COMPLIANCE INDEX

Checklist of reporting requirements

Letter of transmittal 5
Table of contents 6-7
Index 148
Glossary 144-147
Contact officer(s) 3
Internet home page address and Internet address for report 2-3
FWBC Director’s Foreword 14-15
Agency Overview  
Role and functions 18, 20
Organisational structure 22-23
Outcome and programme structure 19, 21
Where outcome and programme 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 N/A
Portfolio structure N/A
Report on Performance  
Review of performance during the year in relation to programmes and contribution to outcomes 26-55
Actual performance in relation to deliverables and KPIs set out in PB Statements/PAES or other portfolio statements 21
Where performance targets differ from the PBS/PAES, details of both former and new targets, and reasons for the change N/A
Narrative discussion and analysis of performance 28-29
Trend information 26-55
Significant changes in nature of principal functions/services 28
Performance of purchaser/provider arrangements N/A
Factors, events or trends influencing departmental performance 28-29
Contribution of risk management in achieving objectives 61
Performance against service charter customer service standards, complaints data, and the department’s response to complaints 20
Discussion and analysis of the department’s financial performance 64-68
Discussion of any significant changes in financial results from the prior year, from budget or anticipated to have a significant impact on future operations 64
Agency resource statement and summary resource tables by outcomes 64
Management and Accountability  
Agency heads are required to certify that their agency complies with the ‘Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines’ 61
Statement of the main corporate governance practices in place 58
Names of the senior executive and their responsibilities 22
Senior management committees and their roles 58-60
Corporate and operational plans and associated performance reporting and review 20
Internal audit arrangements including approach adopted to identifying areas of significant financial or operational risk and arrangements to manage those risks 58-59, 61
Policy and practices on the establishment and maintenance of appropriate ethical standards 62
How nature and amount of remuneration for SES officers is determined 71
External Scrutiny  
Significant developments in external scrutiny 69
Judicial decisions and decisions of administrative tribunals and by the Australian Information Commissioner 69
Reports by the Auditor-General, a Parliamentary Committee, the Commonwealth Ombudsman or an agency capability review 69
Management of Human Resources  
Assessment of effectiveness in managing and developing human resources to achieve departmental objectives 70-71
Workforce planning, staff retention and turnover 70
Impact and features of enterprise or collective agreements, individual flexibility arrangements (IFAs), determinations, common law contracts and Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs) 71
Training and development undertaken and its impact 71
Work health and safety performance 75
Productivity gains N/A
Statistics on staffing 72-75
Enterprise or collective agreements, IFAs, determinations, common law contracts and AWAs 71
Performance pay N/A
Assets management 66
Purchasing 66-67
Consultants 67
Australian National Audit Office Access Clauses 67
Exempt contracts 67
Financial Statements 76-133
Other Mandatory Information  
Work health and safety (Schedule 2, Part 4 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011) 75
Advertising and Market Research (Section 311A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918) and statement on advertising campaigns 68
Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance (Section 516A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) 63
Compliance with the agency’s obligations under the Carer Recognition Act 2010 N/A
Grant programmes 67
Disability reporting – explicit and transparent reference to agency level information available through other reporting mechanisms 62-63
Information Publication Scheme statement 61
Correction of material errors in previous annual report N/A
Agency Resource Statements and Resources for Outcomes 64-65