FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

ANNUAL REPORT 1998 - 1999

Appendix 9 COMPLIANCE WITH GUIDELINES FOR ANNUAL REPORTS – SUMMARY

Although the Court is, of course, not a government department, it has complied where appropriate with the Guidelines for Departmental Annual Reports issued by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet in March 1994 (updated 1998) as approved by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts.

Categories specified in guidelines Location of material in annual report
Letter of transmission to the Minister page i
Aids to access Contents, index, compliance with guidelines
Contact officer page ii
Corporate overview Chapters 1 and 3
Structure and senior management Sections 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7;
Appendix 2
Significant developments in management Chapter 3
Social justice and equity Section 1.8, Section 3.1
Internal and external scrutiny Section 3.7
Other
Industrial democracy Section 3.2
Occupational health and safety Section 3.3
Freedom of information Appendix 8
Advertising and market research Section 3.12
Program performance reporting Chapter 2, Sections 3.1 and 3.14
Financial and staffing resources summaries Tables 3f and 3i
Staffing overview Section 3.6
Female staff Section 3.1 and Appendix 7
SES profile Table 3c
Performance pay Section 3.6; Table 3d
Staff training Section 3.5
Consultancy services Section 3.13
Financial statements Appendix 1