Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 3, 4 July 2019, pp. 83–84. The Administrative Arrangements Order of 29 May 2019 replaced the 4 April 2019 order.  In accordance with the 29 May order, the Department of Jobs and Small Business changed its name to the Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, and the Department of Education and Training changed its name to the Department of Education, https://www.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/publications/
aao-20190529.pdf (accessed 30 January 2020).

[2]        Administrative Arrangements Order of 29 May 2019, https://www.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/
files/publications/aao-20190529.pdf  (accessed 30 January 2020).

[3]        Administrative Arrangements Order of 8 August 2019, https://www.pmc.gov.au/sites/default
/files/publications/aao-201900808-amendments_0.pdf (accessed 4 February 2020).

[4]        Administrative Arrangements Order of 5 December 2019, https://www.pmc.gov.au/resource-centre/government/aao-made-5-december-2019-effect-1-february-2020 (accessed 30 January 2020).

[5]        Administrative Arrangements Order of 29 May 2019, Summary of Changes, https://www.pmc.
gov.au/sites/default/files/publications/aao-summary-changes-20190529.pdf (accessed 30 January 2020).

[6]        Attorney-General’s Department, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 12.

[7]        Journals of the Senate, No. 3, 4 July 2019, p. 84.

[8]        See Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014, s. 16E, s. 16F and s. 27A.

[9]        Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, ss. 11(b).

[10]      Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, ss. 11(a).

[11]      Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, ss. 89(1).

[12]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports for Departments, Executive Agencies, and other Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entities, 25 June 2015, p. 2.

[13]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Guidelines for the Presentation of Documents to the Parliament, February 2017, www.dpmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/publications/pmc-tabling-guidelines.pdf (accessed 28 January 2020).

[14]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Guidelines for the Presentation of Documents to the Parliament, February 2017, p. 4.

[15]      Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, ss. 97(5).

[16]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Guidelines for the Presentation of Documents to the Parliament, February 2017, paragraph 4.10, p. 4. Department of Finance, RMG-135: Annual reports for non-corporate Commonwealth entities, May 2019, p. 11.

[17]      Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit, Report 457: Development of the Commonwealth Performance Framework Second Report, May 2016, p. 11.

[18]      The committee acknowledges that because each report had been tabled in the House of Representatives they were available publicly prior to Supplementary Budget Estimates.

[19]      For non-corporate Commonwealth entities see PGPA Rule, subdivision 3A(A); for corporate Commonwealth entities see Subdivision 3A(B); for Commonwealth companies see PGPA Rule Part 3-3.

[20]      See the annual reports of: Fair Work Ombudsman and Registered Organisations Commission (PGPA Rule s. 17A(1)(aa)(i), s. 17A(1)(aa)(ii), s. 17A(1)(aa)(iii)); Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency (PGPA Rule s. 17AF(1)(b)); Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Corporation and Australian National University (PGPA Rule s. 17BF: items missing and should be included with 'NA' if applicable for consistency); Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency.

Chapter 2 - Review of annual reports

[1]        Administrative Arrangements Order on 29 May 2019, Summary of Changes, https://www.pmc.
gov.au/sites/default/files/publications/aao-summary-changes-20190529.pdf (accessed 29 January 2020).

[2]        Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Annual Report 2018–19, p. v.

[3]        See Chapter 1, paragraph 1.11.

[4]        Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Annual Report 2018–19, p. v.

[5]        Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 13.

[6]        Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 73.

[7]        Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 12.

[8]        Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 30.

[9]        Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 32.

[10]      Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 15.

[11]      Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 18.

[12]      Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 18.

[13]      Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 20.

[14]      Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 20.

[15]      Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 17.

[16]      Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Annual Report 2018–19, pp. 136–137.

[17]      Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 2.

[18]      Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 3.

[19]      Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 3.

[20]      Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 3.

[21]      Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2018–19, pp. 12–13.

[22]      Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 14.

[23]      Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 15.

[24]      The 2017–18 figure of 125 investigations was adjusted to 131 investigations in accordance with updated data. Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 25.

[25]      Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2018–19, pp. 24–25.

[26]      Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 23.

[27]      Australian Building and Construction Commission, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 58.

[28]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report: Access to Justice 2018–19, p. 13.

[29]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report: Access to Justice 2018–19, p. 101.

[30]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report: Access to Justice 2018–19, p. 101.

[31]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report: Access to Justice 2018–19, pp. 11 and 102–105.

[32]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report: Access to Justice 2018–19, p. 102.

[33]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report: Access to Justice 2018–19, p. 103.

[34]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report: Access to Justice 2018–19, p. 103.

[35]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report: Access to Justice 2018–19, p. 104.

[36]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report: Access to Justice 2018–19, p. 104.

