Subsection 35(2) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 specifies that a Commonwealth entity’s corporate plan must comply with prescribed requirements.
Subsection 16E(2) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 (PGPA Rule) sets out the matters that must be included in a corporate plan.
Table C1 lists the 5 required topics that must be included in a corporate plan and provides page references for where these items appear in the PM&C Corporate Plan 2026–27.
Table C1: PGPA Rule requirements for corporate plans
| PGPA Rule reference | Required element | Legislative requirement | Page number(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| s16E(2) item 1 of the PGPA Rule | Introduction | The following:
| 1 |
| s16E(2) item 2 of the PGPA Rule | Purposes | The purposes of the entity. | 3 |
| s16E(2) item 3 of the PGPA Rule | Key activities | For the entire period covered by the plan, the key activities that the entity will undertake in order to achieve its purposes. | 3 |
| s16E(2) item 4 of the PGPA Rule | Operating context | For the entire period covered by the plan, the following: | 4–16 |
| s16E(2) item 4(a) of the PGPA Rule | (a) Environment | (a) the environment in which the entity will operate; | 4–6 |
| 16E(2) item 4(b) of the PGPA Rule | (b) Capability | (b) The strategies and plans the entity will implement to have the capability it needs to undertake its key activities and achieve its purposes; | 7–10 |
| s16E(2) item 4(c) of the PGPA Rule | (c) Risk | (c) a summary of the risk oversight and management systems of the entity, and the key risks that the entity will manage and how those risks will be managed; | 11–13 |
| s16E(2) item 4(d) of the PGPA Rule | (d) Cooperation | (d) details of any organisation or body that will make a significant contribution towards achieving the entity’s purposes through cooperation with the entity, including how that cooperation will help achieve those purposes; | 14–16 |
| s16E(2) item 4(e) of the PGPA Rule | (e) Subsidiaries | (e) how any subsidiary of the entity will contribute to achieving the entity’s purposes. | N/A Our entity does not have any subsidiaries. |
| s16E(2) item 5 of the PGPA Rule | Performance | For each reporting period covered by the plan, details of how the entity’s performance in achieving the entity’s purposes will be measured and assessed through:
| 17–32 |