Description

Requirement

Location

Letter of transmittal

A copy of the letter of transmittal signed and dated by accountable authority on date final text approved, with statement that the report has been prepared in accordance with section 46 of the PGPA Act and any enabling legislation that specifies additional requirements in relation to the annual report.

Mandatory

Page 1

Aids to access

Table of contents

Mandatory

Pages i-ii

Alphabetical index

Mandatory

Index

Glossary of abbreviations and acronyms

Mandatory

Glossary

List of requirements

Mandatory

Appendix F

Details of contact officer

Mandatory

Chapter 6

Entity’s website address

Mandatory

Chapter 6

Electronic address of report

Mandatory

Chapter 6

Review by accountable authority

A review by the accountable authority of the entity.

Mandatory

Acting First Parliamentary Counsel’s Review

Overview of the entity

A description of the role and functions of the entity.

Mandatory

Chapter 1

A description of the organisational structure of the entity.

Mandatory

Chapter 1

A description of the outcomes and programs administered by the entity.

Mandatory

Chapter 1

A description of the purposes of the entity as included in the corporate plan.

Mandatory

Chapter 1

Name of the accountable authority or each member of the accountable authority.

Mandatory

Chapter 1

Position title of the accountable authority or each member of the accountable authority.

Mandatory

Chapter 1

Period as the accountable authority or member of the accountable authority within the reporting period.

Mandatory

Chapter 1

An outline of the structure of the portfolio of the entity.

Portfolio departments–Mandatory

N/A

Where the outcomes and programs administered by the entity differ from any Portfolio Budget Statement, portfolio additional estimates statement or other portfolio estimates statement that was prepared for the entity for the period, include details of variation and reasons for change.

If applicable, Mandatory

N/A

Report on the performance of the entity

Annual Performance Statements

Annual Performance Statement in accordance with paragraph 39(1)(b) of the PGPA Act and section 16F of the PGPA Rule.

Mandatory

Chapter 2

Report on Financial Performance

A discussion and analysis of the entity’s financial performance.

Mandatory

Acting First Parliamentary Counsel’s Review and Appendix D

A table summarising the total resources of, and total payments made by the entity.

Mandatory

Appendix A

If there have been or may be significant changes in the financial results during or after the previous or current reporting period, information on those changes, including: the cause of any operating loss of the entity; how the entity has responded to the loss and the actions that have been taken in relation to the loss; any matter or circumstances that it can reasonably be anticipated will have a significant impact on the entity’s future operation or financial results.

If applicable, Mandatory

N/A

Management and Accountability

Corporate Governance

Information on compliance with section 10 (fraud systems).

Mandatory

Chapter 3

A certification by accountable authority that fraud risk assessments and fraud control plans have been prepared for the entity.

Mandatory

Chapter 3

A certification by accountable authority that appropriate mechanisms for preventing, detecting incidents of, investigating or otherwise dealing with, and recording or reporting fraud that meet the specific needs of the entity are in place.

Mandatory

Chapter 3

A certification by accountable authority that all reasonable measures have been taken to deal appropriately with fraud relating to the entity.

Mandatory

Chapter 3

An outline of structures and processes in place for the entity to implement principles and objectives of corporate governance.

Mandatory

Chapter 3

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

If applicable, Mandatory

N/A

Audit Committee

A direct electronic address of the charter determining the functions of the entity’s audit committee.

Mandatory

Chapter 3

The name of each member of the entity’s audit committee.

Mandatory

Chapter 3

The qualifications, knowledge, skills or experience of each member of the entity’s audit committee.

Mandatory

Chapter 3

Information about the attendance of each member of the entity’s audit committee at committee meetings.

Mandatory

Chapter 3

The remuneration of each member of the entity’s audit committee.

Mandatory

Chapter 3

External Scrutiny

Information on the most significant developments in external scrutiny and the entity’s response to that scrutiny.

Mandatory

Chapter 3

Information on judicial decisions and decisions of administrative tribunals and by the Australian Information Commissioner that may have a significant effect on the operations of the entity.

If applicable, Mandatory

N/A

Information on any reports on operations of the entity by the Auditor-General (other than report under section 43 of the PGPA Act), a parliamentary committee, or the Commonwealth Ombudsman.

If applicable, Mandatory

N/A

Information on any capability reviews on the entity that were released during the period.

If applicable, Mandatory

N/A

Management of Human Resources

An assessment of the entity’s effectiveness in managing and developing employees to achieve entity objectives.

Mandatory

Chapter 4

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

Chapter 4 and Appendix B

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

• statistics on staffing classification level;
• statistics on full-time employees;
• statistics on part-time employees;
• statistics on gender;
• statistics on staff location;
• statistics on employees who identify as Indigenous.

Mandatory

Chapter 4 and Appendix B

Information on any enterprise agreements, individual flexibility arrangements, Australian workplace agreements, common law contracts and determinations under subsection 24(1) of the Public Service Act 1999.

Mandatory

Chapters 3 and 4, and Appendix B

Information on the number of SES and non-SES employees covered by agreements etc. identified in paragraph 17AG(4)(c).

Mandatory

Chapter 4 Appendix B

The salary ranges available for APS employees by classification level.

Mandatory

Appendix B

A description of non‑salary benefits provided to employees.

Mandatory

Chapter 4

Information on the number of employees at each classification level who received performance pay.

Mandatory

Chapter 4

Information on aggregate amounts of performance pay at each classification level.

