Index

Date

A

Accident/incident reports · 108

Accounting and financial management · 87

Accounting policy, changes · 157

Acquisition of assets · 162

Acronyms · 221

Actual staffing levels

Royal Australian Mint · 209

Treasury · 209

Actuarial Services · 57

Administered remote contingencies · 192

Administrative Appeals Tribunal · 118

Advertising and market research · 126

Adviser Education Program · 52

Advisory panel for marketing in Australia of infant formula · 200

Agency and administered items · 157

Agency balance sheet · 149

Agency operating statement · 147

Appointments to Boards · 113

Appropriations · 193

APS values · 97

Asia, relations, financial crisis · 25, 33

Asian Development Bank (ADB) · 26-28, 129

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) · 18, 31-32, 65

Assets

Capitalisation of · 178

Financial · 179

Non-financial · 181

Assets management · 124

Assistant Treasurer · 34, 63

Auditor-General, services · 208

Audits, internal · 115

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) · 22

Australian Business Number · 77

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) · 67

Australian Competition Tribunal · 137

Australian Government Actuary · 102, 156, 219

Australian National Audit Office audit reports · 116, 144

Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) · 128, 156

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) · 57, 102

Australian Statistics Advisory Council · 24

B

Bad debts · 165

Budget Balancing Assistance · 44

Budget Group · 6, 36-58

Budget Overview and Economic Outlook · 22

Budget policy advice and coordination · 39

Budget, 1999-2000 · 20-23, 40

Budget, 2000-01 · 21, 24, 28, 39

Business Activity Statements · 51

Business and consumer policy advice · 74

Business Regulation Advisory Group · 130

Business Skills Education Program · 51

C

Capital Gains Tax · 54

Capital use charge · 164

Career Development System · 97, 100

Cash flow reconciliation · 190

Circulating coin and like products · 83

Commonwealth Consumer Affairs Advisory Council · 82, 131

Commonwealth payments · 207

Commonwealth-State financial policy advice · 41

Companies and Securities Advisory Committee (CASAC) · 131, 199

Company tax · 178

Competitive Tendering and Contracting · 124

Compliance index · viii

Consolidated balance sheet · 171

Consolidated operating statement · 170

Consultants · 119

Consumer Information Program · 77, 78

Consumer product safety · 79

Consumer protection · 81

Contract, audit and facilities management · 87

Corporate governance

International · 80

Treasury · 91

Corporate Law Economic Reform

Program 6 · 69

Program 7 · 76

Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (CLERP) · 130

Corporate Services · 84

Corporate statement · 5

corporate strategies · 6

policy outcomes · 5

Corporations Amendment Regulations 2000 (No.5) · 77

Corporations and Securities Panel · 70

Courts · 117

Crimes (Currency) Authorisation 1999 · 129

Currency Delegation 1999 · 129

D

Debt · 185

Direct Assistance Program · 52

Directory of Consumer Dispute Resolution Schemes and Complaint Handling Organisations · 78

Discretionary grants · 125

Disposal of Forfeited Articles Direction 1999 · 129

Domestic economic policy advice and forecasting · 20

E

East Timor · 34, 57

Economic forecasts · 20

Economic Group · 5, 17-35

Economic Roundup · 21-23

Economic Statistics User Group · 24

Effective government spending · 36

EL2 Leadership Development Program · 101

Electronic commerce · 77

Employee Assistance Program · 101, 108

Employee entitlements · 161

Enquiries · x

Equity · 189

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) · 27-28, 129

European Economic and Monetary Union · 35

Executive Board · 91

Executive remuneration · 208

Export Market Development Grants Scheme · 47

External representation · 93

External scrutiny · 114

Audit · 114

Fraud · 114

F

Family law · 56

Final Budget Outcome1998-99 · 40

Finance and Administration, Department of · 22, 40

Financial and staffing resource tables

Outcome 1 · 19

Outcome 2 · 38

Outcome 3 · 61

Financial Assistance Grants · 42

Financial institutions · 71

Financial Institutions Duty · 42

Financial instruments

administered · 212

departmental · 210

Financial Reporting Council · 75

Financial Sector Advisory Council · 132

Financial sector reform · 75

Financial Stability Forum · 29

Financial Statements · 141

Financial system and markets policy advice · 65

First Home Owners Scheme · 43

Fiscal outlook · 40

Foreign currency transactions · 167

Foreign investment policy advice and administration · 62

Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) · 62-63, 128, 156

Four Markets Group · 30

Fraud · 114

Fraud Control Plan · 87

Freedom of Information · 127-40

G

Gambling tax revenues · 42

General Capital Increase · 28

Goods and Services Tax (GST) · 42-44, 47-57

Assist Helpline · 50-52

measures · 49

Signpost Officers · 51

Graduate Recruitment Program · 99

Grants · 160, 176

Group of Twenty (G20) · 30

GST Start-Up Assistance Office · 50

Guarantees · 165

H

Health Week · 109

Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative · 28

Human resources · 86

I

Indigenous Cadetship Program · 110

Industrial democracy · 107

Industry policy advice · 46

Industry self-regulation · 78

Information and records management · 85

Information technology · 85

Information technology training and publications · 85

Insurance · 165

Interest rate exposures · 215

Intergovernmental Agreement on the Reform of Commonwealth-State Financial Relations · 36, 42

