Portfolio Budget Statements 2004-2005

Environment and Heritage Portfolio
Budget Initiatives and Explanations of Appropriations 2004-2005
Budget Related Paper No. 1.7
ISSN 1448-1219 (Online), 1448-1200 (Print)

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Part C - Agency Budget Statements (continued)
Bureau of Meteorology

Section 1 - Overview, Appropriations and Budget Measures

Overview
Appropriations and Resourcing
Table 1.1 - Appropriations and other Revenue for 2004-2005
Table 1.2 - Summary of Measures Disclosed in the 2004-2005 Budget
Table 1.3 - Receipts from Independent Sources
Table 1.4 - Estimates of Expenses from Special Appropriations
Table 1.5 - Estimates of Special Account Flows and Balances
Table 1.6 - Estimates of special account flows and balances
Administered Capital and Departmental Equity Injections and Loans

OVERVIEW

The Bureau of Meteorology is the national meteorological authority for Australia. Its mission is to observe and understand Australian weather and climate and provide meteorological, hydrological and oceanographic services in support of Australia's national needs and international obligations.

This overall mission involves four separate missions:

Monitoring – observation and data collection to meet the needs of future generations for reliable, homogeneous national climatological data;
Research – research directed to the advancement of meteorological science and the development of a comprehensive description and scientific understanding of Australia's weather and climate;
Services – provision of meteorological and related data, information, forecast, warning, investigation and advisory services on a national basis; and
International – coordination of Australia's involvement in international meteorology.

APPROPRIATIONS AND RESOURCING

The total appropriation for the Bureau of Meteorology in 2004-05 is $199.547 million. This comprises $190.447 million departmental output appropriation and $9.1 million departmental equity injection.

Table 1.1 shows the appropriations and other revenue for the Bureau for 2004-05.

TABLE 1.1 - APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER REVENUE FOR 2004-05 ($'000)
	DEPARTMENTAL PRICE OF OUTPUTS
	Revenue from Government (Appropriations)
	Revenue from Government (Appropriations)			Revenue	Total
		Special		from other	Price of	Total
	Bill 1	Approp	Total	Sources ⁽¹⁾	Outputs ⁽²⁾	Approps
	A	B	C=A+B	D	E=C+D	F=C
Outcome 1
Australia benefits
from meteorological
and related science
and services	190,447	0	190,447	14,837	205,284	190,447
			92.8 % #
TOTAL	190,447	0	190,447	14,837	205,284	190,447
		Departmental Capital (Equity Injection) ⁽³⁾				9,100
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS						199,547
(1) Revenue from other sources includes other revenue from Government (resources free of charge) and revenue from other sources (for example sales of goods and services). These are shown together with non-appropriated administered revenues in Table 1.3. (2) Refer to information provided in Resource Table 2.1 and Budgeted Departmental Statement of Financial Performance Table 3.1. (3) Under the Appropriation Structure, Bill 2 includes departmental capital equity injection. Refer Table 3.4 Departmental Capital Budget Statement. # Percentage figure indicates the percentage contribution of revenue from Government (departmental output appropriations) to the total price of outputs. The overall percentage for the Bureau is 92.8%.

TABLE 1.2 - SUMMARY OF MEASURES CONTAINED IN THE 2004-05 BUDGET
There are no measures for the Bureau of Meteorology in the 2004-05 Budget

TABLE 1.3 - RECEIPTS FROM INDEPENDENT SOURCES
	2003-04	2004-05
	Estimated	Estimated
	Revenue	Revenue
	$'000	$'000
DEPARTMENTAL REVENUES
Receipts from Other Sources	15,799	14,837
Total non-appropriation departmental revenue	15,799	14,837

ADMINISTERED REVENUES
Meteorological Services – Recoveries	15,890	16,100
Total non-appropriation administered revenue	15,890	16,100

TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUE	31,689	30,937

TABLE 1.4 - MOVEMENT OF ADMINISTERED FUNDS FROM 2003-04 TO 2004-05
There are no movements of administered funds from 2003-04 to 2004-05 for the Bureau of Meteorology.

TABLE 1.5 - ESTIMATES OF EXPENSES FROM SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS
There are no special appropriations for the Bureau of Meteorology in the 2004-05 Budget.

TABLE 1.6 - ESTIMATES OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT FLOWS AND BALANCES
There are no special accounts for the Bureau of Meteorology in the 2004-05 Budget.

ADMINISTERED CAPITAL AND DEPARTMENTAL EQUITY INJECTIONS AND LOANS

The Bureau of Meteorology will receive a departmental equity injection of $9.1 million in 2004-05 for the replacement of obsolete weather watch radars and upgrade of two radars to Doppler technology.

The Bureau of Meteorology will not receive any administered capital or departmental loans in 2004-05.

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