Accountability
Audit and Risk Committee
The Chief Executive Officer, as the accountable authority of IPEA, established an Audit and Risk Committee in compliance with subsection 45(1) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and subsection 17(1) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014.
Portfolio Budget Statements
IPEA’s current and previous years’ Portfolio Budget Statements are available on the Department of Finance Portfolio Budget Statements page.
Child protection – child safety statement of compliance
IPEA has a zero tolerance approach to child exploitation or abuse and we are committed to promoting and maintaining a culture that provides a safe environment for all.
IPEA is committed to, and compliant with, the Commonwealth Child Safe Framework.
The nature of our work means there is limited, if any, interaction with children across the scope of our business activities and functions.
Given the nature of the interactions, IPEA has assessed the risk to child safety as Low.
Last updated: 30 August 2024
Senate Order 13 (Murray Motion) on contracts
The Senate Order, also known as the Murray Motion, requires each minister to table a letter in the Senate for each reporting period, outlining compliance with the Senate Order for each entity in their portfolio.
To support compliance with the Senate Order, each entity must develop an internet listing twice a year that identifies contracts entered into during the preceding calendar or financial year, valued at or above $100,000 (GST inclusive), along with details relating to each of those contracts. The internet listing must include an assurance by the relevant accountable authority that the listed contracts do not contain any inappropriate confidentiality provisions.
1 January 2024 - 31 December 2024
IPEA does not have any non-procurement contracts to the value of $100,000 (GST inclusive) or more to report. IPEA’s procurement contracts are available in the AusTender Senate Order Report.
IPEA’s accountable authority has assured that the listed contracts do not contain any inappropriate confidentiality provisions.
The estimated cost of complying with this order was $50. The method used to estimate this cost was based on the number of hours spent compiling this information by IPEA staff.
IPEA emissions reduction plan
The Australian Government released the Net Zero in Government Operations Strategy in November 2023, setting out the overall approach and action required by Commonwealth entities to achieve the APS Net Zero 2030 target.
IPEA is committed to the achievement of the Government’s APS Net Zero 2030 target.
This Emissions Reduction Plan describes the priorities and actions IPEA is taking to reduce its operational emissions and contribute to the APS Net Zero 2030 target.
IPEA Artificial Intelligence (AI) Transparency Statement
The Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) is aligned to the Australian Policy for the responsible use of AI in government and we are committed to keeping our stakeholders informed about our AI initiatives.
