Department of Parliamentary Services Annual Report 2011-2012

The Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) provides essential services to support the work of the Parliament, maintain Parliament House as a symbol of Australian democracy, and ensure that the building, and the important activity that takes place within it, is accessible and engaging for all.


Contents

Letters of Transmittal (PDF 767 KB)

Part 1 Secretary’s message (PDF 36 KB)

Part 2 Departmental overview (PDF 984 KB)

Role and functions
Services provided by DPS
Departmental structure
Outcome and Program Structure
Visits by Heads of State 

Part 3 Report on performance (PDF 397 KB)

Performance overview 
Program 1—Parliamentary Library 
Program 2—Building and occupant services 
Program 3—Infrastructure services 
Program 4—Parliamentary records services
Program 5—Parliament House works programs

Part 4 Parliamentary Library (PDF 885 KB)

Parliamentary Librarian’s review
Achievements 2011–12
Strategic and Workforce Planning
Parliamentary Library overview
Report on performance
Program 1—Library services
Parliamentary Library financial report

Part 5 Sustainability (PDF 1194 KB)

Sustainability reporting pilot and the Global Reporting Initiative
Other governance matters
HR Services

Financial statements (PDF 3475 KB)

Appendices (PDF 568 KB)

Appendix A
Appendix B

Glossary (PDF 40 KB)

Acronyms and abbreviations (PDF 34 KB)

Compliance index (PDF 53 KB)

Global reporting initiative index (PDF 50 KB)

List of tables (PDF 25 KB)

List of figures (PDF 19 KB)


Annual Report 2011-12


Annual report contact:

Mr Derek Ambrose
A/g Assistant Secretary
Corporate Services Branch
Department of Parliamentary Services
Parliament House

PO Box 6000
CANBERRA ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 8818
Fax: +61 2 6277 8800
Email: derek.ambrose@aph.gov.au

To access parliamentary material on the internet, including this report, see the department’s internet site accessed through the Australian Parliament’s home page: http://www.aph.gov.au.

Other documents available on the department’s internet site which will assist the reader in understanding the operations of the department are:

Department of Parliamentary Services Portfolio Budget Statements 2011–12

Parliamentary Service Act 1999


Previous Annual Reports