Below is a collection of best practice examples from a range of Commonwealth companies in accordance with the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act) and Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 (PGPA Rule) for each of the following corporate plan requirements:
- Introduction
- Purposes
- Key activities
- Environment
- Capability
- Risk
- Cooperation
- Subsidiaries
- Performance information
2024–25 Aboriginal Hostels Limited Corporate Plan (page 1)
Aboriginal Hostels Limited’s Introduction outlines the plan’s reporting period, the reporting periods covered by the plan and states that the plan is prepared under paragraph 95(1)(b) of the PGPA Act, in accordance with the requirement under section 16E(2) item 1 of the PGPA Rule.
Source: Aboriginal Hostels Limited 2024–25 Corporate Plan
2024–25 Outback Stores Corporate Plan (page 4)
Outback Stores Pty Ltd’s plan provides an example of a clear purpose statement, stated upfront in the plan.
2024–25 Australian Rail Track Corporation Limited Statement of Corporate Intent (page 5)
The Australian Rail Track Corporation Limited’s plan provides an example of a concise and clearly labelled purpose statement upfront in the plan.
2024–25 Aboriginal Hostels Limited Corporate Plan (page 6)
Aboriginal Hostels Limited’s plan clearly sets out the 5 key activities it will undertake to achieve its purpose.
Source: Aboriginal Hostels Limited 2024–25 Corporate Plan
2024–25 Outback Stores Corporate Plan (page 7)
Outback Stores Pty Ltd’s plan clearly sets out its 3 key activities with detail on each.
2024–25 Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited Corporate Plan (page 10)
The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited’s plan clearly sets out its key activities and how they are aligned to its associated strategic priority outcomes.
2024–25 Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd Statement of Corporate Intent (page 27)
The Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd’s plan includes a discussion within its Operating Environment of the main factors that influence its strategic environment and the likely impact of those factors.
2024–25 National Intermodal Corporation Limited Statement of Corporate Intent (page 17)
The National Intermodal Corporation Limited’s plan describes its operating context in relation to its macroeconomic environment, and industrial and logistics sector, and the associated challenges, disruptions, learnings and opportunities.
2024–25 Australian Sports Foundation Limited Corporate Plan (pages 5–6)
The Australian Sports Foundation Limited’s plan sets out the environment in which it operates and the associated challenges, opportunities for growth and risks.
2024–25 Australian Rail Track Corporation Limited Statement of Corporate Intent (page 7)
The Australian Rail Track Corporation Limited’s plan outlines the factors that may impact its ability to achieve its purposes, and how it intends to respond to those factors in the context of its operating environment.
2024–25 Aboriginal Hostels Limited Corporate Plan (pages 15, 16 and 19)
Aboriginal Hostels Limited’s plan outlines its needs in relation to its facilities, financials, information and communications technology, customer service, corporate governance and people capabilities.
Source: Aboriginal Hostels Limited 2024–25 Corporate Plan
2024–25 Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited Corporate Plan (page 20)
The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited’s plan outlines its capability needs and focus areas in the context of its corporate governance, funding, and people and culture.
2024–25 WSA Co Ltd Corporate Plan (pages 27–28)
WSA Co Ltd’s plan outlines its capability plans and strategies for building a diverse, inclusive, safe and sustainable workforce.
2024–25 Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd Statement of Corporate Intent (pages 44–45)
The Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd’s plan includes a summary of its risk oversight and management systems, including a diagram of its risk management methodology.
2024–25 Aboriginal Hostels Limited Corporate Plan (pages 21–23)
Aboriginal Hostels’ plan clearly outlines its risk oversight and management systems. The plan also includes a list of its enterprise risks and how each will be managed.
Source: Aboriginal Hostels Limited 2024–25 Corporate Plan
2024–25 National Australia Day Council Corporate Plan (page 8)
The National Australia Day Council’s plan details its risk oversight and management systems, and describes the key risks it faces and the management and mitigation approaches for addressing each risk.
2024–25 Outback Stores Corporate Plan (page 4)
Outback Stores Pty Ltd’s plan lists its key strategic risks by area, risk, mitigation and effects on outback stores if unmitigated.
2024–25 Aboriginal Hostels Limited Corporate Plan (pages 24–25)
Aboriginal Hostels’ plan outlines the stakeholder engagement and includes an illustration showing the various partner organisations within a yarning circle, with hostel residents at the centre.
Source: Aboriginal Hostels Limited 2024–25 Corporate Plan
2024–25 Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited Corporate Plan (page 13)
The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited’s plan describes who it cooperates with and includes a stakeholder guide, with AITSL at the centre.
2024–25 Outback Stores Corporate Plan (page 14)
Outback Stores Pty Ltd’s plan sets out its key partnerships across 4 areas (food security, training, health & nutrition, and infrastructure) against the relevant objective, approach and stakeholders.
2024–25 Australian Rail Track Corporation Limited Statement of Corporate Intent (pages 4 and 25)
The Australian Rail Track Corporation Limited’s plan includes several references to its subsidiary, its structure and how it will contribute to achieving its purposes.
2024–25 National Australia Day Council Corporate Plan (page 8)
The National Australia Day Council Limited’s plan clearly states that it does not have any subsidiaries within the Cooperation section.
2024–25 Aboriginal Hostels Limited Corporate Plan (page 27)
Aboriginal Hostels’ plan clearly sets out its performance measures and planned performance results (targets) over the 4 reporting periods covered by the plan, including the methodology. Each performance measure maps to the relevant key activity and objective.
Source: Aboriginal Hostels Limited 2024–25 Corporate Plan
2024–25 Bundanon Corporate Plan (page 21)
Bundanon Trust’s plan clearly sets out its performance criteria and targets over the 4 reporting periods covered by the plan under the related key activity.
