Our corporate documents explain how we work and what we do. They also help to make our processes and decisions more transparent to the Australian public.
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Annual Reports
The Annual Report provides information about the Department's achievements, corporate arrangements and performance.
Annual ReportsBudget
The Department's Portfolio Budget information for each financial year.
See the latest Budget detailsCorporate plan
The Corporate Plan is the Department’s primary planning document. It sets out our purpose, operating context and key activities, and outlines how we are working together to deliver our purpose.
Corporate planAustralian Government Responses
When a parliamentary committee completes and inquiry it tables a report in parliament. Where the inquiry is relevant to our portfolio, we respond to those reports and state what we intend to do.
Tell me more about Australian Government ResponsesSenate order listings
These lists are required by Senate orders. They help to make our appointments and vacancies, contracts, files and grants transparent.
Senate Order reportingFreedom of information (FOI)
Our FOI page lets you make an FOI request and lists the documents we have released in response to FOI requests.
Freedom of informationInformation Publication Scheme (IPS)
The Information Publication Scheme (IPS) is established under the Freedom of Information Act 1982. The IPS aims to transform the freedom of information framework from one that responds to individual requests for access to documents to one that requires agencies to take a proactive approach to publishing information.
Information Publication SchemeAustralian Public Service (APS) Employee Census
The APS Employee Census is an annual survey which is used to collect confidential attitude and opinion information from staff on their experiences of working in their agency and the APS.
APS Employee CensusStatistical Reports and Data
The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) supports the public to access the data we hold.
More informationData Strategy 2024-2027
The Department of Employment and Workplace Relation's Data Strategy outlines the framework in which we will direct and manage our resources to achieve our vision for data. The Strategy sets the strategic direction for the department’s data governance, capability, and technology to transform our data analysis, evaluation, and integration.
Data Strategy 2024-2027