Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY CHEMICALS (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1992 - SECT 61

Annual report to be given to Minister

             (1)  The APVMA must, as soon as practicable after 30 June in each financial year, prepare and give to the Minister a report (an annual report ) on the APVMA's operations during that year.

Note:          See also section 34C of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 , which contains provisions about annual reports.

Contents of annual report

             (2)  The APVMA must include in the report the following:

                     (a)  an assessment of the extent to which its operations during the year to which the report relates have contributed:

                              (i)  to the objectives set out in the corporate plan applicable to the period; and

                             (ii)  to the objectives set out in the annual operational plan that relates to a period corresponding to that year;

                     (b)  particulars of:

                              (i)  variations (if any) of the corporate plan and the annual operational plan taking effect during that year; and

                             (ii)  significant purchases and disposals of real property by the APVMA during that year; and

                            (iii)  any directions given to the APVMA by the Minister during that year to which subsection 10(3) applies and the impact of the directions on the operations of the APVMA;

                     (c)  an evaluation of its overall performance during that year against the performance indicators set out in the corporate plan applicable to the period and the annual operational plan that came into force at the beginning of that year;

                     (d)  the financial statements required by section 49 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 ;

                     (e)  an audit report on those statements under section 57 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 .