Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2005–06

Environment and Heritage Portfolio
Explanation of Additional Estimates 2005-06
ISSN 1448-9058 (Online)

Tables in this section

Table 1.1: Agency outcomes and output groups
Table 1.2: Additional Estimates and Variations to outcomes
Table 1.3: Additional Estimates and Variations - Other Variations
Table 1.4: Summary of measures since the 2005-06 Budget
Table 1.5: Appropriation Bill (No.3) 2005-06
Table 1.6: Appropriation Bill (No.4) 2005-06
Table 1.7: Average Staffing Level (ASL)
Table 1.9: Other receipts available to be used
Table 1.10: Estimates of expenses from special appropriations
Table 1.11: Estimates of special account flows
Table 1.12: Movement of administered funds from 2004-05

Agency Additional Estimates Statements: Department of the Environment and Heritage

SECTION 1: AGENCY OVERVIEW AND RESOURCES, VARIATIONS AND MEASURES

Overview
Additional estimates and variations to outcomes
Variations - Measures
Other variations to appropriations
Measures - Agency summary
Summary of staffing changes
Summary of agency savings
Other receipts available to be used
Estimates of expenses from special appropriations
Estimates from special account flows

OVERVIEW

There have been no changes to the structure of the Department of the Environment and Heritage (DEH) since the 2005-06 Budget.

Table 1.1: Agency Outcomes and output groups
Outcome	Description	Outputs
Outcome 1
The environment, especially those aspects that are matters of national environmental significance, is protected and conserved	Protection and conservation of environment and heritage matters that are nationally important or under direct Commonwealth jurisdiction	Output 1.1
		Response to climate change
		Output 1.2
		Conservation of the land and inland waters
		Output 1.3
		Conservation of the coasts and oceans
		Output 1.4
		Conservation of natural, indigenous and historic heritage
		Output 1.5
		Response to the impacts of human settlements
Outcome 2
Australia's interests in Antarctica are advanced	Advancement of Australia's Antarctic and Southern Ocean interests (a)	Output 2.1
		Antarctic policy
		Output 2.2
		Antarctic science
(a) These interests include Australia's territorial claims, Antarctica's neutrality, the environment, scientific research, influence in Australia's region, and economic benefits (other than by mining).

ADDITIONAL ESTIMATES AND VARIATIONS TO OUTCOMES

Annual appropriations

ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS

DEH is seeking additional estimates totalling $29.651m in Appropriation Bill (No.3) 2005–06, and $5.676m in Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2005–06 comprising:

$6.593m in departmental outputs appropriation through Appropriation Bill (No.3) 2005–06 for the following items:

$4.419m towards the management of the Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement;
$1.966m supplementation for administrative costs associated with the Business Restructuring Assistance component of the Great Barrier Reef Representative Areas Programme Structural Adjustment Package; and
$0.208m for the Wildlife Protection Import and Export Fees collected in 2004-05.

$23.058m in administered expenses through Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2005–06 for the following items:

$28.460m for grant payments under the Great Barrier Reef Structural Adjustment Package;
$2.256m for the Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement;
$1.300m funding to assist in conducting the first phase of the search for HMAS SYDNEY II;
$1m for the Strengthening Tasmania Tamar River Pylons. The payment for this grant programme has been re-classified from Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2005-06 to Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2005-06 as direct payments to local government councils in Tasmania are not considered payments to the states under s.96 of the Constitution;
$0.197m representing unspent funds moved from 2004-05 to 2005-06 under the Maintenance and Protection of Indigenous Heritage Programme;
$0.108m representing unspent funds moved from 2004-05 to 2005-06 for the Development of sewerage schemes for Boat Harbour and Sisters Beach communities;
$4.600m reduction representing movement of funds from 2005-06 to 2007-08 under the Solar Cities Programme;
$3.350m reduction representing movement of funds from 2005-06 to 2008-09 under the Advanced Electricity Storage Technologies Programme;
$0.127m reduction representing the re-classification of the majority of the annual Appropriation Bill (No. 1) funding for the Renewable Energy Equity Fund to administered capital;
$2.501m reduction representing movement of funds from 2005-06 to 2006-07 under the Low Emissions and Technology and Abatement Programme;
$0.500m reduction representing movement of funds from 2005-06 to 2006-07 for the restoration of St Mary’s Cathedral in Perth and Church of St Mary’s Star of the Sea in Melbourne;
$1.185m reduction representing the re-classification of the Photovoltaic Rebate Programme from Appropriation Bill (No. 3) to Appropriation Bill (No. 4) following changes to the Photovoltaic guidelines; and
$2m other decisions yet to be announced.

