Chapter 1

[1]        As a matter of comity between the Houses of Parliament, neither House inquires into the operations of the other House. For this reason, neither the annual report of, nor the proposed expenditure for, the Department of the House of Representatives is referred to a Senate committee for review.

[2]        Journals of the Senate, No. 2—31 August 2016, pp 75–76.

[3]        Department of Finance, Enhanced Commonwealth Performance Framework, Discussion Paper, August 2014, p. 5; Department of Finance, Resource Management Guide No.135,  Annual reports for non-corporate Commonwealth entities, July 2016, p. 5, available at: http://www.finance.gov.au/sites/default/files/RMG-001%20-%20CRM%20Framework%20Companion.pdf (accessed 5 December 2017); Department of Finance, Resource Management Guide No.136, Annual reports for corporate Commonwealth entities, July 2016, p. 4, available at: htpp://www.finance.gov.au/sites/default/files/RMG-136_Annual_reports_for_corporates.pdf (accessed 5 December 2017).

[4]        Department of Finance, Resource Management Guide No. 130, Overview of the enhanced Commonwealth performance framework, July 2016, p. 7, available at: https://www.finance.gov.au/resource-management/performance/ (accessed 8 March 2018).

[5]        An entity that is legally and financially part of the Commonwealth, and includes departments of state, parliamentary departments, statutory authorities, and listed entities (a body, person, group of persons or organisation that is prescribed by rules made under the PGPA Act).

[6]        A body corporate, that has a separate legal personality from the Commonwealth, and includes statutory authorities. It can act in its own right exercising certain legal rights such as entering into contracts and owning property.

[7]        A company established by the Commonwealth under the Corporations Act 2001 that is wholly controlled by the Commonwealth.

[8]        For example, some Acts that establish statutory bodies have separate reporting requirements under those Acts. For example, section 17 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 prescribes specific reporting requirements for the Australian Electoral Commission.

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

[10]      See Department of Finance website, 'Managing performance', available at: http://www.finance.gov.au/resource-management/performance/ (accessed 22 November 2017).

[11]      Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (Cth), section 46.

[12]      Department of Finance, Resource Management Guide No. 135, Annual reports for non-corporate Commonwealth entities, July 2016, p. 8; Resource Management Guide No. 136, Annual reports for corporate Commonwealth entities, July 2016, p. 7.

[13]      See Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule, sections 17AB, 17BC and 28C.

[14]      Department of the 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), February 2017, pp. 4–5.

[15]      Department of the 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), August 2016, pp. 4–5. 

Chapter 2 - Review of selected reports

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 64, 16 October 2017, p. 4.

[2]        Department of Parliamentary Services, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 12.

[3]        Department of Parliamentary Services, Corporate Plan 2016–17, available at: https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Department_of_Parliamentary_Services/Publications (accessed 20 December 2017).

[4]        Department of Parliamentary Services, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 2–8.

[5]        Department of Parliamentary Services, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 7.

[6]        Department of Parliamentary Services, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 26.

[7]        Department of Parliamentary Services, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 42.

[8]        Department of Parliamentary Services, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 42.

[9]        Department of Parliamentary Services, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 52.

[10]      Portfolio Budget Statements 2017–18, Department of Parliamentary Services, p. 17.

[11]      Department of Parliamentary Services, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 52.

[12]      Department of Parliamentary Services, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 44.

[13]      Department of Parliamentary Services, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 192–194.

[14]      Department of Parliamentary Services, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 16.

[15]      Department of Parliamentary Services, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 16.

[16]      Department of Parliamentary Services, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 17.

[17]      Department of Parliamentary Services, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 109.

[18]      Department of Parliamentary Services, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 110.

[19]      Journals of the Senate, No. 64, 16 October 2017, p. 4.

[20]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 5.

[21]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Corporate Plan 2016–20. https://www.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/publications/dpmc-corporate-plan-2016-20.pdf  (accessed 3 January 2017).

[22]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 1–4.

[23]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 9.

[24]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 14.

[25]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 52.

[26]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 52.

[27]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 52.

[28]      Applied for unfunded depreciation, amortisation expenses, non-cash asset write downs and impairments, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 67.

[29]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 67.

[30]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 67.

[31]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 70.

[32]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 179.

[33]      Journals of the Senate, No. 68—13 November 2017, p. 9.

[34]      Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 2.

