report of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) proper and Volume 2 is the report of AusAID (Australian Agency for International Development). This division reflects the distinctive nature of the work of the two organisations and assists readers to locate more readily the information they seek.
In presenting the Annual Report, I take the opportunity to acknowledge my predecessor, Mr Michael L’Estrange, who left the Department on 21 August 2009 and Ms Gillian Bird, who acted as Secretary between 22 August 2009 and 12 January 2010. I also acknowledge the Hon Mr Stephen Smith MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Hon Mr Simon Crean MP, the Minister for Trade, during the reporting period. I also thank my colleagues in DFAT and AusAID for their professionalism and dedication in advancing Australia’s international interests over the past year.
Yours sincerely
Dennis Richardson
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Table of contents
Section 1: Overviews
Section 2: Performance reporting
- OUTCOME 1: The advancement of Australia’s international strategic, security and economic interests including through bilateral, regional and multilateral engagement on Australian Government foreign and trade policy priorities
- Program 1.1: Foreign Affairs and Trade operations
Program management (advocacy and protection of Australia’s interests)
1.1.1 North Asia
1.1.2 South-East Asia
1.1.3 Americas
1.1.4 Europe
1.1.5 South and West Asia, Middle East and Africa
1.1.6 Pacific
1.1.7 Bilateral, regional and multilateral trade negotiations
1.1.8 Trade development and policy coordination
1.1.9 International organisations, legal and environment
1.1.10 Security, nuclear, disarmament and non-proliferation - Program management (services to other agencies)
1.1.11 Services to other agencies in Australia and overseas (including
Parliament, state representatives, business and other organisations) - Program management (services to diplomatic and consular representatives)
1.1.12 Services to diplomatic and consular representatives in Australia - Program management (public information services and public diplomacy)
1.1.13 Public information services and public diplomacy - Program 1.2: Payments to international organisations
Administered items:
Payments to international organisations - Program 1.3: Public information services and public diplomacy
Administered items:
Shanghai World Expo (Special Account)
Australia Network
International relations grants - Program 1.4: Other administered
Administered items:
Payments to CAC Act bodies—EFIC
Other - OUTCOME 2: The protection and welfare of Australians abroad and access to secure international travel documentation through timely and responsive travel advice and consular and passport services in Australia and overseas
- Program 2.1: Consular services (departmental)
Program management (consular) - Program 2.2: Passport services (departmental)
Program management (APO) - Program 2.3: Consular services (administered)
Administered item:
Consular services (TELs and CES) - Program 2.4: Passport services (administered)
Administered item:
Special Appropriation FMA Act, 1997 s28 (A)1 - OUTCOME 3: A secure Australian Government presence overseas through the provision of security services and information and communications technology infrastructure, and the management of the Commonwealth’s overseas owned estate
- Program 3.1: Other departmental
Program management (security and IT) - Program 3.2: Overseas property
Special Account, Overseas Property Account—Finance determination 2002–01 (D)
Section 3: Corporate Management and Accountability
- Overview
- Corporate governance
- External scrutiny
- Management of human resources
- Management of financial resources
Section 4: Appendixes
- 1. Ministerial responsibilities
- 2. Staffing overview
- 3. Agency resource statement and outcome resource summaries
- 4. Occupational health and safety
- 5. Freedom of information
- 6. Inquiries by parliamentary committees
- 7. Matters before courts and administrative tribunals
- 8. Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance
- 9. Purchaser-provider arrangements
- 10. Advertising and market research
- 11. Grants and contributions
- 12. Consultancy services
- 13. List of sponsors
- 14. Summary of the overseas network
Section 5: Financial Statements
- Independent auditor's report
- Statement by the Secretary and Chief Finance Officer
- statement of Comprehensive Income
- Balance sheet
- Statement of changes in equity
- Cash flow statement
- Schedules of commitments, contingencies, asset additions and administered items
- Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
Section 6: Glossaries and Indexes
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ISSN 1032–2019
ISBN 978-1-921612-38-1 (volume 1)
ISBN 978-1-921612-39-8 (volume 2)
ISBN 978-1-921612-40-4 (two-volume set)
ISBN 978-1-921612-41-1 (volume 1 online)
ISBN 978-1-921612-42-8 (volume 2 online)