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ANNUAL REPORT 2006–2007 AUSTRALIAN AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUSTRALIAN AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL AusAID Australian Agency for International Development Telephone: (02) 6206 4000 Internet: www.ausaid.gov.au ABN 629 215 588 38 AustrAliAn Agency for internAtionAl development Annual report 2006 –2007 VOLUME 2 AustrAliAn Agency for internAtionAl development Annual report 2006 –2007 © Commonwealth of Australia 2007 ISSN 1032-2019 ISBN 978-1-921244-48-3 (volume 1) ISBN 978-1-921244-49-0 (volume 2) ISBN 978-1-921244-50-6 (two-volume set) ISBN 978-1-921244-51-3 (volume 1 online) ISBN 978-1-921244-52-0 (volume 2 online) This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the Commonwealth. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to the Commonwealth Copyright Administration, Attorney General’s Department, Robert Garran Offices, National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600 or posted at http://www.ag.gov.au/cca Acknowledgements AusAID editors: Annmaree O’Keeffe, Kim Biedrzycki Editorial consultant: Morris Walker Pty Limited Indexer: Michael Harrington Internet websites AusAID home page http://www.ausaid.gov.au DFAT home page http://www.dfat.gov.au AusAID annual report http://www.ausaid.gov.au/publications Distribution This report is available through the above websites and directly from the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). Comments about this report are welcome and should be directed to: AusAID GPO Box 887, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia Telephone: (02) 6206 4000 Facsimile: (02) 6206 4880 Australian Business Number (ABN) 629 215 588 38 Design and typesetting by ZOO Communications Printing by Pirion ii AusAID ANNuAL REPORT 2006 – 2007 CONTENTS Guide to the report vii Section 1—Overviews 1 Director General’s review 2 The year in review 2 Agency overview 6 Role and functions 6 AusAID and enhanced whole-of-government engagement 6 Organisational structure 7 Outcomes and outputs framework 9 Section 2—Report on performance 13 Effectiveness against outcomes 14 Enhanced performance assessment framework 14 Effectiveness—overall achievement of outcomes 16 Total Australian official development assistance 16 Performance against new strategic framework—the White Paper 18 Administered programs 30 Country and regional programs 30 Papua New Guinea 30 Pacific 42 Indonesia 56 East Asia 65 South Asia 80 Africa 87 Middle East and Central Asia 89 Global programs 92 Multilateral organisations 92 Emergency, humanitarian and refugee programs 99 Non-government organisations, volunteer and community programs 101 Information, education and communication programs 106 Cross agency program 110 Output 1.1—Policy 114 Ouput 1.2—Program management 118 Output 2.1—Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Reconstruction and Development 124 Financial results 127 AusAID ANNuAL REPORT 2006 – 2007 iii Section 3—Management and accountability 131 Corporate governance 132 External scrutiny 138 Management of human resources 140 Purchasing and assets 146 Consultants and competitive tendering and contracting 148 Service charter 150 Section 4—Financial statements 153 Section 5—Appendices 219 A. Minister and Parliamentary Secretary 220 B. Resources summary for outcomes 221 C. Aid program expenditure 222 D. Staffing overview 227 E. Freedom of information 233 F. Information available on the internet 237 G. Consultancy services 238 H. Advertising and market research 240 I. Aid Advisory Council members 2006–07 241 J. Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance 243 Section 6—Glossary and indexes 245 Glossary 246 Compliance index 247 Index 248 iv AusAID ANNuAL REPORT 2006 – 2007 Figures and tables Figure 1: AusAID organisational chart at 30 June 2007 8 Figure 2: AusAID outcomes and outputs framework 2006–07 10 Figure 3: Estimated total Australian ODA 2006–07 17 Figure 4: Estimated total Australian ODA by sector 2006–07 17 Figure 5: Strategic framework for Australia’s overseas aid program 19 Figure 6: Estimated total Australian ODA on education 2006–07 28 Figure 7: Estimated total Australian ODA on health 2006–07 28 Figure 8: Estimated total Australian ODA to Papua New Guinea by sector 2006–07 31 Figure 9: Estimated total Australian ODA to the Pacific by country 2006–07 42 Figure 10: Estimated total Australian ODA to Indonesia by sector 2006–07 57 Figure 11: Estimated total Australian ODA to East Asia by country 2006–07 65 Figure 12: Estimated total Australian ODA to South Asia by country 2006–07 81 Table 1: Resources summary for outcomes 221 Table 2: Total Australian ODA to partner countries 222 Table 3: Country and regional program expenditure 2003–07 224 Table 4: Global programs expenditure 2003–07 