1001.0 - Annual Report - ABS Annual Report, 2002-03  
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CONTENTS

    Letter of Transmittal
    Section 1 - Summary of Operations
      Chapter 1 - Executive Summary - Introduction
      Chapter 1 - Executive Summary - Statistical Developments in 2002-03
      Chapter 1 - Executive Summary - Business Statistics Innovation Program
      Chapter 1 - Executive Summary - Dissemination Services
      Chapter 1 - Executive Summary - Human Resource Issues
      Chapter 1 - Executive Summary - Developments in Information Technology
      Chapter 1 - Executive Summary - International Involvement
      Chapter 1 - Executive Summary - Financial Position
      Chapter 2 - How the ABS Operates - Introduction
      Chapter 2 - How the ABS Operates - Role and Operation of the ABS
      Chapter 2 - How the ABS Operates - Authority and Legislation
      Chapter 2 - How the ABS Operates - ABS Corporate Governance
      Chapter 2 - How to ABS Operates - Statistical Clearing House
      Chapter 2 - How the ABS Operates - Other Aspects of Organisational Management/Monitoring
    Section 2 - Special Articles
      Chapter 3 - Access to ABS Microdata: Issues and Developments
      Chapter 4 - Population Estimates: Importance, Complexity and Controversy
      Special Articles in Earlier Annual Reports
    Section 3 - Performance Information
      Chapter 5 - Performance Information - Introduction
      Chapter 5 - Performance Information - Outcomes Measures
      Chapter 5 - Performance Information - Output Measures
    Section 4 - ABS Outputs
      Chapter 6 - Economic Statistics Output - Description
      Chapter 6 - Economic Statistics Output - Outputs
      Chapter 6 - Economic Statistics Output - Review of Components
      Chapter 7 - Population and Social Statistics Output - Description
      Chapter 7 - Population and Social Statistics Output - Outputs
      Chapter 7 - Population and Social Statistics Output - Review of Components
    Section 5 - Financial Statements
      Chapter 8 - Financial Statements - 1. Audit Report
      Chapter 8 - Financial Statements - 2. Chief Executive Statement
      Chapter 8 - Financial Statements - 3. Statement of Financial Performance
      Chapter 8 - Financial Statements - 4. Statement of Financial Position
      Chapter 8 - Financial Statements - 5. Statement of Cash Flows
      Chapter 8 - Financial Statements - 6. Schedule of Commitments
      Chapter 8 - Financial Statements - 7. Schedule of Contingencies
      Chapter 8 - Financial Statements - 8. Notes to and forming part of the Financial Statements
    Section 6 - Appendixes
      Appendix 1 - Program Structure
      Appendix 2 - Estimates of cost by output and component
      Appendix 3 - Top structure, staff and program component responsibilities
      Appendix 4 - Staffing overview
      Appendix 5 - Occupational health and safety
      Appendix 6 - Commonwealth disability strategy
      Appendix 7 - Consultancy services
      Appendix 8 - Advertising and market research
      Appendix 9 - Competitive tendering and contracting
      Appendix 10 - Purchasing and assets management
      Appendix 11 - Freedom of information
      Appendix 12 - Inquiries by Parliamentary Committees and Reports by the Auditor General
      Appendix 13 - Documents tabled in parliament
      Appendix 14 - Disclosure of unidentified information
      Appendix 15 - Notices of direction issued and prosecution actions approved
      Appendix 16 - Professional papers by ABS officers
      Appendix 17 - Compliance index
      Appendix 18 - Glossary of acronyms and abbreviations