Guide to the Report
This report follows, as far as possible, the requirements laid down in the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Orders for Report of Operations, August 1998 under Clause 1 of Schedule 1 of the CAC Act.
The Chief Executive Officer’s Review provides his perspective on the past year.
The Corporate Overview provides a snapshot of who we are, what is our role and functions, how we are organised and the processes involved in our decision-making. It also refers to our key outcomes and provides a summary of our financial performance.
The main text of the report is based on the four key result areas of our Corporate Plan. It details outputs and activities under the key result areas of Our Regulatory Measures, Our Stakeholders, Our People,and Our Accountability.
Appendices to the report contain detailed information on standards applications and proposals processed, in line with the reporting requirements of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Appendix 1, 2 and 3); the process for assessing applications and proposals (Appendix 4); our outcomes and outputs structure (Appendix 5); our audited financial statements (Appendix 6); FSANZ’s functions and powers (Appendix 7); current publications (Appendix 8); categories of documents held by the Authority (Appendix 9); a list of the consultants used this year (Appendix 10); FSANZ representation, including a list of contributions to international forums, speaking engagements and articles by FSANZ staff members (Appendix 11); list of published works (Appendix 12); and a record of FSANZ Board members’ qualifications, experience and attendance at Board meetings and Audit Committee meetings (Appendix 13).
Additional information
Additional information can be obtained by contacting Lydia Buchtmann, Communication Manager by telephone on 61 2 6271 2720 or by fax on 61 26 271 2278.
Information on this Annual Report can be obtained from the Writer, John Hare on 612 62712683 or the Editors, Vicki Pow on 612 62712621 or Dr Michael Dack on 61 2 6271 2239.
All publications can be viewed on the FSANZ website at www.foodstandards.gov.au
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