[37]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report: Access to Justice 2018–19, p. 104.

[38]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report: Access to Justice 2018–19, pp. 11 and 71.

[39]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report: Access to Justice 2018–19, p. 6; Fair Work Commission, Annual Report: Access to Justice 2017–18, pp. 66–67.

[40]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report: Access to Justice 2017–18, p. 67.

[41]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report: Access to Justice 2018–19, p. 6.

[42]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report: Access to Justice 2018–19, p. 8.

[43]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report: Access to Justice 2018–19, pp. 8 and 47.

[44]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report: Access to Justice 2018–19, p. 47.

[45]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report: Access to Justice 2018–19, p. 8.

[46]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report: Access to Justice 2018–19, pp. 8 and 29.

[47]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report: Access to Justice 2018–19, p. 8.

[48]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report: Access to Justice 2018–19, p. 31.

[49]      Fair Work Commission, Annual Report: Access to Justice 2018–19, p. 127.

[50]      Administrative Arrangements Order on 29 May 2019, Summary of Changes, https://www.pmc.
gov.au/sites/default/files/publications/aao-summary-changes-20190529.pdf (accessed 6 February 2020). See Chapter 1, footnote 1.

[51]      See Chapter 1, paragraph 1.6.

[52]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, p. 12.

[53]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, pp. 6 and 13.

[54]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, pp. 19–26

[55]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, pp. 3 and 14.

[56]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, pp. 3 and 19.

[57]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, p. 19.

[58]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, p. 20.

[59]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, p. 14.

[60]      Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), Design and Governance of the Child Care Package, Audit Report No. 10, 2019.

[61]      Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), Design and Governance of the Child Care Package, Audit Report No. 10, 2019, p. 8.

[62]      Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), Design and Governance of the Child Care Package, Audit Report No. 10, 2019, p. 9.

[63]      Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), Design and Governance of the Child Care Package, Audit Report No. 10, 2019, p. 9.

[64]      Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), Design and Governance of the Child Care Package, Audit Report No. 10, 2019, pp. 8 and 9.

[65]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, pp. 24–25.

[66]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, p. 24.

[67]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, p. 24.

[68]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, pp. 21 and 22.

[69]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, Figure 2.1, p. 22.

[70]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, p. 26.

[71]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, p. 26.

[72]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, pp. 30–32.

[73]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, p. 30.

[74]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, p. 31.

[75]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, p. 32.

[76]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, pp. 36–38.

[77]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, p. 36.

[78]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, p. 37.

[79]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, p. 52.

[80]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, p. 52; Department of Education and Training, 2017–18 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, p. 67.

[81]      Department of Education, 2018–19 Annual Report: Opportunity through Learning, p. 52.

[82]      Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership, Annual Report 2018–2019, p. 30.

[83]      Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership, Annual Report 2018–2019, p. 11.

[84]      Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership, Annual Report 2018–2019, p. 11.

[85]      Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership, Annual Report 2018–2019, pp. 6, 18 and 20.

[86]      Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership, Annual Report 2018–2019, pp. 20–21.

[87]      Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership, Annual Report 2018–2019, p. 21.

[88]      Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership, Annual Report 2018–2019, p. 24.

[89]      Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership, Annual Report 2018–2019, p. 24.

[92]      Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Annual Report 2018–19, pp. 9 and 46.

[93]      Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 9.

[94]      Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Annual Report 2018–19, pp. 13 and 32.

[95]      Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Annual Report 2018–19, pp. 14–26.

[96]      Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 16.

[97]      Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 16.

[98]      Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 22.

[99]      Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 16.

[100]    Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 20.

[101]    Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 20.

[102]    Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 23.

[103]    Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 18.

[104]    Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 18.

[105]    Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 2.

[106]    Justin Hendry, 'Transition to NAPLAN online delayed by a year', IT News, 28 June 2019 https://www.itnews.com.au/news/schools-get-another-year-to-transition-to-naplan-online-527439.

[107]    Justin Hendry, 'NAPLAN Online transition could be pushed back by a year', IT News, 19 October 2017 <https://www.itnews.com.au/news/naplan-online-transition-could-be-pushed-back-by-a-year-475740 (accessed 11 February 2020).

[108]    Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014, cl 17BD.

[109]    Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 18.

[110]    Justin Hendry, 'Transition to NAPLAN online delayed by a year', IT News, 28 June 2019, https://www.itnews.com.au/news/schools-get-another-year-to-transition-to-naplan-online-527439 (accessed 11 February 2020).

[111]    Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 30.

[112]    Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 30.

[113]    Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 30.

[114]    Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 30.

[115]    Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Annual Report 2017–18, p. 29.

[116]    Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 46.

[117]    Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Annual Report 2018–19, p. 46.