$5.676m in administered expenses through Appropriation Bill (No 4) 2005–06 for the following items:

$5.314m representing movement of funds from 2009-10 and 2008-09 to 2005-06 under the Renewable Remote Power Generation Programme. The forward estimates for this programme have been increased in 2006-07 ($3.934m) and 2007-08 ($2.908m);
$1.185m for the Photovoltaic Rebate Programme following re-classification of this programme from Appropriation Bill (No. 3) to Appropriation Bill (No. 4) following changes to the Photovoltaic Rebate Programme guidelines;
$0.127m for the Renewable Energy Equity Fund following the re-classification of this grant programme to administered assets and liabilities;
$0.050m representing unspent funds moved from 2004-05 to 2005-06 for the Low Head Precinct grant programme; and
$1m reduction for the Strengthening Tasmania Tamar River Pylons. The Commonwealth payment for this grant programme has been re-classified from Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2005-06 to Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2005-06 as direct payments to the local government councils in Tasmania are not considered payments to the states under s.96 of the Constitution.

Further details of these additional estimates are provided in Section 2.

VARIATIONS - MEASURES

Table 1.2 Additional estimates and variations to outcomes
	2005-06 ($'000)	2006-07 ($'000)	2007-08 ($'000)	2008-09 ($'000)
Outcome 1 - Measures variations in administered appropriations
Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement - reservation of private forest at Mole Creek	1,302	1,301	640
HMAS SYDNEY II - Search	1,300	-	-	-
Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement - tourism and recreation	954	954	-	-
Other Decisions yet to be announced	2,000	-	-	-
Increase in administered appropriations for Outcome 1 - measures	5,556	2,255	640	-
Outcome 1 - Measures variations in departmental appropriations
Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement - Forest Conservation Fund	2,222	2,635	2,539	1,445
Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement - saving the Tasmanian Devil	1,005	995	-	-
Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement - river catchment water quality auditing	507	493	-	-
Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement - Tarkine bush walk	505	495	-	-
Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement - reservation of private forest at Mole Creek	134	140	83
Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement - tourism and recreation	46	46	-	-
Increase in departmental appropriations for Outcome 1 - measures	4,419	4,804	2,622	1,445
TOTAL MEASURES VARIATIONS	9,975	7,059	3,262	1,445