International developments · 25

International economic policy advice and assessment · 25

International financial institutions · 17, 26-27

International insolvency · 80

International investment · 64

International Monetary Fund (IMF) · 21, 26-27, 129, 166

Introduction · ix

Inventories · 164

Investment Experts Group · 32

Investments · 166, 202, 203

J

Joint Economic Forecasting Group · 21

L

Labour Statistics Advisory Group · 24

Leases · 162

Little Black Book of Scams · 78

Lloyds deposit trust fund · 201

Loan Council · 156

Loan Council Allocations · 44

M

Management and accountability · 91

Manila Framework Group · 28

Markets Group · 6

Mid-year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) · 20-23, 40

Minister for Financial Services & Regulation · 68, 70, 78, 131

Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs · 199

Ministerial liaison · 86

Mirror taxes · 160

Mission statement · 5

Mortgage insurance policies · 167

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency · 27

N

National Competition Council (NCC) · 67

National Competition Policy (NCP) · 66

National Competition Policy and Related Reforms, Agreement · 44

New Business Tax System · 53

New Zealand · 81

Notes to the financial statements · 155-219

O

Occupational health and safety · 108

Ombudsman · 117

Operating expenses · 175

Operating revenue · 173

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) · 21, 26, 34, 64

Organisation-Delivered Assistance Program · 51

Outcome 1 · 17-35

1999-2000 outputs · 20, 25

financial and staffing resource table · 19

performance information · 20, 25

Outcome 2 · 36-58

1999-2000 outputs · 42, 48, 57

financial and staffing resource table · 38

performance information · 39, 41, 47, 48, 57

Outcome 3 · 59-83

1999-2000 outputs · 62, 66, 75

financial and staffing resource table · 61

performance information · 62, 66, 74

Outcome2

1999-2000 outputs · 39, 47

P

Pacific economies, relations · 34

Papua New Guinea · 33

Part-Time Work and Job Sharing Policy · 110

Payments, act of grace · 209

Pensions and allowances · 43

Performance information · 20, 25, 39, 41, 47, 48, 57, 62, 66, 74

Performance Management System · 97, 107

Philanthropy · 57

Plant and equipment · 162

Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS) · ix

Prime Minister · 42, 62

Prime Minister and Cabinet, Department of · 21

Product Safety Policy Review · 80

Productivity Commission · 67, 68

Promissory notes · 167

Provisions and payables · 187

Pubic Sector Union · 107

Public Service and Merit Protection Commission (PSMPC) · 100, 103

Purchasing · 124

R

Ralph Report · 53

Recruitment · 99

Related party transactions · 207

Remu
neration

non-SES · 104

Senior Executive Service · 103, 208

Reporting of outcomes · 204

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) · 21, 166

Restructuring

administered · 178

agency · 177

Retirement income policy · 56

Revenue replacement payments · 160, 201

Royal Australian Mint · ix, 72, 83, 128, 156, 165, 198

S

Safety Net Review · 24

Schedule of commitments · 153

Schedule of contingencies · 154

Schedule of unquantifiable contingencies · 154

Secretary's review · 3

Self Managed Superannuation Funds · 56

Senior Executive Leadership Capability Framework · 100, 103

Senior Executive Service

cessations · 106

commencements · 106

performance appraisal · 103

remuneration · 103, 208

Senior management changes · 104

Separation and redundancy · 161

Sound macroeconomic environment · 17

South Pacific Forum Economic Ministers' Meeting · 18, 34

Special public money · 198

Staffing information · 102

Stamp duties · 42

Statement of administered assets and liabilities · 150

Statement of administered revenues and expenses · 148

Statement of cash flows

administered · 152

agency · 151

States, payments · 167

Succession planning · 99

Superannuation · 161

Sydney 2000 Olympic Coin Program · 168

T

Tax Expenditures Statement · 41

Taxation · 164

Taxation and income support policy advice · 47

The New Tax System · 22, 24, 36, 48

Training · 100-101

Treasurer · 27, 28, 34, 48, 63, 128-33

Treasury

delegations · 128

people values · 9

policy outcomes · 5

priorities · 8

resources · 7

Treasury Certified Agreement · 98-99, 107

Treasury charts

output structure · 13

portfolio outcome structure · 10

portfolio output structure · 11

subprogram to outcome structure · 12

top managment structure · 14

Treasury Management Model · 97

Trustee companies (ACT) deposits trust fund · 202

U

Unclaimed moneys · 165

Uniform Presentation Framework · 44

W

Waivers · 209

Well functioning markets · 59

Work Value Matrix · 110

Workplace diversity · 110

Workplace Harassment Contact Officers · 110

Workplace Relations Committee · 98, 110

World Bank · 26, 27, 129