Part 2: Performance Reporting

We value developing, delivering and evaluating programs effectively, and working with other agencies to achieve results for the Australian Government and community.

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Part 2 discusses the main activities of the department’s 15 outcomes, reporting on the department’s performance against the key strategic directions and targets detailed in the 2009-10 Health and Ageing Portfolio Budget Statements and the 2009-10 Health and Ageing Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements. This section also includes financial reporting on Budget estimates and actual expenses for 2009-10.

Our Performance

We:

plan our business around our outcomes;
set out our key strategic directions for each financial year in the Portfolio Budget Statements, which guide our business and operational plans;
use the Capability Map and Performance Development Scheme to align individual, team and departmental goals and ensure they are met;
provide people with the systems, tools and information needed to achieve these goals;
promote the Australian Public Service Values and Code of Conduct;
follow Australian Government financial management policies, and the department’s Chief Executive Instructions and Procedural Rules;
anticipate opportunities and what might go wrong, and manage risk;
evaluate our progress to measure our success; and
seek to continuously improve program performance and the way we use our resources.

Department of Health and Ageing Corporate Plan 2006-09

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