17BE

Contents of the annual report

17BE(a)

Part 1—About the Murray–Darling Basin Authority

Details of the legislation establishing the body

Mandatory

17BE(b)(i)

Part 1—About the Murray–Darling Basin Authority

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

Mandatory

17BE(b)(ii)

Part 1—About the Murray–Darling Basin Authority

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

Mandatory

17BE(c)

Part 1—About the Murray–Darling Basin Authority

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

Mandatory

17BE(d)

Part 3—Corporate accountability

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

If applicable, mandatory

17BE(e)

Part 3—Corporate accountability

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

If applicable, mandatory

17BE(f)

Part 3—Corporate accountability

Particulars of non-compliance with:

a) a direction given to the entity by the Minister under an Act or instrument during the reporting period

or

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

If applicable, mandatory

17BE(g)

Part 2—Performance

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

Mandatory

17BE(h), 17BE(i)

Part 3—Corporate accountability

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

If applicable, mandatory

17BE(j)

Part 3—Governance

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

Mandatory

17BE(k)

Part 3—Governance

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

Mandatory

17BE(ka)

Part 1—About the Murray–Darling Basin Authority

Part 3—People and Culture

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

a) statistics on full-time employees

b) statistics on part-time employees

c) statistics on gender

d) statistics on staff location.

Mandatory

17BE(l)

Part 1—About the Murray–Darling Basin Authority

Part 2—Goal 4

Part 3—People and culture

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

Mandatory

17BE(m)

Part 3—corporate accountability

Part 3—people and culture

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

Mandatory

17BE(n), BE(o)

Part4—Financial statements

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)

a) 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

b) 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

If applicable, mandatory

17BE(p)

Part 1—Chief Executive’s review

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

If applicable, mandatory

17BE(q)

Part 3—Corporate accountability

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

If applicable, mandatory

17BE(r)

Part 3—Corporate accountability

Particulars of any reports on the entity given by:

a) the Auditor-General (other than a report under section 43 of the Act); or

b) a Parliamentary Committee; or

c) the Commonwealth Ombudsman; or

d) the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

If applicable, mandatory

17BE(s)

N/A

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

If applicable, mandatory

17BE(t)

N/A

Details of any indemnity that applied during the reporting period to the accountable authority, or 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)

If applicable, mandatory

17BE(taa)

Part 3—Corporate accountability

The following information about the audit committee for the entity:

a) a direct electronic address of the charter determining the functions of the audit committee;

b) the name of each member of the audit committee;

c) the qualifications, knowledge, skills or experience of each member of the audit committee;

d) information about each member’s attendance at meetings of the audit committee;

e) the remuneration of each member of the audit committee

Mandatory

17BE(ta)

Part 3—People and culture

Information about executive remuneration

Mandatory

17BF

Disclosure requirements for government enterprises

If applicable, mandatory—not applicable

17AH

Other reporting requirements

17AH(1)(a)

Part 3—corporate accountability

Statement relating to advertising campaigns and market research

Mandatory

Part 3—people and culture

Part 3—people and culture

Reporting requirements under Work Health and Safety Act 2011

Mandatory

Part 3—people and culture

Part 3—corporate accountability

Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance reporting under section 516A of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Mandatory