| Description |
| Letter of transmittal |
| Table of contents |
| Index |
| Abbreviations |
| Contact officer |
| Internet home page address and Internet address for report |
| Review by the Electoral Commissioner |
| Agency overview |
| Overview description |
| Role and functions |
| Organisational structure |
| Outcome and output structure |
| Variation to output structure – None to report |
| Report on performance |
| Review of performance during the year in relation to outputs and contribution to outcomes |
| Actual performance in relation to performance targets set out in PBS/PAES – See outcome and output reports |
| Purchaser-provider arrangements |
| Variation to performance targets – None to report |
| Narrative discussion and analysis of performance – See outcome and output reports |
| Factors, events and trends influencing departmental performance – See outcome and output reports |
| Significant changes in nature of principal functions/services – None to report |
| Performance against service charter customer service standards, complaints data, and the agency's response to complaints |
| Social justice and equity impacts |
| Discussion and analysis of the agency's financial performance |
| Discussion of any significant changes from the prior year or from budget – None to report |
| Summary resources tables |
| Post 30 June 2009 developments – None to report |
| Management and accountability |
| Corporate governance |
| Statements of the main corporate governance practices in place |
| Names of the senior executive and their responsibilities |
| Senior management committees and their roles |
| Corporate and operational planning and associated performance reporting and review |
| Approach adopted to identifying areas of significant financial or operational risk and arrangements in place to manage risk |
| Certification of fraud control measures in place |
| Policy and practices on the establishment and maintenance of appropriate ethical standards |
| How nature and amount of remuneration for Senior Executive Service employees is determined |
| External scrutiny |
| Significant developments in external scrutiny |
| Judicial decisions and decisions of administrative tribunals |
| Reports by the Auditor-General, a parliamentary committee or the Commonwealth Ombudsman |
| Management of human resources |
| Assessment of effectiveness in managing and developing human resources to achieve departmental objectives |
| Workforce planning, staff turnover and retention |
| Impact and features of certified agreements, Australian Workplace Agreements and s. 24(1) determinations |
| Training and development undertaken and its impact |
| Occupational health and safety performance |
| Statistics on staffing |
| Performance pay |
| Purchasing |
| Assets management |
| Consultants and competitive tendering and contracting |
| Commonwealth Disability Strategy |
| Financial statements [PDF 1.5MB] |
| Other information |
| Advertising and market research |
| Correction of material errors in previous annual report – Table 7 at page 33 of the AEC's 2007–08 Annual Report was previously corrected. The corrected version is available on the AEC website |
| Grant programs |
| Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance |
| Expenditure on legal services |
| Freedom of information |
| Occupational health and safety |
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