Portfolio Budget Statements 2005-06

Environment and Heritage Portfolio
Budget Initiatives and Explanations of Appropriations 2005-06
Budget Related Paper No. 1.7
ISSN 1448-1219 (Online), 1448-1200 (Print)

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Agency Budget Statements (continued)
Department of the Environment and Heritage (continued)

Tables in this section

Table 3.1 - Total resources for outcome 2
Table 3.2 - Performance information for outcome 2

Section 3 - Agency Outcomes (continued)

3.3 Outcomes Resourcing (continued)

OUTCOME 2 RESOURCING

Table 3.1 shows how the 2005-06 Budget appropriations translate to total resourcing for Outcome 2, including administered expenses, revenue from Government (appropriation), revenue from other sources (departmental) and the total price of outputs.

TABLE 3.1 – TOTAL RESOURCES FOR OUTCOME 2
		Estimated Actuals 2004–05 $'000	Budget Estimates 2005–06 $'000
ADMINISTERED APPROPRIATION		-	-
ADMINISTERED SPECIAL ACCOUNTS		-	-
DEPARTMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Output	2.1 – Antarctic Policy	28,968	31,679
Output	2.2 – Antarctic Science	57,504	62,884
TOTAL REVENUE FROM GOVERNMENT (Appropriation)		86,472	94,563
Contributing to Price of Departmental Output		98.9%	99.0%
REVENUE FROM OTHER SOURCES
Output	2.1 – Antarctic Policy	308	308
Output	2.2 – Antarctic Science	611	611
TOTAL REVENUE FROM OTHER SOURCES		919	919
TOTAL PRICE OF DEPARTMENTAL OUTPUTS		87,391	95,482
DEPARTMENTAL SPECIAL ACCOUNTS		-	-
TOTAL ESTIMATED RESOURCING FOR OUTCOME 2		87,391	95,482
		2004–05	2005–06
AVERAGE STAFFING LEVEL (NUMBER)		392.0	392.0

MEASURES AFFECTING OUTCOME 2

Measures affecting Antarctic (as reflected in Budget Paper 2) outcome 2 are listed below:

Australia–Antarctica Airlink *
	2005–06 $'000	2006–07 $'000	2007–08 $'000	2008–09 $'000
Department of the Environment and Heritage	6,820	10,669	10,858	10,989
* Excludes funding for depreciation ($0.581m for 2005–06, $0.774m for 2006–07, $0.764m for 2007–08 and $0.711m for 2008-09) that will be met through departmental output appropriation (Appropriation Bill No.1).

*Australia–Antarctica Airlink – equity injection*
	2005–06 $'000	2006–07 $'000	2007–08 $'000	2008–09 $'000
Department of the Environment and Heritage	4,805	2,195	-	-

Efficiency dividend – increase in the rate from 1 per cent to 1.25 per cent*
	2005–06 $'000	2006–07 $'000	2007–08 $'000	2008–09 $'000
Antarctic	(218)	(440)	(664)	(664)
* This is a cross portfolio measure and impacts on all agencies within the Environment and Heritage Portfolio.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION FOR OUTCOME 2

TABLE 3.2 – PERFORMANCE INFORMATION FOR OUTCOME 2
(A) Effectiveness – overall achievement of the outcome
Antarctic policy
Antarctic Treaty System	The degree to which Australia’s policy interests are advanced through international forums, particularly: (i) the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings; (ii) the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources; and (iii) the Committee for Environmental Protection
Illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing	The extent of Australia’s impact within the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources on measures to combat illegal fishing for toothfish
International seabird conservation	The extent of Australia’s impact in changing fishery practices, including reduction in the number of albatrosses caught by fishing gear
International whaling	The degree to which Australia’s policy interests are advanced through the International Whaling Commission
Protecting the Antarctic Environment	No outbreaks of introduced diseases, pests or weeds Number and extent of oil spills and remediation action taken Number of environmental impact assessments: (i) completed by the Department; and (ii) submitted by third parties and assessed by the Department Percentage of completed environmental impact assessments that are subsequently audited under Australia’s Antarctic Environmental Management System
Antarctic science
Support for Antarctic science	Successful completion of the elements of the Antarctic Science Strategy 2004/05 – 2008/09 Number of peer–reviewed scientific papers produced by scientists participating in the Antarctic science programme Number of scientists active in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
(B) Performance indicators for administered items including third party outputs
There are no administered items for this outcome.
(C) Performance indicators for individual outputs
Both outputs (see Table 1.1 and Figure 4)	Quality	Policy advisor role The Minister is satisfied with the timeliness and accuracy of briefs and draft ministerial correspondence provided by the DEH Provider role ^(a) Percentage of payments that are consistent with the terms and conditions of funding (Target: 100%) Percentage of participants in the Australian Antarctic programme whose participation is consistent with the terms and conditions of logistic support (Target: 100%)
Both outputs (see Table 1.1 and Figure 4)	Price	2.1 Antarctic Policy $31.987 million 2.2 Antarctic Science $63.495 million
(a) Applies to the administration of grants programmes funded entirely from the appropriation for the output.

CHANGES TO PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

See the explanation at the end of Table 3.2 (under Outcome 1).

EVALUATIONS FOR OUTCOME 2

There are no evaluations planned for 2005-06 for Outcome 2.

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