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 Committee of Public Accounts and Audit on 21 June 2006. This index outlines the DMO's compliance. Where the DMO's compliance is covered by Volume One this is indicated in the page reference.
| Description | Page |
|---|---|
| Letter of transmittal | Refer Volume One (Defence) |
| Table of contents | iii |
| Index | 195 |
| Glossary | 182–188 |
| Contact officer | see inside back cover |
| Internet home page address and internet address for report | 178 and back cover |
| Review by the Secretary | |
| Review by the Secretary and Chief of the Defence Force | Refer to Chapter One in Volume One |
| Review by the Chief Executive Officer DMO | 2–4 |
| Overview of DMO's performance and financial results | Overview 1–16; Outcome 17–60; Financial 95–106 |
| DMO Overview | |
| Overview description of the DMO | 5 |
| Role and functions | 5–6 |
| Organisational structure | 6 |
| Outcome and output structure | 18–19 |
| Portfolio structure | Refer to Chapter One in Volume One |
| Report on Performance | |
| Review of performance during the year in relation to outputs and contribution to outcomes | 18–59 |
| Actual performance in relation to performance targets set out in the Portfolio Budget Statements 2005–06 and Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2005–06. | Outcome 18–59; People 80–93; Financial 96–105 |
| Performance of purchaser-provider arrangements | 156–157 |
| Discussion and analysis of performance | 96–105; 18–59; 80–93 |
| Performance against service charter customer service standards, complaints data, and the department's response to complaints | 165 |
| Discussion and analysis of DMO's financial performance | 96–105; 107–150 |
| Summary resource tables by outcomes | 19 |
| Developments since the end of the financial year that have affected or may significantly affect the DMO's operations or financial results in future | N/A |
| Management Accountability | |
| Corporate Governance | |
| Statement of the main corporate governance practices in place | 61–74 |
| Names of the senior executive and their responsibilities | 5–6 |
| Senior management committees and their roles | 67–71 |
| Corporate and operational planning and associated performance reporting and review | 68–70 |
| Approach adopted to identifying areas of significant financial or operational risk and arrangements in place to manage risks | 11–12; 68–69; 158–159 |
| Certification of compliance with the Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines | 12, 160 |
| Policy and practices on the establishment and maintenance of appropriate ethical standards | 160 |
| How the nature and amount of remuneration for senior executive service officers is determined | 142; and Table 6.2 in Volume One. |
| External Scrutiny | |
| Significant developments in external scrutiny | 162–164 |
| Judicial decisions and decisions of administrative tribunals | Refer to the Appendices in Volume One |
| Reports by the Auditor-General, a Parliamentary Committee or the Commonwealth Ombudsman | 162–164 |
| Management of Human Resources | |
| Assessment of effectiveness in managing and developing human resources to achieve departmental objectives | 80–81 |
| Workforce planning, staff turnover and retention | 83–88 |
| Impact and features of certified agreements and AWAs | 78; 92–93 |
| Training and development undertaken and its impact | 13–16; 76 |
| Occupational health and safety performance | 89–91 |
| Statistics on staffing | 82 |
| Certified agreements and AWAs | 92–93 |
| Performance pay | 92–93 |
| Assets Management | |
| Assessment of effectiveness of assets management | Refer to Chapter One in Volume One |
| Purchasing | |
| Assessment of purchasing against core policies and principles | 153–155 |
| 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. | 166; 176 |
| Competitive Tendering and Contracting | |
| Competitive tendering and contracting contracts let and outcomes | 153 |
| Absence of contractual provisions allowing access by the Auditor-General | 153 |
| Exempt Contracts | |
| Contracts exempt from the purchasing and disposal gazette | 170 |
| Commonwealth Disability Strategy | |
| Report on performance in implementing the Commonwealth disability strategy | Refer to Chapter Four in Volume One |
| Financial Statements | |
| Financial statements | 107–149 |
| Other Information | |
| Occupational health and safety (section 74 of the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991) | 89–91 |
| Freedom of information (subsection 8(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982) | 173 |
| Advertising and market research (section 311A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918) | 167–169 |
| Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance (section 516A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) | Refer to the Appendices in Volume One |
| Discretionary grants | Refer to the Appendices in Volume One |
| Correction of material errors in the previous annual report | 176 |