OTHER VARIATIONS TO APPROPRIATIONS

Table 1.3 Additional Estimates and Variations to outcomes - Other Variations to Appropriations
	2005-06 ($'000)	2006-07 ($'000)	2007-08 ($'000)	2008-09 ($'000)
Outcome 1 - Other variations in administered appropriations
Great Barrier Reef Structural Adjustment Package	28,460	-	-	-
Movement of Funds - Protecting Australia's Biodiversity Hotspots	-	2,370	-	-
Movement of Funds - Maintenance and Protection of Indigenous Heritage Programme	197	-	-	-
Renewable Energy Equity Fund - reduction to annual appropriation following re-classification of this item as capital	(127)	(2,035)	(1,868)	(579)
Renewable Energy Equity Fund - increase to capital appropriation following re-classification of this item as capital	127	2,035	1,868	579
Movement of Funds - Renewable Energy Equity Fund	-	1,070	1,698	397
Movement of Funds - Commonwealth Environment Research Facilities	-	(4,020)	3,096	728
Strengthening Tasmania Tamar River Pylons - reduction of Appropriation Bill (No. 4) following re-classification	(1,000)	(750)	(750)	-
Strengthening Tasmania Tamar River Pylons - increase of Appropriation Bill (No. 3) following re-classification	1,000	750	750	-
Movement of Funds - St Mary's Cathedral, Perth	(250)	250	-	-
Movement of Funds - Church of St Mary's Star of the Sea, Melbourne	(250)	250	-	-
Movement of Funds - Low Emissions Technology and Abatement Programme	(2,501)	2,501	-	-
Movement of Funds - Solar Cities Programme	(4,600)	-	4,600	-
Advanced Electricity Storage Techologies Programme	(3,350)	(1,000)	-	4,350
Movement of Funds - Renewable Remote Power Generation Programme*	5,314	3,934	2,908	(1,377)
Photovoltaic Rebate Programme - increase of Appropriation (Bill No. 4) following re-classification	1,185	830
Photovoltaic Rebate Programme - reduction of Appropriation (Bill No. 3) following re-classification	(1,185)	(830)
Movement of Funds - Development of Sewerage Schemes for Boat Harbour and Sisters Beach	108	34	-	-
Movement of Funds - Strengthening Tasmania - Low Head Precinct	50	(50)	-	-
Indexation	-	(24)	(44)	(58)
Other Variations in administered appropriations for Outcome 1	23,178	5,315	12,258	4,040
Outcome 1 - Other variations in departmental appropriations
Great Barrier Reef Structural Adjustment Package	1,966	-	-	-
Wildlife Protection Import and Export Fees	208	-	-	-
Reinstatement of funding - efficiency dividend adjustment	-	-	-	338
Indexation	-	-	(355)	(376)
Other Variations in departmental appropriations for Outcome 1	2,174	-	(355)	(38)
Outcome 2 - Variations in departmental appropriations
Indexation	-	-	(165)	(250)
Other Variations in departmental appropriations for Outcome 2	-	-	(165)	(250)
TOTAL OTHER VARIATIONS	25,352	5,315	11,738	3,752
TOTAL VARIATIONS MEASURES AND OTHER VARIATIONS	35,327	12,374	15,000	5,197
*An additional amount of $10.768m has been agreed to be moved from 2009-10 for this programme.

MEASURES - AGENCY SUMMARY

TABLE 1.4 SUMMARY OF MEASURES SINCE THE 2005-06 BUDGET
Measure Title Expense Measures:	Outcome	Outputs affected	Appropriations 2005-06			Appropriations 2006-07			Appropriations 2007-08			Appropriations 2008-09
			Admin expenses ($'000)	Dept outputs ($'000)	Total ($'000)	Admin expenses ($'000)	Dept outputs ($'000)		Admin expenses ($'000)	Dept outputs ($'000)	Total ($'000)	Admin expenses ($'000)	Dept outputs ($'000)	Total ($'000)
			Admin expenses ($'000)	Dept outputs ($'000)	Total ($'000)	Admin expenses ($'000)	Dept outputs ($'000)	Total ($'000)	Admin expenses ($'000)	Dept outputs ($'000)	Total ($'000)	Admin expenses ($'000)	Dept outputs ($'000)	Total ($'000)
HMAS SYDNEY II - search	1	-	1,300	-	1,300	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement - Forest Conservation Fund	1	1.2.2	nfp	2,222	2,222	nfp	2,635	2,635	nfp	2,539	2,539	nfp	1,445	1,445
Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement - reservation of private Forest at Mole Creek	1	1.2.2	1,302	134	1,436	1,301	140	1,441	640	83	723	-	-	-
Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement - saving the Tasmanian Devil	1	1.2.2	-	1,005	1,005	-	995	995	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement - tourism and recreation	1	1.2.2	954	46	1,000	954	46	1,000	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement - river catchment water quality auditing	1	1.2.2	-	507	507	-	493	493	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement - Tarkine bush walk	1	1.2.2	-	505	505	-	495	495	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Expense Measures			3,556	4,419	7,975	2,255	4,804	7,059	640	2,622	3,262	-	1,445	1,445

