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AUSTRALIAN AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL REPORT 2007—2008 AUSAID ANNUAL REPORT 2007—2008 © Commonwealth of Australia 2008 ISSN 1032–2019 ISBN 978–1–921244–77–3 (volume 1) ISBN 978–1–921244–78–0 (volume 2) ISBN 978–1–921244–79–7 (two–volume set) ISBN 978–1–921244–80–3 (volume 1 online) ISBN 978–1–921244–81–0 (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 editor: Angus Braithwaite 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 2007—2008 CONTENTS Guide to the report ....................................................................................................vii Section 1—Overviews ..............................................................................1 Director General’s review............................................................................................. 2 The year in review .................................................................................................. 2 Agency overview ......................................................................................................... 8 Role and functions ................................................................................................. 8 AusAID and enhanced whole-of-government engagement .......................................... 8 Organisational structure ......................................................................................... 9 Outcomes and outputs framework ........................................................................11 Section 2—Report on performance ......................................................... 15 Effectiveness against outcomes ................................................................................ 16 Effectiveness—Overall achievement of outcomes ..................................................20 Performance against development objectives ........................................................22 Administered programs ............................................................................................. 41 Country and regional programs ............................................................................. 41 Global programs ................................................................................................115 Output 1.1—Policy ..................................................................................................145 Output 1.2—Program management ..........................................................................149 Output 2.1—Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Reconstruction and Development .....152 Financial results ..................................................................................................... 154 Section 3—Management and accountability ......................................... 157 Corporate governance .............................................................................................158 External scrutiny .....................................................................................................163 Management of human resources ............................................................................ 164 Purchasing and assets ............................................................................................170 Service charter .......................................................................................................173 Section 4—Financial statements ..........................................................177 iii AUSAID ANNUAL REPORT 2007—2008 Section 5—Appendices ........................................................................255 A. Minister and Parliamentary Secretaries ............................................................... 256 B. Resources summary for outcomes .....................................................................258 C. Aid program expenditure ....................................................................................259 D. Staffing overview ...............................................................................................264 E. Freedom of information ......................................................................................268 F. Information available on the internet .................................................................. 272 G. Consultancy services .........................................................................................273 H. Advertising and market research ........................................................................275 I. Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance .................276 Section 6—Glossary and indexes ......................................................... 283 Glossary ................................................................................................................. 284 Compliance index .................................................................................................... 286 Index ...................................................................................................................... 289 iv AUSAID ANNUAL REPORT 2007—2008 Figures and tables Figure 1: AusAID organisational structure at 30 June 2008 ..................................... 10 Figure 2: AusAID outcomes and outputs framework 2007–08 ..................................12 Figure 3: Estimated total Australian ODA 2007–08 ..................................................21 Figure 4: Estimated total Australian ODA by sector 2007–08 ...................................21 Figure 5: Estimated total Australian ODA on education 2007–08 .............................. 26 Figure 6: Estimated total Australian ODA on health 2007–08 ...................................31 Figure 7: Estimated total Australian ODA to Papua New Guinea by sector 2007–08 ..43 Figure 8: Estimated total Australian ODA to the Pacific by country 2007–08 .............51 Figure 9: Estimated total Australian ODA to Indonesia by sector 2007–08 ................71 Figure 10: Estimated total Australian ODA to East Asia by country 2007–08............... 81 Figure 11: Estimated total Australian ODA to South Asia by country 2007–08 .......... 101 Table 1: Resources summary for outcomes .........................................................258 Table 2: Total Australian ODA to partner countries ................................................ 259 Table 3: Country and regional program expenditure 2004–2008 ...........................261 Table 4: Global programs expenditure 2004–2008 ...............................................263 Table 5: Employees by classification, location and gender, 30 June 2008 ............. 264 Table 6: Employees by status and attendance type, 30 June 2008 .......................264 Table 7: Senior executive service, 30 June 2008 .................................................264 Table 8: Employees by location and gender, 30 June 2008 ...................................265 Table 9: AusAID collective agreement salary range, 30 June 2008 ........................266 Table 10: AusAID SES employee salary range, 30 June 2008 .................................266 Table 11: Employees by workplace diversity category and level, 30 June 2008 ........266 Table 12: APS employees undertaking aid program delivery activities paid against administered budget by classification and gender (excluding experts and advisors on commercial contracts), 30 June 2008 ................267 Table 13: AusAID winners of Australia Day Achievement Awards 2008 .................... 267 Table 14: Learning and Development—participants 2007–08 .................................267 Table 15: Summary of consultancy contracts and period offers ............................... 273 Table 16: Consultancy services let over $10 000 during 2007–08 .......................... 274 Table 17: Advertising and market research expenditure ..........................................275 v AUSAID ANNUAL REPORT 2007—2008 Feature boxes Annual Review of Development Effectiveness 2007 ....................................................16 Inclusive development: disability in Australia’s aid program .........................................18 MDG 1: eradicate extreme hunger and poverty ...........................................................24 MDG 2: achieve universal primary education ..............................................................27 MDG 3: promote gender equality and empower women ...............................................28 MDG 4: reduce child mortality ...................................................................................31