Governance

Austrade is a statutory agency of the Australian Government. We are part of the Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) portfolio. We report to the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment.

Our corporate conduct is governed by Australian Public Service standards. We have statutory obligations in terms of reporting, spending and agency policies.

We are a prescribed agency subject to the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act) and the Public Service Act 1999 (PS Act) on the Federal Register of Legislation website.

Austrade was established under the Australian Trade and Investment Commission Act 1985 on the Federal Register of Legislation website.

Read about how we administer our agency and achieve results.

Reporting

• Annual Report – our results and what we’ve been working on.
• Corporate Plan – our 4-year strategy for supporting Australian businesses.
• Strategic Priorities - our strategic priorities guide the delivery of quality trade and investment services to businesses and policy advice to the Australian Government.
• Contracts and grants – we report on contracts, grants and financial arrangements.
• Emissions Reduction Plan - our plan for reducing our operational emissions toward net zero targets. 
• Freedom of Information (FOI) – how to request information under the FOI Act.
• Gifts and Benefits Register – list of gifts or benefits greater than $100.
• Public Interest Disclosure – how to report serious wrongdoing in the Commonwealth public sector.
• Fraud reporting – how to report fraud against Austrade.
• Reporting corrupt conduct – how to report suspected instances of corruption in Austrade.
• Client Experience Survey – helping Austrade refine our service offering and adapt to the evolving needs of Australian businesses.

Spending

• Legal services and spending – lists what we spend on legal services.
• Portfolio Budget Statements – inform Parliament about the use of government resources.
• File lists – an indexed list of file titles published every 6 months.
• Procurement complaints – how to complain about an Austrade procurement process or outcome.
• Tenders and multi-use lists – view open Requests for Tender (RFTs) on the AusTender website. AusTender is the online tendering system for Australian Government Agencies. A multi-use list contains pre-qualified potential suppliers for use in more than one procurement. There are no current offers for suppliers to apply for any Austrade multi-use lists.
• Advertising certifications - view certification statements where we've spent more than $250,000 on advertising.
• Payment process for vendors - our payment process protects suppliers and grant recipients.

Policies

• Code of Conduct procedures – how we manage and investigate breaches of the code.
• Service Charter - sets out the level of service you can expect from Austrade.
• Audit and Risk Committee Charter – outlines the committee’s role.
• Child protection policy – our commitment to preventing exploitation and abuse.
• Vulnerability disclosure policy - report ICT vulnerabilities with Austrade products or services.
• Vendor and third party security policy - part of our information and communications technology (ICT) security governance.

Contact us

Contact Austrade online or call 13 28 78.