Compliance checklist

Summary of requirement / Basis for requirement / Annual report reference
Letter of compliance /
  • A letter of compliance from the accountable officer or statutory body to the relevant Minister
/ ARRs – section 8 / Letter to Minister Langbroek – p3
Accessibility /
  • Table of contents
  • Glossary
/ ARRs – section 10.1 / pp 4-7
pp 109-112
  • Public availability
/ ARRs – section 10.2 / About this report – pp 1 and 118
Providing feedback – our contact details – pp 1 and 118
ISSN – p 118
  • Interpreter service statement
/ Queensland Government Language Services Policy
ARRs – section 10.3 / Interpreter services – p 1
  • Copyright notice
/ Copyright Act 1968
ARRs – section 10.4 / Copyright notice – p 118
  • Information licensing
/ Queensland Government Enterprise Architecture – Information Licensing
ARRs – section 10.5 / Licence – p 118
General information /
  • Introductory Information
/ ARRs – section 11.1 / About this report – p 1
Director-General’s overview – pp 8-9
About the Department – pp 10-20
  • Agency role and main functions
/ ARRs – section 11.2 / Strategic Plan 2013–17 – p 2
Our legislation – p 12
Our locations – pp11 and 118
  • Operating environment
/ ARRs – section 11.3 / Director-General’s overview – pp 8-9
About the Department – pp 10-20
Early childhood education and care – pp 27-33
School education – pp 34-62
Training and employment – pp 63-75
Resourcing and capability – pp 76-91
  • Machinery-of-government changes
/ ARRs – section 11.4 / Machinery-of-government changes – p 14
Non-financial performance /
  • Government’s objectives for the community
/ ARRs – section 12.1 / Supporting government objectives – p 14
Great skills. Real opportunities. –
p65
  • Other whole-of-government plans / specific initiatives
/ ARRs – section 12.2 / Whole-of-government projects –
p 15
Our work with the Australian Government – p 18
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Action Plan – pp 56-57
Successful learners– p 67
Influencing Australian Government employment services – p 74
  • Agency objectives and performance indicators
/ ARRs – section 12.3 / Outcomes – pp 27, 34, 63 and 76
Performance indicators – pp 24, 28, 30-31, 35-36, 38, 41, 43-45, 48, 50-52, 64, 66, 68, 70, 78, 90
  • Agency service areas and service standards
/ ARRs – section 12.4 / Agency role and main functions –
p 11
Service standards –pp 28, 35-36 and 64
Financial performance /
  • Summary of financial performance
/ ARRs – section 13.1 / Chief Finance Officer’sreport –
pp 21-26
Governance – management and structure /
  • Organisational structure
/ ARRs – section 14.1 / Our organisational structure – p 13
  • Executive management
/ ARRs – section 14.2 / Governance committees – pp 16-17 and 95-102
Executive Management Board–
pp 93-94
  • Related entities
/ ARRs – section 14.3 / Statutory bodies and entities – pp 17 and 103-107
  • Government bodies
/ ARRs – section 14.4 / Governance committees – pp 16-17 and 95-102
Statutory bodies and entities – pp 17 and 103-107
  • Public Sector Ethics Act 1994
/ Public Sector Ethics Act 1994
(section 23 and Schedule)
ARRs – section 14.5 / Code of Conduct and public sector ethics – p89
Governance – risk management and accountability /
  • Risk management
/ ARRs – section 15.1 / Risk management and business continuity – p 88
Internal Audit – pp89-90
Governance committees – pp 16-17and 95-102
  • External scrutiny
/ ARRs – section 15.2 / External scrutiny – pp 90 and 108
  • Audit committee
/ ARRs – section 15.3 / Internal Audit – pp89-90
Governance committees – pp16-17 and 95-102
  • Internal Audit
/ ARRs – section 15.4 / Internal Audit – pp 89-90
Governance committees – pp 16-17and 95-102
  • Public Sector Renewal Program
/ ARRs – section 15.5 / Director-General’s overview – pp 8-9
Corporate Services Renewal program – p 15
  • Information systems and recordkeeping
/ ARRs – section 15.6 / Information systems and recordkeeping – p 90
Governance – human resources /
  • Workforce planning, attraction and retention, and performance
/ ARRs – section 16.1 / Early childhood workforce – p 31
Workforce – pp 77-83
  • Early retirement, redundancy and retrenchment
/ Directive No.11/12 Early Retirement, Redundancy and Retrenchment
ARRs – section 16.2 / Early retirement, redundancy, retrenchment and voluntary separation – p 83
Open Data /
  • Open Data
-Consultancies
-Overseas travel
-Queensland Cultural Diversity Policy / ARRs – section 17 /

Financial statements /
  • Certification of financial statements
/ FAA – section 62
FPMS – sections 42, 43 and 50
ARRs – section 18.1 / Financial statements
  • Independent Auditor’s Report
/ FAA – section 62
FPMS – section 50
ARRs – section 18.2 / Financial statements
  • Remuneration disclosures
/ Financial Reporting Requirements for Queensland Government Agencies
ARRs – section 18.3 / Financial statements

Notes:

  • FA ACT: Financial Accountability Act 2009.
  • FPMS: Financial and Performance Management Standard 2009.
  • ARRs: Annual report requirements for Queensland Government agencies.

Department of Education, Training and Employment | Annual Report 2013–141