Reporting requirements of Government Departments
26 Reporting requirements of Government Departments
As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, each Department Head must prepare and submit to the Minister a report on—
the use of interpreting and translating services by the Department during the financial year; and
communications in languages other than English and communications in the multicultural media made by the Department during the financial year; and
any major improvements made, or initiatives developed, by the Department during the financial year that promote multiculturalism in Victoria and meet the identified needs of Victoria's diverse communities, including the identified needs of youth, older persons and women within these communities; and
the extent to which people from diverse backgrounds were represented during the financial year on boards and committees established by the Department or for which the Department is administratively responsible; and
the Department's progress under its cultural diversity plan (by whatever name called) to address provision for culturally sensitive service delivery to Victoria's communities; and
any initiatives developed by the Department that meet the identified needs of diverse communities in regional and rural areas of Victoria; and
any measures taken by the Department to promote human rights in accordance with the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 for diverse communities.
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