List of Requirements

This list is prepared from the checklist of annual report requirements set out in Attachment F to the Requirements for Annual Reports for Departments, Executive Agencies and FMA Act Bodies as approved by the Joint Committee of Public accounts and Audit under subsections 63(2) and 70(2) of the Public Service Act 1999 on 24 June 2013.

Description	Requirement	Location
Letter of transmittal	Mandatory	Page iii
Table of contents	Mandatory	Page v
Index	Mandatory	Page 123
Glossary	Mandatory	Pages 117–122
Contact officer(s)	Mandatory	Page ii
Internet home page address and Internet address for report	Mandatory	Page ii
Review by Statutory officer
Review by statutory office holder	Mandatory	Pages 3–13
Summary of significant issues and developments	Suggested	Pages 3–13
Overview of department's performance and financial results	Suggested	N/A
Outlook for following year	Suggested	Pages 11–13
Significant issues and developments – portfolio	Portfolio departments – suggested	N/A
Departmental Overview
Role and functions	Mandatory	Pages 43–48
Organisational structure	Mandatory	Page 96
Outcome and program structure	Mandatory	Page 50
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	DFAT
Report on Performance
Review of performance during the year in relation to programs and contribution to outcomes	Mandatory	Pages 55–91
Actual performance in relation to deliverables and KPIs set out in PB Statements/PAES or other portfolio statements	Mandatory	DFAT
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	Pages 55–91
Trend information	Mandatory	Pages 55–91
Significant changes in nature of principal functions/services	Suggested	N/A
Performance of purchaser/provider arrangements	If applicable, suggested	N/A
Factors, events or trends influencing departmental performance	Suggested	N/A
Contribution of risk management in achieving objectives	Suggested	N/A
Social inclusion outcomes	If applicable, mandatory	N/A
Performance against service charter customer service standards, complaints data, and the department's response to complaints	If applicable, mandatory	N/A
Discussion and analysis of the department's financial performance	Mandatory	Page 97
Discussion of any significant changes from the prior year, from budget or anticipated to have a significant impact on future operations	Mandatory	N/A
Agency resource statement and summary resource tables by outcomes	Mandatory	DFAT
Management and Accountability
Corporate Governance
Agency heads are required to certify that their agency comply with the Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines	Mandatory	DFAT
Statement of the main corporate governance practices in place	Mandatory	DFAT
Names of the senior executive and their responsibilities	Suggested	Page 95
Senior management committees and their roles	Suggested	N/A
Corporate and operational planning and associated performance reporting and review	Suggested	DFAT
Approach adopted to identifying areas of significant financial or operational risk	Suggested	DFAT
Policy and practices on the establishment and maintenance of appropriate ethical standards	Suggested	DFAT
How nature and amount of remuneration for SES officers is determined	Suggested	Page 95
External Scrutiny
Significant developments in external scrutiny	Mandatory	DFAT
Judicial decisions and decisions of administrative tribunals	Mandatory	DFAT
Reports by the Auditor-General, a Parliamentary Committee or the Commonwealth Ombudsman	Mandatory	DFAT
Management of Human Resources
Assessment of effectiveness in managing and developing human resources to achieve departmental objectives	Mandatory	DFAT
Workforce planning, staff turnover and retention	Suggested	Page 96
Impact and features of enterprise or collective agreements, individual flexibility arrangements (IFAs), determinations, common law contracts and AWAs	Suggested	DFAT
Training and development undertaken and its impact	Suggested	Page 96
Work health and safety performance	Suggested	DFAT
Productivity gains	Suggested	DFAT
Statistics on staffing	Mandatory	Page 96
Enterprise or collective agreements, IFAs, determinations, common law contracts and AWAs	Mandatory	DFAT
Performance pay	Mandatory	DFAT
Assets Management
Assessment of effectiveness of assets management	If applicable, mandatory	DFAT
Purchasing
Assessment of purchasing against core policies and principles	Mandatory	DFAT
Consultants
The annual report must include 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). The annual report must include a statement noting that information on contracts and consultancies is available through the AusTender website	Mandatory	DFAT
Australia National Audit Office Access Clauses
Absence of provisions in contracts allowing access by the Auditor-General	Mandatory	DFAT
Exempt Contracts
Contracts exempt from the AusTender	Mandatory	DFAT
Financial Statements
Financial Statements	Mandatory
Other Mandatory Information
Work health and safety (Schedule 2, Part 4 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011)	Mandatory	DFAT
Advertising and Market Research (Section 311A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918) and statement on advertising campaigns	Mandatory	DFAT
Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance (Section 516A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999)	Mandatory	DFAT
Compliance with the agency's obligations under the Carer Recognition Act 2010	If applicable, mandatory	DFAT
Grant programs	Mandatory	DFAT
Disability reporting – explicit and transparent reference to agency-level information available through other reporting mechanisms	Mandatory	DFAT
Information Publication Scheme statement	Mandatory	Page 110
Spatial reporting – expenditure by program between regional and non-regional Australia	If applicable, mandatory	DFAT
Correction of material errors in previous annual report	If applicable, mandatory	N/A
Agency Resource Statements and Resources for Outcomes	Mandatory	DFAT
List of Requirements	Mandatory	Pages 113–116