External audit

During the reporting period PM&C participated in 4 performance audits by the Australian National Audit Office:

• Management of the Australian Public Service’s workforce response to COVID-19, tabled in December 2020; cross-entity
• Cyber strategies of non-corporate Commonwealth entities, tabled in March 2021; multi-portfolio
• Administration of the National Bushfire Recovery Agency, tabled in June 2021. PM&C notes that this performance audit originally commenced within the Department; however, during the audit the National Recovery and Resilience Agency was established and since then the implementation of recommendations has been shared between the 2 entities
• Design and management of international travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, due to be tabled in November 2021; multi-portfolio.

Judicial decisions and other external scrutiny

PM&C was not party to any judicial decisions or decisions of administrative tribunals or the Information Commissioner in 2020–21 that had, or may have had, a significant effect on PM&C’s operations.

PM&C is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and complies with the requirements of the Information Publication Scheme to publish a range of information on its website.

PM&C is subject to the Privacy Act 1988 and the Privacy (Australian Government Agencies – Governance) APP Code 2017 and complies with the publication requirements under both the Privacy Act and Privacy Code.