TABLE 1.5 APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 3) 2005-06
	(a) 2004-05 Available $'000	2005-06 Budget $'000	2005-06 Revised $'000	2005-06 Additional Estimates $'000	2005-06 Reduced Estimates $'000
ADMINISTERED ITEMS
Outcome 1 - The environment, especially those aspects that are matters of national environmental significance, is protected and conserved (a)	404,635	442,395	465,453	23,058	-
Outcome 2 - Australia's interests in Antarctica are advanced	-	-	-	-	-
Sub-total Administered Items	404,635	442,395	465,453	23,058	-
DEPARTMENTAL OUTPUTS
Outcome 1 - The environment, especially those aspects that are matters of national environmental significance, is protected and conserved	207,975	226,875	233,468	6,593	-
Outcome 2 - Australia's interests in Antarctica are advanced	86,472	94,563	94,563	-	-
Sub-total Departmental Outputs	294,447	321,438	328,031	6,593	-
TOTAL ADMINISTERED ITEMS AND DEPARTMENTAL OUTPUTS	699,082	763,833	793,484	29,651	-
(a) Represents administered funds drawn down against 2004-05 Appropriation Bill Nos.1 and 3.

TABLE 1.6 APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 4) 2005-06
	(a) 2004-05 Available $'000	2005-06 Budget $'000	2005-06 Revised Budget $'000	2005-06 Additional Estimates $'000	2005-06 Reduced Estimates $'000
SPECIFIC PAYMENTS TO THE STATES AND TERRITORIES
Outcome 1 - The environment, especially those aspects that are matters of national environmental significance, is protected and conserved (a)	23,622	27,791	33,340	5,549	-
Outcome 2 - Australia's interests in Antarctica are advanced	-	-	-	-	-
Sub-total Specific Payments to the States and Territories	23,622	27,791	33,340	5,549	-
Non-Operating
Administered assets and liabilities	-	-	127	127	-
Sub-total Capital	-	-	127	127	-
TOTAL	23,622	27,791	33,467	5,676	-
(a) Represents administered funds drawn down against 2004-05 Appropriation Bill Nos. 2 and 4.

SUMMARY OF STAFFING CHANGES

TABLE 1.7 AVERAGE STAFFING LEVEL (ASL)
	2005-06 Budget sy	2005-06 Revised sy	Variation sy
Outcome 1 - The environment, especially those aspects that are matters of national environmental significance, is protected and conserved (*)	1,220.0	1,230.0	10.0
Outcome 2 - Australia's interests in Antarctica are advanced	392.0	392.0	0.0
TOTAL	1,612.0	1,622.0	10.0
* Staff seconded to the Director of National Parks (275.0) are not included in the departmental staff numbers.

OTHER RECEIPTS AVAILABLE TO BE USED

Table 1.9 provides details of other receipts available to be used and include Financial Management and Accountability Act s.31 receipts, Commonwealth Authorities and Companies body receipts that are available to be spent, special accounts (non-appropriation receipts) and resources received free of charge.

TABLE 1.9 OTHER RECEIPTS AVAILABLE TO BE USED
	2005-06 Budget Estimate $'000	2005-06 Revised Estimate $'000
DEPARTMENTAL OTHER RECEIPTS
Goods and Services	31,187	38,544
Other	355	576
Sub-total departmental other receipts available to be used	31,542	39,120
ADMINISTERED OTHER RECEIPTS
Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989 - levies and fees	3,251	3,498
Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005 - Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme fees	-	1,992
Sub-total administered other receipts available to be used	3,251	5,490
TOTAL OTHER RECEIPTS AVAILABLE TO BE USED	34,793	44,610

ESTIMATES OF EXPENSES FROM SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS

TABLE 1.10 ESTIMATES OF EXPENSES FROM SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS
	2005-06 Budget Estimate $'000	2005-06 Revised Estimate $'000
ADMINISTERED SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS
Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Interest * Section 6 - Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Act 1997	22,130	22,445
TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENSE	22,130	22,445
* Revised estimate reflects actual interest earned at 30 June 2005.

