This index is prepared from the checklist of annual report requirements contained in attachment F to the Requirements for Annual Reports approved by the Joint Statutory Committee of Public Accounts and Audit on 21 June 2006. Defence fulfils a number of mandatory reporting requirements on behalf of the DMO, which are captured here.
| Description | Page |
|---|---|
| Letter of transmittal | iii |
| Table of contents | iv |
| Index | 490 |
| Glossary | 474 |
| Contact officer | inside back cover |
| Internet home page address and Internet address for report | inside back cover |
| Review by the Secretary | |
| Secretary and Chief of the Defence Force review | 2 |
| Overview of the department's performance and financial results | 36 |
| Departmental overview | |
| Overview description of the department | 22 |
| Role and functions | 22 |
| Organisational structure | 23 |
| Outcome and output structure | 80 |
| Where outcome and output structures differ from the PBS format, details of variation and reasons for change | N/A |
| Portfolio structure | 24 |
| Report on performance | |
| Review of performance during the year in relation to outputs and contribution to outcomes | 80–172 |
| Actual performance in relation to performance targets set out in the Portfolio Budget Statements 2005–06 and Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2005–06. | Financial 38–43 Outcomes 80–172 Capital Investment 174–198 |
| Performance of purchaser–provider arrangements | 25 |
| Discussion and analysis of performance | 80–172 |
| Performance against service charter customer service standards, complaints data, and the department's response to complaints | 303 |
| Discussion and analysis of the department's financial performance | 36 |
| Summary resource tables by outcomes | 80–172 |
| Developments since the end of the financial year that have affected or may significantly affect the department's operations or financial results in future | 64 |
| Management accountability | |
| Corporate governance | |
| Statement of the main corporate governance practices in place | 30 |
| Names of the senior executive and their responsibilities | 23 |
| Senior management committees and their roles | 31 |
| Approach adopted to identifying areas of significant financial or operational risk and arrangements in place to manage risks | 64, 293 |
| Certification of compliance with the Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines | iii |
| Policy and practices on the establishment and maintenance of appropriate ethical standards | 293 |
| How the nature and amount of remuneration for senior executive service officers is determined | 287 |
| External scrutiny | |
| Significant developments in external scrutiny | 296 |
| Judicial decisions and decisions of administrative tribunals | 302 |
| Reports by the Auditor-General, a Parliamentary Committee or the Commonwealth Ombudsman | 300,302 |
| Management of human resources | |
| Assessment of effectiveness in managing and developing human resources to achieve departmental objectives | 200–217 |
| Workforce planning, staff turnover and retention | 218–230 |
| Impact and features of certified agreements and AWAs | 287–292 |
| Training and development undertaken and its impact | 231 |
| Occupational health and safety performance | 241 |
| Statistics on staffing | 278–286 |
| Certified agreements and AWAs | 287–290 |
| Performance pay | 291 |
| Assets management | |
| Assessment of effectiveness of assets management | 63 |
| Purchasing | |
| Assessment of purchasing against core policies and principles | refer to Volume Two |
| Consultants | |
| Number of new consultancy services contracts let, total expenditure on all new consultancy services contracts, number of ongoing consultancy services contracts active in the reporting year, and the total expenditure on ongoing consultancy services contracts in the reporting year. Additional proforma information to be available on new consultancy services contracts let to the value of $10,000 or more | 327 |
| Competitive tendering and contracting | |
| Competitive tendering and contracting contracts let and outcomes | refer to Volume Two |
| Absence of contractual provisions allowing access by the Auditor-General | refer to Volume Two |
| Exempt contracts | |
| Contracts exempt from publication in AusTender | 329 |
| Commonwealth disability strategy | |
| Report on performance in implementing the Commonwealth disability strategy | 239 |
| Financial statements | |
| Financial statements | 345 |
| Other information | |
| Occupational health and safety (section 74 of the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991) | 242 |
| Freedom of information (subsection 8(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982) | 306 |
| Advertising and market research (section 311A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918) | 331 |
| Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance (section 516A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) | 313 |
| Discretionary grants | 322 |
| Correction of material errors in the previous annual report | 347 |