Administered items

Expenses, revenues, assets or liabilities managed by agencies on behalf of the Commonwealth. Agencies do not control administered items. Administered expenses include grants, subsidies and benefits. In many cases, administered expenses fund the delivery of third party outputs.

Agencies

The basic unit of organisation covered by the budget, and focus for assessing management performance and implementing government policy. Agencies are departments of state, parliamentary departments and other agencies prescribed under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997. Authorities are bodies corporate which are, for legal purposes, entities in their own right in that they are separate from the Commonwealth Government and are governed by the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997.

Art Advisory Committee

This body assists the Presiding Officers in selecting artworks for the Parliament House Art Collection.

Auspic

Provides photographic services under the Parliamentarians’ entitlement and to other government entities on a fee-for-service basis.

Bills Digest

A guide written to assist members of Parliament when they consider a Bill

Building fabric

The basic elements making up a building; the structure without finishings or decoration.

Chamber departments

The Department of the Senate and the Department of the House of Representatives, so called because each supports a ‘Chamber’ of the Commonwealth Parliament.

Chief Executive Officer

The ultimate level of individual responsibility within an agency. In the case of DPS it is the Secretary.

Efficiency dividend

An annual reduction in funding for the overall running costs of an agency.

Enterprise Agreement

An agreement between DPS and its employees about terms and conditions of employment.

Federation Chamber

The second chamber of the House of Representatives.

Hansard

Hard copy and electronic reports of proceedings in the Senate, the House of Representatives and the Main Committee of the House of Representatives and transcripts of parliamentary committees and some ministerial or parliament-related conferences.

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Heritage Advisory Board

This body provides advice to the Presiding Officers on the heritage management of Parliament House.

Parliament House Art Collection

Comprises a number of stand-alone collections (the Rotational Collection, the Architectural Commissions, the Architectural Design of the Building, the Historic Memorials Collection, the
Gift Collection, the Constitutional Documents and the Archive).

Parliamentary precincts

The parliamentary precincts are defined in the Parliamentary Precincts Act 1988. In general terms they consist of the area within the inner kerb of Capital Circle, and all buildings, structures and works, and parts of buildings, structures and works, on, above or under that land.

Parliamentary ICT Advisory Board

A body established to oversee the development and progress of the Parliamentary ICT Strategic Plan and to provide guidance to the CIO on strategic objectives and outcomes.

ParlInfo

An online tool which enables the searching and downloading of parliamentary information including Hansard transcripts, Bills, Senate journals, votes and proceedings, notice papers, committee reports, the Parliamentary Handbook, newspaper clippings, media and publications.

ParlView

An online broadcast service which enables the viewing, searching and downloading of parliamentary broadcasts, special parliamentary events and press conferences as well as some historical records.

ParlTV

Parliament House internal television and digital radio service.

Presiding Officers

Two Members of Parliament elected to preside over, or be in charge of, the business, proceedings and administration of a House of Parliament. In the Senate the Presiding Officer is the President, and in the House of Representatives, the Speaker.

Security Management Board

This body is established by the Parliamentary Service Act 1999, and provides advice as required to the Presiding Officers on security policy, and the management of security measures, for Parliament House. The board has three members who may, with the Presiding Officers’ permission, invite others to attend their meetings.

Virtual Desktop Interface

A system which allows users of the Parliamentary Computing Network (PCN) to view their PCN desktop on a range of devices.