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Department of Defence Annual Report 2019-20

Contents

Defence at a glance

ii

About this report

iii

Letter of transmittal

iv

CHAPTER 1 REVIEWS BY THE SECRETARY AND THE CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE FORCE

1

CHAPTER 2 DEPARTMENTAL OVERVIEW

11

CHAPTER 3 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE STATEMENTS

21

CHAPTER 4 FINANCIAL SUMMARY

65

CHAPTER 5 GOVERNANCE AND EXTERNAL SCRUTINY

79

CHAPTER 6 STRATEGIC WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT

97

CHAPTER 7 ASSET MANAGEMENT

147

CHAPTER 8 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE

155

APPENDICES

165

Appendix A: Financial statements

166

Appendix B: Additional workforce tables

249

Appendix C: Other mandatory information

274

Appendix D: Supplementary online material

277

Appendix E: List of requirements

278

Abbreviations and acronyms

282

Definitions

283

List of figures and tables

284

Index

287

Contacts and acknowledgments

294

Letter of transmittal
Chapter 1 - Photo

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Table of contents

  • Defence at a glance
    • Letter of transmittal
    • Contents
  • Chapter 1 - Reviews by the Secretary and Chief of the Defence Force
    • Chapter 1 - Photo
    • Secretary's review
    • Chief of the Defence Force's review
    • Pacific Step-Up - strengthening Pacific ties in uncertain times
  • Chapter 2 - Departmental overview
    • Chapter 2 - Photo
    • Purpose
    • Strategic direction
    • Defence portfolio structure
    • Changes in ministerial responsibilities
    • Outcomes and programs
    • Organisational structure
    • Changes in senior leadership
    • Financial summary
    • People summary
    • Operation BUSHFIRE ASSIST 2019–2020 —a true collective effort
  • Chapter 3 - Annual performance statements
    • Chapter 3 - Photo
    • Statement of preparation
    • Annual performance statements overview
    • Purpose: Defend and protect Australia and advance its strategic interests
    • Intended Result 1. Defence meets operational capability requirements and supports the Australian community as directed
    • Intended Result 2: Defence strategic, international and industry policy guides the design, development, integration and preparedness of Defence capability.
    • Intended Result 3: The generation and sustainment of Defence capabilities achieves strategic planning objectives and preparedness requirements.
    • Intended Result 4: Strategy, capability, workforce and resources are balanced and aligned through One Defence systems, enabling Defence to anticipate, adapt and respond to changing priorities.
    • Changes to performance criteria for the 2020-21 Annual Performance Statements
    • Operation COVID-19 ASSIST
  • Chapter 4 - Financial summary
    • Chapter 4 - Photo
    • Summary
    • Expenses by outcomes
    • Cost of operations
    • Grants
    • Advertising and market research
    • Legal expenses
    • Payment of accounts
    • Tactical payments scheme
    • Artificial intelligence enhances the impact of air and space power for the Joint Force
    • Building the Australian Defence Force’s cyber capability
  • Chapter 5 - Governance and external scrutiny
    • Chapter 5 - Photo
    • One Defence - our continuing reform journey
    • Role of reform
    • New C-17 infrastructure telescopic docking capability at RAAF Base Amberley
    • Senior enterprise committees and their roles
    • Defence Audit and Risk Committee
    • Performance and accountability
    • Risk
    • Major projects report
    • Capability delivery
    • Audit
    • Fraud and integrity
    • Compliance with finance law
    • Exercise of the Defence Minister's powers under the Customs Act
    • Navy’s amphibious force at full strength
    • Report of the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force
    • Defence engagement with parliamentary committees
    • Judicial and administrative tribunal decisions
    • Commonwealth Ombudsman and Defence Force Ombudsman reports
    • Auditor-General's reports
    • Organisational capability reviews
    • Freedom of information
    • Defence embraces the space domain
  • Chapter 6 - Strategic workforce management
    • Chapter 6 - Photo
    • Workforce Summary
    • Key workforce initiatives
    • Defence 2022 workforce initiatives
    • Defence diversity
    • Workforce planning
    • ADF Cadets
    • Recruitment activities
    • Remuneration and benefits
    • Support services
    • Health and wellbeing of Defence personnel and veterans
    • Work health and safety
    • Honours and awards
