Index
A
Abbreviation and acronyms, 119-123
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
affirmative measures programs, 31
employment in ABS, 31, 96, 97
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Network (Youmpla), 96
ABS at a glance, 10
ABS Beta, 19, 28
ABS Reconciliation Action Plan 2018–2021, 96
ABS Workforce Strategy 2015–19, 29, 95, 98
absences, unscheduled, 100
Accountable Authority, 24, 82
Accountable Authority Instructions, 92
achievements see performance reporting
administrative data, 13, 18, 33–7, 38 see also data collection and management
administrative review decisions, 90
advertising and market research, 92
advisory groups for ABS, 83–5 see also Australian Statistics Advisory Council
AIHW see Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
AMLPS see Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey
ANAO see Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)
annual performance statement see performance reporting
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), 5, 19, 28, 36
APRA see Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)
APS see Australian Public Service (APS)
APSC see Australian Public Service Commission (APSC)
ASAC see Australian Statistics Advisory Council (ASAC)
asset management, 92
attendance management, 100
Audit Committee, 83, 87
Auditor-General, 90
access clauses in contracts, 91
see also Australian National Audit Office
audits
ANAO reviews, 89
independent auditor's report, 47–8
quality assurance of performance measures, 45–6
AusTender, 92
Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975, 12, 13, 85, 103
Australian Census and Migrants Integrated Dataset, 35
Australian Census and Temporary Entrants Integrated Dataset, 35
Australian Census Longitudinal Dataset, 36
Australian Government Agencies Privacy Code, 13
Australian Information Commissioner, 90
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), 34, 36, 38, 40
Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey (AMLPS), 6, 27
Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)
access clauses in contracts, 91
independent auditor's report on financial statements, 47–8
reviews, 89
Australian Privacy Principles, 13, 88
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), 3, 17, 18
Australian Public Service (APS)
Code of Conduct breaches, 104
employee census, 29, 31, 32
employees in ABS (statistics), 93, 94, 97 see also human resources management
RecruitAbility Scheme, 31
Australian Public Service Commission (APSC), 16
State of the Service census, 29, 31, 32
Australian Statistician, 14, 96, 101
authority and responsibilities, 12, 13, 24, 82, 93, 101
governance and advisory committees, 83–5, 101
remuneration, 101
review of year, 2–7
Australian Statistics Advisory Council (ASAC), 7, 83, 85–6
Australian Taxation Office, 43
Australian Trade and Investment Commission, 34
B
Banks, Prof. Gary, 7, 85
big data, 4, 16 see also data collection and management
Business Longitudinal Analytical Data Environment (BLADE), 33, 34, 36, 43
business transformation see Statistical Business Transformation Program
C
capability development
ABS staff, 29, 97, 98
domestic and international agencies, 16–17
capital management plan, 92
case studies
ABS study identifies risk factors to enhance suicide data, 40
Coordination of Health Care Study, 38
The great Australian commute: understanding the journey to work, 42
New data insights provide more accurate information for school funding model, 41
New insights utilising BLADE, 43
Release of headline monthly underemployment and underutilisation, 39
Census 2021
CALD communities engagement, 97
governance committees, 84
preparation, 6
privacy, 89
security, 88
use of administrative data, 35
Census and Statistics Act 1905, 11, 12, 88
Census and Statistics (Information Release and Access) Determination 2018, 13
Census and Statistics Regulation 2016, 103
Central Analytics Hub, 33
Champions of Change, 96
change management programs see cultural change; Statistical Business Transformation Program
Chief Economist, 14
Closing the Gap report (ANAO), 89
Cloud DataLab, 37
Code of Conduct breaches, 104
collaboration see partnerships
Comcare, 99, 100
committees, 83–5 see also Audit Committee; Health and Safety Committees; People Committee
Commonwealth Contracting Suite, 91
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, 92
Commonwealth Fraud Control Framework 2017, 87
Commonwealth Ombudsman, 90
Commonwealth Procurement Rules, 91, 112
communications technology see information and communications technology
community trust, 5, 7, 11, 27, 45 see also privacy
commuting distance, 42
confidentiality of data see privacy; security of premises, systems and data
consultancies by ABS, 27
consultancy services engaged by ABS, 91
consultation with stakeholders see stakeholders
Consumer Price Index (CPI), 3, 25, 44
contact details, ii
contracts, 91, 92
Coordination of Health Care Study, 34, 38
corporate governance, 82–92
ASAC, 85–6
external scrutiny, 89–90
fraud control, 87
governance fora, 82–5
IPS requirements, 89
privacy, 88–9
risk oversight and management, 86–7
security of premises and systems, 87–8
