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Appendix 13: List of corrections

The following errors appeared in DFAT Annual Report 2017–18

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Opening markets, promoting foreign investment and advancing commercial interests—Overview and analysis, p. 37As figure 7 shows, prices of the goods and services we trade have increased by just seven per cent over the past decade compared to the 24 per cent increase in overall consumer prices for the same period.As figure 6 shows, prices of the goods and services we trade have increased by just seven per cent over the past decade compared to the 24 per cent increase in overall consumer prices for the same period.
Enhancing Australia’s influence—Our achievements in 2017–18, p. 70In 2017–18, 37 scholars completed leadership and mentoring training in Canberra.In 2017–18, 35 scholars completed leadership and mentoring training in Canberra.
Providing passport and consular services—Overview and analysis, and Table 4 Travel documents issued, p. 95Take-up rates have exceeded expectations, with the proportion of clients using any kind of online application rising from 57.1 per cent in 2016–17 to 74.3 per cent in 2017–18, peaking at 82.4 per cent in June.Take-up rates have exceeded expectations, with the proportion of clients using any kind of online application rising from 53.4 per cent in 2016–17 to 61.2 per cent in 2017–18, reaching 66.6 per cent in June.
The same changes apply to the numbers in the 2016–17 and 2017–18 columns of Table 4 in relation to the percentage of applications using online forms.
Providing passport and consular services— Table 5: Consular services provided to Australians, 2016–17 column, p. 97Total assistance—total number of cases of Australians provided with consular services 231,917Total assistance—total number of cases of Australians provided with consular services 231,917*

*correction from 2016–17 Annual Report.
A disability inclusive workplace, p. 135We are also developing practical that staff can participate fully in the broad range of the department’s work.We are also developing practical ways that staff with a disability can participate fully in the broad range of the department’s work.
Appendix 3: Aid program expenditure, p. 237The text for footnote 5 is missing.5 Includes returns of prior year appropriations, Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Reconstruction and Development (AIPRD) loan repayments and reconciliation of expenses reported on a ‘cash basis’.
Appendix 5: Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance—Outcome 3: A secure Australian Government presence overseas through the provision of security services and information and communications technology infrastructure, and the management of the Commonwealth’s overseas property estate, p. 2413. preparing information for DFAT mandatory reporting, including Energy Efficiency in Government Operations (EEGO), National Waste Policy, Australian Packaging Covenant and WaterMAPS.3. preparing information for DFAT mandatory reporting, including Energy Efficiency in Government Operations (EEGO).
The department fulfilled required whole-of-government reporting on the ICT Sustainability Plan and the Australian Packaging Covenant. The department collated energy usage according to the metrics outlined in EEGO Policy and used this information to target initiatives and energy efficiency works.The department collated energy usage according to the metrics outlined in EEGO policy and used this information to target initiatives and energy efficiency works.
Appendix 7: Advertising and market research—Table 22 Advertising and market research, p. 245Dentsu Mitchell Media Australia Pty Ltd Smartraveller and various advertising services 2.1 0Dentsu Mitchell Media Australia Pty Ltd Smartraveller and various advertising services 2.1 2,783,338

The following errors appeared in DFAT Annual Report 2016–17

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Providing passport, consular and protocol services— Overview and analysis, p. 102Our campaign to encourage passport applicants to start their applications online resulted in 63 per cent of applicants completing online forms in June 2017, significantly reducing error rates and processing times.Our campaign to encourage passport applicants to start their applications online resulted in 53.5 per cent of applicants completing online forms in June 2017, significantly reducing error rates and processing times.
Table 1: Travel documents issued, 2013–14 to 2016–17 (2016–17 column), p. 102Percentage of applications using online forms 57.1Percentage of applications using online forms 53.4
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