AEC Annual Report 2008–2009

• About this report
• Letter of transmittal

Year in review

• Celebrating our 25th anniversary — a retrospective
• Electoral Commissioner's review
• Summary of achievements

AEC overview

• About the AEC
• Partnerships

Report on performance: Outcome 1

• Outcome 1—An effective electoral roll
• Output 1.1.1—Electoral roll management
• Output 1.1.2—Support services for electoral redistributions

Report on performance: Outcome 2

• Outcome 2—An impartial and independant electoral system
• Output 2.1.1—Federal elections, by-elections and referendums
• Output 2.1.2—Party registrations
• Output 2.1.3—Funding and disclosure services
• Output 2.1.4—Fee-for-service elections
• Output 2.1.5—Industrial and Torres Strait Regional Authority elections
• Output 2.1.6—Advice and assistance in overseas elections

Report on performance: Outcome 3

• Outcome 3—An informed community
• Output 3.1.1—Electoral education centres
• Output 3.1.2—School and community programs
• Output 3.1.3—Communication strategies and services

Management and accountability

• Corporate governance
• Support services
• External scrutiny
• Human resources
• Providing access for people with disabilities
• Assets management
• Purchasing
• Grant programs
• Consultants and contracts

Financial performance and future operations

• Analysis of financial performance
• Developments that have affected or may affect operations

Financial statements [PDF 1.5MB]

Appendices

• Appendix A—Resources
• Appendix B—Staffing
• Appendix C—Occupational health and safety
• Appendix D—Freedom of information
• Appendix E—Advertising and market research
• Appendix F—Provision of electoral roll information
• Appendix G—Ecologically sustainable development
• Appendix H—Consultancies
• Appendix I—Industrial and fee-for-service elections statistics
• Appendix J—Publications
• Appendix K—Fraud control certification

References

• Abbreviations and acronyms
• Compliance index

Tables

• Table 1 Legislative framework
• Table 2 National and state office contact details
• Table 3 Key partnerships supporting AEC outcomes
• Table 4 Output 1.1.1 – Electoral roll management: performance results
• Table 5 Enrolment activity, 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009
• Table 6 Top 10 sources of enrolment transactions, 2008–09
• Table 7 Performance targets and results for 18 to 25-year-olds and new citizens, 2008–09
• Table 8 Top 10 sources of new enrolments and changes to enrolment details for 18 to 25-year-olds, 2008–09
• Table 9 Additional performance results for roll products and services
• Table 10 Numbers of electoral roll products provided to selected recipients, 2007–08 and 2008–09
• Table 11 Output 1.1.2 – Support services for electoral redistributions: performance results
• Table 12 Output 2.1.1 – Federal elections, by-elections and referendums: performance results
• Table 13 Output 2.1.2 – Party registrations: performance results
• Table 14 Output 2.1.3 – Funding and disclosure services: performance results
• Table 15 Output 2.1.4 – Fee-for-service elections: performance results
• Table 16 AEC assistance with state, territory and local government elections
• Table 17 Output 2.1.5 – Industrial and Torres Strait Regional Authority elections: performance results
• Table 18 Output 2.1.6 – Advice and assistance in overseas elections: performance results
• Table 19 Activities in the Asia-Pacific region, 2008–09
• Table 20 Output 3.1.1 – Electoral education centres: performance results
• Table 21 Visitors to the National Electoral Education Centre, 2006–07 to 2008–09
• Table 22 Visitors to the Melbourne Electoral Education Centre, 2006–07 to 2008–09
• Table 23 Visitors to the Adelaide Electoral Education Centre, 2006–07 to 2008–09
• Table 24 Output 3.1.2 – School and community programs: performance results
• Table 25 Output 3.1.3 – Communication strategies and services: performance results
• Table 26 Leadership and management framework
• Table 27 Corporate and business planning documents
• Table 28 Escalated inquiries, issues and complaints received by the national office, 2007–08 and 2008–09
• Table 29 Base salary bands for statutory appointees and senior executive staff, 30 June 2009
• Table 30 AEC Collective Agreement 2007–10 salary ranges, by classification, 2008–09
• Table 31 Employees covered by Australian Workplace Agreements, 30 June 2009
• Table 32 Employees covered by s. 24(1) determinations, 30 June 2009
• Table 33 Workplace diversity profile, 30 June 2009
• Table 34 Agency Resource Statement, 2008–09
• Table 35 Outcome 1 – an effective electoral roll
• Table 36 Outcome 2 – an impartial and independent electoral system
• Table 37 Outcome 3 – an informed community
• Table 38 Ongoing staff employed, including staff on higher duties arrangements, by classification, gender and location, 30 June 2009
• Table 39 Non-ongoing staff employed, including staff on higher duties arrangements, by classification, gender and location, 30 June 2009
• Table 40 Comcare premiums, 2006–07 to 2009–10
• Table 41 New Comcare claims, 2005–06 to 2008–09
• Table 42 Accident and incident reports, 2005–06 to 2008–09
• Table 43 Documents available for public inspection
• Table 44 FOI requests, 2006–07 to 2008–09
• Table 45 Resolution of FOI requests, 2006–07 to 2008–09
• Table 46 Payments, $10 900 or more (GST inclusive), on advertising and market research, 2008–09
• Table 47 Provision of information to medical researchers and those conducting health screening surveys, 2008–09
• Table 48 Provision of information to Schedule 1 agencies and authorities, 2008–09
• Table 49 Provision of information to Regulation 7 persons and organisations, 2008–09
• Table 50 Provision of information to members of parliament and senators, 2008–09
• Table 51 Provision of information to federally registered political parties, 2008–09
• Table 52 Consultancy contracts to the value of $10 000 or more let during 2008–09
• Table 53 Details of industrial elections and fee-for-service elections, 2008–09
• Table 54 Publications available from the AEC, 2008–09

Figures

• Figure 1 Performance framework
• Figure 2 Organisation chart
• Figure 3 Electoral divisions
• Figure 4 Size of the electoral roll and estimated participation rate, October 2004 to June 2009
• Figure 5 Components of enrolment activity, 2004–05 to 2008–09
• Figure 6 Target and actual participation rate for 18 to 25-year-olds, 2004–05 to 2008–09
• Figure 7 Target and actual rate of new citizens enrolling within three months of attending a citizenship ceremony, 2004–05 to 2008–09
• Figure 8 Trends in Electoral Education Centre visitor numbers, 1999–2000 to 2008–09
• Figure 9 Participants in school and community visits, large community events and teacher professional development sessions, 2003–04 to 2008–09
• Figure 10 Uses of the AEC website, 2002–03 to 2008–09