LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP Minister for Aged Care Minister for Indigenous Health Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 Dear Minister As the of the Board of the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority (the OTA), I am very pleased to provide you with the Annual Report for the period 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. This report describes our performance and functions as required under Section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014. The report, for your presentation to Parliament, fulfils the requirements outlined in the Resource Management Guide No. 135 Annual reports for non-corporate Commonwealth entities (May 2017) published by the Department of Finance. The report also contains information required by other applicable legislation, including the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, the Freedom of Information Act 1982, and the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. The OTA has prepared fraud risk assessments and fraud control plans; has in place appropriate fraud prevention, detection, investigation and reporting mechanisms that meet the specific needs of the OTA; and has taken all reasonable measures to appropriately deal with fraud. These fraud control arrangements comply with Section 10 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014. Yours sincerely Dr Mal Washer Chair Organ and Tissue Authority Board 18 September 2017
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP Minister for Aged Care Minister for Indigenous Health Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 Dear Minister As the of the Board of the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority (the OTA), I am very pleased to provide you with the Annual Report for the period 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. This report describes our performance and functions as required under Section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014. The report, for your presentation to Parliament, fulfils the requirements outlined in the Resource Management Guide No. 135 Annual reports for non-corporate Commonwealth entities (May 2017) published by the Department of Finance. The report also contains information required by other applicable legislation, including the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, the Freedom of Information Act 1982, and the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. The OTA has prepared fraud risk assessments and fraud control plans; has in place appropriate fraud prevention, detection, investigation and reporting mechanisms that meet the specific needs of the OTA; and has taken all reasonable measures to appropriately deal with fraud. These fraud control arrangements comply with Section 10 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014. Yours sincerely Dr Mal Washer Chair Organ and Tissue Authority Board 18 September 2017
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