Annual Report 2008-09 - Austin Health

Mandatory Reporting
By Government Gazette Notice dated
1 July 2000 the Governor in Council,
on the recommendation of the Minister
for Health, established Austin and
Repatriation Medical Centre as a body
corporate, being a metropolitan health
service, pursuant to the provisions
of the Health Services Act 1988. The
organisation changed its name to Austin
Health in 2003. Pursuant to amendments
in 2004 to the Health Services Act,
Austin Health was designated a public
health service and appears as such in
Schedule 5 of that Act.
ATTESTATION ON COMPLIANCE WITH
AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND RISK
MANAGEMENT STANDARD
I, Brendan Murphy certify that Austin
Health has risk management processes
in place consistent with the Australian
/ New Zealand Risk Management
Standard (4360:2004) and an internal
control system is in place that enables
the executive to understand, manage
and satisfactorily control risk exposures.
The Board Audit Committee verifies this
assurance and that the Austin Health
Risk Register has been critically reviewed
within the last 12 months.
Austin Health is committed to the
ongoing evaluation and development of
our new Risk Management Framework.
Dr Brendan Murphy
Chief Executive Officer
Heidelberg
25 August 2009
ATTESTATION ON DATA ACCURACY
I, Brendan Murphy certify that Austin
Health has put in place appropriate
internal controls and processes to ensure
that the Department of Human Services
is provided with data that reflects actual
performance. Austin Health has critically
reviewed these controls and processes
during the year.
Dr Brendan Murphy
Chief Executive Officer
Heidelberg
25 August 2009
EX-GRATIA PAYMENTS
Austin Health made no ex-gratia
payments for the year ending
30 June 2009.
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
APPLICATIONS 2008-09
Requests Received 782
Fully Granted 619
Partially 23
Denied 0
Other
- Withdrawn 27
- No documents 32
In progress 81
All applications were processed in
accordance with the provisions of the
Freedom of Information Act 1982,
which provides a legally enforceable
right of access to information held by
government agencies. Austin Health
reports on these requests to the Victorian
Department of Justice annually.
WHISTLEBLOWERS’
PROTECTION ACT 2001
Austin Health has procedures in place
to facilitate the making of disclosures,
to investigates disclosures and to protect
persons making disclosures. During
2008-09, one disclosure of improper
conduct or detrimental action by Austin
Health or its employees was made.
Procedures are available on the Austin
Health website (www.austin.org.au)
or can be obtained from the Protected
Disclosure Officer, on 03 9496 5370 or by
writing to Austin Health, PO Box 5555,
Heidelberg, Vic, 3084.
VICTORIAN INDUSTRY
PARTICIPATION POLICY ACT 2003
Austin Health let no contracts of
$3 million or over in 2008-09 and
therefore no VIPP disclosure is required.
BUILDING ACT 1993
During the financial year it has been
Austin Health’s practice to obtain
building permits for new projects
and certificates of occupancy or
certificates of final inspection for
all completed projects.
Registered building practitioners
have been engaged for all new
building projects.
In order to ensure Austin Health’s
buildings are maintained in a safe and
serviceable condition, routine inspections
and ongoing maintenance programs
were undertaken. Where required,
Austin Health implemented
recommendations arising from those
inspections through a program of
rectification and maintenance works.
NATIONAL COMPETITION POLICY
Austin Health continues to comply with
the National Competition Policy. In
addition, the Victorian Government’s
competitive neutrality pricing principals
for all relevant business activities have
been applied by Austin Health.
CONSULTANCIES ENGAGED
DURING 2008-09
1. In excess of $100,000 per consultancy
There were no consultancies in
2008-09 greater than $100,000
2. Less than $100,000 per consultancy
There were 19 consultancies engaged
at a total cost of $392,229
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Austin Health : 2008-09 ANNUAL REPORT