Appendix 1 – Compliance Statement


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:

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:

ACT Public Service Directorate annual reports are found at the Open Government website.