Letter of transmittal text description
13 October 2009
The Hon. Jenny Macklin MP
Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Canberra ACT 2600
Dear Minister
In accordance with section 9 of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 (CAC Act) and section 189 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005, I submit the annual report of Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) for the year ended 30 June 2009.
Under section 9 of the CAC Act, the directors for IBA are responsible for producing an annual report that includes a report of operations prepared in accordance with the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies (Report of Operations) Orders 2008. The attached Report of Operations and audited financial statements were made in accordance with a resolution of IBA’s directors on 15 September 2009.
I am satisfied that IBA has prepared fraud risk assessments and fraud control plans, and has in place appropriate fraud prevention, detection, investigation, reporting and data collection procedures that meet IBA’s needs and comply with the Australian Government Fraud Control Guidelines.
This report assesses IBA’s performance against the accountability framework as set out in the 2008–09 Portfolio Budget Statements of the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, and highlights the success of IBA’s programs. I commend this report to you as a record of our achievements and compliance.
Yours sincerely
Dr Dawn Casey PSM FAHA
Chair