Departmental annual reports
- (1)
- The Secretary of a Department under the
Public Service Act 1922 must ensure that a report under section 25 of that
Act complies with subsection (6).
Parliamentary Department annual reports
- (2)
- The relevant Presiding Officer
in relation to a Parliamentary Department (as defined in section 9B of the
Public Service Act 1922 ) must ensure that a report under that section
complies with subsection (6).
Annual reports of Commonwealth authorities
- (3)
- The directors of a
Commonwealth authority (as defined in the
Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 ) must ensure that an annual
report relating to the authority prepared under that Act complies with
subsection (6).
Annual reports of Commonwealth companies
- (4)
- A Commonwealth company (as
defined in the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 ) that is a
Commonwealth agency must ensure that the documents given to the responsible
Minister (as defined in that Act) under section 36 of that Act include a
report complying with subsection (6).
Annual reports of other Commonwealth agencies
- (5)
- A Commonwealth agency that
is:
- (a)
- established by or under a law of the Commonwealth; and
- (b)
- required by law to give the Minister responsible for it an annual report;
and
- (c)
- not described in subsection (3) or (4);
must ensure that the annual report complies with subsection (6).
Content of report
- (6)
- A report described in subsection (1), (2), (3), (4) or
(5) relating to a body or person (the reporter ) for a period must:
- (a)
- include a report on how the actions of, and the administration (if any) of
legislation by, the reporter during the period accorded with the principles of
ecologically sustainable development; and
- (b)
- identify how the outcomes (if any) specified for the reporter in an
Appropriations Act relating to the period contribute to ecologically
sustainable development; and
- (c)
- document the effect of the reporter's actions on the environment; and
- (d)
- identify any measures the reporter is taking to minimise the impact of
actions by the reporter on the environment; and
- (e)
- identify the mechanisms (if any) for reviewing and increasing the
effectiveness of those measures.
- Note: The Auditor-General Act 1997 lets the Auditor-General audit a reporter's
compliance with these requirements.
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