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Portfolio budget statements

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)

Agency Budget Statements (continued)
Office of Renewable Energy Regulator (continued)

Tables in this section

Section 2 - Agency Resources for 2005-06

2.1: APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER RESOURCES

Table 2.1 shows the total resources from all origins for 2005-06, including appropriations. The table summarises how revenue will be applied by outcome, administered and departmental classification.

The total appropriation for the Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator (ORER) in 2005-06 is $2.895 million. This comprises $2.687 million departmental output appropriation, $0.208 million administered special appropriation.

TABLE 2.1: APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER REVENUE – OFFICE OF THE RENEWABLE ENERGY REGULATOR
Outcome

 
Appropriations
Revenue from other sources(4)
Total Resources(6)
$’000
Bill
No. 1
$’000
Bill
No. 2(1)
$’000
Special
Approp(2)
$’000
Total
Approp(3)
%(5) $’000 %(5) $’000
(A) (B) (C) (D)=(A)+(B)+(C) (A)+(C) / (A)+(C)+(E) (E) (E)/ (A)+(C)+(E) (F)=(D)+(E)
Outcome 1
Increased Renewable Electricity Generation
Administered - - 208      208 na - na 208


Departmental
2,687 - -   2,687 100% - 0% 2,687
TOTAL RESOURCES 2,687 - 208 2,895 na - na 2,895
This table has been redesigned to correspond with Budget Paper No. 4 ‘Agency Resourcing’. It now includes (where appropriate) administered revenue from other sources.
(1)
Under the appropriation structure, Bill No. 2 includes Specific Purpose Payments (SPPs), new agency outcomes (NAOs), administered capital and departmental capital via departmental injections and loans.
(2) Estimated expenses from individual Special Appropriations are shown at Section 3, Table 3.1.
(3)
Total appropriations = Bill No. 1 + Bill No. 2 + Special Appropriations.
(4) Revenue from other sources includes Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 s.31 revenues, Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act body revenues that are available to be expensed, special accounts (non–appropriation revenues) and resources received free of charge.
(5)Percentage figures indicate the percentage contribution of revenue from government (Departmental Appropriations) to the total price of outputs (= Bill No. 1 + Special Appropriation + Revenue from other sources), by outcome, and the percentage contribution of Revenue from other sources (departmental) to the total price of outputs, by outcome.
(6) Total resources = Total appropriations + Revenue from other sources.
Note: Refer to budgeted statement of financial performance for application of agency revenue.

2.2: 2005-06 BUDGET MEASURES

Budget measures relating to the ORER as explained in Budget Paper No. 2 are summarised in Table 2.2. The table also identifies the relevant outcomes, administered items and outputs associated with each measure.

TABLE 2.2 – SUMMARY OF MEASURES CONTAINED IN THE 2005–2006 BUDGET
Output
Groups
Affected
Appropriations
Budget
2005–06
($'000)
Appropriations
Forward estimate
2006–07
($'000)
Appropriations
Forward estimate
2007–08
($'000)
Appropriations
Forward estimate
2008–09
($'000)
Admin
Expenses
Dept
Outputs
Total Admin
Expenses
Dept
Outputs
Total Admin
Expenses
Dept
Outputs
Total Admin
Expenses
Dept
Outputs
Total
Measure Outcome
Efficiency dividend – increase in the rate from 1 per cent to 1.25 per cent (1) 1 All - (7) (7) - (14) (14) - (20) (20) - (20) (20)
(1) This is a cross portfolio measure and impacts on all agencies within the Environment and Heritage Portfolio.

2.3: OTHER RECEIPTS AVAILABLE TO BE USED

Table 2.3 provides details of other receipts available to be used and include Financial Management and Accountability 1997 s.31 receipts, Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act body receipts that are available to be spent, special accounts (non appropriation) and resources received free of charge.

TABLE 2.3 - OTHER RECEIPTS AVAILABLE TO BE USED
There are no other receipts available to be used for the ORER in the 2005-06 Budget.

2.4: MOVEMENT OF ADMINISTERED FUNDS FROM 2004-05 TO 2005-06

There has been no movement of administered funds from 2004-05 to 2005-06 for the ORER.

2.5: SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS

The special appropriation represents penalty refunds, drawn down from the Official Public Account and paid to companies meeting certain conditions under the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 and able to redeem prior penalty payments

TABLE 2.5 – ESTIMATES OF EXPENSES FROM SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS
Outcome
affected
Estimated
Expense
2004–2005
$'000
Budget
Estimate
2005–2006
$'000
ADMINISTERED SPECIAL APPROPRIATION
Renewable energy shortfall refunds 1 502 208
TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENSE 502 208

 

2.6: SPECIAL ACCOUNTS

There are no special accounts for the ORER in the 2005-06 Budget.

2.7: ADMINISTERED CAPITAL AND DEPARTMENTAL EQUITY INJECTIONS AND LOANS

The ORER has not been appropriated any administered capital for 2005-06 and will not receive any departmental equity injection or loans in 2005-06.

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