Index

A
A New Tax System (Commonwealth‑State Financial Arrangements) Act 1999 · 44
Accidents · 231
Accommodation taxes · 43
Accounting and financial management · 84
Acronyms · 249
Actuarial services · 59
Administrative Appeals Tribunal · 123–25
Advertising and market research · 244
APEC Task Force · 79
Appointments to Boards · 146
APS values · 127
Asia, relations · 34
Asian Development Bank (EBRD) · 30
Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) · 18, 33
Assets management · 136
Assistant Treasurer · 35
Audits · 119–23
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) · 23
Australian Competition Tribunal · 241
Freedom of Information · 241
Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) · 121–23
Australian National Contact Point (ANCP) · 65
Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) · 233
Australian Statistics Advisory Council · 26
Australians Working Together · 26
Axiss Australia · 72–73
B
Bilateral Debt Relief · 29
Board of Taxation · 235
Budget Overview and Economic Outlook · 24
Budget policy advice and coordination · 40–42
Budget, 2000-01 · 23–24
Budget, 2001‑02 · 41
Business and consumer policy advice · 73–85
Business Regulation Advisory Group · 235
C
Capital gains tax (CGT) · 54, 57
Career Development System · 125, 129
Centenary highlights · 87
Charities and Related Organisations, definition of · 37
Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998 · 41
Charts
Outcome 1 structure · 20
Outcome 2 structure · 38
Outcome 3 structure · 61
Portfolio outcome structure · 11
Portfolio output structure · 12
Treasury output structure · 13
Treasury top management structure · 14
Circulating coin and like products · 81
Code of Good Practices on Fiscal Transparency · 41
Committees
Audit · 114
Corporate Services · 114
OH & S · 231
Workplace Relations · 126, 142
Commonwealth Consumer Affairs Advisory Council · 80, 236
Commonwealth‑State financial policy advice · 42–46
Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) · 142
Companies and Securities Advisory Committee (CASAC) · 236
Company Law Review Act 1998, review · 75
Competitive tendering and contracting · 136
Compliance index · vii
Consultancies · 137–41
Consumer
Information programme · 77
Product safety · 78
Protection · 78, 80
Contact officer · ix
Contract, audit and facilities management · 85
Corporate governance · 79, 113
Corporate Law Economic Reform Program 7 · 76
Corporate services · 82–85
Corporate statement · 6
corporate strategies · 7
policy outcomes · 6
Corporations and Securities Panel · 70
Corporations legislation · 74
Courts · 123
Crimes (Currency) Authorisation 1999 · 233
Criminal Code Act 1995 · 75
Currency Delegation 1999 · 234
D
Discretionary grants · 247
Disposal of Forfeited Articles Direction 1999 · 233
Domestic economic policy advice and forecasting · 22
Double Taxation Agreements (DTAs) · 57
E
Economic committee · 34
Economic forecasts · 22
Economic Group · 17–21
Economic Roundup · 23–25
Economic Statistics User Group · 26
Effective government spending and taxation arrangements · 6, 37–85
Electronic commerce · 76
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) · 231
Employment Assistance Program (EAP) · 130
Enquiries · ix
Environment policy · 48
Environmental performance · 245
Equal employment opportunity (EEO) · 145–46
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) · 28, 30
Executive Board · 113
Executive remuneration · 132, 194
External representation · 115–18
External scrutiny · 119–23
F
Family law · 55
Final Budget Outcome 1999‑2000 · 41
Finance and Administration, Department of · 23
Financial and staffing resource table
Outcome 1 · 21
Outcome 2 · 39
Outcome 3 · 62
Financial institutions · 71
Financial Institutions Duty (FID) · 43, 47
Financial markets · 69–73
Financial Reporting Council · 76
Financial Sector Advisory Council · 237
Financial sector reform · 76
Financial Stability Forum · 32
Financial statements · 149‑228
Administered cash flows · 160
Audit Report · 150
Certification of financial statements · 152
Notes index · 163
Schedule of administered assets and liabilities · 159
Schedule of administered commitments · 161
Schedule of administered contingencies · 162
Schedule of administered revenues and expenses · 158
Schedule of commitments · 156
Schedule of contingencies · 157
Statement of cash flows · 155
Statement of financial performance · 153
Statement of financial position · 154
Financial system and markets policy advice · 66
First Home Owners Scheme · 43, 44
Fiscal outlook · 40
Foreign investment policy advice and administration · 63–66
Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) · 232
