APPENDIX 7-Compliance Index
Agencies prepare Annual Reports to Parliament under requirements approved
by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit. Detailed below are
the page numbers relating to each of the Annual Report requirements.
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Letter of transmittal
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Table of contents
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Glossary
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Contact officer(s)
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Internet home page address and Internet address
for report
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Report by the Principal Member
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Summary of significant issues and developments - Part 1, Part 2
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Overview of Tribunals' performance and financial results
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Outlook for following year
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Overview description of the Tribunals
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Role and functions
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Organisational structure
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Outcome and output structure
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Where outcome and output structures differ from PBS format, details of
variation and reasons for change
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Review of performance during the year in relation to outputs and
contribution to outcomes
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Actual performance in relation to performance targets set out in PBS/
PAES
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Performance of purchaser/ provider arrangements
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Where performance targets differ from the PBS/ PAES,
details of both former and new targets, and reasons for the change
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Narrative discussion and analysis of performance Part 1, Part 2, Part 4
- Trend information
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Factors, events or trends influencing the Tribunals' performance Part 1, Part 2
- Significant changes in nature of principal functions/ services
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Performance against service charter customer service standards,
complaints data, and the Tribunals' response to complaints Part 4 a), Part 4 b)
- Social justice and equity impacts
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Discussion and analysis of the Tribunals' financial performance
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Discussion of any significant changes from the prior year or from
budget.
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Summary resource tables by outcomes
- Developments since the end of the financial year that have affected or
may significantly affect operations or financial results in future
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Statement of the main corporate governance practices in place
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Names of the senior executive and their responsibilities
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Senior management committees and their roles
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Corporate and operational planning and associated performance reporting
and review
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Approach adopted to identifying areas of significant financial or
operational risk and arrangements in place to manage risks
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Certification that the Tribunals comply with the Commonwealth Fraud
Control Guidelines.
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Policy and practices on the establishment and maintenance of
appropriate ethical standards
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How nature and amount of remuneration for SES officers is determined
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Significant developments in external scrutiny
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Judicial decisions and decisions of administrative tribunals
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Reports by the Auditor-General, a Parliamentary Committee or the
Commonwealth Ombudsman
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Assessment of effectiveness in managing and developing human resources
to achieve Tribunal objectives
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Workforce planning, staff turnover and retention
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Impact and features of certified agreements and AWAs
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Training and development undertaken and its impact Part 5 a), b)
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Occupational health and safety performance
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Productivity gains
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Statistics on staffing Part 5, Appendix 4
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Certified agreements and AWAs
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Performance pay
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Assessment of effectiveness of assets management
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Assessment of purchasing against core policies and principles
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Number of new and ongoing consultancy services contracts and total
actual expenditure on consultancy contracts
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Statement noting that information on contracts and consultancies is
available through the AusTender website
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Absence of provisions in contracts allowing access by the
Auditor-General
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Contracts exempt from AusTender
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Report on performance in implementing the Commonwealth Disability
Strategy
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Financial Statements
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Occupational health and safety (section 74 of the Occupational Health
and Safety Act 1991)
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Freedom of Information (subsection 8(1) of the Freedom of Information
Act 1982)
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Advertising and Market Research (Section 311A of the Commonwealth
Electoral Act 1918)
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Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance
(Section 516A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity
Conservation Act 1999)
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Discretionary Grants
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Correction of material errors in previous annual report
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