ESTIMATES FROM SPECIAL ACCOUNT FLOWS

TABLE 1.11 ESTIMATES OF SPECIAL ACCOUNTS FLOWS AND BALANCES
	Notes	Opening Balance 2005-06 (4) 2004-05 $'000	Receipts (3) 2005-06 2004-05 $'000	Payments (1) (2) 2005-06 2004-05 $'000	Adjustments Balance 2005-06 2004-05 $'000	Closing Balance 2005-06 2004-05 $'000
Estimate - 2005-06, Heavy Figures Actual - 2004-05, Light figures
NATURAL HERITAGE TRUST OF AUSTRALIA ACCOUNT - Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Act 1997, s.40 .	(1), (3)	408,095	341,765	312,391	-	437,469
		389,320	339,861	321,086	-	408,095
OZONE PROTECTION AND SYNTHETIC GREENHOUSE GAS ACCOUNT - Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989, ss. 65C & 65D	(1),(3),(5)	10,656	3,498	3,280	-	10,874
		10,409	4,396	4,149	-	10,656
NATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE ACCOUNT - Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986, s.25	(1), (3)	318	182	182	-	318
		441	77	200	-	318
ENVIRONMENT - FEDERATION FUND ACCOUNT - Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997, s.20	(6)	-	-	-	-	-
		31,043	-	-	31,043	-
AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC HERITAGE CONSERVATION SPECIAL ACCOUNT Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997, s.20		-	-	-	-	-
SEA INSTALLATIONS ACCOUNT Sea Installations Act 1987, s.38		-	-	-	-	-
WELS ACCOUNT Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005, s.64		-	1,992	582	-	1,410
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION COUNCIL FUND TRUST ACCOUNT * - Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997, s.20	(2)	12	-	-	-	12
		12	-	-	-	12
ENVIRONMENT - SERVICES FOR OTHER GOVERNMENTS AND NON-AGENCY BODIES ACCOUNT* - Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997, s.20		3,333	380	441	-	3,272
		3,373	401	441	-	3,333
OTHER TRUST MONEYS ACCOUNT * - Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997, s.20	(2)	123	112	-	-	235
		11	112	-	-	123
TOTAL SPECIAL ACCOUNTS		422,537	347,929	316,876	-	453,590
TOTAL SPECIAL ACCOUNTS		434,609	344,847	325,876	31,043	422,537
(1) Estimates make provision for amounts accrued. (2) Estimates for Special Public Monies are based on actual payments. (3) Estimates include appropriation receipts, refunded Trust grants and GST credits. (4) The opening balance for 2005-06 is the closing balance for 2004-05 (refer to the DEH 2004-05 Annual Report, pages 325-328). (5) The Ozone Protection Act 1989 has been reformed and amendments are now reflected in the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989. Receipts and expenses have been revised in line with sections 65C and 65D of the Act. (6) The Environment Federation Fund Account was abolished on 9 July 2004 under a Determination made by the Minister for Finance and administration. The balance of funds was returned to the Official Public Account before 30 June 2005. The above Special Account flows do not include investments under section 39 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

MOVEMENT OF ADMINISTERED FUNDS FROM 2004-05
	2004–05 $'000	2005–06 $'000	2006–07 $'000	2007–08 $'000	2008–09 $'000	2009–10 $’000
Protecting Australia's Biodiversity Hotspots	(2,370)	-	2,370	-	-	-
Maintenance and Protection of Indigenous Heritage Programme	(197)	197	-	-	-	-
Commonwealth Environment Research Facilities	-	-	(4,020)	3,096	728	196
Renewable Energy Equity Fund	(3,165)		1,070	1,698	397	-
St Mary's Cathedral, Perth	-	(250)	250	-		-
Church of St Mary's Star of the Sea, Melbourne	-	(250)	250	-	-	-
Low Emission Technology and Abatement Programme	-	(2,501)	2,501	-	-	-
Solar Cities Programme	-	(4,600)	-	4,600	-	-
Advanced Electricity Storage Technologies	-	(3,350)	(1,000)	-	4,350	-
Renewable Remote Power Generation Programme	(11)	5,314	3,934	2,908	(1,377)	(10,768)
Development of sewerage schemes for Boat Harbour and Sisters Beach	(308)	108	34	-	-	-
Strengthening Tasmania - Low Head Precinct	-	50	(50)	-	-	-
	(6,051)	(5,282)	5,339	12,302	4,098	(10,572)
*Table 1.12 reflects the movement of administered funds from 2004-05 into later years as well as across the years 2005-06 to 2009-10.

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