Corporate Plan 2025–26

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Welcome to the Corporate Plan 202526

Our Strategic Corporate Plan 202526 considers the activities and initiatives that will help us achieve our purpose over this period. It guides us to meet emerging challenges, seize opportunities and satisfy our customers' needs and expectations.

Michael Schwager

Michael Schwager

Director General, IP Australia

Compliance

This corporate plan has been prepared in accordance with the requirements set out in section 35 of the PGPA Act. The information below details the matters included to comply with section 16E of the PGPA Rule.

Introduction

PGPA Rule 16E(1)

  • Page 3 - The corporate plan for a Commonwealth entity must cover a period of at least 4 reporting periods for the entity.

PGPA Rule 16E(2)1(a)

  • Page 3 - The corporate plan must include a statement that the plan is prepared for paragraph 35(1)(b) of the PGPA Act.

PGPA Rule 16E(2)1(b)

  • Page 3 - The corporate plan must specify the reporting period for which the plan is prepared.

PGPA Rule 16E(2)1(c)

  • Page 3 - The corporate plan must specify the reporting periods covered by the plan.
Purpose

PGPA Rule 16E(2)2

  • Page 35 - The corporate plan must state the purposes of the entity.
Key Activities

PGPA Rule 16E(2)3

  • Page 5 - For the entire period covered by the plan, the corporate plan must outline the key activities that the entity will undertake in order to achieve its purposes.
Operating context

PGPA Rule 16E(2)4(a)

  • Page 10 - For the entire period covered by the plan, the corporate plan must state the environment in which the entity will operate.

PGPA Rule 16E(2)4(b)

  • Page 12 - For the entire period covered by the plan, the corporate plan must include the strategies and plans the entity will implement to have the capability it needs to undertake its key activities and achieve its purposes.

PGPA Rule 16E(2)4(c)

  • Page 1316 - For the entire period covered by the plan, the corporate plan must include a summary of the risk oversight and management systems of the entity, and the key risks that the entity will manage and how those risks will be managed.

PGPA Rule 16E(2)4(d)

  • Page 11 - For the entire period covered by the plan, the corporate plan must include details of any organisation or body that will make a significant contribution towards achieving the entity’s purposes through cooperation with the entity, including how that cooperation will help achieve those purposes.

PGPA Rule 16E(2)4(e)

  • For the entire period covered by the plan, the corporate plan must include how any subsidiary of the entity will contribute to achieving the entity’s purposes.
Performance

PGPA Rule 16E(2)5(a)

  • Pages 17–23 - For each reporting period covered by the plan, the corporate plan must include details of how the entity’s performance in achieving the purposes will be measured and assessed through specified performance measures of the entity that meet the requirements of section 16EA of the PGPA Rule.

PGPA Rule 16E(2)5(b)

  • Pages 17–23 - For each reporting period covered by the plan, the corporate plan must include details of how the entity’s performance in achieving the purposes will be measured and assessed through specified targets for each of those performance measures for which it is reasonably practicable to set a target.
Publication

PGPA Rule 16E(3)

  • The corporate plan must be published on the entity's website by the last day of the second month of the reporting period for which the plan is prepared (i.e. 31 August 2023).
  • This corporate plan was published as soon as practicable after the plan was prepared.
Distribution

PGPA Rule 16E(5)

  • The corporate plan must be given to the responsible Ministers and the Finance Minister as soon as practicable after the plan is prepared, and before the plan is published on the entity's website.
  • This corporate plan was given to the responsible Minister, and the Finance Minister prior to publication.