The index that follows shows compliance with information requirements contained in legislation related to the preparation of annual reports of corporate Australian Government entities or other reporting requirements, as follows:
- Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act), section 46 of which requires the AIHW Board to prepare this 2017–18 annual report and provide it to the Minister for Health by 15 October 2018. Subsection 46(3) of the PGPA Act permits rules for annual reports to be made. The PGPA Act is available at Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
- Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 (PGPA Rule), clause 17B of which prescribes requirements for annual reports for corporate Australian Government entities. The PGPA Rule is available at Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014.
- Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Financial Reporting) Rule 2015 (FRR), which relates to the preparation of financial statements. The FRR is available at Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Financial Reporting) Rule 2015.
The index is ordered by section, subsection or clause in the PGPA Act, the PGPA Rule or the FRR.
Index of annual report and other related reporting requirements
| PGPA Act |
Section or subsection of the PGPA Act |
Page in this report |
| Annual report on the entity’s activities prepared by the accountable authority |
46(1) |
iv–ix
1–177 |
| Financial statements prepared by the accountable authority, as given to the Auditor-General |
42(1) |
154–177 |
| Statement that the financial statements comply with subsection 42(2) |
42(3) |
157 |
| Auditor-General’s report on the financial statements |
43 |
155–156 |
| Presentation to the responsible minister by 15 October |
46(2) |
n.a.(a) |
n.a. not applicable
| PGPA Rule |
Clause in the PGPA Rule |
Page in this report |
| Approval of annual report by accountable authority (including the signature of a member, details of how and when approved and a statement of responsibility as per section 46 of the PGPA Act) |
17BB |
iii |
| Parliamentary standards of presentation |
17BC |
throughout |
Plain English and clear design, including:
- preparation with regard to the interests of Parliament and any others with an interest
- relevant, reliable, concise, understandable and balanced information using clear design, defined acronyms and technical terms, tables, graphs, diagrams and charts and any appropriate additional matters
|
17BD
17BD(1)
17BD(2) |
throughout |
| Enabling legislation |
17BE(a) |
121 |
| Summary of the entity’s objects and functions (as set out in legislation) |
17BE(b)(i) |
54 |
| Entity’s purposes (as included in its corporate plan) |
17BE(b)(ii) |
3–4 |
| Responsible minister’s name(s) and title(s) (current and during the year) |
17BE(c) |
xiii |
| Ministerial directions given under an Act or instrument and, if any, non-compliance particulars |
17BE(d) and 17BE(f) |
151 |
| Government policy orders that applied under section 22 of the PGPA Act and, if any, non-compliance particulars |
17BE(e) and 17BE(f) |
151 |
| Annual performance statement for the entity as per paragraph 39(1)(b) of the PGPA Act and section 16F of the PGPA Rule |
17BE(g) |
3–19 |
| Significant issues reported by the entity to the responsible minister under paragraph 19(1)(e) of the PGPA Act that relate to finance law non-compliance and an outline of action to remedy any such non-compliance |
17BE(h) and 17BE(i) |
152 |
Information on the accountable authority, including:
- member names, qualifications, experience and whether executive or non-executive
- attendance at meetings
|
17BE(j)(i)–(v)
17BE(j)(iv) |
57–64
140 |
| Organisational structure (including subsidiaries) |
17BE(k) |
75–83,
See also 153 |
| Location of major activities and facilities |
17BE(l) |
114 |
| Corporate governance practices |
17BE(m) |
64–65 |
| Related entity transactions: process accountable authority uses to make a decision regarding paying for a good or service [or providing a grant] from [or to] another Commonwealth entity or company, where the entity is related to the other entity or company and the value of the transaction(s) is more than $10,000 |
17BE(n) |
152 |
| Significant activities and changes affecting the entity’s operations or structure |
17BE(p) |
152 |
| Judicial or tribunal decisions affecting the entity’s operations |
17BE(q) |
152 |
| Reports by third parties, specifically the Auditor-General, a parliamentary committee, the Commonwealth Ombudsman or the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner |
17BE(r) |
153 |
| Unobtainable information from subsidiaries which should be in this report |
17BE(s) |
153 |
| Indemnity applying to the entity and its officers |
17BE(t) |
153 |
| Index of annual report requirements |
17BE(u) |
190–192 |
| FRR |
Section in the FRR |
Page in this report |
| Requirements for the preparation of financial statements for reporting periods ending on or after 1 July 2014 |
3 |
155–177 |
| Other related reporting requirements |
Authority |
Page in this report |
| Advertising and market research organisations expenditure and statement on advertising campaigns |
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (section 331A) |
149 |
| Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance |
Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (section 516A) |
114–116 |
| Equal employment opportunity program annual report |
Equal Employment Opportunity (Commonwealth Authorities) Act 1987 (section 9) |
150 |
| Health and safety matters |
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Part 4 of Schedule 2) |
111–113 |
| Legal services expenditure |
Legal Services Directions 2005 |
151 |
(a) At the time of printing this annual report, compliance with this requirement was expected to be achieved.