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About this Report

Part 1 - OVERVIEW

Chapter 1 The Secretary's Overview

Chapter 2 Department Overview

• The education science and training portfolio
• The department's role

• The department's executive and structure

• The department's outcome and output structure

Part 2 - REPORT ON PERFORMANCE

Chapter 3 Outcome 1:School Education

• Planning and resources
• An introduction to the school education sector
• The Australian Government’s role in school education
• Overall effectiveness of the school education sector
• Achievements against strategic priorities 1 to 4
• Departmental outputs

Chapter 4 - Outcome 2: Post-School Education & Training

• Planning and resources
• An introduction to post-school eduatin and training
• The Australian Government's role in post-school education and training
• Overall effectivness of the post-school education and training sector
• Achievements against strategic priorities 5 to 9
• Departmental outputs

Chapter 5 - Research, Science and International Education

• Planning and resources
• An introduction to the research, science and international education sectors
• The Australian Government’s role in research, science and international education
• Overall effectiveness of research, science and international education
• Achievements against strategic priorities 10 to 16
• Departmental outputs

Chapter 6 - Questacon—The National Science and Technology Centre

• An introduction to Questacon
• Questacon’s Priorities
• Management and Accountability
• Risk management
• People management

Part 3 - MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Chapter 7 - Governance and Accountability

• Overview
• Senior Management Committee System
• Performance management framework
• Ethical standards
• Leadership protocol
• Procurement, Assurance and Legal Services
• Risk Management
• Audit and Investigations
• Financial management
• Asset management
• Purchasing
• Consultants
• Payments to advertising and market research organisations
• Competitive tendering and contracting
• External scrutiny
• Reports by the Auditor-General
• Parliamentary scrutiny

Chapter 8 - Enabling Our Business

• ‘Open for Business’
• Whole of government
• Services to our Ministers and Parliament
• State and District Office Network
• People management
• Information and communications technology
• Research and evaluation

PART 4 - Appendices

• Appendix 1 - Occupational Health and Safety
• Appendix 2 - Freedom of Information
• Appendix 3 - Payments to Advertising and Market Research Organisations
• Appendix 4 - Consultancies
• Appendix 5 - Discretionary Grants
• Appendix 6 - Ecologically Sustainable Development and Environmental Performance Reporting
• Appendix 7 - Commonwealth Disability Strategy
• Appendix 8 - Research and Evaluation Publications
• Appendix 9 - 2003-04 Annual Report - Errors and Omissions
• Appendix 10 - Financial Statements
• Appendix 11 - Glossary and acronyms

For more information please email

annualreport@dest.gov.au

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