Corporate Plan, 11, 24, 95
performance against, 25–37, 44–5
courts and tribunals (external scrutiny of ABS), 90
CPI see Consumer Price Index (CPI)
cultural change, 6, 9, 32, 95–6
culturally and linguistically diverse groups
in ABS, 31, 96–7
engagement in Census, 97
cyber threats see security of premises, systems and data
D
data capability, 29
data collection and management, 13, 18–21
administrative data, 13, 18, 33–7, 38
big data, 4, 16
data integration, 4, 33–7, 44
data sharing via APIs, 5, 19, 28, 36
data sources, 2, 4
linked data, 3, 4, 5, 36, 37
microdata, 5, 26, 27, 38
notifiable data breaches, 88
see also information and communications technology; publications; statistical products and services
Data Innovations and Statistical Strategy Committee, 83, 85
Data Integration Partnership for Australia (DIPA), 4, 27, 33–6
Data Integration Sub-Committee, 85
DataLab, 19, 36
Cloud DataLab, 37
sessions, 10, 27
Virtual DataLab, 5
deaths from suicide, 40
deliverables see performance reporting
Department of Education, 34, 41
Department of Finance Gateway Reviews, 28, 45, 89
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 16, 34
Department of Health, 40
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, 43
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities & Regional Development, 43
Department of the Treasury, 12, 43
Deputy Australian Statisticians, 14–15, 101
Determinations
concerning Census information release, 13
under s. 24(1) of the Public Service Act 1999, 103
DIPA see Data Integration Partnership for Australia (DIPA)
disability
disability reporting mechanism, 98, 114
people with disability employed in ABS, 31, 97
Disclosure Review Committee, 84
dissemination of information see publications; statistical products and services; website
diversity in the workplace, 31, 96–7
E
ecological sustainability, 110–13
Economic and Financial Statistics collection, 17–18
Economic Data and Analysis Network, 33
economic statistics, 13, 17–18
Economics Statistics Advisory Group, 84
email inquiry service see National Information and Referral Service
employees of ABS see human resources management
enabling legislation, 12–13 see also Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975; Census and Statistics Act 1905
energy consumption and management, 110–13
engagement with stakeholders see stakeholders
enquiry service see National Information and Referral Service
enterprise agreements, 103
entity resource statement, 108 see also financial performance
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ecological sustainability principles, 110–13
errors and omissions, Annual Report 2017–18, 114
Executive Board, 83, 86
exempt contracts, 92
expenses for Outcome 1, 109
external scrutiny, 89–90
Gateway Review of SBTP, 28, 45, 89
F
Facebook followers, 10
female staff, 31, 93–4
financial performance
asset management, 92
consultancy and user-funded revenue, 4, 5, 27
entity resource statement, 108
expenses for Outcome 1, 109
finance law compliance, 87
financial statements, 47–79
independent auditor's report, 47–8
PGPA Act compliance statement, 50
financial statistics, 17–18
Flex Works, 30
flexible working arrangements, 30, 113
foreign owned business activity, 34
fraud control, iii, 87
Freedom of Information Act 1982, 13, 89, 90, 92
full-time employees, 93–4
function of ABS, 11
funding of ABS, 4, 5, 27, 34
funding arrangements for non-government schools, 41
G
G20 Data Gaps Initiative, 25
Gateway Review
of SBTP, 28, 45, 89
gender balance (staff), 93–4, 96
General Managers, 14–15, 101
glossary, 120–4
governance fora, 82–5 see also corporate governance
government agency data see administrative data
graduate recruitment, 29, 99
green energy, 112–13
Green Lease Schedules, 113
H
Health and Safety Committees, 84, 99
Health and Safety Representatives, 99
health care studies, 34, 38
health promotion in ABS see workplace health and safety
high-volume data holdings see big data
highlights of 2018–19, 2–3
household inflation indicators see Consumer Price Index
human resources management, 6, 93–104
attendance management, 100
cultural change programs, 6, 9, 32, 95–6
diversity in the workplace, 31, 96–7
employment arrangements, 30, 103, 113
flexible working arrangements, 30, 113
key management personnel, 101
leadership development, 29, 96
People Committee, 83, 99
performance management of staff, 104
recruitment, 29, 97, 99
rehabilitation management, 100
remuneration, 101–3
seconded officers, 16, 26
staff gender balance, 31, 93–4
staff location, 93, 94–5
staff numbers and profile, 93–5, 97
staff satisfaction with working conditions, 30, 32, 96
training and development, 29, 97, 98
workforce diversity, 31, 96–7
workforce planning, 29, 95, 98
workplace health and safety, 99–100
I
Inclusion and Diversity Strategy, 96 see also diversity in the workplace
Indigenous Australians see Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
individual determinations (section 24(1) of the Public Service Act 1999), 103
individual flexibility arrangements, 103
inflation data, 3
inflation indicators see Consumer Price Index
information and communications technology, 2, 5, 19, 112 see also website
