Northern Territory Department of Education Annual Report 2018-19 DepartmentofEducation_AnnualReport_2018-19 | Page 3

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION EXECUTIVE Level 14, Mitchell Centre 55-59 Mitchell Street, Darwin Postal address GPO Box 4821 DARWIN, NT, 0801 Tel [phone] Fax [phone] [email protected] The Honourable Selena Uibo MLA Minister for Education Parliament House DARWIN NT 0800 27 September 2019 Dear Minister RE: Department of Education 2018–19 Annual Report I am pleased to present this report on the activities of the Northern Territory Department of Education from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 in accordance with section 28 of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993, section 22 of the Education Act 2015, section 12 of the Financial Management Act 1995 and section 131 of the Information Act 2002. To the best of my knowledge and belief as the Accountable Officer, the system of internal control and audit provides reasonable assurance that: a) Proper records of all transactions affecting the agency are kept, and the department’s employees observe the provisions of the Financial Management Act 1995, the Financial Management Regulations 1995 and Treasurer’s Directions. b) Department procedures provide proper internal control, and a current description of those procedures is recorded in the Accounting and Property Manual, which has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Financial Management Act 1995. c) No indication of fraud, malpractice, major breach of legislation or delegation, major error in or omission from the accounts and records exists. d) In accordance with the requirements of section 15 of the Financial Management Act 1995, the internal audit capacity available to the agency is adequate, and the results of internal audits have been reported. e) The financial statements in this annual report have been prepared from proper accounts and records and are in accordance with the Treasurer’s Directions. f) In accordance with the requirements of section 18 of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993, all Employment Instructions issued by the Commissioner for Public Employment have been satisfied and reported for 2018–19. g) Procedures within the department complied with the requirements of the Information Act 2002. In addition, the Chief Executive of the Department of Corporate and Information Services (DCIS) has advised that in relation to items a) and e), and to the best of her knowledge and belief, proper records are kept of transactions undertaken by DCIS on behalf of Treasury, and the employees under her control observe the provisions of the Financial Management Act 1995, the Financial Management Regulations 1995 and Treasurer’s Directions. Yours sincerely Vicki Baylis Chief Executive Annual Report 2018-19 Page 1