Annual Report 2008-09

This report outlines the operations and performance of the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy for the financial year ending 30 June 2009. The report is prepared in accordance with the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s Requirements for Annual Reports, released in June 2009.

For any issues regarding accessibility please contact the Department on (02) 6271 1406 or 6271 1000.

The report is structured into the following sections.

Table of Contents

Letter of transmittal
  How to use this report

Section 1—Overview

This section contains a review of the year by the Department’s Secretary and an outline of the Department’s roles and functions, organisational structure, portfolio agencies, and its outcome and output structure.

Section 2—Performance review

This section provides a report on the Department’s performance against its outcome and output. Performance is measured against the success measures in the Department’s 2008–09 Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS) and 2008–09 Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements (PAES).

Section 3—Management and accountability

This section reports on the Department’s management practices, including its governance arrangements, management of human resources, information technology and facilities, legal services, financial management and asset management.

Section 4—Appendices

The appendices provide supplementary information on a range of important issues, including:

     
  • Agency resource statement and resources for outcome  
  • Parliamentary committees  
  • External scrutiny  
  • Legislation and statutory instruments  
  • Staffing statistics  
  • Freedom of information  
  • Advertising and market research  
  • Grants  
  • Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance  
  • Report on performance in implementing the Commonwealth Disability Strategy

Section 5—Financial statements

This section contains the Department’s audited financial statements for 2008–09.

Section 6—Other information

This section contains a list of acronyms, glossary of terms, corrections to the 2007–08 Annual Report, an alphabetical index and a compliance index to assist the reader.

Copyright statement

ISSN 1443-8275

© Commonwealth of Australia 2009

This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the Commonwealth.

Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to:

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For further information about this report contact:

Manager
  Corporate Strategy and Performance Reporting
  Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
  GPO Box 2154
  Canberra ACT 2601

Tel: 02 6271 1034
  Fax: 02 6271 1962
  Email: annual.report@dbcde.gov.au

This report is available at www.dbcde.gov.au/annualreport

Department contact details:

Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy

Canberra Office
  38 Sydney Avenue
  Forrest ACT 2603
  GPO Box 2154
  Canberra ACT 2601

Tel: 02 6271 1000
  Fax: 02 6271 1800

Sydney Office
  Level 18, 31–33 Market Street
  Sydney NSW 2000
  GPO Box 4112
  Sydney NSW 2001

Phone: 02 8023 3700
  Fax: 02 8023 3739

Email: dbcde.mail@dbcde.gov.au
  Website: www.dbcde.gov.au

Acknowledgements:

Annual report team: Jon Sims, Amy Callan, Jacob Hendrie, Alex Morozow.

Special thanks go the departmental staff involved in contributing, coordinating and clearing material, as well as the following specialist contractors:
  Professional writer: Puddingburn Pty Ltd

Design: Z00 Communications Pty Ltd

Printing: Blue Star Print

 
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