Four Markets Group · 32
Fraud · 119
Freedom of Information · 231–43
Fuel Tax Inquiry · 58
G
Globalisation · 27, 32
Goods and Services Tax (GST) · 43, 45, 49–52
Graduate Recruitment Program · 128
Group of Twenty (G-20) · 27, 30–31
GST Administration Sub‑committee · 45
GST Start-Up Assistance · 50
Adviser Education Programme · 51
Business Skills Education Programme · 51
Direct Assistance Programme · 52
Organisation‑Delivered Assistance Programme · 50
Guide to the report · viii
H
Heads of Treasuries · 44
Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative · 29
HIH Insurance group · 71
Human resources · 84
I
Index · 251
Indigenous Cadetship Program · 143
Industrial democracy · 142
Industry policy advice · 47
Industry self-regulation · 77
Information and records management · 83
Information technology · 82
Information technology training and publications · 84
Insolvency · 79
Intergovernmental Agreement · 37, 44, 47
International developments · 27
International economic policy advice and assessment · 26–35
International financial institutions · 18, 28
International Investment · 65–66
International Monetary Fund (IMF) · 27–30
Introduction · viii
Investment Experts Group · 33
J
Joint Economic Forecasting Group · 23
L
Labour Statistics Advisory Group · 26
Letter of transmission · 3
Loan Council Allocations · 44
M
Management and Accountability · 111–46
Management of Human Resources · 125–35
Manila Framework Group · 31
Mid-year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) · 22–23, 41
Minister for Financial Services & Regulation · 72, 78, 236
Ministerial Council for Commonwealth‑State Financial Relations · 44
Ministerial liaison · 84
Mission statement · 6
N
National Competition Policy (NCP) · 67
National Competition Policy and Related Reforms, Agreement · 45
New Zealand · 79
Non-salary benefits
Non-SES · 133
SES · 132
O
Occupational health and safety · 231
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises · 65
Ombudsman · 123
Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development (OECD) · 23, 35, 57
Outcome 1 · 18
Analysis of performance · 22, 27
Financial and staffing resources table · 21
Performance information · 22, 26
Outcome 2 · 37
Analysis of performance · 40, 43, 47, 49, 59
Financial and staffing resource table · 39
Performance information · 40, 43, 47, 49, 59
Outcome 3 · 60–85
Analysis of performance · 63, 67, 74
Financial and staffing resource table · 62
Performance information · 63, 67, 74
P
Pacific economies · 35
Papua New Guinea · 35
Performance information · 22, 26, 40, 43, 47, 49, 59, 63, 67, 74
Performance Management System · 125–26, 142
Performance pay
Non-SES · 133
SES · 132, 194
Personal Tax · 55
Philanthropy · 56
Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS) · viii
Prime Minister and Cabinet, Department of · 23
Productivity Commission · 69
Public Service and Merit Protection Commission (PSMPC) · 132
Purchasing · 136
R
R&D Tax Concession · 56
Recruitment · 128
Remuneration
Non‑SES · 133
SES · 132, 194
Report on performance, Part 2 · 17
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) · 23
Reviews · 26, 31–32, 36, 42, 58, 68–71, 75, 78, 119–23, 125
Royal Australian Mint · viii, 17, 71, 81, 232
S
Safety Net Review · 26
Salary scales
Non-SES · 133
SES · 132
Secretary's review · 3
Senior Executive Leadership Capability Framework · 132
Senior Executive Service
Cessations · 135
Commencements · 135
Performance pay · 132
Remuneration · 132, 194
Senior management changes · 133
Service Charters · 17
Sound macroeconomic environment · 6, 18–36
South Pacific Forum Economic Ministers’ Meeting · 18, 35
Staffing information · 130–31
Stamp duty · 43
States and Territories
Payments · 45
Taxes · 43
Structural reform · 67
Studies Assistance · 130
Succession planning · 128
Superannuation · 55–56
T
Tax Expenditures Statement · 42
Tax Value Method (TVM) · 54
Taxation and income support policy advice · 49–58
Taxation Industry Policy · 56
Taxation revenue estimates · 40
Taxes
Accommodation · 43
Stamp duty · 43
The Board of Taxation · 58
The International Economic Policy Group · 36
The New Business Tax System · 52–53
The New Tax System · 24, 25, 43, 45, 49
Timor Gap Treaty · 57
Training · 129
Trans-Tasman tax issues · 57
Treasurer · 29, 31, 37, 58, 233–37
Treasury
Delegations · 233
Financial and staffing resources summary · 8
People values · 10
Policy outcomes · 6
Priorities · 9
Treasury Certified Agreement · 127–28
U
United States · 27
W
Well functioning markets · 7, 60
Workplace diversity · 143
Workplace Harassment Contact Officers · 143
World Bank · 28, 30