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ACT Policing Annual Report 2004-2005 CHIEF POLICE OFFICER FOR THE ACT Providing a professional police service Audrey Fagan APM to the Australian Capital Territory ABN: 17 864 931 143 23 September 2005 Mr John Hargreaves MLA Minister for Police and Emergency Services ACT Legislative Assembly London Circuit CANBERRA ACT 2600 Dear Minister I have pleasure in submitting the Annual Report regarding policing services in the Australian Capital Territory provided by the Australian Federal Police for the fi nancial year 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005. This report has been prepared in accordance with paragraph 6.3 and 7.1 of the Policing Arrangement between the Commonwealth and Australian Capital Territory Governments. I hereby certify that the attached Annual Report is an honest and accurate account and that all material information on the operations of ACT Policing during the period 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005 has been included and that it complies with the Chief Minister’s Annual Report Directions. I also hereby certify that fraud prevention has been managed in accordance with AFP standards. In line with section 13 of the Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004, I understand that you will cause a copy of the Report to be laid before the Legislative Assembly within three months of the end of the fi nancial year. Yours sincerely Audrey Fagan GPO Box 401 l Canberra ACT 2601 l AUSTRALIA l Telephone: 0061 2 6256 7610 l Facsimile: 0061 2 6256 7510 l AFP Web Site: www.afp.gov.au Commonwealth of Australia 2005 ISSN 1038–1570 This work is copyright ©. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission from the Australian Federal Police (ACT Policing). Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to: ACT Policing Media and Marketing GPO Box 401 CANBERRA ACT 2601 Phone (02) 6256 7460 To order any ACT Policing Publication please contact the above address. For further information, please visit our website at www.afp.gov.au Artwork: Design Direction Printing: Elect Printing CONTENTS PART A: CHIEF EXECUTIVE REVIEW.............................................. 5 Overview of the Agency ...................................................................................................................................................6 Major issues, challenges and achievements for the reporting year .........................................11 Overview of agency performances and fi nancial results ...................................................................11 Outlook for the coming year ....................................................................................................................................13 PART B: AGENCY PERFORMANCE ................................................. 14 Key strategic achievements .............................................................................................................................15-28 Human Rights Act ...........................................................................................................................................................83 Access to Government Strategy ............................................................................................................................83 Community Engagement ...........................................................................................................................................84 Multicultural framework ............................................................................................................................................85 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander reporting .......................................................................................87 ACT Women’s Plan ..........................................................................................................................................................88 PART C: MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANISATION ......90 Managing our people .........................................................................................................................................91-98 HR performance and analysis ................................................................................................................................91 Staffi ng profi le ....................................................................................................................................................................92 Culture and values ..........................................................................................................................................................93 Workplace diversity ........................................................................................................................................................95 Workplace health and safety ...................................................................................................................................95 Learning and development .......................................................................................................................................98 Workplace relations .......................................................................................................................................................98 Governance ....................................................................................................................................................................... 101 Internal accountability structures and processes ............................................................................... 101 Strategic and organisational planning ......................................................................................................... 102 Fraud prevention ........................................................................................................................................................... 102 Risk management and internal audit arrangements ....................................................................... 102 External scrutiny ........................................................................................................................................................... 102 Reports required by legislation .......................................................................................................................... 102 Freedom of Information .................................................................................................................................... 102 Public Interest Disclosure ............................................................................................................................... 103 Territory records ..................................................................................................................................................... 103 Sustainability and Environment ......................................................................................................................... 103 Commissioner for the Environment reporting ................................................................................ 103 Ecologically sustainable development ................................................................................................... 103 Strategic Bushfi re Management Plan and Bushfi re Operational Plans ...................... 103 3 PART D ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ..106 Agency fi nancial results and analysis of fi nancial performance .........................................106 Asset management .....................................................................................................................................................123 Capital works management ................................................................................................................................123 Procurement contracting principles and processes ......................................................................124 Government contractual debt (interest) ...................................................................................................124 Financial reports ...............................................................................................................................................109-122 Financial statements ..................................................................................................................................................106 APPENDICES ................................................................................................................... 126 External sources of labour and services .....................................................................................................126 Legislative/regulatory data reports ............................................................................................................126 Legislation ...........................................................................................................................................................................126 Advisory and consultative boards and committees .............................................................................126 Service purchasing arrangements/community grants/assistance/sponsorship ..........126 Legislative Assembly Committee inquiries and reports ..................................................................126 Government inquiries and reports....................................................................................................................126
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