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Environment and Heritage Portfolio
Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2005-06 and Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2005-06

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Environment and Heritage Portfolio Overview

OVERVIEW OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS SOUGHT

Overall, the Portfolio is seeking a total increase of $28.156m in government appropriations consisting of $20.219m through Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2005–06 and $7.937m increase through Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2005–06.

Of the total increase in appropriations, the Department of the Environment and Heritage (DEH) is seeking $14.621m through Appropriation Bill (No.5) 2005–06 (excluding $1.154m to be transferred to the Director of National Parks (DNP)). The increase relates primarily to additional appropriations DEH (Outcome 1—Environment) is receiving for the Australian Wildlife Hospital—grant, Heritage building restorations—the Basilica of St Patrick (Fremantle) and St Mary’s Cathedral (Hobart), Mawson’s Hut Foundation—expedition, for conservation work on the historic huts built by Sir Douglas Mawson in 1912, and for decisions taken by the Government, but not yet announced. DEH is seeking $1.871m through Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2005–06 (excluding $6.066m to be transferred to DNP).

The Bureau of Meteorology is seeking $4.444m through Appropriation Bill (No.5) to fund the increase in depreciation expense ($1.619m) as a result of the recognition of make good and restitution costs in the meteorological asset base to comply with the adoption of the new international accounting standards, the Australian Equivalent for International Financial Reporting System (AEIFRS) and an increase in depreciation expense ($2.825m) as a result of a 2004-05 revaluation of the meteorological asset base.

The additional funding of $7.220m, provided to the Director of National Parks for Kakadu and Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Parks —tourism infrastructure and equipment, will be appropriated to the Department of the Environment and Heritage in 2005–06 through Appropriation Bills (No.5 and 6) and transferred to DNP.

FIGURE 1 – PORTFOLIO STRUCTURE AND OUTCOMES

FIGURE1 - PORTFOLIO STRUCTURE AND OUTCOMES
REVISED APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER REVENUE - PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
    Appropriations   Receipts Total
Resources (6)
$'000
Bill
No. 1 & 3 & 5

(A)		 $'000
Bill
No. 2 (1) & 4 & 6
(B)		 $'000
Special
Approp

(C)		 $'000
Total
Approp (3)

(D)=(A)+(B)+(C)		 % (5)



(A)+(C) / (A)+(C)+(E)		 $'000



(E)		 % (5)



(E) / (A)+(C)+(E)		 $'000



(F)=(D)+(E)
Outcome 1 - The environment, especially those aspects that are matters of national environmental significance, is protected and conserved                
Environment
Administered 479,581 33,340 22,445 535,366 98.9% 5,490 1.1% 540,856
Administered assets and liabilities - 1,998 - 1,998 na - na 1,998
Departmental 234,795 - - 234,795 85.2% 40,902 14.8% 275,697
Departmental equity injection - 6,066 - 6,066 na - na 6,066
Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator
Administered - - 117 117 na - na 117
Departmental 2,687 - - 2,687 100.0% - na 2,687
Director of National Parks
Departmental - - - - na 55,640 na 55,640
Departmental equity injection - - - - na 6,066 na 6,066
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Departmental 15,444 - 7,500 22,944 57.3% 17,080 42.7% 40,024
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
Departmental 3,151 - - 3,151 44.0% 4,006 56.0% 7,157
Departmental equity injection - 20,500 - 20,500 na - na 20,500
Total Outcome 1 735,658 61,904 30,062 827,624 na 129,184 na 956,808
Outcome 2 - Australia's interests in Antarctica are advanced
Antarctic
Administered 320 - - 320 na - na 320
Departmental 94,563 - - 94,563 97.8% 2,109 2.2% 96,672
Departmental equity injection - 4,805 - 4,805 na - na 4,805
Total Outcome 2 94,883 4,805 - 99,688 na 2,109 na 101,797
Outcome 1 - Australia benefits from meteorological and related science and services
Bureau of Meteorology
Departmental 211,170 - - 211,170 92.7% 16,697 7.3% 227,867
Departmental equity injection - 13,105 - 13,105 na - na 13,105
Total Outcome 1 211,170 13,105 - 224,275 na 16,697 - 240,972
Total Portfolio
Administered 479,901 35,338 22,562 537,801 na 5,490 na 543,291
Departmental 561,810 38,410 7,500 607,720 80.7% 136,434 19.3% 744,154
                 
SUB TOTAL 1,041,711 73,748 30,062 1,145,521 na 141,924 na 1,287,445
Director of National Parks (2) (2)
Departmental - - - - na 41,962 na 41,962
Departmental equity injection - - - - na 6,066 na 6,066
TOTAL PORTFOLIO RESOURCES 1,041,711 73,748 30,062 1,145,521 na 93,896 na 1,239,417

(1) Under the appropriate structure, Bill No. 2, Bill No. 4 and Bill No. 6 include Specific Purpose Payments (SPPs), new agency outcomes (NAOs), administered capital and departmental capital via departmental injections and loans.

(2) DNP resourcing is appropriated to DEH and is included in Outcome 1 appropriation totals. To avoid double counting DNP's resourcing is not again counted in total resourcing figures.

(3) Total appropriations = Bill No. 1, Bill No. 3 and Bill No. 5 + Bill No. 2, Bill No. 4 and Bill No. 6 + Special appropriations.

(4) Departmental and administered receipts from independent sources that are available to be spent.

(5) Percentage figures indicate the percentage contribution of revenue from government (Departmental Appropriations) to the total price of outputs (= Bill No.1, Bill No. 3 and Bill No. 5 + Special Appropriation + Revenue from other sources).

(6) Total resources = Total appropriations + Revenue from other sources.
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