226 Table 5: Employees by classification, location and gender, 30 June 2007 227 Table 6: Employees by status and attendance type, 30 June 2007 227 Table 7: Senior executive service, 30 June 2007 227 Table 8: Senior executive gains and losses during 2006–07 228 Table 9: Employees by location and gender, 30 June 2007 228 Table 10: AusAID collective agreement salary range, 30 June 2007 229 Table 11: AusAID SES employee salary range, 30 June 2007 229 Table 12: Employees by workplace diversity category and level, 30 June 2007 229 Table 13: APS employees undertaking aid program delivery activities paid against administered budget by classification and gender (excluding experts and advisors on commercial contracts), 30 June 2007 230 Table 14: AusAID winners of Australia Day Achievement Awards 2007 231 Table 15: Learning and Development—participants 2006–07 232 Table 16: Summary of consultancy contracts and period offers 238 Table 17: Consultancy services let over $10 000 during 2006–07 239 Table 18: Advertising and market research expenditure 240 AusAID ANNuAL REPORT 2006 – 2007 v Feature boxes A key feature of the enhanced performance assessment framework: program strategy reviews 15 Improving gender equality 21 Helping health systems deliver 26 The highway guardian in Barola 34 New Mount Hagen market boosts highlands rural economy 36 PNG’s first national school curriculum reaches classrooms 38 Put down the gun, pick up the shovel 39 Emergency response to the Solomon Islands tsunami 50 Australia-Bali Memorial Eye Centre 61 Basic education program 63 Allison Sudradjat 64 Strengthening preparedness for pandemics and emerging infectious diseases 68 Future leaders 70 Strengthening harmonisation for aid effectiveness 71 The Fred Hollow’s Foundation in China 74 Nepal-Australia Community Forestry Partnership: 1966–2006 85 Australian support for the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria 97 Climate change and the fourth replenishment of the Global Environment Facility 98 Strengthening early childhood care and development in India through advocacy, capacity building and research 103 Volunteers and youth ambassadors working with partners 104 Local governance and infrastructure for communities in Aceh 126 vi AusAID ANNuAL REPORT 2006 – 2007 Guide to the report Guide to volume two The report of the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) refers to the outcome and output structure and performance information presented in the Foreign Affairs and Trade Portfolio Budget Statements 2006–07 (Part B: Agency Budget Statements—Australian Agency for International Development—AusAID). The report is the second of two volumes, with volume 1 relating to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Section 1 contains: • the Director General’s review for 2006–07 • the agency overview, including role and functions, organisational structure, and outcomes and outputs framework. Section 2 focuses on outcome and output performance information including: • overall achievement of outcomes • performance against the new strategic framework • reports on programs—country, regional and global programs (multilateral organisations, emergency, humanitarian and refugee programs, non-government organisations and volunteer programs, information, education and communication programs, and cross agency program) • reports on outputs—policy, program management, and the Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Reconstruction and Development. Section 3 reports on management and accountability systems on: • corporate governance • external scrutiny • management of human resources • purchasing and assets • consultants and competitive tendering and contracting • the service charter. Section 4 contains the audited financial statements for 2006–07. Section 5 includes appendices that give additional information and reports required under specific legislation. Section 6 contains a glossary of abbreviations, acronyms and the indexes. AusAID ANNuAL REPORT 2006 – 2007 vii Prime Minister of Australia John Howard, with Indonesian President Yudhoyono, at the opening of the Australia-Bali Memorial Eye Centre, July 2007 Photo: Joe Rosarius Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alexander Downer with Ris Sudradjat following the announcement of the Allison Sudradjat Awards, May 2007 Photo: Eddison Photographic Studios OVERVIEWs section 1 Director General’s review Agency overview Director General’s review Mr Bruce Davis, AusAID Director General The year in review It has been another significant year for the Australian aid program, a period characterised by growth and transformation in the program and made particularly exciting by new and emerging opportunities. It was also a year touched by tragedy and a time we will look back on with deep and abiding sadness.