Department of State Development Annual Report 2015–2016 About the report The Queensland Government is committed What the report contains to providing accessible services to The Department of State Development Queenslanders from all culturally and Annual Report 2015–2016 reports on our linguistically diverse backgrounds. If you performance for the financial year from 1 have difficulty in understanding the annual July 2015 to 30 June 2016. It also presents report, you can contact us on either our priorities for the forthcoming financial 07 3452 7100 or call the Translating and year of 2016–17. Interpreting Service (TIS National) on telephone 131 450 and ask them to contact the Queensland Department of State Why we have an annual report Development on 07 3452 7100. 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In essence, you are free to copy, https://data.qld.gov.au. communicate and adapt this annual report, as long as you attribute it as: For more information The State of Queensland (Department of tel 13 QGOV (13 74 68) State Development) Annual Report 2015– 2016. fax 07 3220 6465 To view a copy of this licence, visit: [email protected] http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/b www.statedevelopment.qld.gov.au y/4.0 You can provide feedback on the annual ISSN 1839-4582 report at the Queensland Government Get F15/12458 Involved website at www.qld.gov.au/annualreportfeedback Annual Report - 2015–2016 - i - Letter of compliance Annual Report - 2015–2016 - ii - Contents About the report ....................................................................................................................................... i What the report contains ................................................................................................................ i Why we have an annual report .................................................................................................... i Accessing the report ........................................................................................................................ i For more information ...................................................................................................................... i Letter of compliance ............................................................................................................................. ii Contents ................................................................................................................................................... iii Director-General’s foreword .............................................................................................................. 1 About us ................................................................................................................................................... 5 Our vision ...................................................................................................................................................... 5 Our purpose ................................................................................................................................................... 5 Our strategic objectives ............................................................................................................................. 5 Our department ............................................................................................................................................ 5 Current operating environment ............................................................................................................... 6 Key priorities for the future ................................................................................................................ 8 Influence policy and the investment environment ............................................................................ 8 Facilitate a major projects pipeline ........................................................................................................... 9 Strengthen the regions ............................................................................................................................ 10 Grow priority, new and emerging industries ................................................................................... 10 Support enterprise and job creation .................................................................................................... 10 Delivering for the community .......................................................................................................... 11 Queensland Government’s objectives for the community .......................................................... 11 Whole-of-government plans and initiatives ..................................................................................... 11 Our performance in influencing policy and the investment environment ........................... 13 Key highlights ........................................................................................................................................... 13 Our performance in facilitating a major projects pipeline ....................................................... 20 Key highlights ........................................................................................................................................... 20 Our performance in strengthening the regions ............................................................................ 44 Key highlights ........................................................................................................................................... 44 Our performance in growing priority, new and emerging industries ................................... 57 Key highlights ........................................................................................................................................... 57 Our performance in supporting enterprise and job creation .................................................... 62 Key highlights ........................................................................................................................................... 62 Financial performance ........................................................................................................................ 66 Chief Finance Officer Statement ......................................................................................................... 66 Summary of financial performance................................................................................... 66 Structure ................................................................................................................................................. 70 Governance ............................................................................................................................................ 71 DSD Board Members .............................................................................................................................. 71 Annual Report - 2015–2016 - iii - Accountability ........................................................................................................................................... 74 Risk management ..................................................................................................................................... 77 Internal audit .............................................................................................................................................. 77 External scrutiny ....................................................................................................................................... 78 Ethics and integrity .................................................................................................................................. 79 Information systems and record management ................................................................................. 79 Workforce planning and performance ............................................................................................... 80 Financial statements ............................................................................................................................ 85 Abbreviations ..................................................................................................................................... 128 Glossary ............................................................................................................................................... 129 Appendixes Appendix 1 Legislation administered by the department .............................................................. 118 Appendix 2