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• Preliminaries ( PDF 85 KB)
  • Title page
  • Letter of transmittal
  • Contents
• Secretary’s Review (PDF 210 KB)
• The Year in Pictures (PDF 1.0 MB)
• Overviews (PDF 291 KB)
  • Portfolio Overview
  • Departmental Overview
  • Performance Overview
  • Financial Overview
• Report on Performance (PDF 347 KB)
  • Output Group 1 – Economic Policy Advice and Coordination
  • Output Group 2 – Social Policy Advice and Coordination
  • Output Group 3 – International, and National Security, Policy Advice and Coordination
  • Output Group 4 – Support Services for Government Operations
• Management and Accountability (PDF 330 KB)
  • Corporate Governance
  • External Scrutiny
  • People Management
  • Resource Management
  • Information Management
  • Use of Consultants and Service Contractors
• Cabinet Implementation Unit—Special Article (PDF 262 KB)
• Appendixes (PDF 293 KB)
  • Appendix 1 – Staffing Statistics
  • Appendix 2 – Freedom of Information
  • Appendix 3 – Advertising and Market Research
  • Appendix 4 – Consultancy Services
  • Appendix 5 – Commonwealth Disability Strategy
• Financial Statements (PDF 576 KB)
• References (PDF 283 KB)
  • Glossary and Abbreviations
  • Compliance Index
  • Alphabetical Index

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