This annual report provides information about the Public Safety Business Agency financial and non-financial performance for 2017-18. It has been prepared in accordance with the Financial Accountability Act 2009, the Financial and Performance Management Standard 2009 and the Annual reports requirements for Queensland Government agencies. Enquiries and further information For enquires or further information about this annual report, please contact Public Safety Business Agency Telephone: (07) 3144 5357, email or visit This annual report can be obtained in paper form by calling 13 QGOV (13 74 68) or online at: Feedback Feedback on the annual report can be provided through the Get Involved website: Other languages and formats The Queensland Government is committed to providing accessible services to Queenslanders from all culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. If you have difficulty in understanding the annual report, you can contact us on telephone (07) 3144 5357 and we will arrange an interpreter to effectively communicate the report to you. Copyright © The State of Queensland, Public Safety Business Agency 2018. Licence This annual report is licensed by the State of Queensland, Public Safety Business Agency under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 4.0 International licence. CC BY Licence Summary Statement: In essence, you are free to copy, communicate and adapt this annual report, as long as you attribute the work to the State of Queensland, Public Safety Business Agency. To view a copy of this licence, visit Attribution Content from this annual report should be attributed as: The State of Queensland, Public Safety Business Agency Annual Report 2017-2018. ISSN: Online: 2204-017X Offline: 2206-1142
Public Safety Portfolio Audit and Risk Committee The Public Safety Portfolio Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) has been established under, and operates in accordance with, the terms of its charter that was developed in line with Queensland Treasury’s Audit Committee Guidelines: Improving Accountability and Performance; the Financial and Performance Management Standard 2009 and the Financial Accountability Act 2009. The charter is reviewed annually by the committee to ensure it remains consistent with the committee’s authority, objectives and responsibilities. The ARC has primary responsibility for audit and risk matters as they related to the PSBA and the Office of the IGEM. The committee provides relevant information to the stand alone ARC’s established by QFES and QPS when required and has, over the past twelve months, taken on more of an oversight role in regard to public safety audit matters that relate to the public safety agencies (QFES, Office of the IGEM, PSBA and QPS). The committee is chaired by an independent expert. Each public safety agency is represented by one member. A second external member also forms part of the committee. The Chair may invite or give approval for other persons to attend a committee meeting. The committee meets quarterly and met on five occasions during 2017-18. The fifth meeting was a special meeting held in July 2017 to close outstanding PSBA audit recommendations. The independent external Chair received $9,622.75 (including GST) in remuneration for services provided in 2017-18. The second external member received $4,812.50 (including GST). There were no other Committee Members Graham Carpenter, Chair (external member) Ian Stewart APM, Commissioner, QPS represented by Tracy Linford APM, Deputy Commissioner, Strategy, Policy and Performance, QPS Katarina Carroll APM, Commissioner, QFES represented by Doug Smith APM, Deputy Commissioner, Chief Strategy Officer, Strategy and Corporate Services, QFES Iain MacKenzie AFSM, Inspector-General Emergency Management Peter Griffin, Chief Operating Officer, PSBA Marita Corbett (external member) costs.
Appendices Acronyms APM Australian Police Medal ICEMS Inter-agency CAD Electronic Messaging System AFSM Australian Fire Service Medal ICT Information and communications technology ARRs Annual report requirements for Queensland Government agencies NAIDOC National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee ARC Audit and Risk Committee Office of the IGEM Office of the Inspector-General Emergency Management The Board Board of Management PSA Public Safety Agencies CAD Computer Aided Dispatch PSBA Public Safety Business Agency CCC Crime and Corruption Commission PSC Public Safety Communications CGBS Commonwealth Games Business Support PSCP Public Safety Communications Program COO Chief Operating Officer QAO Queensland Audit Office DFV Domestic and Family Violence QAS Queensland Ambulance Service ELT Executive Leadership Team QFES Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
ESCAD Emergency Services Computer Aided Dispatch QGAir Queensland Government Air EVP Emergency Vehicle Priority QGEA Queensland Government Enterprise Architecture FPMS Financial and Performance Management Standard 2009 QPS Queensland Police Service GC2018 Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games The portfolio public safety portfolio GWM Government Wireless Network RFS Rural Fire Service HRIS Human Resource Information Solution SES State Emergency Service HR Human Resources
Compliance checklist (cont’d) Governance – risk management and accountability Risk management ARRs – section 14.1 33-34, 43 Audit committee ARRs – section 14.2 32-33 Internal audit ARRs – section 14.3 41 External Scrutiny ARRs – section 14.4 38-40 Information systems and recordkeeping ARRs – section 14.5 42 Governance – human resources Workforce planning and performance ARRs – section 15.1 44-48 Early retirement, redundancy and retrenchment Directive No. 11/12 Early Retirement, Redundancy and Retrenchment ARRs 15.2 48 Open data Statement advising publication of information ARRs – section 16 2 Consultancies ARRs – section 33.1 2 Overseas travel ARRs – section 33.2 2 Queensland Language Services Policy ARRs – section 33.3 2 Financial statements Certification of financial statements FAA – section 62 FPMS – sections 42, 43 and 50 ARRs – section 17.1 83 Independent Auditor’s Report FAA – section 62 FPMS – section 50 ARRs – section 18.2 84-87 FAA Financial Accountability Act 2009 ARR Financial and Performance Management Standard 2009 ARR Annual report requirements for Queensland Government agencies