Annual reports
Select the year of interest for the Department of Commerce's Annual Report:
- 2008-2009
- 2007-2008
- 2006-2007
- Prior years (archive)
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2008 - 2009
The department's 2008-2009 Annual Report presents information on the statutory compliance, financial, non-financial and operational performance. The Annual Report is structured according to five sections in accordance with the requirements of the Financial Management Act 2006.
The PDF files contain bookmarks and hyperlinks for easy navigation to content within the report and access to related website information.
Annual Report - Complete PDF version
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Annual Report - Sections
Download the 2008-2009 Annual Report by section:
Front and back cover
[PDF 260kb]Section 1 - Overview
[PDF 419kb] [Word 4.6mb]This section provides you with a review of the year, highlighting the department's broad strategic directions and priorities, and key issues and achievements. The section details the department's role, services, authority, Ministerial arrangements, organisational structure, legislation administered and the outcome based management structure.
Section 2 - Agency Performance
[PDF 374kb] [Word 12.5mb]This section reports on the department's performance during the period including a report against our Resource Agreements, report on divisional activities and information on our people.
Section 3 - Significant Issues and Trends
[PDF 167kb] [Word 241kb]This section contains information on the significant issues and trends that impact on the delivery of our services to the community of Western Australia.
Section 4 - Disclosures and Legal Compliance
[PDF 569kb] [Part 1 Word 735kb][Part 2 Word 495kb][Part 3 Word 681kb]This section contains the audited Financial Statements and Performance Indicator Report for the year ending 30 June 2009. The section also contains details of required disclosures and legal compliance obligations including financial and performance management, accountability, governance and reports required under specific legislation.
Section 5 - Appendices
[PDF 339kb] [Word 818kb]This section provides additional information on the department's activities including changes to written laws, prosecutions and the functions of boards, commissions, committees, councils and tribunals.
Downloading the department's Annual Report
The department's Annual Report is published in PDF (Portable Document Format) which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 or better to view. If you do not have this program, please visit the Adobe web site - www.adobe.com - to download the latest version for free.
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Obtaining the department's Annual Report in other formats
This document is available in other formats on request to assist people with special needs. Contact the Commerce Publications Officer (telephone 08 9327 8721 during office hours) for further assistance.
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