[35]      Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General, Corporate Plan 2016–17, available at https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/administration/2016/2016-17%20OOSGG%20Corporate%20Plan_Final_26%20Aug%202016.pdf (accessed 3 January 2017).

[36]      Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 4.

[37]      Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 3.

[38]      Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 4.

[39]      Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 10.

[40]      Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 13.

[41]      Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 38–40.

[42]      Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 4.

[43]      Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 14.

[44]      Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 14.

[45]      Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 44 and 80–81.

[46]      Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 14.

[47]      Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 14.

[48]      Journals of the Senate, No. 68–13 November 2017, p. 9.

[49]      Central Land Council, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 12–16.

[50]      Central Land Council, Corporate Plan 2016–20. https://www.clc.org.au/files/pdf/CLC-Corporate-Plan-2016-2020.pdf  (accessed 3 January 2017).

[51]      Central Land Council, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 5.

[52]      Central Land Council, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 6.

[53]      Central Land Council, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 6.

[54]      Central Land Council, Corporate Plan 2016–20, pp. 75–76.

[55]      Central Land Council, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 127–128. A Portfolio Budget Statement is not required for the CLC, see Portfolio Budget Statements 2016–17, Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio, p. 8.

[56]      Central Land Council, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 126.

[57]      Central Land Council, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 47.

[58]      Central Land Council, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 25; Central Land Council, Annual Report 2015–16, p. 23.

[59]      Central Land Council, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 26.

[60]      Central Land Council, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 7.

[61]      Central Land Council, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 7.

[62]      Central Land Council, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 25.

[63]      Central Land Council, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 25.

[64]      Central Land Council, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 25; Central Land Council, Annual Report 2015–16, p. 24.

[65]      Central Land Council, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 26; Central Land Council, Annual Report 2015–16, p. 24.

[66]      Central Land Council, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 118.

[67]      Journals of the Senate, No. 68, 13 November 2017, p. 8.

[68]      Department of Finance, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 12.

[69]      Department of Finance, Corporate Plan 2016–17, available at: https://www.finance.gov.au/publications/corporate-plan/2016-17/ (accessed 9 January 2018).

[70]      Department of Finance, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 6.

[71]      Department of Finance, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 6–8.

[72]      Department of Finance, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 21.

[73]      Department of Finance, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 36–57.

[74]      Department of Finance, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 2 and 23.

[75]      Department of Finance, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 28–29.

[76]      Department of Finance, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 7 and 59.

[77]      Department of Finance, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 59.

[78]      Department of Finance, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 61.

[79]      Journals of the Senate, No. 68, 13 November 2017, p. 8.

[80]      ASC Pty Ltd, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 2.

[81]      ASC Pty Ltd, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 4.

[82]      ASC Pty Ltd, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 4.

[83]      ASC Pty Ltd, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 5.

[84]      ASC Pty Ltd, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 6–7.

[85]      Subsection 16E(4) Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014; Department of Finance, Resource Management Guide No. 133, Corporate Plans for Commonwealth companies, July 2016, available at: https://www.finance.gov.au/sites/default/files/rmg-133-corporate-plans-for-commonwealth-companies_0.pdf (accessed 12 January 2018).

[86]      Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014, paragraph 28E(p).

[87]      Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd, Annual Report 2016–17, pp. 4 and 10–11.

[88]      Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 12.

[89]      Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 13.

[90]      Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 50.

[91]      Mr David Knox, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 24 October 2017, p. 18; Senator the Hon Mathias Cormann, Minister for Finance and Hon Christopher Pyne MP, Minister for Defence Industry, Joint Media Release, 'Australian Naval Infrastructure', dated 14 June 2017.

[92]      Mr David Knox, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 24 October 2017, p. 18.

[93]      ASC Pty Ltd, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 50.

[94]       ASC Pty Ltd, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 5.

[95]      ASC Pty Ltd, Annual Report 2016–17, p. 50.

[96]      Department of Finance, Resource Management Guide No. 133, Corporate Plans for Commonwealth companies, July 2016, available at: https://www.finance.gov.au/sites/default/files/rmg-133-corporate-plans-for-commonwealth-companies_0.pdf (accessed 12 January 2018); and Department of Finance, Resource Management Guide No. 137, Annual reports for Commonwealth companies, July 2016, available at: https://www.finance.gov.au/sites/default/files/RMG%20137%20Annual%20reports%20for%20Commonwealth%20companies.pdf (accessed 12 January 2018).