17BB

The annual report for a corporate Commonwealth entity must:

1. be approved by the accountable authority of the entity;
2. be signed by the accountable authority, or a member of the accountable authority, of the entity;
3. include details of how and when approval of the annual report was given;
4. state that the accountable authority of the entity is responsible for preparing and giving the annual report to the entity’s responsible Minister in accordance with section 46 of the Act.

17BE(a)

Details of the legislation establishing the body

17BE(b)(i)

A summary of the objects and functions of the entity as set out in legislation

17BE(b)(ii)

The purposes of the entity as included in the entity’s corporate plan for the reporting period

17BE(c)

The names of the persons holding the position of responsible Minister or responsible Ministers during the reporting period, and the titles of those responsible Ministers

17BE(d)

N/A (54)

Directions given to the entity by the Minister under an Act or instrument during the reporting period

17BE(e)

N/A (54)

Any government policy order that applied in relation to the entity during the reporting period under section 22 of the Act

17BE(f)

Particulars of non-compliance with:

1. a direction given to the entity by the Minister under an Act or instrument during the reporting period; or
2. a government policy order that applied in relation to the entity during the reporting period under section 22 of the Act

17BE(g)

Annual performance statements in accordance with paragraph 39(1)(b) of the Act and section 16F of the rule

17BE(h),

17BE(i)

A statement of significant issues reported to the Minister under paragraph 19(1)(e) of the Act that relates to non-compliance with finance law and action taken to remedy non-compliance.

17BE(j)

Information on the accountable authority, or each member of the accountable authority, of the entity during the reporting period

17BE(k)

Outline of the organisational structure of the entity (including any subsidiaries of the entity)

17BE(ka)

Statistics on the entity’s employees on an ongoing and non-ongoing basis, including the following:

1. statistics on fulltime employees;
2. statistics on parttime employees;
3. statistics on gender;
4. statistics on staff location

17BE(l)

Outline of the location (whether or not in Australia) of major activities or facilities of the entity

17BE(m)

Information relating to the main corporate governance practices used by the entity during the reporting period

17BE(n),

17BE(o)

N/A (63)

For transactions with a related Commonwealth entity or related company where the value of the transaction, or if there is more than one transaction, the aggregate of those transactions, is more than $10,000 (inclusive of GST):

1. the decision-making process undertaken by the accountable authority to approve the entity paying for a good or service from, or providing a grant to, the related Commonwealth entity or related company; and
2. the value of the transaction, or if there is more than one transaction, the number of transactions and the aggregate of value of the transactions

17BE(p)

Any significant activities and changes that affected the operation or structure of the entity during the reporting period

17BE(q)

N/A (66)

Particulars of judicial decisions or decisions of administrative tribunals that may have a significant effect on the operations of the entity

17BE(r)

Particulars of any reports on the entity given by:

1. the Auditor-General (other than a report under section 43 of the Act); or
2. a Parliamentary Committee; or
3. the Commonwealth Ombudsman; or
4. the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

17BE(s)

An explanation of information not obtained from a subsidiary of the entity and the effect of not having the information on the annual report

17BE(taa)

The following information about the audit committee for the entity:

1. a direct electronic address of the charter determining the functions of the audit committee;
2. the name of each member of the audit committee;
3. the qualifications, knowledge, skills or experience of each member of the audit committee;
4. d) information about each member’s attendance at meetings of the audit committee;
5. the remuneration of each member of the audit committee

17BE(t)

Details of any indemnity that applied during the reporting period to the accountable authority, any member of the accountable authority or officer of the entity against a liability (including premiums paid, or agreed to be paid, for insurance against the authority, member or officer’s liability for legal costs)

17BE(ta)

Information about executive remuneration

17BF(1)(a)(i)

An assessment of significant changes in the entity’s overall financial structure and financial conditions

17BF(1)(a)(ii)

An assessment of any events or risks that could cause financial information that is reported not to be indicative of future operations or financial conditions

17BF(1)(b)

Information on dividends paid or recommended

17BF(1)(c)

Details of any community service obligations the government business enterprise has including:

1. an outline of actions taken to fulfil those obligations; and
2. an assessment of the cost of fulfilling those obligations

17BF(2)

A statement regarding the exclusion of information on the grounds that the information is commercially sensitive and would be likely to result in unreasonable commercial prejudice to the government business enterprise

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918

s. 311A

A statement setting out particulars of all amounts paid by, or on behalf of the Commonwealth Department during the financial year to advertising agencies, market research organisations, polling organisations, direct mail organisations and media advertising organisations

EPBC Act 1999

s. 516A

Details of environmental performance and how the principles of ecologically sustainable development have been accorded and advanced

Work Health and Safety Act 2011

Schedule 2,

Part 4

Information on Work Health and Safety initiatives, outcomes, incidents and investigations