Annual reports

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Annual Report 2011-12

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, 2012
ISSN 1441-9335

List of requirements

Part of Report Description Requirement Page
  Letter of transmittal Mandatory 5
  Table of contents Mandatory 3
  Index Mandatory 548
  Glossary Mandatory 533
  Contact officer(s) Mandatory 7
  Internet home page address and Internet address for report Mandatory 7
Review by Secretary
  Review by departmental secretary Mandatory 8
  Summary of significant issues and developments Suggested 8-10
  Overview of department’s performance and financial results Suggested 8-10, 15
  Outlook for following year Suggested CWH only 158-159
  Significant issues and developments-portfolio Portfolio departments-suggested 10
Departmental Overview
  Role and functions Mandatory 11-12
  Organisational structure Mandatory 14
  Outcome and program structure Mandatory 11-12
  Where outcome and program structures differ from PB Statements/PAES or other portfolio statements accompanying any other additional appropriation bills (other portfolio statements), details of variation and reasons for change Mandatory n/a
  Portfolio structure Portfolio departments-mandatory 14
Report on Performance
  Review of performance during the year in relation to programs and contribution to outcomes Mandatory 18-393
  Actual performance in relation to deliverables and KPIs set out in PB Statements/PAES or other portfolio statements Mandatory 18-393
  Where performance targets differ from the PBS/ PAES, details of both former and new targets, and reasons for the change Mandatory 18-393
  Narrative discussion and analysis of performance Mandatory 18-393
  Trend information Mandatory 18-393
  Significant changes in nature of principal functions/ services Suggested 12
  Performance of purchaser/provider arrangements If applicable, suggested n/a
  Factors, events or trends influencing departmental performance Suggested 18-393
  Contribution of risk management in achieving objectives Suggested 303-305
  Social inclusion outcomes If applicable, mandatory 341-343
  Performance against service charter customer service standards, complaints data, and the department’s response to complaints If applicable, mandatory 345
  Discussion and analysis of the department’s financial performance Mandatory 353-362
  Discussion of any significant changes from the prior year, from budget or anticipated to have a significant impact on future operations. Mandatory 353-362
  Agency resource statement and summary resource tables by outcomes Mandatory 332-384
Management and Accountability
Corporate Governance
  Agency heads are required to certify that their agency comply with the Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines. Mandatory 304
  Statement of the main corporate governance practices in place Mandatory 300-305
  Names of the senior executive and their responsibilities Suggested 12-13
  Senior management committees and their roles Suggested 301-302
  Corporate and operational planning and associated performance reporting and review Suggested 300-301
  Approach adopted to identifying areas of significant financial or operational risk Suggested 302-304
  Policy and practices on the establishment and maintenance of appropriate ethical standards Suggested 340
  How nature and amount of remuneration for SES officers is determined Suggested 340
External Scrutiny
  Significant developments in external scrutiny Mandatory 305-309
  Judicial decisions and decisions of administrative tribunals Mandatory 305
  Reports by the Auditor-General, a Parliamentary Committee or the Commonwealth Ombudsman Mandatory 337-343
Management of Human Resources
  Assessment of effectiveness in managing and developing human resources to achieve departmental objectives Mandatory 337-343
  Workforce planning, staff turnover and retention Suggested 337-338
  Impact and features of enterprise or collective agreements, individual flexibility arrangements (IFAs), determinations, common law contracts and AWAs Suggested 337-339
  Training and development undertaken and its impact Suggested 339
  Work health and safety performance Suggested 367-369
  Productivity gains Suggested n/a
  Statistics on staffing Mandatory 363-366
  Enterprise or collective agreements, IFAs, determinations, common law contracts and AWAs Mandatory 339
  Performance pay Mandatory 339
Assets management Assessment of effectiveness of assets management If applicable, mandatory 362
Purchasing Assessment of purchasing against core policies and principles Mandatory 349
Consultants The annual report must include a summary statement detailing the number of new consultancy services contracts let during the year; the total actual expenditure on all new consultancy contracts let during the year (inclusive of GST); the number of ongoing consultancy contracts that were active in the reporting year; and the total actual expenditure in the reporting year on the ongoing consultancy contracts (inclusive of GST). The annual report must include a statement noting that information on contracts and consultancies is available through the AusTender website. Mandatory 350
Australian National Audit Office Access Clauses Absence of provisions in contracts allowing access by the Auditor-General Mandatory 351-353
Exempt contracts Contracts exempt from the AusTender Mandatory 350
Financial Statements Financial Statements Mandatory 394-532
Other Mandatory Information    
  Work health and safety (Schedule 2, Part 4 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011) Mandatory 367-369
  Advertising and Market Research (Section 311A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918) and statement on advertising campaigns Mandatory 372-373
  Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance (Section 516A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) Mandatory 355-372
  Compliance with the agency’s obligations under the Carer Recognition Act 2010 If applicable, mandatory n/a
  Grant programs Mandatory 370-371
  Disability reporting-explicit and transparent reference to agency levelinformation available through other reporting mechanisms Mandatory 340
  Information Publication Scheme statement Mandatory 374
  Correction of material errors in previous annual report If applicable, mandatory 375
  List of Requirements Mandatory 333-537