Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Overview

[1]        Copies of this and other committee reports can be obtained from the Senate Table Office, the committee secretariat or online at www.aph.gov.au/senate_ca

[2]        Journals of the Senate, No. 2—13 November 2013, pp 88–89.

[3]        Commonwealth of Australia Administrative Arrangements Order, 12 December 2013, https://www.dpmc.gov.au/parliamentary/docs/aao_20131212.pdf, accessed 19 January 2015.

[4]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports for Departments, Executive Agencies and FMA Act Bodies, approved by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit on 24 June 2013, p. 3, http://www.dpmc.gov.au/guidelines/index.cfm (16 July 2014).                                                     

[5]        Senate Hansard, 8 December 1987, pp 2632–45.

[6]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports, 2013, p. 2.

[7]        If a company is required under the Corporations Act 2001 to hold an annual general meeting, the company must give the report to the Minister on whichever is the earlier date of the following:

[8]        Australian Government Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Guidelines for the Presentation of Documents to the Parliament (including Government Documents, Government Responses to Committee Reports, Ministerial Statements, Annual Reports and other Instruments, October 2013, p. 4, http://www.dpmc.gov.au/guidelines/docs/guidelines_gov_docs.pdf, accessed 18 July 2014.

[9]        Journals of the Senate, No. 54—23 September 2014, p. 1467.

[10]      Journals of the Senate, No. 54—23 September 2014, p. 1467.

[11]      Journals of the Senate, No. 60—27 October 2014, p. 1608.

[12]      Journals of the Senate, No. 60—27 October 2014, p. 1609.

[13]      Journals of the Senate, No. 60—27 October 2014, p. 1608.

[14]      Journals of the Senate, No. 61—28 October 2014, p. 1609.

[15]      Journals of the Senate, No. 60—27October 2014, p. 1609.

[16]      Journals of the Senate, No. 46—26 August 2014, p. 1293.

Chapter 2 - Annual reports of Commonwealth Departments

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 61—28 October 2014, p. 1619.

[2]        Department of Health, 'Secretary's Review', Annual Report 2013–2014, pp 4–5.

[3]        Department of Health, Annual Report 2013–2014, pp 7–11.

[4]        Department of Health, Annual Report 2013–2014, pp 16–17. For further information on changes to portfolio agencies and authorities see p. 18.

[5]        Department of Health, Annual Report 2013–2014, p. 21.

[6]        Department of Health, Annual Report 2013–2014, pp 28–147.

[7]        Department of Health, Annual Report 2013–2014, p. 117.

[8]        Department of Health, Annual Report 2013–2014, p. 105.

[9]        Department of Health, Annual Report 2013–2014, p. 71.

[10]      Department of Health, Annual Report 2013–2014, pp 410–414.

[11]      Department of Health, Annual Report 2013–2014, p. 231.

[12]      Department of Health, Annual Report 2013–2014, p. 235.

[13]      Journals of the Senate, No. 60—27 October 2014, p. 1606.

[14]      Department of Social Services, Annual Report 2013–2014, pp 1–3.

[15]      Department of Social Services, Annual Report 2013–2014, p. 16.

[16]      Department of Social Services, Annual Report 2013–2014, p. 17.

[17]      Department of Social Services, Annual Report 2013–2014, pp 30–31.

[18]      Commonwealth of Australia, Australia's Constitution, Chapter IV—Finance and Trade, s. 83.

[19]      Department of Social Services, Annual Report 2013–2014, pp 147–149.

[20]      Journals of the Senate, No. 60—27 October 2014, p. 1606.

[21]      Department of Human Services, Annual Report 2013–2014, pp 1–3.

[22]      Department of Human Services, Annual Report 2013–2014, p. 7.

[23]      Department of Human Services, Annual Report 2013–2014, pp 109–110.

[24]      Department of Human Services, Annual Report 2013–2014, pp 13–15.

[25]      Department of Human Services, Annual Report 2013–2014, pp 13–15.

[26]      Department of Human Services, Annual Report 2013–2014, p. 82.

[27]      Department of Human Services, Annual Report 2013–2014, pp 104–105.

[28]      Commonwealth of Australia, Australia's Constitution, Chapter IV—Finance and Trade, s. 83.

[29]      Department of Human Services, Annual Report 2013–2014, pp 206–207.

Chapter 3 - Annual Reports of Commonwealth Authorities, Companies and Agencies

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 61—28 October 2014, p. 1619.

[2]        Australian Aged Care Quality Agency, Annual Report 2013–2014, pp 3 & 7.

[3]        Australian Aged Care Quality Agency, Annual Report 2013–2014, pp 16–18.

[4]        Australian Aged Care Quality Agency, Annual Report 2013–2014, pp 27–30.

[5]        Journals of the Senate, No. 62—29 October 2014, p. 1651.

[6]        National Disability Insurance Agency, Annual Report 2013–2014, pp iv, 16–17, 19.

[7]        Journals of the Senate, No. 60—27 October 2014, p. 1604.

[8]        Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Annual Report 2013–2014, p. 2.

[9]        Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Annual Report 2013–2014,
pp 6–7.

[10]      Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Annual Report 2013–2014,
pp 6–7.

[11]      Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Annual Report 2013–2014, p. 82.

[12]      Journals of the Senate, No. 60—27 October 2014, p. 1608.

[13]      Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Annual Report 2013–2014, p. 3.

[14]      Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Annual Report 2013–2014, pp 33–35.

[15]      Journals of the Senate, No. 62—29 October 2014, p. 1651.

[16]      Office of the Gene Technology Regulator, Annual Report 2013–14, p. 18.

[17]      Office of the Gene Technology Regulator, Annual Report 2013–14, pp 22–23.

[18]      Estimates Hansard, 26 February 2014, p. 114.

[19]      Journals of the Senate, No. 62—29 October 2014, p. 1651.

[20]      Journals of the Senate, No. 60—27 October 2014, p. 1604.

[21]      Australian Hearing, Annual Report 2013–2014, p. 5.

[22]      Australian Hearing, Annual Report 2013–2014, p. 10.

[23]      Australian Hearing, Annual Report 2013–2014, pp 12–13.

Appendix 1 - List of departments, agencies and bodies required to present annual reports to the Senate

[1] Formerly known as the Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency Ltd (ACSAA)

[2]        Incorporated into the Australian Sports Commission's Annual Report 2013–14 in Section 5.

[3]        Incorporated into the Department of Health's Annual Report 2013–14 as Appendix 1.

[4]        The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency supplies an annual report to the Ministerial Council of the Council of Australian Governments which supplies a copy to each state and territory Parliament and to the Commonwealth.