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Annual Report 2004–05 You are currently viewing: Annual
report External scrutiny
The department’s operations are primarily administrative and are therefore not usually subjected to formal external scrutiny. Judicial and administrative decisionsNo judicial decisions or decisions in administrative tribunals during 2004–05 had, or may have, a significant impact on the operation of the department. Reports by the Auditor-General, a parliamentary committee or the Commonwealth OmbudsmanIn November 2004, the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) completed its review of the financial management and reporting of special appropriations. The findings were general and, as they related to the department, required the Department of Finance and Administration to provide greater guidance to agencies about the management, disclosure and reporting of Special Appropriations. The department advised the ANAO that the audit had assisted the department to clarify the administrative arrangements surrounding the financial management of Special Appropriations, and resulted in changes in the management of Special Appropriations within the department. During 2004–05, as in previous years, we contributed to inquiries by the House Standing Committee on Procedure. The Clerk made a submission to the inquiry into the Anticipation Rule and participated in a number of round-table and other discussions. No investigations by the Commonwealth Ombudsman in 2004–05 involved the department. Freedom of informationThe department is not considered to be a department or agency for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act 1982. However, we try to comply with the intent of the Act in relation to the release of administrative information. No freedom of information requests were made during the year. We provide extensive information about the structure of the department and employment opportunities on our website and in printed documents that we publish, such as the annual report. We also widely disseminate information on how members of the public can interact with the work of the House and its committees.
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