Mandatory

Chapter 4

Information on the average amount of performance payment, and range of such payments, at each classification level.

Mandatory

Chapter 4

Information on aggregate amount of performance payments.

If applicable, Mandatory

N/A

Assets Management

An assessment of effectiveness of assets management where asset management is a significant part of the entity’s activities.

If applicable, Mandatory

N/A

Purchasing

An assessment of entity performance against the Commonwealth Procurement Rules.

Mandatory

Chapter 5

Reportable Consultancy Contracts

A summary statement detailing the number of new reportable consultancy contracts entered into during the period; the total actual expenditure on all such contracts (inclusive of GST); the number of ongoing reportable consultancy contracts that were entered into during a previous reporting period; and the total actual expenditure in the reporting period on those ongoing contracts (inclusive of GST).

Mandatory

Chapter 5

A statement that “During [reporting period], [specified number] new reportable consultancy contracts were entered into involving total actual expenditure of $[specified million]. In addition, [specified number] ongoing reportable consultancy contracts were active during the period, involving total actual expenditure of $[specified million].”

Mandatory

Chapter 5

A summary of the policies and procedures for selecting and engaging consultants, and the main categories of purposes for which consultants were engaged.

Mandatory

Chapter 5

A statement that “Annual reports contain information about actual expenditure on reportable consultancy contracts. Information on the value of reportable consultancy contracts is available on the AusTender website.”

Mandatory

Chapter 5

Reportable Non-consultancy Contracts

A summary statement detailing the number of new reportable non-consultancy contracts entered into during the period; the total actual expenditure on such contracts (inclusive of GST); the number of ongoing reportable non-consultancy contracts that were entered into during a previous reporting period; and the total actual expenditure in the reporting period on those ongoing contracts (inclusive of GST).

Mandatory

Chapter 5

A statement that “Annual reports contain information about actual expenditure on reportable non-consultancy contracts. Information on the value of reportable non-consultancy contracts is available on the AusTender website.”

Mandatory

Chapter 5

Additional information about amounts received under reportable consultancy/non-consultancy contracts (17AD(daa))

Additional information, about organisations receiving amounts under reportable consultancy contracts or reportable non-consultancy contracts.

Mandatory

Chapter 5

Australian National Audit Office Access Clauses

If an entity entered into a contract with a value of $100,000 or more (inclusive of GST) and the contract did not provide the Auditor-General with access to the contractor’s premises, the report must include the name of the contractor, purpose and value of the contract, and the reason why a clause allowing access was not included in the contract.

If applicable, Mandatory

N/A

Exempt Contracts

If an entity entered into a contract or there is a standing offer, with a value greater than $10,000 (inclusive of GST) which has been exempted from being published in AusTender because it would disclose exempt matters under the FOI Act, the Annual Report must include a statement that the contract or standing offer has been exempted, and the value of the contract or standing offer, to the extent that doing so does not disclose the exempt matters.

If applicable, Mandatory

N/A

Small Business

A statement that “[Name of entity] supports small business participation in the Commonwealth Government procurement market. Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) and Small Enterprise participation statistics are available on the Department of Finance’s website.”

Mandatory

Chapter 5

An outline of the ways in which the procurement practices of the entity support small and medium enterprises.

Mandatory

Chapter 5

If the entity is considered by the Department administered by the Finance Minister as material in nature—a statement that “[Name of entity] recognises the importance of ensuring that small businesses are paid on time. The results of the Survey of Australian Government Payments to Small Business are available on the Treasury’s website.”

If applicable, Mandatory

N/A

Annual Financial Statements

Inclusion of the annual financial statements in accordance with subsection 43(4) of the PGPA Act.

Mandatory

Appendix D

Executive Remuneration

Information about executive remuneration in accordance with Subdivision C of Division 3A of Part 2-3 of the PGPA Rule.

Mandatory

Chapter 3 and Appendix E

Other Mandatory Information

If the entity conducted advertising campaigns, a statement that “During [reporting period], the [name of entity] conducted the following advertising campaigns: [name of advertising campaigns undertaken]. Further information on those advertising campaigns is available at [address of entity’s website] and in the reports on Australian Government advertising prepared by the Department of Finance. Those reports are available on the Department of Finance’s website.”

If applicable, Mandatory

N/A

If the entity did not conduct advertising campaigns, a statement to that effect.

If applicable, Mandatory

Chapter 6

A statement that “Information on grants awarded by [name of entity] during [reporting period] is available at [address of entity’s website].”

If applicable, Mandatory

N/A

Outline of mechanisms of disability reporting, including reference to website for further information.

Mandatory

Chapter 4

Website reference to where the entity’s Information Publication Scheme statement pursuant to Part II of FOI Act can be found.

Mandatory

Chapter 6

Correction of material errors in previous annual report.

If applicable, mandatory

N/A

Information required by other legislation

Mandatory

Part 4 of Sch 2 to WHS Act: Chapter 4

Section 311A of the Electoral Act: N/A

Section 516A of the EPBC Act: Chapter 6 and Appendix C

Information required by other legislation (17AH(2))

Work health and safety (Part 4 of Schedule 2 to the Work Health and Safety Act 2011).

Mandatory

Chapter 4

Advertising and market research etc. (section 311A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918).

Mandatory

N/A

Ecologically

sustainable development and environmental performance (section 516A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999).

Mandatory

Chapter 6 and Appendix C