information and referral service see National Information and Referral Service
information dissemination see publications; statistical products and services; website
Information Privacy Principles see Australian Privacy Principles
Information Publication Scheme, 89
injury and illness incidence (ABS staff), 99–100
inoperative staff, 93
Instagram followers, 10
integrated data see under data collection and management
Intellectual Property Australia, 43
Intelligent Coder, 19
International Classification of Diseases, 40
international engagement, 3, 16–17
International Monetary Fund Special Data Dissemination Standards, 25
international standards, 17, 25, 40
interviewers, 93, 95, 99, 103, 104
J
journey to work, 42
judicial decisions, 90
K
Kalisch, David see Australian Statistician
key management personnel, 101
knowledge framework, 113
L
labour market statistics, 3, 25, 39
underemployment, 39
leadership
by ABS, 11, 16–17
in ABS (senior executives), 14–15, 101
international, 3
see also Australian Statistician
leadership development, 29, 96
legislation
ABS-enabling, 12
ABS subject to, 13
environmental sustainability, 110–13
freedom of information, 13, 89, 90, 92
privacy, 11, 13, 88
public interest disclosure, 13
work health and safety, 99
see also Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975; Census and Statistics Act 1905; Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918; Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013; Public Service Act 1999
letter of transmittal, iii
LGBTI+ see diversity in the workplace
linked data, 3, 4, 5, 36, 37 see also data collection and management
Linked Employer-Employee Database (LEED), 3, 36
LinkedIn followers, 10
Location Integration Capability (Loc-I), 36
location of staff, 93, 94–5 see also office premises
M
MADIP see Multi-Agency Data Integration Project (MADIP)
Male Champions of Change, 96
male staff, 93–4
market research, 92
Medicare information, 38
Methodology Advisory Committee, 84
microdata, 5, 26, 27, 38
migration data, 35, 37
Ministers, 7, 12
misconduct investigations, 104
mission
ABS role and functions, 11
ASAC mission, 86
Multi-Agency Data Integration Project (MADIP), 33, 34, 36, 41
multicultural access and equity, 97 see also diversity in the workplace
N
National Accounts, 3, 17–18
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, 34
National Coronial Information System, 40
National Health and Safety Committee, 84
National Information and Referral Service, calls and emails to, 10
National School Resourcing Board, 41
Next Generation Infrastructure platform, 19, 20 see also information and communications technology
non-ongoing employees, 94–5
non-salary benefits of senior executives, 101–2
notifiable data breaches, 88
notifiable incidents (WHS), 99
O
objectives of ABS see outcome and program; purpose of ABS
occupational health and safety see workplace health and safety
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, 90
office premises
security, 87–8
staff numbers at, 93, 94–5
Ombudsman, 90
omissions and errors, Annual Report 2017–18, 114
ongoing employees, 94–5
online data collection, 18
operative staff, 93
organisational change see cultural change; Statistical Business Transformation Program
organisational culture, 6, 32, 95–6
organisational structure, 13, 14–15
outcome and program, 13, 24 see also performance reporting
P
parliamentary committees, submissions to, 90
part-time employees, 93–4
partnerships, 11, 16–17, 33–7 see also stakeholders
pay (ABS employees) see remuneration
PBS see Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme; Portfolio Budget Statements
People Committee, 83, 99
performance audits, 89
performance management (staff), 104 see also human resources management
performance pay, 103
performance reporting
ABS at a glance (metrics), 10
analysis of performance against purpose, 44–6
compliance statement, 24
environmental performance, 110–13
financial see financial performance
quality assurance of performance measures, 45–6
stakeholder relationship performance, 26
Strategic Priority 1 (Providing high quality statistics), 25–7, 45
Strategic Priority 2 (Transforming the ABS for the future), 28–32, 45
Strategic Priority 3 (statistical solutions), 33–7, 45
person-centred linkage, 37
personal information see privacy
PGPA Act see Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme information, 38
Physical Environment Analytical Network, 33
plans and planning
capital management, 92
corporate see Corporate Plan
fraud control, 87
reconciliation action, 96
workforce (ABS), 29, 95, 98
workforce (APS-wide), 16
Population and Social Statistics Advisory Group, 84
population data and projections, 3, 13, 25 see also Census 2021
Portfolio Budget Statements
outcome and program, 13
performance reporting, 24–37
portfolio membership, 12
priorities of ABS, 11
privacy, 11, 88–9 see also security of premises, systems and data
Privacy Act 1988, 11, 13, 88
procurement, 91–2, 112
Productivity Commission, 26
productivity measurement, 3
program deliverables, 13, 24–37
Protari, 36
Provisional Improvement Notices, 99
psychosocial risk factors associated with suicide deaths, 40
