Contents

The Tribunals at a glance

About this Report

Contact information

Letter to Minister

PART 1 - Principal Member's report

PART 2 - Registrar's report

PART 3 - The role of the Tribunals

• Merits review
• Applying for review
• The conduct of reviews
• Decision-making
• Matters reviewed by the MRT
• Matters reviewed by the RRT
• Vision, purpose and values
• Membership
• Staff organisational chart

PART 4 - Performance report

• Performance framework
• Financial performance
• Overview of caseload
• Lodgements
• Cases on hand
• Conduct of reviews
• Cases decided
• Outcomes of review
• Timeliness
• Judicial review
• Social justice and equity
• Complaints
• Community and interagency liaison
• Major reviews
• Significant changes in the nature of functions or services
• Developments since the end of the year

PART 5 - Management and accountability

• Senior management
• Corporate and operational plans
• Ethical standards
• Risk management
• Implementation of Australian National Audit Office recommendations
• External scrutiny
• Human resources
• Members
• Member professional development and performance
• Staff
• Workforce planning
• Training and development
• Executive remuneration
• Australian Workplace Agreements
• Certified Agreement
• Occupational health and safety
• Workplace diversity
• Disability strategy
• Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance
• Purchasing
• Assets management
• Consultancy services
• Purchaser/provider arrangements
• Discretionary grants
• Advertising and market research
• Correction of material errors in previous Annual Reports

PART 6 - Financial statements

• Auditor's report and opinion
• Statement on financial statements
• Income statement
• Balance sheet
• Statement of changes in equity
• Cash flow statement
• Schedule of commitments
• Schedule of contingencies
• Schedule of administered items
• Note 1: Summary of significant accounting policies
• Note 2: Events after the balance sheet date
• Note 3: Income
• Note 4: Expenses
• Note 5: Financial assets
• Note 6: Non-financial assets
• Note 7: Payables
• Note 8: Interest bearing liabilities
• Note 9: Provisions
• Note 10: Restructuring
• Note 11: Cash flow reconciliation
• Note 12: Contingent liabilities and assets
• Note 13: Senior executive remuneration
• Note 14: Remuneration of auditors
• Note 15: Financial Instruments
• Note 16: Income administered on behalf of Government
• Note 17: Expenses administered on behalf of Government
• Note 18: Assets administered on behalf of Government
• Note 19: Liabilities administered on behalf of Government
• Note 20: Administered reconciliation table
• Note 21: Administered contingent assets and liabilities
• Note 22: Administered financial instruments
• Note 23: Appropriations
• Note 24: Compensation and debt relief
• Note 25: Reporting of outcomes

Appendix 1 - The Tribunals' Plan

Appendix 2 - Service Charter

Appendix 3 - Members of the Tribunals

Appendix 4 - Additional staffing statistics

Appendix 5 - Freedom of Information

Appendix 6 - Legal services expenditure

Appendix 7 - Compliance index

Glossary of terms and abbreviations