Letter of transmittal
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THE SECRETARY PO Box 7576 Canberra Business Centre |
Senator the Hon Kay Patterson
Minister for Family and Community Services
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600
Dear Minister
I am pleased to present to you the annual report of the Department of Family and Community Services for the year 2003–04 prepared in accordance with the requirements of section 63 of the Public Service Act 1999.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the Requirements for Annual Reports approved by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit under subsection 63(2) of the Public Service Act. Subsection 63(1) of that Act requires me to provide you with a report to present to the Parliament.
I am also required to give to you a report on the administrative operation of the social security law and the family assistance law under subsection 241(1) of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 and subsection 232(1) of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 as soon as practicable after 30 June each year.
This report also covers the performance of the Child Support Agency and provides relevant information as required by subsection 14(1) of the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 and subsection 148(1) of the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989.
I would like to take this opportunity, in presenting this report, to thank the staff of the department for their commitment and hard work and their capacity to rise to the challenges of the past year.
Yours sincerely
Mark Sullivan
14 October 2004