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Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014
17ADSpecific requirements for annual reports
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#### 17AD Specific requirements for annual reports
The annual report for a non‑corporate Commonwealth entity for a reporting period must include the following:
(a) a review by the accountable authority of the entity for the period;
(b) an overview of the entity for the period in accordance with section 17AE;
(c) a report on the performance of the entity for the period that includes:
(i) the annual performance statements for the entity for the period in accordance with paragraph 39(1)(b) of the Act and section 16F of this rule; and
(ii) a report on the financial performance of the entity for the period in accordance with section 17AF;
(d) information on the management and accountability of the entity for the period in accordance with section 17AG;
(daa) additional information, in accordance with section 17AGA, about organisations receiving amounts under reportable consultancy contracts or reportable non‑consultancy contracts;
(da) information about executive remuneration in accordance with Subdivision C;
(e) the annual financial statements for the entity for the period in accordance with subsection 43(4) of the Act;
(f) the other mandatory information referred to in section 17AH;
(g) a letter of transmittal in accordance with section 17AI;
(h) aids to access in accordance with section 17AJ.
> Note 1: The review by the accountable authority may include a summary of significant issues for the entity, an overview of the entity’s performance and financial results and an outlook for the next reporting period.
> Note 2: Other legislation may require non‑corporate Commonwealth entities to include additional matters in the annual report. Guidance material for this section specifies some of that other legislation.
> Note 3: For when the annual report must be given to the responsible Minister, see subsection 46(2) of the Act.