This report is prepared in accordance with the Requirements for Annual Reports, as issued by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and approved by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit under Subsections 63(2) and 70(2) of the Public Service Act 1999.
The report is a formal accountability document that details the Department’s activities during 2005-06 against the performance information presented in the 2005-06 Health and Ageing Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS) and the 2005-06 Health and Ageing Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements (PAES).
Although the primary purpose of this report is to provide Members of Parliament and Senators with an accurate description of the Department’s activities during 2005-06, we recognise that the report is also a valuable source of information for the community. In preparing this report, we have endeavoured to provide readers with a useful and informative picture of the Department’s performance over the past twelve months.