Financial Reporting Panel
Annual Report
2006-2007
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ISBN 0 642 74424 6
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11 October 2007
The Hon Peter Costello MP
Treasurer
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Dear Treasurer
ANNUAL REPORT 2006-2007
I have pleasure in presenting to you, in accordance with section 239 of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001, the 2006-07 Annual Report on the operations of the Financial Reporting Panel (FRP) for presentation to the Parliament. The report has been prepared in accordance with section 70 of the Public Service Act 1999.
The report sets out the FRP’s role as the primary adjudicator between ASIC and lodging entities in relation to the application of accounting standards in financial reports and gives an overview of the FRP’s operational programme, membership, financial information and management.
Yours sincerely

Paul Shannon
Chairman
Contents
Introduction and guide to the report
Background and Function of the Financial Reporting Panel (FRP)
Structure, performance and operations
Confidentiality and informality
Performance information Outcome and output information
Treasury output 4.1.2 — Financial system and corporate governance policy advice
Financial Reporting Panel — Financial information
Notes to the schedule of revenue and expenditures for the year ended 30 June 2007
Australian Workplace Agreements
Occupational health and safety (OH&S)
Commonwealth disability strategy
Consultants and competitive tendering and contracting
Advertising and market research
Freedom under section 8 of the Freedom Information Act 1982
Organisation, functions and powers
Categories of documents held by the Panel
