Guide to the Report
In preparing this report, we have followed the requirements laid down in the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997and in Section 69 of theFood Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991.
The Chief Executive Officer’s Review provides a perspective on the past year and an outlook for the year ahead.
The Corporate Overview provides a snapshot of 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.
Under Priorities and Performance, we summarise the year’s activities against the key strategic directions and performance measures identified in the 2006-07 FSANZ Budget Statement.
The main text of the report details outputs and outcomes in 2006-07 under the four key result areas of our Corporate Plan: Our Regulatory Measures, Our Stakeholders, Our People and Organisational Capability ,and Our Accountability.
Our Regulatory Measures describes the outputs associated with the development of new, or variations to existing, food standards. It also provides details of other activities that support regulatory measures that apply to the sale of food in Australia and New Zealand.
Our Stakeholders documents our community consultation and communication processes, including our engagement with stakeholders.
Our People and Organisational Capability reports on the ability of the agency to meet stakeholder expectations and on initiatives for fostering and encouraging a rewarding work environment.
Our Accountability refers to our corporate governance arrangements and initiatives.
Appendices to the report contain detailed information on the processing of Applications and Proposals to amend the Food Standards Code, consistent with the reporting requirements of the FSANZ Act (Appendix 1 and 2); the process for assessing Applications and Proposals (Appendix 3); our outcomes and outputs structure (Appendix 4); our audited financial statements (Appendix 5); FSANZ’s functions and powers (Appendix 6); current publications (Appendix 7); categories of documents held by the agency (Appendix 8); a list of the consultants used this year (Appendix 9); FSANZ representation, including contributions to international forums and speaking engagements (Appendix 10); and a record of FSANZ Board members’ qualifications, experience and attendance at Board meetings and Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee meetings (Appendix 11).
Additional information
You can obtain information on the projects and activities described in this report from the Communication Manager, Lydia Buchtmann, on +61 2 6271 2620 or lydia.buchtmann@foodstandards.gov.au . For information on the FSANZ Annual Report 2006-07, contact the project manager and author, Dr Michael Dack, on +61 2 6271 2239 or michael.dack@foodstandards.gov.au . An electronic version of this report and other FSANZ publications can be accessed from the FSANZ website at www.foodstandards.gov.au .
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