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)
Office of Renewable Energy Regulator

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 2004-05 Budget
Table 1.3 - Receipts from Independent Sources
Table 1.4 - Movement of Administered Funds from 2003-04 to 2004-05
Table 1.5 - Estimates of Expenses from Special Appropriations
Table 1.6- Estimates of Special Account Flows and Balances
Administered Capital and Departmental Equity Injections and Loans

OVERVIEW

The Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator (ORER) was established on 1 April 2001 as a separate statutory agency within the Environment and Heritage Portfolio to implement the government's mandatory renewable energy target. The target is enacted through the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000, the Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Charge) Act 2000 and the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001.

On 1 July 2003 ORER became a prescribed agency under the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997. Prior to this date, the annual appropriations for ORER were included in the appropriations for the Australian Greenhouse Office and ORER's financial statements were published in the Department of the Environment and Heritage Annual Reports. ORER reported as an independent agency for the first time in the 2003-04 Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements.

APPROPRIATIONS AND RESOURCING

The total appropriation for the Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator in 2004-05 is $3.148 million. This comprises $2.646 million departmental output appropriation and $0.502 million administered special appropriation.

Table 1.1 shows the revenues for the Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator for 2004-05.

Table 1.1 shows the total appropriations for the Australian Heritage Commission.

TABLE 1.1 – APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER REVENUE FOR 2004-2005 ($'000)
	DEPARTMENTAL PRICE OF OUTPUTS				ADMINISTERED
	Revenue from Government (Appropriations)		Revenue from other Sources ⁽¹⁾	Total Price of Outputs ⁽²⁾	Revenue from Government(Appropriations)
	Bill 1	Total			Special		Total
	Bill 1	Total			Approp	Total	Approps
	A	C=A+B	D	E=C+D	G	H=F+G	I=C+H

Outcome 1
Sub-outcome
Increased Renewable Electricity Generation	2,646	2,646	0	2,646	502	502	3,148
		100% #
TOTAL	2,646	2,646	0	2,646	502	502	3,148
(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). Refer Table 1.3 – Receipts from Independent Source. (2) Refer Table 3.1 Budgeted Departmental Statement of Financial Performance for application of agency revenue. # Percentage figure indicates the percentage contribution of revenue from Government (departmental output appropriations) to the total price of outputs. The overall percentage for the Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator is 100%.

TABLE 1.2 – SUMMARY OF MEASURES DISCLOSED IN THE 2004-05 BUDGET
			Appropriations ($'000)			Appropriations ($'000)			Appropriations ($'000)			Appropriations ($'000)
		Output	2004-05			2005-06			2006-07			2007-08
		Groups	Admin	Dept		Admin	Dept		Admin	Dept		Admin	Dept
Measure	Outcome	Affected	Exp.	Outputs	Total	Exp.	Outputs	Total	Exp.	Outputs	Total	Exp.	Outputs	Total
The Climate Change Strategy – continuing administration of the Mandatory Renewable Energy Target	1	All	-	2,589	2,589	-	2,664	2,664	-	2,731	2,731	-	2,619	2,619

Related revenue					500			600			700			900
A positive number for revenue indicates an increase in the fiscal balance.

TABLE 1.3 – RECEIPTS FROM INDEPENDENT SOURCES
	2003-2004	2004-2005
	Estimated	Estimated
	Revenue	Revenue
	$'000	$'000

Administered Revenues ⁽¹⁾	496	708

TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUE	496	708

(1) The administered revenues represent statutory fees and penalties collected in accordance with Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000. These statutory fees and penalties are returned to the Official Public Account.

TABLE 1.4 – MOVEMENT OF ADMINISTERED FUNDS FROM 2003-04 TO 2004-05
There has been no movement of administered funds from 2003-04 to 2004-05 for the Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator.

TABLE 1.5 – ESTIMATES OF EXPENSES FROM SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS
		2003-2004	2004-2005
	Outcome	Estimated	Estimated
	affected	Expense	Expense
		$'000	$'000
ADMINISTERED SPECIAL APPROPRIATION
Renewable energy shortfall refunds	1	123	502

TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENSE		123	502

TABLE 1.6 – MOVEMENT OF ADMINISTERED FUNDS FROM 2003-04 TO 2004-05
There are no special accounts for the Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator in the 2004-05 Budget.

ADMINISTERED CAPITAL AND DEPARTMENTAL EQUITY INJECTIONS AND LOANS

The Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator has not been appropriated any administered capital for 2004-05 and will not receive any departmental equity injection or loans in 2004-05.

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