Department of Parliamentary Services Annual Report 2012-2013

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 615KB)

Part 1 Secretary’s review (PDF 42KB)

Part 2 Departmental overview (PDF 587KB)

Role and functions
Services provided by DPS
Departmental structure
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the opening of Parliament House

Part 3 Report on performance (PDF 141KB)

Introduction
Inquiry into DPS
Improving workplace behaviour
Recruitment reforms
Review of building and engineering systems condition indices
Managing the Parliament House Furniture Collection (PHFC)
Work health and safety reviews
Security
ICT
Capital investment and cost of construction projects
Operational objectives

Part 4 Parliamentary Library (PDF 1.8MB)

Parliamentary Librarian’s review
Overview
Achievements 2012–13
Report on performance
Parliamentary Library financial report

Part 5 Sustainability (PDF 2.4MB)

Sustainability reporting pilot and the Global Reporting Initiative
HR Services

Financial statements (PDF 1.3MB)

Appendices (PDF 181KB)

Appendix A Material Errors in 2011–12 annual report
Appendix B Agency resource statement and summary resource tables by outcome
Appendix C 2012–13 Performance Information

Glossary (PDF 36KB)

Acronyms and abbreviations (PDF 23KB)

Compliance index (PDF 48KB)

Global reporting initiative index (PDF 44KB)

List of tables (PDF 22KB)

List of figures (PDF 18KB)


Annual report contact:

Ms Jenny Teece
Assistant Secretary
Strategy and Performance Branch
Department of Parliamentary Services
Parliament House

PO Box 6000
CANBERRA ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 5501

Email: jenny.teece@aph.gov.au

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

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

Department of Parliamentary Services Portfolio Budget Statements 2012–13

Parliamentary Service Act 1999


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