Footnotes

PREFACE

[1]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports, 8 July 2011, Part 1, subsection 3(1).

[2]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports, 8 July 2011, p. i.

[3]        Official Senate Hansard, 8 December 1987, pp 2643-2645.

[4]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports, 8 July 2011, Part 1, section 4.

[5]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Guidelines for the Presentation of Government Documents to the Parliament, Canberra, June 2010, p. 5.

[6]        This table also includes the reports on the operation of acts or programs which have been referred to the committee.

[7]        Subsection 19(1) of the Ombudsman Act 1976 allows the Commonwealth Ombudsman six months after 30 June to submit its annual report to the Minister for presentation to the Parliament. Subsections 47(1) of the High Court Act 1979 and 34C(2) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 gives the High Court a period of six months after the end of the reporting period to submit to the Minister an annual report.

[8]        Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports, 8 July 2011, Part 1, Section 4.

CHAPTER 1 - ANNUAL REPORTS OF STATUTORY AUTHORITIES

[1]        Screenrights Annual Report 2010-11, pp 23 and 38.

[2]        Screenrights Annual Report 2010-11, p. 23.

[3]        Screenrights Annual Report 2010-11, pp 20 and 55.

[4]        Screenrights Annual Report 2010-11, p. 55.     

[5]        Screenrights Annual Report 2010-11, pp 33-34.

[6]        Screenrights Annual Report 2010-11, pp 13-14 and 34.

[7]        Australian Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2010-11, pp 7, 41 and 123. The role of an amicus curiae is to provide special assistance to the court in resolving issues raised in relevant cases, and to draw attention to aspects of a case that might otherwise have been overlooked.

[8]        Australian Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2010-11, pp 8-9.

[9]        Australian Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2010-11, p. 12.

[10]      Australian Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2010-11, p. 52.

[11]      Australian Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2010-11, pp 101-119.

[12]      See, for example, Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, Annual reports (No.2 of 2011), August 2011, p. 4.

[13]      Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports, 8 July 2011, p. 34.

[14]      Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, Annual reports (No.2 of 2011), August 2011, pp 3-4.

[15]      Australian Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2010-11, pp 50 and 121.

[16]      Australian Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2010-11, pp 39 and 101-119.

[17]      Australian Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2010-11, p. 55.

[18]      Australian Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2010-11, p. 61.

[19]      Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) Annual Report 2010-11, pp 6-7.

[20]      AUSTRAC Annual Report 2010-11, p. 7.

[21]      AUSTRAC Annual Report 2010-11, p. 7.

[22]      AUSTRAC Annual Report 2010-11, p. 7.

[23]      AUSTRAC Annual Report 2010-11, p. 11.

[24]      AUSTRAC Annual Report 2010-11, p. 13.

[25]      AUSTRAC Annual Report 2010-11, p. 18.

[26]      AUSTRAC Annual Report 2010-11, p. 22.

[27]      AUSTRAC Annual Report 2010-11, pp 10 and 179.

[28]      AUSTRAC Annual Report 2010-11, p. 96.

[29]      Department of Finance and Deregulation, Chart of 111 Agencies under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (FMA Act), July 2012.

[30]      Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports, 8 July 2011, p.1.

[31]      High Court of Australia Annual Report 2010-11, p. 37. This figure excludes unfunded depreciation expenses.

[32]      High Court of Australia Annual Report 2010-11, p. 9.

[33]      High Court of Australia Annual Report 2010-11, p. 41.

[34]      High Court of Australia Annual Report 2010-11, p. 41.

[35]      Portfolio Budget Statements 2010-11, Attorney General's Portfolio, High Court of Australia, p. 366.

[36]      High Court of Australia Annual Report 2010-11, p. 37. Funding for minor capital purchases is now provided through a departmental budget and is recognised as equity funding in the balance sheet.

[37]      High Court of Australia Annual Report 2010-11, p. 86.

[38]      Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports, 8 July 2011,  Part 2, p. 3.

[39]      Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Annual Report 2010-11, pp 5-7. Suggested information include: names of senior executives and their responsibilities, senior management committees and their roles, workforce planning, staff turnover and retention, and training and development.

[40]      Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Requirements for Annual Reports, 8 July 2011, p. 3.

[41]      Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Annual Report 2010-11, p. 65. It is unclear whether the information in the column '2010-11 Target' refers to targets or results achieved.

[42]      Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Annual Report 2010-11, p. 65.

[43]      Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Annual Report 2010-11, p. vii.

[44]      Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Annual Report 2010-11, pp vii-viii.

[45]      Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Annual Report 2010-11, p. 125.

[46]      Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Annual Report 2010-11, Chapter 3.

CHAPTER 2 - REPORTS ON THE OPERATION OF ACTS AND PROGRAMS

[1]        Attorney-General's Department, Surveillance Devices Act 2004 Report for the year ending 30 June 2011, p. 8.

[2]        Attorney-General's Department, Surveillance Devices Act 2004 Report for the year ending 30 June 2011, p. 8.

[3]        Attorney-General's Department, Surveillance Devices Act 2004 Report for the year ending 30 June 2011, p. 10.

[4]        Attorney-General's Department, Surveillance Devices Act 2004 Report for the year ending 30 June 2011, p. 10.

[5]        Attorney-General's Department, Surveillance Devices Act 2004 Report for the year ending 30 June 2011, p. 10.

[6]        Attorney-General's Department, Surveillance Devices Act 2004 Report for the year ending 30 June 2011, p. 14.

[7]        This conviction is the result of a warrant and extensions granted during 2008-09.

[8]        Attorney-General's Department, Surveillance Devices Act 2004 Report for the year ending 30 June 2011, p. 15. The total figure in the report was 77. This figure does not appear to match the sum calculation of figures provided, which is 82.

[9]        Attorney-General's Department, Surveillance Devices Act 2004 Report for the year ending 30 June 2011, p. 15.

[10]      Annual report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman's activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 for the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011,  p. 1.

[11]      Annual report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman's activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 for the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011, p. 2.

[12]      Annual report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman's activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 for the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011, p. 1.

[13]      Annual report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman's activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 for the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011, p. 14.

[14]      Annual report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman's activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 for the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011, pp 14-15.

[15]      Annual report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman's activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 for the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011, p. 15.

[16]      Annual report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman's activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 for the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011, p. 15.

[17]      Annual report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman's activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 for the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011, p. 15.

[18]      They were either a self-report or an internal complaint.

[19]      Annual report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman's activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 for the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011, p. 17.

[20]      Annual report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman's activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 for the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011, p. 18.

[21]      Annual report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman's activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 for the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011, p. 17.

[22]      Annual report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman's activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 for the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011, p. 17.

[23]      Annual report on the Commonwealth Ombudsman's activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 for the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011, pp 1 and 18.

APPENDIX 1

[1]        Also stands referred to the Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity, under the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.

[2]        Also stands referred to the Joint Committee on Law Enforcement (formerly Australian Crime Commission), under the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002.

[3]        Also stands referred to the Joint Committee on Law Enforcement (formerly Australian Crime Commission), under the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002.

[4]        An earlier version of the report without correction was submitted to the Senate and House of Representatives on 31.10.11 but presented to the Senate on 21.10.11. The report was submitted and received before this date by the Minister on 16.9.11 and 5.10.11 respectively.

[5]        Also forwarded to the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee.

[6]        The tabled report in the House of Representatives' 'Votes and Proceedings' indicated the report included a corrigendum but Senate documents do not appear to include a corrigendum.