| Overview of entity | A description of the role and functions of the entity. | Mandatory |
Role and functions |
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| A description of the organisational structure of the entity. | Mandatory |
Organisation structure,
Structure |
| A description of the outcomes and programs administered by the entity. | Mandatory |
Outcome and program structure in 2016–17 |
| A description of the purposes of the entity as included in the
corporate plan. | Mandatory |
Role and functions |
| An outline of the structure of the portfolio of the entity. | Portfolio departments–Mandatory | N/A |
| 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 |
Portfolio budget statements |
| Management and accountability |
Corporate governance | |
Corporate governance,
Appendix F: Governance structure |
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| Information on compliance with section 10 (fraud systems). | Mandatory |
Compliance-approach |
| A certification by accountable authority that fraud risk assessments and fraud control plans have been prepared. | Mandatory |
Letter of transmittal |
| 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 |
Letter of transmittal |
| A certification by accountable authority that all reasonable measures have been taken to deal appropriately with fraud relating to the entity. | Mandatory |
Letter of transmittal |
| An outline of structures and processes in place for the entity to implement principles and objectives of corporate governance. | Mandatory |
Corporate governance |
| 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 | N/A |
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External scrutiny | |
External scrutiny |
| Information on significant developments in external scrutiny and entity’s response to the scrutiny. | Mandatory |
External scrutiny |
| 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 |
External scrutiny |
| Information on any reports by the Auditor-General (other than report under section 43 of the Act), a Parliamentary Committee, or the Commonwealth Ombudsman. | If applicable, Mandatory |
External scrutiny |
| Information on any capability reviews on the entity that were released during the period. | If applicable, Mandatory | N/A |
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Management of human resources | |
Management of human resources |
| Assessment of the entity’s effectiveness in managing and developing human resources to achieve entity objectives. | Mandatory |
Management of human resources |
| 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, and
- statistics on employees who identify as Indigenous.
| Mandatory |
Appendix G: Workforce profile |
| 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 |
Employment-conditions |
| Information on the number of SES and non-SES employees covered by agreements etc. identified in paragraph 17AG(4)(c). | Mandatory |
Employment-conditions,
Appendix G: Workforce profile |
| The salary ranges available for APS employees by classification level. | Mandatory |
Appendix G: Workforce profile |
| A description of non-salary benefits provided to employees. | Mandatory |
Employment-conditions |
| Information on the number of employees at each classification level who receive performance pay. | If applicable, Mandatory |
Employment-conditions |
| Information on the average amount of performance payment, and range of such payments, at each classification level. | If applicable, Mandatory | N/A |
| Information on aggregate amounts of performance payments. | If applicable, Mandatory | N/A |
| 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 |
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| If the entity did not conduct advertising campaigns, a statement to that effect. | If applicable, Mandatory |
Advertising and market research |
| A statement that ‘Information on grants awarded to [name of entity] during [reporting period] is available at [address of entity’s website]’. | If applicable, Mandatory |
Grants programs |
| Outline of mechanisms of disability reporting, including reference to website for further information. | Mandatory |
Disability reporting |
| Website reference to where the entity’s Information Publication Scheme statement pursuant to Part II of FOI Act can be found. | Mandatory |
Information Publication Scheme |
| Correction of material errors in previous annual report. | If applicable, Mandatory | N/A |
| Information required by other legislation. | Mandatory |
Appendix B: Other mandatory reporting |