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The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Annual Report 2001-02 Output Group 4: Support Services for Government Operations

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Price of Outputs

Appropriations

Administered Expenses
$54.8m

$52.1m

$16.5m
Cost of Outputs $52.3m

Group Outputs

Output Group 4

Support services for government operations

 

Output 4.1

Cabinet Secretariat
Output 4.2

Machinery of Government
Output 4.3

Government Communications
Output 4.4

Support to Official Establishments
Output 4.5

Support for Ministerial Offices
Output 4.6

Ceremonial and Hospitality
Output 4.7

CHOGM Task Force

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Description

As of 30 June 2002, Output Group 4 comprised seven outputs and functionally consisted of:

  • Cabinet Secretariat
  • Government Division
  • Government Communications Division
  • Corporate Support Branch (which provides outputs 4.4 and 4.5)
  • Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Task Force
  • Ceremonial and Hospitality Branch (CERHOS).

Output Group 4 is managed by the Executive Coordinator (Government and Corporate Group).

Group 4 outputs include the following services:

  • provision of support services for government operations, including coordination of Cabinet and Executive Council business
  • provision of policy advice on parliamentary, machinery of government, legal and cultural issues
  • coordination of government communications
  • administration of the Prime Minister’s official establishments
  • provision of policy advice on, and coordination and promotion of, national awards and symbols
  • administration of the state occasions and official visits programme
  • disengagement from the postponed CHOGM in Brisbane in October 2001 and, simultaneously, management and implementation of preparations for the Coolum CHOGM in March 2002.

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Administered items

Output Group 4 reports on each administered item as part of the relevant output’s performance report, as follows:

  • 4.2 – National Australia Day Council
  • 4.3 – Media Commissions Advance Account
  • 4.4 – Prime Minister’s official residences
  • 4.5 – allowances and support to former Governors-General
  • 4.6 – state occasions and official visits
  • 4.7 – CHOGM security.

Output 4.1 had no administered items on which to report in the 2001–02 financial year.

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