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The Public Service Commissioner’s Annual Report 2004–05 is provided in accordance with the provisions of section 44 of the Public Service Act 1999 (the Act). It incorporates the annual report from the Merit Protection Commissioner who reports separately on his statutory responsibilities in part four of this report.

To facilitate transparent reporting, the report has been constructed to reflect the Commission’s outcomes–output structure.

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Part one

Overview includes the Public Service Commissioner’s Review and a Commission Overview. The Review is an executive summary of the principal developments affecting the Commission’s work during the year and its more significant achievements. The Overview outlines the Commission’s role, responsibilities, outcome and output structure, and organisational structure.

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Part two

Performance review details our performance against each of the Commission’s outputs. The price and performance information in part two covers the Commission as a whole. Pricing includes the work of the Merit Protection Commissioner to ensure comprehensive reporting of resource usage against the output structure.

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Part three

The Management and accountability section comments on the development and operation of the Commission’s governance arrangements.

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Part four

The annual report of the Merit Protection Commissioner is published in accordance with the provisions of section 51 of the Public Service Act 1999.

Appendixes include additional information about the Commission as required for reporting. And the Commission’s Financial Statements are included at Appendix B.

The report includes as Appendix C a statement as required under section 8(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.

The annual report can be found on the Internet at <www.apsc.gov.au/annualreport>. Readers with enquiries about the annual report or seeking additional information about the Commission should contact:

Steve Tomlin
Corporate Group
Australian Public Service Commission
Edmund Barton Building
BARTON ACT 2600
Tel: 02 6272 4984
Fax: 02 6272 3542
Internet: www.apsc.gov.au
Email: steve.tomlin@apsc.gov.au

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