Appendices

• Glossary of acronyms used in this report

  Glossary of acronyms used in this report.

• Statutory obligations and powers

  The Director–General of the Department of Housing, on behalf of the Minister who administered the following legislation.

• Consultancies

  The department engaged the following consultancies over the last three years.

• Freedom of Information

  The Queensland Freedom of Information Act 1992 enables members of the community to access copies of departmental policy documents.

• Overseas travel

  The department funded the following overseas travel between 1 July 2008 and 26 March 2009.

• Recordkeeping

  Public authorities must comply with legal, administrative, cultural and business recordkeeping requirements through reliable recordkeeping systems that ensure that full and accurate records of Government business is adequately documented, preserved, and made accessible.

• Shared Services Initiative

  Between 1 July 2008 and 26 March 2009, Corporate Solutions Queensland provided selected financial, human resource, document and records management, telecommunications, fleet management and mail services to the Department of Housing.

• Structure of the department

  The Department of Housing had nine service areas that played a crucial role in the provision and delivery of housing assistance to clients.

• Organisational structure

  The following represents the organisational structure of the Department of Housing at 26 March 2009.

• Office details

  Office details.

• Office locations

  The following displays the office locations at 26 March 2009.

• Funded organisations

  Below is a list of organisations that have received grant funding from the department between 1 July 2008 and 26 March 2009.