    • Complaint handling and resolution
    • Unacceptable behaviour
    • Sexual misconduct response
    • Sovereign shipbuilding powering forward under the National Naval Shipbuilding Enterprise
  • Chapter 7 - Asset management
    • Chapter 7 - Photo
    • Asset management
    • Defence Single Information Environment
    • Network Stability Taskforce—Defence and industry improve ICT performance
    • Purchasing
    • Procurement initiatives to support small business
    • Indigenous procurement policy
    • Capital investment
    • Projects of concern
    • Australian Defence projects growing Australian Defence industry
  • Chapter 8 - Environmental performance
    • Chapter 8 - Photo
    • Defence Environmental Policy and Environmental Strategy 2016-2036
    • Land and water management
    • Waste management
    • Referrals under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
    • Defence supports Australian Government development of Western Sydney Airport through environmental offsets
    • Environmental improvement initiatives and review
    • Defence fuel supply chain reform and initiatives
    • National PFAS Investigation and Management Program
    • Army’s autonomous future
  • Appendix A: Financial statements
    • Appendices - Photo
    • Independent Auditor's Report
    • Statement by the Accountable Authority and Chief Financial Officer
    • Financial statements
    • Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements
  • Appendix B: Additional workforce tables
    • Table B.1: All ongoing APS employees by location, 2019–20
    • Table B.2: All ongoing APS employees by location, 2018–19
    • Table B.3: All non-ongoing APS employees by location, 2019–20
    • Table B.4: All non-ongoing APS employees by location, 2018–19
    • Table B.5: Australian Public Service Act ongoing employees, 2019–20
    • Table B.6: Australian Public Service Act ongoing employees, 2018–19
    • Table B.7: Australian Public Service Act non-ongoing employees, 2019-20
    • Table B.8: Australian Public Service Act non-ongoing employees, 2018–19
    • Table B.9: Australian Public Service Act employees by full-time status, 2019-20
    • Table B.10: Australian Public Service Act employees by full-time and part-time status, 2018–19
    • Table B.11:Permanent ADF members by location, 2019-20
    • Table B.12: Permanent ADF members by location, 2018–19
    • Table B.13: Reserve members by location, 2019-20
    • Table B.14: Reserve members by location, 2018–19
    • Table B.15: ADF permanent members, 2019-20
    • Table B.16: ADF permanent members, 2018-19
    • Table B.17: ADF Reserve members, 2019-20
    • Table B.18: ADF Reserve members, 2018-19
    • Table B.19: ADF permanent and Reserve members, 2019-20
    • Table B.20: ADF permanent and Reserve members, 2018-19
    • Table B.21: Australian Public Service Act employment type by location, 2019-20
    • Table B.22: Australian Public Service Act employment type by location, 2018-19
    • Table B.23: ADF permanent and active Reserve members by location, 2019-20
    • Table B.24: ADF permanent and active Reserve members by location, 2018-19
    • Table B.25: Australian Public Service Act Indigenous employment 2019-20
    • Table B.26: Australian Public Service Act Indigenous employment, 2018-19
    • Table B.27: ADF Indigenous members, 2019-20
    • Table B.28: ADF Indigenous members, 2018-19
    • Table B.29: Australian Public Service Act employment salary ranges by classification level 2019-20
    • Table B.30: Permanent Australian Defence Force salary ranges by rank, 2019-20
    • Table B.31: Australian Public Service Act employment performance pay by classification level, 2019-20
    • Table B.32: Details of accountable authority during the reporting period, 2019-20
    • Table B.33: Key management personnel remuneration, 2019-20
    • Table B.34: Senior executives Australian Public Service (APS) remuneration, 2019-20
    • Table B.35 Star rank Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel remuneration, 2019-20
    • Table B.36: Other highly paid staff - Australian Defence Force remuneration, 2019-20
    • Table B.37: Other highly paid staff - Australian Public Service remuneration, 2019-20
  • Appendix C: Other mandatory information
    • Consulting contracts
    • Australian National Audit Office access clause
    • Omissions and errors
  • Appendix D: Supplementary online material
    • Supplementary online materials
  • Appendix E: List of requirements
    • List of Requirements
  • Abbreviations and acronyms
  • Definitions
  • List of Figures and Tables
    • Figures
    • Tables
  • Index
  • Contacts and acknowledgements