Location of information provided in accordance with the Requirements for Annual Reports for Departments, Executive Agencies and FMS Act Bodies issued by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet in June 2004.
na denotes that the requirement was not applicable to the Bureau of Meteorology during 2004-05
| REQUIREMENT | Page |
| Letter of transmittal | iii |
| Aids to Access | |
| Table of contents | vii |
| Index | 218 |
| Glossary | 204 |
| Contact officers | vi |
| Internet addresses | vi |
| Review by Agency Head | 1-2 |
| Agency Overview | |
| Description of the agency | 3 |
| Role and functions | 3 |
| Organisational structure | 4, 111 |
| Outcome and output structure | 6 |
| Where outcome/output structure differ from PBS | na |
| Report on Performance | |
| Review of performance in relation to outputs and contribution to outcomes | 21-106 |
| Actual performance in relation to performance targets in PBS/PAES | 21-106 |
| Where performance targets differ from the PBS | na |
| Discussion and analysis of performance | 21-106 |
| Performance against service charter customer service standards | 21-106 |
| Discussion and analysis of financial performance | 2, 118 |
| Summary resource table by outcome | 190 |
| Management Accountability | |
| Corporate governance practices | 107 |
| Fraud measures | 111 |
| Certification of compliance with Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines | iii |
| Judicial decisions and decisions of administrative tribunals | 112 |
| Reports by the Auditor-General, a Parliamentary Committee or Ombudsman | 112 |
| External scrutiny | 112 |
| Management of human resources | 113 |
| Statistics on staffing | 186 |
| Certified agreements and AWAs | 187 |
| Performance pay | 188 |
| Contracts exempt from Purchasing and Disposal Gazette | na |
| Assets management | 119 |
| Purchasing | 119 |
| Consultants | 120, 121 |
| Competitive tendering and contracting | 120 |
| Absence of contractual provisions allowing access by the Auditor-General | na |
| Contracts exempt from the Purchasing and Disposal Gazette | na |
| Commonwealth Disability Strategy | 192 |
| Financial Statements | 125 |
| Other Mandatory Information | |
| Occupational health and safety | 191 |
| Freedom of Information | 197 |
| Advertising and Market Research | 199 |
| Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance | 200 |
| Discretionary grants | na |