List of requirements

PGPA Rule reference Description Requirement
General
17AD(g) & 17AI Letter of transmittal Mandatory
17AJ(a) Table of contents Mandatory
17AJ(b) Alphabetical index Mandatory
17AJ(c) Glossary and abbreviations list Mandatory
17AJ(d) List of requirements Mandatory
17AJ(e) Contact officer Mandatory
17AJ(f) & (g) Department's website and electronic address of report Mandatory
Clerk's review
17AD(a) A review by the accountable authority Mandatory
Departmental overview
17AE(1)(a)(i) Role and functions Mandatory
17AE(1)(a)(ii) Organisational structure Mandatory
17AE(1)(a)(iii) Outcome and program structure Mandatory
17AE(1)(a)(iv) Purposes as included in corporate plan Mandatory
17AE(1)(aa) Information on the accountable authority Mandatory
17AE(1)(b) Portfolio structure Portfolio departments - mandatory
17AE(2) Variations to outcomes and programs If applicable, mandatory
Report on performance
Annual performance statements
17AD(c)(i); 16F Annual performance statements Mandatory
Report on financial performance
17AF(1)(a) Discussion and analysis of the department's financial performance Mandatory
17AF(1)(b) Table summarising the total resources and total payments of the department Mandatory
17AF(2) Significant changes in the financial results If applicable, mandatory
Management and accountability
Corporate governance
17AG(2)(a) Information on compliance with section 10 (fraud systems) Mandatory
17AG(2)(b) Fraud control certification by the accountable authority Mandatory
17AG(2)(c) Corporate governance structure and processes Mandatory
17AG(2)(d)-(e) Reportable non-compliance with finance law If applicable, mandatory
Audit Committee
17AG(2A)(a) Charter of the Audit Committee (direct electronic address) Mandatory
17AG(2A)(b)-(e) The name, qualifications, knowledge, skills or experience of each member. Information about the attendance of each member at committee meetings and their remuneration. Mandatory
External scrutiny
17AG(3) Developments in external scrutiny Mandatory
17AG(3)(a) Judicial decisions and decisions of administrative tribunals and by the Australian Information Commissioner that may have a significant effect on operations If applicable, mandatory
17AG(3)(b) Reports on operations of the department by the Auditor-General (other than report under section 43 of the Act), a parliamentary committee, or the Commonwealth Ombudsman If applicable, mandatory
17AG(3)(c) Capability reviews on the department released during the period If applicable, mandatory
Management of human resources
17AG(4)(a) An assessment of the departments' effectiveness in managing and developing employees to achieve department objectives Mandatory
17AG(4)(aa) and (b) Statistics on the department's APS employees on an ongoing and non-ongoing basis Mandatory
17AG(4)(c) Employment arrangements Mandatory
17AG(4)(c)(i) Number of SES and non-SES employees covered by employment agreements Mandatory
17AG(4)(c)(ii) Salary ranges by classification level Mandatory
17AG(4)(c)(iii) A description of non-salary benefits provided to employees Mandatory
17AG(4)(d) Performance pay If applicable, mandatory
Assets management
17AG(5) Effectiveness of assets management where asset management is a significant part of the department's activities If applicable, mandatory
Purchasing
17AG(6) Department performance against the Commonwealth Procurement Rules Mandatory
Reportable consultancy contracts
17AG(7)(a) and (b) A summary and statement regarding the number of new and existing reportable consultancy contracts, including total actual expenditure Mandatory
17AG(7)(c) A summary of the policies and procedures for selecting and engaging consultants and the main categories of purposes for which consultants were selected and engaged Mandatory
17AG(7)(d) A statement that 'Annual reports contain information about actual expenditure on reportable consultancy contracts. Information on the value of reportable consultancy contracts is available on the AusTender website.' Mandatory
Reportable non-consultancy contracts
17AG(7A)(a) A summary statement regarding the number of new and existing reportable non-consultancy contracts, including total actual expenditure Mandatory
17AG(7A)(b) A statement that 'Annual reports contain information about actual expenditure on reportable non-consultancy contracts. Information on the value of reportable non-consultancy contracts is available on the AusTender website.' Mandatory
Additional information
17AD(daa) & 17AGA Additional information about organisations receiving amounts under reportable consultancy contracts or reportable non-consultancy contracts. Mandatory
Australian National Audit Office access clauses
17AG(8) Australian National Audit Office access clause If applicable, mandatory
Exempt contracts
17AG(9) Contracts or standing offers with a value greater than $10,000 (inclusive of GST) which have been exempted from being published in AusTender If applicable, mandatory
Small business
17AG(10)(a) Statement regarding support of small business participation Mandatory
17AG(10)(b) An outline of the ways in which the procurement practices of the department support small and medium enterprises Mandatory
17AG(10)(c) Statement recognising the importance of ensuring that small businesses are paid on time If applicable, mandatory
Financial statements
17AD(e) Financial statements Mandatory
Executive remuneration
17AD(da) Executive remuneration Mandatory
Other information
17AH(1)(a)(i) Statement regarding advertising campaigns conducted If applicable, mandatory
17AH(1)(a)(ii) If the department did not conduct advertising campaigns, a statement to that effect If applicable, mandatory
17AH(1)(b) A statement regarding grants awarded If applicable, mandatory
17AH(1)(c) Outline of mechanisms of disability reporting, including reference to website for further information Mandatory
17AH(1)(d) Website reference to where the department's Information Publication Scheme statement pursuant to Part II of FOI Act can be found Mandatory
17AH(1)(e) Correction of material errors in previous annual report If applicable, mandatory
17AH(2) Information required by other legislation Mandatory