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Annual Reports 2004–05

Compliance index

This is a guide to the report’s compliance with the Requirements for Annual Reports as approved by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit in June 2004.

Letter of transmittal

Aids to access

Table of contents
Compliance index
Figures and table index
Glossary
Contact officer
Internet home page address
Internet address for reports

Director-General’s review

Summary of significant issues and developments
Overview of financial performance and financial results
Outlook for the following year

Organisational overview

Role and functions
Organisational structure
Outcome and output structure

Report on performance

Review of performance
Discussion and analysis of performance
Factors, events or trends influencing organisational performance
Performance against service charter
Social justice and equity

Financial performance

Financial statements
Discussion and analysis of the organisation’s financial performance
Resources for outcome and outputs
Consultancy services and contracts
Competitive tendering and contracting
Assessment of purchasing against core policies
Contracts exempt from Purchasing & Disposal Gazette
Contractual provisions allowing access by Auditor General

Corporate governance

Corporate governance practices
Senior management committees and their roles
Risk management
Fraud control
Asset management
Advertising and market research

External scrutiny

Significant developments in external scrutiny
Judicial decisions and decisions of administrative tribunals
Reports by the Auditor-General, Parliamentary Committee or Commonwealth Ombudsman

Human resource management

Effectiveness in managing and developing human resources
Workforce planning, staff turnover and retention
Occupational health and safety
Training and development
Statistics on staffing
Certified Agreement and AWAs
Performance pay
Report on performance in implementing the Commonwealth Disability Strategy

Other

Freedom of Information statements
Discretionary grants
Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance

Correction of material errors in previous annual report

No material errors have been identified in the 2003–04 National Archives of Australia Annual Report or the 2003–04 National Archives of Australia Advisory Council Annual Report.