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This is the first Treasury Annual Report to report performance against outcomes, outputs and performance information contained in the 1999-2000 Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS).

The financial accounts presented in this Report include the Royal Australian Mint. However, the performance reporting does not extend to the activities of the Royal Australian Mint which, although a Division of Treasury, is not budget-funded. Information in Part 3 (for example, staff numbers or expenditure on advertising) does not include information relating to the Mint unless expressly stated. The Mint publishes its own annual report.

Part 1 of this report includes an overview of major outcomes during 1999-2000, and outlines changes in the organisation and senior management structure of the Department and other significant management initiatives undertaken over the course of the year. Charts included in Part 1 depict the Treasury Portfolio and Departmental outcome and output structures, and the Treasury Top Management Structure.

Part 2 of the report provides an assessment of performance against Treasury's policy outcomes.

Part 3 reports on management and accountability issues and includes statistical information and other material required under the annual report guidelines.

Part 4 of the report includes the Treasury's audited financial statements.

The report concludes with a list of abbreviations and acronyms and an index to the report and its appendices.

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