Letter of Transmittal

The Hon Ken Wyatt, AM, MP
Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care
Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600

Dear Minister

I am pleased to present the 2015-16 annual report of the National Blood Authority (NBA) and the NBA Board. The period covered by this report precedes my commencement as the General Manager of the NBA on 4 October 2016.

This document has been prepared in accordance with sub-sections 44(1) and 44(2) of the National Blood Authority Act 2003, sections 63 and 70 of the Public Service Act 1999, section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and the Department of Finance's Resource Management Guide No. 135 Annual reports for non-corporate Commonwealth entities. I certify that all of the requirements have been addressed.

The NBA's annual performance statement for 2015-16 is included in this document, in accordance with section 39 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 and Resource Management Guide No. 134 Annual performance statements for Commonwealth entities.

I certify that the NBA has prepared fraud risk assessments and a fraud control plan and has in place appropriate fraud prevention, detection, investigation and reporting mechanisms that meet the specific needs of the agency. I also certify that the NBA has taken all reasonable measures to appropriately deal with fraud.

Yours sincerely

John Cahill
General Manager
National Blood Authority

5 October 2016