Defence Annual Report 2000-01

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The internet version of the annual report is divided into seven sections:

  • Preliminaries contains the letter of transmittal, user guide, style conventions and matters arising from the Defence Annual Report 1999-2000 (138 KB)
  • Chapter 1 contains a review of the year by the Secretary of the Department of Defence and the Chief of the Defence Force (also available separately - 163 KB), a report of performance against key priorities for 2000-01, a summary of financial performance for the year, as well as accountability arrangements. It also includes an organisational chart that shows the formal structure of Defence in the reporting period. (428 KB)
  • Chapter 2 reports on the results to the Government as Defence’s customer. This chapter contains information on output delivery and prices, including explanations for significant variations from budget estimates. Information covering ADF operations, ADF exercises and a summary of Defence cooperation activities is also provided. (446 KB)
  • Chapter 3 reports on the results to the Government as Defence’s owner. The bulk of this chapter comprises the financial statements, required under section 49 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997, which were independently audited by the Australian National Audit Office. Details of Defence’s major capital equipment and facilities projects are provided as well as information on a number of owner-support responsibilities and activities. (705 KB)
  • Chapter 4 contains information relating to Defence’s enabling business processes. This chapter includes information on Defence Science and Technology; improvement initiatives, including the Defence Reform Program, the Commercial Support Program and Defence materiel reform; service delivery and customer-supplier arrangements; information on consultants engaged by Defence; and details of advertising and market research organisations used by Defence. (310 KB)
  • Chapter 5 focuses on people management and information required pursuant to specific statutory provisions relating to the annual reports of all Commonwealth departments. (237 KB)
  • Chapter 6 includes a glossary, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, and an index. (153 KB)

The entire document is available as a single download. (2.33MB)