145 145 Annual report compliance requirements — PGPA Rule Page reference 17BB The Annual Report must: a) Be approved by the accountable authority b) Be signed by the accountable authority or a member of the accountable authority c) Includes details of how and when approval of the annual report was given d) State that the accountable authority is responsible for preparing and giving the annual report to the entities responsible Minister in accordance with s46 of the PGPA Act 3 17BC The annual report must comply with the guidelines for presenting documents to the Parliament Throughout 17BD Information included in the annual report must be relevant, reliable, concise, understandable and balanced, including through the following where practicable: a) using clear design b) defining acronyms and technical terms (for example, in a glossary) c) using tables, graphs, diagrams and charts d) including any additional matters as appropriate. Throughout 142 17BE The annual report must include: a) details of the legislation establishing the body i) a summary of the objects and functions of the entity as set out in the legislation ii) the purposes of the entity as included in the entity’s corporate plan 84 b) The names of the persons holding the position of responsible minister or responsible Ministers during the period, and the titles of those responsible Ministers c) Any directions given to the entity by the Minister under an Act or instrument during the period d) Any government policy orders that applied in relation to the entity during the period under s22 of the Act e) If, during the period, the entity has not complied with a direction or order , particulars of non-compliance 85 f) The annual performance statements for the entity for the period 44 g) A statement of any significant issue reported to the responsible Minister that relates to non-compliance with the finance law in relation to the entity h) If a statement is included under para (h) — an outline of the action that has been taken to remedy the non-compliance 98