public data see administrative data
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, 13, 91
compliance statements, iii, 24, 50, 87
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rules, 87
Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013, 13
Public Service Act 1999, 13
ABS employee statistics, 93–7 see also human resources management
employment arrangements, 103
section 24(1) determinations, 103
public trust, 5, 7, 11, 27, 45 see also privacy
publications
availability, 112
EFS collection, 17–18
standards met, 25
statistical releases, 2
usage and uptake, 2, 10, 27, 38–43
user satisfaction, 26
see also statistical products and services; website
purchasing (procurement), 91–2, 112
purpose of ABS, 11, 24
Q
quality assurance of performance measures, 45–6 see also external scrutiny
R
RBA see Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)
Reconciliation Action Plan, 96
recordkeeping, 113
RecruitAbility Scheme, 31
recruitment, 97, 99
recycling, 111–13
rehabilitation management, 100
remote access to data see DataLab
remuneration, 101–3
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), 3, 4, 17, 18, 26, 34, 39, 43
Resource Prioritisation Committee, 83
resource statement, 108–9 see also financial performance
revenue, consultancy and user-funded, 4, 5, 27 see also financial performance
risk management, 5
ANAO review of, 89
framework and oversight, 86–7
fraud risk assessment, 87
statistical risk management, 18
see also corporate governance
Robert, Hon. Stuart, 7, 12
role and functions of ABS, 11
S
safety in the workplace, 99–100
salary arrangements see remuneration
same-sex marriage law survey see Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey
satisfaction surveys
staff, 30, 32, 96
stakeholders, 26
SBTP see Statistical Business Transformation Program (SBTP)
school funding modelling, data for, 41
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills, 17, 96
seconded officers, 16, 26, 38
section 24(1) determinations, 103
Security Committee, 83
security of premises, systems and data, 87–8 see also privacy
Senate inquiries see parliamentary committees, submissions to
Senior Executive Service (SES)
gender balance, 31, 94
numbers, 94, 102
remuneration, 101–2
senior executives, 14–15
remuneration, 101–2
Service Improvement Steering Committee, 85
small business participation in procurement market, 91
Social, Health and Welfare Analytical Unit (SHWAU), 33
social media, 10
social statistics, 13
Special Data Dissemination Standards, 25
staff see human resources management
stakeholders, 11, 33–7
engagement strategies for Census 2021, 97
satisfaction with ABS statistics, 26
use of ABS statistics, 27, 38–43
standards, 11, 17, 25, 40 see also quality assurance of performance measures
state and territory governments, ABS collaboration with, 16
State Statistical Forum, 84
Statistical Business Transformation Program (SBTP)
achievements, 5–6, 8–9, 18–21
governance boards, 83, 84
performance report, 28, 45
reviews, 28, 89
timeline, 20–1
statistical products and services
availability, 112
EFS collection, 17–18
releases, 2
standards met, 25
usage and uptake, 2, 10, 27, 38–43
user satisfaction, 26
statistical standards, 11, 17, 25, 40
Statistical Strategy Committee, 85
Statistician see Australian Statistician
statutory office-holder see Australian Statistician
STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) skills, 17, 96
strategic planning see Corporate Plan
Strategic Priority 1 (Providing high quality statistics), 25–7, 45
Strategic Priority 2 (Transforming the ABS for the future), 28–32, 45
Strategic Priority 3 (Delivering new statistical solutions), 33–7, 45
suicide, psychosocial risk factors, 40
Sukkar, Hon. Michael, 7, 12
Survey of Health Care, 38
surveys
online data collection, 18
T
TableBuilder products, 36
telephone inquiry service see National Information and Referral Service
teleworking, 30 see also flexible working arrangements
Torres Strait Islanders see Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
training and development of ABS staff, 29, 97, 98
transformation programs see cultural change; Statistical Business Transformation Program
Treasury, 12, 26, 43
tribunals, 90
trust in ABS, 5, 7, 11, 27, 45
Twitter followers, 10
U
underemployment, 39
underperformance (staff) see performance management (staff)
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, 16
unscheduled absences, 100
V
vehicle fleet, 112
Virtual DataLab, 5
W
waste management, 111–13
website
new, 5, 19, 28
visits and downloads, 2, 10, 27
whole-of-government initiatives, 16, 36, 85, 91, 98, 112
Work Health and Safety Act 2011, 99
workers' compensation, 99, 100
workers' compensation premium, 99
workforce diversity, 31, 96–7
workforce planning
ABS, 29, 95, 98
APS-wide, 16
see also human resources management
workforce training (ABS), 29, 97, 98
workforce statistics (ABS), 93–5, 97, 101–3 see also human resources management
workplace health and safety, 99–100
workplace relations, 101–3
World Health Organization, 40
Y
Youmpla (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Network), 96
YouTube followers, 10
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