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This report provides details of the operations and performance of the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) for the financial year ending 30 June 2009.

The report is presented in a number of parts.

Part 1—Executive summary—includes the Secretary’s message; our financial performance; an overview of the portfolio; details of our operating environment; our achievements against our key objectives; and our plan for the future.

Part 2—Performance reporting—reports on the Department’s achievements and performance against our outcomes and outputs.

Part 3—Corporate governance and accountability—provides details of our governance arrangements and how we enable and value our people, and information about our operational profile, our stakeholder relationships, how we respond to external scrutiny and how we ensure that the right payments are paid to the appropriate people.

Part 4—Appendices 1–12—reports additional information on a range of important issues, including:

Agency resource statements and resources for outcomes
Staffing overview
Commonwealth Disability Strategy performance report
Advertising and market research
Consultancy contract details
Grant programs
Freedom of information
Legislation
Age Pension supplementary information
Family Tax Benefit reconciliation data
Statement of material error 2007–08
Aboriginals Benefit Account Annual Report 2008–09.

Part 5—Financial management—provides detailed information on the Department’s financial performance, including financial statements showing the financial position and cash flows during the year for FaHCSIA, the Aboriginals Benefit Account and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Account. It also includes the Australian National Audit Office’s independent audit of these statements.

To help you find specific information, the report also includes:

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