Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00077:reg:17be:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00077
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 17BE (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 91143–93942

17BE  Contents of annual report
  The annual report for a corporate Commonwealth entity for a reporting period must include the following:
 (a) details of the legislation establishing the body;
 (b) both of the following:
 (i) a summary of the objects and functions of the entity as set out in the legislation;
 (ii) the purposes of the entity as included in the entity's corporate plan for the period;
 (c) the names of the persons holding the position of responsible Minister or responsible Ministers during the period, and the titles of those responsible Ministers;
 (d) any directions given to the entity by a Minister under an Act or instrument during the period;
 (e) any government policy orders that applied in relation to the entity during the period under section 22 of the Act;
 (f) if, during the period, the entity has not complied with a direction or order referred to in paragraph (d) or (e)—particulars of the non‑compliance;
 (g) the annual performance statements for the entity for the period in accordance with paragraph 39(1)(b) of the Act and section 16F of this rule;
 (h) a statement of any significant issue reported to the responsible Minister under paragraph 19(1)(e) of the Act that relates to non‑compliance with the finance law in relation to the entity;
 (i) if a statement is included under paragraph (h) of this section—an outline of the action that has been taken to remedy the non‑compliance;
 (j) information on the accountable authority, or each member of the accountable authority, of the entity during the period, including:
 (i) the name of the accountable authority or member; and
 (ii) the qualifications of the accountable authority or member; and
 (iii) the experience of the accountable authority or member; and
 (iv) for a member—the number of meetings of the accountable authority attended by the member during the period; and
 (v) for a member—whether the member is an executive member or non‑executive member;
 (k) an outline of the organisational structure of the entity (including any subsidiaries of the entity);
 (ka) statistics on the number of employees of the entity (including by reference to ongoing and non‑ongoing employees), at the end of that and the previous reporting period, in relation to each of the following:
 (i) full‑time employees;
 (ii) part‑time employees;
 (iii) gender;
 (iv) location;
 (l) an outline of the location (whether or not in Australia) of major activities or facilities of the entity;
 (m) information in relation to the main corporate governance practices used by the entity during the period;
 (n) the decision‑making process undertaken by the accountable authority for making a decision if:
 (i) the decision is to approve the entity paying for a good or service from another Commonwealth entity or a company,