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Attorney-General's Department Annual Report 2020-21

Contents

Certification

Statement by the Accountable Authority and Chief Financial Officer

Primary financial statements

Statement of Comprehensive Income
Statement of Financial Position
Statement of Changes in Equity
Cash Flow Statement
Administered Schedule of Comprehensive Income
Administered Schedule of Assets and Liabilities
Administered Reconciliation Schedule
Administered Cash Flow Statement

Overview

Notes to the financial statements

​Note 1: Budgetary Reports and Variances
Note 2: People and Relationships
Note 3: Funding
Note 4: Financial Performance
Note 5: Income and Expenses Administered on Behalf of Government
Note 6: Financial Position
Note 7: Assets and Liabilities Administered on Behalf of Government
Note 8: Managing Uncertainties
Note 9: Other Information

Independent Auditor's Report
Statement by the Accountable Authority and Chief Financial Officer

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Table of contents

  • About this report
  • Letter of transmittal
  • Secretary's year in review
  • Part 1: Department overview
    • About the department
  • Part 2: Annual performance statements
    • Statement of preparation
    • Our performance framework
    • Our results
    • Key Activity 1: Legal services and policy advice
    • Performance measure 1.1: Australian Government Solicitor legal services
    • Performance measure 1.2: International law and policy advice
    • Performance measure 1.3: Constitutional policy and related public law advice
    • Performance measure 1.4: Operation of Australian Government Solicitor
    • Performance measure 1.5: Manage significant legal issues and arrangements for Australian Government legal services
    • Key Activity 2: Manage casework
    • Performance measure 2.1: International crime cooperation, federal offender, international family law, private international law and United Nations human rights committee communications casework
    • Key Activity 3: Administer and advise on legal and policy frameworks
    • Performance measure 3.1: Legal and policy advice on the federal justice system
    • Performance measure 3.2: Administration of family law and marriage legislation and policy frameworks
    • Performance measure 3.3: Administration of the industrial relations system
    • Performance measure 3.4: Legal and policy advice on Australia’s integrity and rights frameworks
    • Performance measure 3.5: Legal and policy advice on criminal justice and national security frameworks
    • Performance measure 3.6: Administration of other legal frameworks for which the department is responsible
    • Key Activity 4: Administer and implement programs and services
    • Performance measure 4.1: Legal Assistance
    • Performance measure 4.2: Administration of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee program
    • Performance measure 4.3: Recovery of Fair Entitlements Guarantee payments
    • Performance measure 4.4: The Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner
    • Performance measure 4.5: Building counter-fraud and protective security capability across government
    • Performance measure 4.6: Administration of the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme and Lobbying Code of Conduct
    • Performance measure 4.7: Pacific law and justice programs
    • Key Activity 5: Establish and support royal commissions and other bodies
    • Performance measure 5.1: Establishment of royal commissions and other bodies
    • Performance measure 5.2: Support for the overarching and ongoing purpose of royal commissions
    • Performance measure 5.3: Support the National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention
  • Part 3: Management and accountability
    • Corporate governance
    • External scrutiny
    • Our people
    • Our systems
    • Asset management, purchasing and grants
    • Freedom of information
    • Corrections to previous annual reports
  • Part 4: Financial statements
    • Financial performance 2020–21
    • Independent Auditor's Report
    • Contents
    • Statement by the Accountable Authority and Chief Financial Officer
    • Statement of Comprehensive Income
    • Statement of Financial Position
    • Statement of Changes in Equity
    • Cash Flow Statement
    • Administered Schedule of Comprehensive Income
    • Administered Schedule of Assets and Liabilities
    • Administered Reconciliation Schedule
    • Administered Cash Flow Statement
    • Overview
    • Note 1: Budgetary Reports and Variances
    • Note 2: People and Relationships
    • Note 3: Funding
    • Note 4: Financial Performance
    • Note 5: Income and Expenses Administered on Behalf of Government
    • Note 6: Financial Position
    • Note 7: Assets and Liabilities Administered on Behalf of Government
    • Note 8: Managing Uncertainties
    • Note 9: Other Information
  • Appendices
    • Appendix 1: Entity resource statement 2020–21
    • Appendix 2: Methodologies
    • Appendix 3: Workforce statistics
    • Appendix 4: The International Criminal Court
    • Appendix 5: Extradition and mutual assistance
    • Aids to Access