PGPA Newsletter 108

• Commonwealth performance framework 101, incorporating:
  • the performance reporting requirements for the PBS, corporate plans and annual performance statements, including better practice examples
  • updates to the related Resource Management Guides
  • what you need to know regarding 2025–26 corporate plans and 2024–25 annual reports.
• Guidance on the impact of possible Machinery of Government changes to corporate plans and annual reports
• Observations from the Auditor-General’s annual performance statements audits
• Opportunity for questions and answers.

To register for the event, click here.

Please note, the event is only open to employees of Commonwealth entities and Commonwealth companies, and you will only be able to register for the event if you have a GovTEAMs account (first.lastname@govteams.gov.au).

For any questions regarding the CoP, please contact PGPA@finance.gov.au.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Minor updates have been made to the following guidance, now available on the Finance website:

• RMG-118 Accounting for machinery of government changes
• RMG-119 Reporting requirements following machinery of government changes

Updates primarily relate to clarifying existing guidance material. Links to this updated guidance are available on: Technical accounting policy and guidance.

For questions regarding these updates, please contact 
AccountingPolicy@finance.gov.au.

On 14 February 2025, RMG-129 Reporting performance information in Portfolio Budget Statements was refreshed to include:

• Additional guidance to support meaningful performance reporting in the Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS), including better practice examples.
• The updated 2025-26 PBS performance reporting template (Table 2.X.3), which incorporates additional guidance.
• Updates to reflect the current performance reporting cycle for the 2025-26 Budget year, forward estimates, corporate plan, and annual performance statements.

There were no policy changes in these updates. For more information, please contact PGPA@finance.gov.au.

• Delivered either face-to-face or face-to-screen.

• Log into APSLearn.
• Search for the Commonwealth Procurement and Contract Management Training Suite.
• Open the relevant course tile.

• Available for entities with minimum participant numbers (10 for face-to-face and 20 for face-to-screen).
• To arrange, email procurement.training@finance.gov.au with the required course name(s), approximate participant numbers, and preferred delivery method (face-to-face or face-to-screen).

• reduce our ability to deliver policy outcomes
• increase the costs involved in delivering services
• erode public trust in government
• harm our communities.

Those who commit fraud often exploit vulnerable people, which can be traumatic and compound disadvantage and inequality.
 
Based around international principles of effective fraud and corruption control, the new toolkit provides strategies and practical guidance to help design policies in a way that both safeguards the integrity of the public sector and increases the likelihood of achieving the desired outcomes.

This includes:

• ready to use tools and templates, including an Initial fraud impact assessment tool to help officials make a high-level assessment of the inherent risks and potential impacts of a new policy, program and initiative
• key strategies to aid decision making and enhance understanding of how to effectively manage fraud and corruption risk throughout the policy lifecycle.

The Commonwealth Fraud and Prevention Centre hope this toolkit serves as an invaluable resource in your ongoing efforts to safeguard your organisation against the risks of fraud and corruption.

For further information and to request a copy of the toolkit please contact the Commonwealth Fraud Prevention Centre at info@counterfraud.gov.au.

• Whole of Government Arrangements (AWS, IBM, Microsoft and Data#3 (as a reseller), Oracle, Rimini Street and SAP)
• Model contracts negotiated under a DTA panel (Salesforce and ServiceNow)