| Report No. | Title | Date Presented |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Review Of Auditor-General's Report No.7 of 2010: Management of Feedback and Complaints (Standing Committee on Public Accounts) | Report tabled 17 August 2011, Government response tabled 14 February 2012 |
| Recommendation | Government Response | Directorate Implementation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. The Committee recommends that the ACT Government develop and publish a whole of government policy for the management and feedback of complaints. | Agreed - A whole of government policy has been drafted is being circulated to directorates for their views prior to endorsement by Strategic Board. In researching what to include in the draft policy, it was found that there were several areas within the ACT Public Service that had well-established, appropriate complaints and feedback processes particularly in sensitive high client contact areas (e.g. Health). The whole of government policy is seeking to underpin those existing processes as well as require and provide guidance for future creation of policies to cover all directorates. | Continuing - A Public Interest Disclosure (PID) management system is being developed to facilitate timely action, responses to disclosers and reporting to the Commissioner for Public Administration. Lessons learnt from this work will be utilised to inform the development of a whole of government complaints handling system. During 2013-14, Chief Minister and Treasury Directorate will also finalise work on a whole of government complaints handling policy. Consultation is ongoing with the ACT Ombudsman's Office. |
| Report No. | Title | Date Presented |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Report on Auditor-General's Report No. 1 2010: Performance Reporting (Standing Committee on Public Accounts) | Report tabled 25 August 2011, Government response tabled 6 December 2011 |
| Recommendation | Government Response | Directorate Implementation |
|---|---|---|
| 3. The Committee recommends that the requirements for reporting on Ecologically SustainableDevelopment (ESD), as specified in the Chief Minister's Annual Report Directions, should be expressed with an achievable target over a set timeframe. | Agreed-in-Principle - The Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate will work with CMCD to review the reporting requirements in the Chief Minister's Annual Report Directions before the 2012-13 annual report period. This will include aligning the Directions with the ACT Government Carbon Neutral Framework. The Government is currently considering the Framework, including the question of targets. | Completed - A review of the Annual Report Directions has been completed and the committee has been presented with a proposed new model for their input and comments. |
| Report No. | Title | Date Presented |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Inquiry into the feasibility of establishing the position of Officer of the Parliament (Standing Committee on Administration and Procedure) | Report tabled on 29 March 2012; Government response tabled on 7 June 2012. |
| Recommendation | Government Response | Directorate Implementation |
|---|---|---|
| 12. The Committee recommends that merit-based selection be legislated for all Officers of the Parliament. | Agreed. | Continuing - This will be progressed in 2013-14. |
| Report No. | Title | Date Presented |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Inquiry into the exposure draft of the Financial Management (Ethical Investment) Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 (Standing Committee on Public Accounts) | Report tabled 6 December 2011 Government Response tabled 20 March 2012 |
| Summary of Recommendation | Government Response | Directorate Implementation |
|---|---|---|
| 6. The Committee recommends that the ACT Government should develop a policy of responsible investment that reflects a principled based approach to this form of investment. | Agreed-in-principle - The Government's Responsible Investment Policy will incorporate and reflect the framework established by the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment and will utilise universally agreed and accepted norms-based investment criteria. | Completed -The Government announced its Responsible Investment Policy in August 2012. |
| 7. The Committee recommends that the implementation and reporting requirements for the proposed responsible investment policy be detailed in the policy. | Agreed-in-principle - The Government's Responsible Investment Policy will incorporate norms-based and exclusion-based investment criteria. The policy will also incorporate environmental, social and governance integration, engagement, annual reporting requirements, and fund managers' investment requirements. | Continuing - Implementation of the Policy commenced in 2012-13 including the establishment of a share voting policy and the selective use of an exclusion-based screening strategy. Further operational requirements of the Policy will be continue to be implemented in 2013-14. |
| 8. The Committee recommends that the ACT Government publish a list of the companies in which it holds shares, as part of the annual requirement to report on the proposed responsible investment policy. | Agreed-in-principle - The Government supports the disclosure of the companies in which the Territory owns shares. The extent and/or timing of this disclosure may be subject to commercial and contractual restrictions and negotiations with relevant external investment service providers. | Completed – directly owned shares as at 30 June 2013 are disclosed on the CMTD website. |
| Report No. | Title | Date Presented |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Report of the Select Committee on Estimates 2012-13 on the Inquiry into the Appropriation Bill 2012-13 | Report tabled 14 August 2012 Government response tabled 22 August 2012 |
| Recommendation | Government Response | Directorate Implementation |
|---|---|---|
| 10. The Committee recommends that the ACT Government report to the Legislative Assembly on whether it will adopt the revised Accounting Standard AASB 119—Employee Benefits and the implications of any such decision for the 2012–13 Budget. | Agreed - The revised Accounting Standard AASB 119 – Employee Benefits is applicable to reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013. The Accounting Standard will apply to the Territory from 1 July 2013 and the Territory will consider whether to adopt the revised accounting standard for the 2013-14 Budget. | Completed - The revised standard does not impact the Territory's financial statements, presented in accordance with the Uniform Presentation Framework. The Territory's Headline Net Operating Balance is a separate fiscal measure. |
| 11. The Committee recommends that the ACT Government determine a threshold for amounts that can be reported against line items of 'other' or 'miscellaneous' in budget papers, above which it will publish disaggregated data of what constitutes those items. | Agreed-in-principle - Treasury will consider further avenues to provide additional detail in these cases, and how this can be done whilst meeting the requirements of the Government Finance Statistics Uniform Presentation Framework. This may include expansion of the chart of accounts or further disclosure as provided in the 2012-13 Budget for "Other Miscellaneous Revenue" (Page p94 of Budget Paper 3). | Continuing - This will be reviewed as part of the 2014-15 Budget process. |
| 21. The Committee recommends that the Chief Minister and Cabinet Directorate work with all Directorates to improve Accountability Indicators across the ACT Public Service to ensure that they relate to each Directorate's respective objectives and the ACT Government's strategic objectives. | Agreed - Indicators – both strategic and accountability – are developed in accordance with the Guide to the Performance Management Framework, and are reviewed annually by agencies as part of the annual budget development process. In doing this, the Government seeks to maintain an appropriate 'line of sight' through (as far as practical):
comparability across previous budgets; alignment to Directorate and Government strategic objectives; and transparency in the performance targets that are set. The Government released Strengthening Performance and Accountability: A Framework for the ACT Government in February 2011. The Framework is focused on continuous improvement in Government operations and outcomes, including enhancing Government accountability and performance. |
Completed - Indicators are reviewed annually, with Chief Minister and Treasury Directorate oversight. |
| 58. The Committee recommends that the Budget Papers should identify those budget allocations that are in response to recommendations from the ACT Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment. | Agreed-in-principle - Treasury will consider further avenues to provide additional detail on this matter in the Budget Papers. | Continuing - This is a matter for consideration in the context of the development and presentation of the 2014-15 Budget. |
