New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ANNUAL REPORTS (DEPARTMENTS) ACT 1985 - SECT 9

9 Annual reports

(1) The annual report of a Department shall comprise:

(a) except as provided by subsection (2), a financial report prepared in accordance with Division 4A of Part 3 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 and the regulations under that Act,

(b) the opinion of the auditor given in accordance with that Division as to the financial report,

(b1) a response from the Department Head to any issue which the Auditor-General or an authorised person raises in a report under section 45I (2) of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 as being a significant issue,

(c) a report of the operations of the Department prepared in accordance with this Act and the regulations, and

(d) such other matters as may be prescribed.

(2) The Treasurer may, after consultation with the appropriate Minister:

(a) direct a Department Head to prepare a financial report in relation to:

(i) a branch or section of the Department specified in the direction, or

(ii) a fund or account of the Department or a branch or section of the Department specified in the direction,

in accordance with Division 3 of Part 3 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 , and

(b) give other directions as to the content and form of the financial report for the purpose of enabling it to be consolidated with or otherwise related to the Department’s financial report.

(3) A Department Head shall comply with a direction given to the Department Head under subsection (2).