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)

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

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Section 3 - Agency Outcomes

This section explains how resources identified in Section 2 will be used to deliver outputs and administered items to contribute to the one outcome for the Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator (ORER).

3.1: SUMMARY OF OUTCOMES, OUTPUTS AND ADMINISTERED ITEMS

The relationship between activities of the ORER and the outcome is summarised in Figure 4.

FIGURE 4: OUTCOME AND OUTPUTS
Total
Price of
Outputs
$'000		 Administered
Appropriation
$’000		 Departmental
Outputs
Appropriation
$'000
OFFICE OF THE RENEWABLE ENERGY REGULATOR 2,687 208 2,687
Outcome 1 –
 Increased Renewable Electricity
Generation
Output 1.1 Renewable Energy Certificate
                  Management		 1,881 1,881
Output 1.2 Managing Compliance with
                  Legislation		 806 806
TOTAL OUTCOME 2,687 208 2,687

This structure shows the relationship between the government outcome and contributing outputs for the ORER, presented here as output groups. Financial details for this outcome, by outputs and output group, appear in Table 2.1. Non-financial information for the outcome appears in Table 2.2.

CHANGES TO OUTCOMES AND OUTPUTS

There have been no changes to the output structure for the ORER since the 2004-05 Budget.

OUTPUT COST ATTRIBUTION

The ORER allocates corporate overheads on the basis of employee costs attributed to each output.

3.2: OUTCOMES - DEPARTMENTAL AND ADMINISTERED

Departmental appropriations by outcome

There is only one outcome for the ORER.

Administered appropriations by outcome

There is only one outcome for the ORER.

3.3: OUTCOMES RESOURCING

Outcome 1 Resourcing

Table 3.1 shows how the 2005-06 Budget appropriations translate to total resourcing for Outcome 1, including administered expenses, revenue from government (appropriation), other resources available to be used (departmental) and the total price of outputs.

TABLE 3.1 – TOTAL RESOURCES FOR THE OUTCOME
Estimated
Actuals
2004–05
$'000		 Budget
Estimate
2005–06
$'000
ADMINISTERED APPROPRIATIONS(1) 502 208
ADMINISTERED SPECIAL ACCOUNTS - -
DEPARTMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Output 1.1 – Renewable Energy Certificate Management 1,852 1,881
Output 1.2 – Managing Compliance with Legislation 794 806
TOTAL REVENUE FROM GOVERNMENT (Appropriations) 2,646 2,687
  Contributing to Price of Departmental Output 100% 100%
REVENUE FROM OTHER SOURCES
Output 1.1 – Renewable Energy Certificate Management - -
Output 1.2 – Managing Compliance with Legislation - -
TOTAL REVENUE FROM OTHER SOURCES - -
TOTAL PRICE OF DEPARTMENTAL OUTPUTS 2,646 2,687
DEPARTMENTAL SPECIAL ACCOUNTS - -
TOTAL ESTIMATED RESOURCING FOR OUTCOME 1 3,148 2,895
     
2004–2005 2005–2006
  AVERAGE STAFFING LEVEL (NUMBER) 10.0 11.0
(1) The ORER will receive $0.208m in administered special appropriation in 2005–06. 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.
MEASURES AFFECTING OUTCOME 1

Measures affecting the ORER (as reflected in Budget Paper No. 2) Outcome 1 are listed below:

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
Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator (7) (14) (20) (20)
* This is a cross portfolio measure and impacts on all agencies within the Environment and Heritage Portfolio.
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION FOR OUTCOME 1

Achievement of planned performance will be reported in the ORER 2005-06 Annual Report.

Table 3.2 lists the performance information that the ORER will use to assess the level of its achievement of the outcome during 2005-06. It comprises:

  1. overall achievement - performance information for the outcome overall;
  2. performance information for administered items - qualitative and quantitative information for each administered item; and
  3. performance information for departmental outputs - quantitative, qualitative and, price for each output.
TABLE 3.2 – PERFORMANCE INFORMATION FOR OUTCOME 1 (A) Effectiveness – Overall Achievement of the Outcome
Increased Renewable Electricity Generation The amount of renewable electricity generated in the year and potentially eligible under the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000, expressed as a percentage of the mandated target for the year.
(B) Performance Information for Administered Items
Incoming renewable energy certificate (REC) fees: REC management Quantity Renewable energy certificate fees collected in line with the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 and agreed administrative guidelines for the collection of small amounts.
Quality All renewable energy certificate fees transferred to the Official Public Account within 5 working days of receipt of fees and verification that amounts are correct.
Incoming penalty fees: Compliance  

 		 Quantity Ensure, through a comprehensive assessment process, that all renewable energy shortfall fees owing to the Commonwealth are recovered from liable parties.
Quality All renewable energy shortfall fees transferred to the Official Public Account with 5 working days of receipt of penalty fees and verification that amounts are correct.
Outgoing REC fees: Compliance Quantity Ensure that renewable energy shortfall refunds are correctly calculated taking into consideration the relevant administrative charges specified under the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001.
Quality All renewable energy shortfall refunds paid to the liable party within 6 weeks of verification that shortfall refunds are legally payable under the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 and that amounts are correct.
(C) Performance Information for Departmental Outputs
OUTPUT GROUP 1.1  –  Renewable energy certificate management
  Quality Maintain register of registered persons, register of applications for accreditation, register of accredited power stations and register of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). Manage accreditation of power stations. Manage creation and validation of RECs. Manage internet based registry facility including updating software. Manage administrative updates to Regulations.
Quantity Number of RECs validly created in the year. Total REC liability expressed as a percentage of the annual renewable energy target. Total number of RECs surrendered in the year as a percentage of the target.
Price $1.881m
OUTPUT GROUP 1.2  –  Managing compliance with legislation
  Quality Assess annual compliance statements. Impose any penalties. Assist participants in providing pertinent information to ORER. Redeem any shortfall charges. Audit participants. Maintain other administrative procedures for effective operation of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000.
Quantity The percentage of accreditation applications assessed within six weeks of receipt of completed applications and other necessary information. The percentage of RECs annually created that are validated. The number of liable parties having shortfalls. The sum of all shortfalls expressed in RECs.
Price $0.806m
EVALUATIONS FOR OUTCOME 1

There are no evaluations planned for the ORER in 2005-06.

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