Appendices Appendix i Commonwealth Legislation Relevant to Centrelink Enabling Legislation
Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency Act 1997
Legislation Conferring Functions on Centrelink
Aged Care Act 1997
Child Care Act 1972
Child Care Rebate Act 1993
Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997
Defence (Re-establishment) Act 1965
Disability Discrimination Act 1992
Disability Services Act 1986
Employment Services Act 1994
Farm Household Support Act 1992
Gift Duty Assessment Act 1941
Health Insurance Act 1973
Hearing Services Administration Act 1997
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
National Health Act 1953
Re-establishment and Employment Act 1945*
Social Security Act 1991
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999
Student Assistance Act 1973
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
Compliance
Crimes Act 1914
Data-matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Act 1990
Financial Accountability
Auditor General’s Act 1997
Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997
Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986
Fringe Benefits Tax Act 1986
Lands Acquisition Act 1989
People Management
Disability Discrimination Act 1992
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986
Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976
Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973
Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991
Public Employment (Consequential and Transition) Amendment Act 1999
Public Service Act 1922†
Public Service Act 1999
Racial Discrimination Act 1975
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
Sex Discrimination Act 1984
Superannuation Act 1922
Superannuation Act 1976
Superannuation Act 1990
Workplace Relations Act 1996
Administrative Law
Acts Interpretation Act 1901
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975
Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
Freedom of Information Act 1982
Judiciary Act 1903
Ombudsman Act 1976
Privacy Act 1988
General
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
Electronic Transactions Act 2000‡
* The Re-establishment and Employment Act 1945 was repealed by the Statute Stocktake Act 1999 with effect from 22 September 1999.
† The Public Service Act 1922was repealed with effect from 5 December 1999 as a result of the commencement of the Public Service Act 1999.
‡ The Electronic Transactions Act 2000will establishes the legal validity of electronic transactions where affected legislation specifically permits only paper-based transactions. At present no legislation that significantly impacts on Centrelink’s corporate operations or client services is affected by this Act.
Appendix ii Committees of the Board Background
The Audit Committee assists the Board of Centrelink with its responsibilities for financial reporting, maintaining an efficient system of internal controls and reviewing specific matters that may arise from the external audit process.
Membership
As at 30 June 2000 the members of the Audit Committee were:
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Mr Robin Marrett (Chairman and Chair of the Committee);
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Mr John Thame (Director); and
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Dr David Rosalky (Director)
Ms Sue Vardon attends meetings in her capacity as CEO of Centrelink.
With the appointment of Mr John Pascoe AM, Chairman, and Mr Don Fraser, Non-Executive Director, the membership of the committee was changed at the Board meeting of 8 August 2000 as follows:
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Mr John Thame (Chair of the Committee);
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Mr John Pascoe AM (Chairman of the Board);
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Mr Don Fraser (Director); and
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Dr David Rosalky (Director).
Ms Sue Vardon will continue to attend meetings in her capacity as CEO.
Meetings
Meetings shall be held at least quarterly or more frequently if required.
The Chair of the Committee will report to the Board on meetings of the Audit Committee.
Responsibilities
The Audit Committee’s specific responsibilities are:
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overseeing the agency’s internal audit function and its liaison with external auditors and audit committees of client agencies;
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overseeing compliance with statutory and legislative requirements;
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approving the internal audit work program;
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reviewing the major findings of internal and external audits, and the adequacy of action taken;
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monitoring the effectiveness of the internal audit function; and
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Monitoring Centrelink’s accounting policies and practices against world best practice.
Charter for the Information and Technology Committee Background
Because of the criticality of IT to the success of Centrelink, the Board has agreed to the establishment of an I&T Committee under the following charter and noting that the words ‘Information Technology’ for this Committee mean:
The application of computing, telecommunications and multimedia technologies to the collection, storage, processing and dissemination of information.
Charter
The Committee will ensure the Board has a clear understanding of Centrelink’s IT including:
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the scope, composition and costs of the current IT environment;
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the capability of the current IT environment to support the current business of the agency and issues surrounding this support;
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the IT strategic plan and its alignment to Centrelink’s business strategy; and
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The technology trends and opportunities which should be considered in positioning Centrelink for the future.
Membership
As at 30 June 2000 the members of the I&T Committee were:
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Ms Chris Gillies (Director and Chair of the Committee);
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Mr John Thame (Director);
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Dr David Rosalky (Director); and
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Ms Sue Vardon (CEO).
With the appointment of Mr John Pascoe AM, Chairman, and Mr Don Fraser, Non Executive Director, the membership of the committee was changed at the Board meeting of 8 August 2000 as follows:
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Ms Chris Gillies (Director and Chair of the Committee);
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Mr John Thame (Director);
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Mr John Pascoe AM (Chairman of the Board);
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Dr David Rosalky (Director); and
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Ms Sue Vardon (CEO).
Meetings
The Committee meets each month.
Responsibilities
The I&T Committee’s specific responsibilities are to provide timely advice and direction to the Board in the following areas:
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current and strategic IT issues and their potential impact on the future success of Centrelink;
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the future direction and leadership of IT specifically, the why, what, when and how of outsourcing;
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the capability of the current IT organisation to deal with the rate of change required to achieve Centrelink’s vision and objectives;
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as a reference point for Centrelink’s IT processes; and
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As the ‘conscience’ for IT in Centrelink.
Charter for the Quality Committee of the Board of Management Background
To assist the Board to fulfil its responsibilities for ensuring that Centrelink’s functions are properly, efficiently and effectively performed, the Quality Committee has set the following objectives for its work:
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establish a framework that supports the achievement of quality outcomes;
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ensure that there are appropriate ways of measuring quality outcomes; and
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Report to the Board on the achievement of quality outcomes.
Achievement of Outcomes
To meet the above objectives, the Committee will focus on a number of key aspects of Centrelink’s operations, including:
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people management;
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communication and marketing;
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strategic thinking;
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customer service; and
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Performance and business assurance.
Focus of the Committee’s Review Work
On behalf of the Board, the Committee will maintain a continuing review and overseeing role across several major strategic functions and activities, including:
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Centrelink’s marketing operations;
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business and strategic planning;
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customer service and performance measurement;
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business and quality assurance; and
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People capabilities.
The Committee will develop a workplan to ensure the objectives are met.
Membership of the Committee
As at 30 June 2000 the Committee comprised the following members:
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Ms Sue Vardon (Chair); and
Mr Philip Pearce was previously the Chairman of this Committee until 22 October 1999.
With the appointment of Mr John Pascoe AM, Chairman, and Mr Don Fraser, Non-Executive Director, the membership of the committee was changed at the Board meeting of 8 August 2000 as follows:
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Mr Don Fraser (Director and Chair of the Committee);
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Dr Peter Shergold AM (Director); and
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Ms Sue Vardon (CEO).
Advisers to the Committee
Centrelink staff whose work is of key relevance to the Committee’s objectives will be advisers to the Committee and will attend meetings of the Committee.
They include the following General and National Managers:
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Service Integration Shop;
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Future Service Delivery Project;
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Performance Assurance and Evaluation;
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Communication and Marketing;
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Service Improvement;
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People Management; and
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Strategic Services.
In addition, an Area Manager may be invited to attend meetings of the Committee when appropriate.
Where the Committee considers it of benefit, it will engage consultants or external practitioners to provide input about other relevant and successful programs.
Meetings
Meetings of the Committee will be held quarterly or more frequently if required. Reports on the Committee’s work will be provided to each meeting of the Board of Management.
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