Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014
Section 17BB | The annual report must be approved and signed by the accountable authority, and include details of how and when approval was given. It must state that the accountable authority is responsible for preparing and delivering the annual report in accordance with the section 46 of the PGPA Act. | |
Section 17BC | The annual report complies with the guidelines for presenting documents to the Parliament. | |
Section 17BD | The annual report uses plain English and clear design. | Yes |
Section 17BE (a)-(b) | The annual report must specify the entity’s enabling legislation, including a summary of the entity’s objects and functions and the purposes of the entity as included in the entity’s corporate plan. | |
Section 17BE (c) | The responsible Minister is specified. | |
Section 17BE (d)-(f) | The annual report provides details of:
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Section 17BE (g) | The annual report must include the annual performance statements for the entity for the period in accordance with section 39(1)(b) of the Act and section 16F of this rule. | |
Section 17BE (h)-(i) | The annual report must include a statement of any significant issue reported to the responsible Minister under section 19(1)(e) of the Act that relates to non-compliance with the finance law in relation to the entity. If such a statement is included, the annual report must include an outline of the action that has been taken to remedy non-compliance. | |
Section 17BE (j) | Information about directors is provided, including names, qualifications, experience, attendance at Board meetings and whether the director is an executive or non-executive member. | |
Section 17BE (k)-(l) | The annual report must include an outline of the:
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Section 17BE (m) | The annual report must include information on the main corporate governance practices used by the entity, including, for example, details of:
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Section 17BE (n)-(o) | The annual report discloses the decision-making process undertaken by the accountable authority for making a decision if:
If the annual report includes any of the above information:
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Section 17BE (p) | The annual report details any key activities and changes that affected the operations or structure, which may include:
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Section 17BE (q)-(r) | The annual report includes particulars of:
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Section 17BE (s) | The annual report includes an explanation if information is missing from a subsidiary that is required to be included in the annual report and states the effect of not having the information in the annual report. | N/A |
Section 17BE (t) | The annual report includes details of any indemnity that applied during the period given to an officer against a liability, including premiums paid, or agreed to be paid, for insurance against the officer’s liability for legal costs. | |
Section 17BE (taa) | The annual report must include the following information about the audit committee for the entity:
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Section 17BE (ta) | The annual report must include information about executive remuneration in accordance with Subdivision C (s 17CA to 17CE PGPA Rule). | |
Section 17BE (u) | The annual report provides an index of annual report requirements identifying where relevant information can be found in the annual report. |
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