The State of the Service Report 2018 must comply with the 2017 Annual Report Directions (the Directions). The Directions are found at the ACT Legislation Register.
The Compliance Statement indicates the subsection, under the five Parts of the Directions that are applicable to the Head of Service and the location of information that satisfies these requirements.
Part 1 Directions Overview
The requirements under Part 1 of the Directions relate to the purpose, timing and distribution, and records keeping of annual reports. The State of the Service Report 2018 complies with all subsections of Part 1 under the Directions.
In compliance with Section 13 (Feedback), Part 1 of the Directions, contact details for the Head of Service are provided within the State of the Service Report 2018 to provide readers with the opportunity to provide feedback.
Part 2 Directorate and Public Sector Body Annual Report Requirements
The requirements within Part 2 of the Directions are mandatory for all directorates and public sector bodies, however due to the functions of the Head of Service and structure of the State of the Service Report, there is no reporting against the following sections of the Directions:
- B.3 Scrutiny (see the 2017-18 Annual Report of Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate);
- B.4 Risk Management;
- B.5 Internal Audit;
- B.6 Fraud Prevention;
- B.7 Work Health and Safety;
- B.8 Human Resource Management (with the exception of learning and development programs and activities);
- B.9 Ecologically Sustainable Development; and
- C. Financial Management Reporting.
Part 3 Reporting by Exception
The Head of Service has nil information to report by exception under Part 3 of the Directions for the 2017-18 period.
Part 4 Directorate and Public Sector Body Specific Annual Report Requirements
The Head of Service has nil information for directorate and public sector body specific annual report requirements under Part 4 of the Directions for the 2017-18 reporting period.
Part 5 Whole of Government Annual Report
All subsections of Part 5 of the Directions apply to the Head of Service. Consistent with the Directions, the information satisfying these requirements is reported in one place for all ACTPS directorates, as follows:
- N. Community Engagement and Support, see the 2017-18 Annual Report of Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate;
- O. Justice and Community, including all subsections O.1 (Bushfire Risk Management)- O.4 (Legal Services Direction), see the 2017-18 Annual Report of the Justice and Community Safety Directorate;
- Q. Territory Records, see the 2017-18 Annual Report of Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic, Development Directorate.
- Subsection P of Part 5 of the Directions requires the Head of Service to produce an annual report on the State of the Service. The information that satisfies the requirements of subsection P is found in the State of the Service Report as follows:
- P.1 Culture and Behaviour, see pages 63-73;
- P.2 Public Interest Disclosures, see page 29; and
- P.3 Workforce Profile, see pages 42-115.
ACT Public Service Directorate annual reports are found at the Open Government website.