The Hon Josh Frydenberg MP

Treasurer

Parliament House

CANBERRA ACT 2600

Dear Treasurer

I am pleased to present the annual report on the operations of the Commonwealth Grants Commission (CGC) for the year ended 30 June 2020, as required by section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act).

The report includes the CGC’s audited financial statements, prepared under section 42 of the PGPA Act.

As required by section 10 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014,
I certify that:

• the CGC has prepared fraud risk assessments and fraud control plans
• the CGC has in place appropriate fraud prevention, detection, investigation and reporting mechanisms that meet its specific needs
• I have taken all reasonable measures to appropriately deal with fraud relating to the CGC.

Yours sincerely

(signed) Michael Willcock

Secretary

29 September 2020