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| Report Section | Requirement Description | Chapter |
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| General details |
| | Letter of transmittal | Letter of transmittal |
| | Index | Section ix |
| | Glossary | Section ix |
| | Contact officer(s) | Appendix 1 |
| | Internet home page address and Internet address for report | Appendix 1 |
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| Review by Australian Statistician |
| | Review by the Australian Statistician | Chapter 1 |
| | Summary of significant issues and developments | Chapter 1 |
 | Overview of ABS’ performance and financial results | Chapter 2, Chapter 8,
Section Vii |
| | Outlook for following year | Chapter 1 |
 | Significant issues and developments – portfolio | n/a |
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| Departmental Overview |
| | Overview description of the ABS | Chapter 2 |
| | Role and functions of the ABS | Chapter 2 |
| | Organisational structure | Chapter 2 |
| | Outcome and output structure | Chapter 2 |
| | Where outcome and output structures differ from PBS format, details of variation and reasons for change | n/a |
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| Report on Performance |
| | Review of performance during the year in relation to outputs and contribution to outcomes | Chapters 8 - 16 |
| | Actual performance in relation to performance targets set out in PBS/ PAES | Chapters 8 - 9 |
| | Performance of purchaser/ provider arrangements | n/a |
| | Where performance targets differ from the PBS/ PAES, details of both former and new targets, and reasons for the change | n/a |
| | Narrative discussion and analysis of performance | Chapter 9 - 16 |
| | Performance against service charter customer service standards, complaints data, and the ABS’ response to complaints | Chapter 10 and Chapter 12 |
| | Social justice and equity impacts | Chapter 2 |
| | Discussion and analysis of the ABS’ financial performance | Chapter 2 |
 | Discussion of any significant changes from the prior year
or from budget | Chapters 1 and 2 |
| | Summary resource tables by outcomes | Chapter 2 |
| | Developments since the end of the financial year that have affected or may significantly affect the department’s operations or financial results in future | n/a |
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| Corporate Governance |
| | Statement of the main corporate governance practices in place | Chapter 17 |
| | Names of the senior executive and their responsibilities | Chapter 2 |
| | Senior management committees and their roles | Chapter 17 |
| | Corporate and operational planning and associated performance reporting and review | Chapter 17 |
| | Approach adopted to identifying areas of significant financial or operational risk and arrangements in place to manage risks | Chapter 17 |
| | Certification by Australian Statistician that the ABS complies with the Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines | Chapter 17 |
| | Policy and practices on the establishment and maintenance of appropriate ethical standards | Chapter 18 |
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| External Scrutiny |
| | Significant developments in external scrutiny | Chapter 17 |
| | Judicial decisions and decisions of administrative tribunals | Chapter 17 |
| | Reports by the Auditor-General, a Parliamentary Committee or the Commonwealth Ombudsman | Chapter 17 |
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| Management of Human Resources |
| | Assessment of effectiveness in managing and developing human resources to achieve ABS objectives | Chapter 18 |
 | Workforce planning, staff turnover and retention | Chapter 18 |
 | Impact and features of certified agreements and AWAs | Chapter 18 |
 | Training and development undertaken and its impact | Chapter 18 |
| | Occupational health and safety performance | Chapter 18 |
| | Statistics on staffing | Chapter 18 |
| | Certified agreements and AWAs | Chapter 18 |
| | Performance pay | Chapter 18 |
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| Assets Management |
| | Assessment of effectiveness of assets management | Chapter 20 |
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| Purchasing |
| | Assessment of purchasing against core policies and principles | Chapter 20 |
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| Consultants |
| | The number of consultancy services contracts let and total expenditure on consultancy services | Appendix 3 |
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| Australian National Audit Office Access Clauses |
| | Absence of provisions in contracts allowing access by the Auditor-General | Nil |
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| Exempt contracts |
| | Contracts exempt from AusTender | Chapter 20 |
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| Commonwealth Disability Strategy |
| | Report on performance in implementing the Commonwealth Disability Strategy | Chapter 21 |
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| Financial Statements |
| | Financial Statements | Section Vii |
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| Other Information |
| | Occupational health and safety | Chapter 18 |
| | Freedom of Information | Appendix 5 |
 | Advertising and market research | Appendix 4 |
| | Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance | Chapter 22 |
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| Other |
| | Discretionary grants | Chapter 2 |
| | Correction of material errors in previous annual report | Chapter 2 |