Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Annual Report 2011–12

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occupational health and safety 367–9

Office of Water Science 130, 132

Olympic Dam project 204, 214

Online Information 343–4

Operation CETUS 241–2, 268

operational planning 300–1

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) 348

organisational structure 14

outcomes

expenses by 385–93

financial reporting by 499–503

program structure and 11–12

Ovens catchment 168–9, 192–3

own-source revenue 465

Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Account 93

Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Act 1995 88

Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989 70–1, 80, 88–96

Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Act 1995 89

Ozone Science Group 94

Ozone Science Strategy 93

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Pacific Public Sector Linkages program 205–6, 223

Pacific Reef Fisheries (Bowen) Pty Ltd vs Minister for EPHA 272

Paddock to Reef Integrated Monitoring Modelling and Reporting program 37

Palau, assistance to 205

Parker, David 13

Parks Australia, Environmental Management 325–330

Parliamentary Committee reports 306–9

parliamentary services 344

Parramatta, heritage sites in 207

payables

administered items 475

departmental 463

Natural Heritage Trust 526

payments to CAC Bodies 464

penguins, satellite census of 119

performance 6, 15, 338–343, see also Key Performance Indicators

Perth and Peel region 216, 256

pest management 27, 32

Policy and Communications Division 300

portfolio structure 10

precharged equipment licences 91

Principles of Consolidation 416

Private Irrigation Infrastructure Operators program 136–7, 306

private members’ Bills 276

procurement 349–53

product notices 87

Product Stewardship Advisory Group 87

Product Stewardship for Oil program 109–10

Product Stewardship Levy 112–3

product stewardship obligations 90

Product Stewardship (Oil) Act 2000 75, 109–116

Product Stewardship ( Oil) (Consequential Amendments Act) 2000 109

Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Regulations 73, 86–7

project management 304–5

property, plant and equipment 421–2, 435–8, 469–71

Proposed Model for Accreditation of Voluntary Product Stewardship Arrangements 73–4

Protected Areas 20, 251–5

provisions 444

Public Affairs 343

publications under EPBC Act 294–5

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environmental agreements with 215, 222, 260

water shepherding 176

quotas, under Ozone Protection Acts 90

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Ramsar wetlands 28, 240, 244

Ranger uranium mine 228–9

Reconciliation Action Plan 302, 342

reconciliation schedule, administered items 407

reduction in administered items 489–90

Reef Rescue program 20, 27–8, 37

referrals for environmental approvals 261

referrals under the EPBC Act 278–81

Refrigerant Reclaim Australia 91

Refrigerant Regulations 94–5

Regional Natural Resource Management Planning for Climate Change Fund 35

Regional Rail Link project 263

register of environmental organisations 346

Regulatory Compliance Executive Committee 302

Regulatory Impact Statement on packaging waste and litter 69

Regulatory Reform Taskforce 273–6

related party disclosures 451

remuneration

auditors 457, 527

senior executives 340, 452–6

reporting requirements 178–9, 424–7, 499–503

Restoring the Balance in the Murray–Darling Basin program 134

Restricted Refrigerant Trading Authorisation 94

revenue

departmental 417

Natural Heritage Trust 519

Rio Tinto 33, 249

risk management 177–8, 303–4

Robertson, Eddie Jampijinpa 39

Robinson, Ian 158

Rock Islands Southern Lagoon 205

Ross, Joe 34

Rotterdam Convention 72

Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne 204, 206, 239

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sale of goods and services 431

schedule of contingencies 404

schedules of commitments 402–3, 514

Secretariat for the Pacific Regional Environment programme 31

Secretary’s review 8–10

Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills 307

Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications 308

Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport 308

senior staff

executive committees 301–2

management team 12–3

remuneration for 340, 452–6

Service Charter 345

significant accounting judgments and estimates 414, 517

Singapore Study Tour 348

Skarbek, Anna 34

Smyth and Bahrdt Consultants 36

social inclusion 341–3

South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network 32, 253–4

Southern Ocean Research Partnership 20, 22, 30, 121

Southern Tanami Indigenous Protected Area 491–7, 531

special accounts 494–500, 534

species recovery plans

new listings 204

number of listings 286–7

overview 38

under EPBC Act 213–4, 240, 248

SPRAT database 217, 333

stakeholder relations 343–7

Standing Working Group on Conservation Management Plans 31

State Engineers Australia Award for Excellence 119

statements of changes in equity 400, 512

statements of comprehensive income

administered items 405

departmental 398

Natural Heritage Trust 510

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants 73

Strategic Directions 2012-2022 120

strategic environmental assessments 215–7, 241, 255–260

Strategic Overview for Management of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area 207

Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory jobs package 26

structure of the annual report 6

subsidies 462, 475

Suburban Jobs program 69, 74

summary of significant accounting policies 412–26, 516–521

Supervising Scientist Division 203, 205, 219–20, 223

suppliers 428, 442, 462, 478

sustainable agriculture 26

Sustainable Communities 10, 84–5

sustainable diversion limits 133

sustainable management of natural resources and the environment 45–9

sustainable population and communities 66–116, 370

sustainable water 129–200, 371

Sustainable Water Use and Infrastructure program 134

sustainable wildlife industries 250

Sydney growth centres 257

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Tasmanian Forests Independent Verification Report 23

Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement 21, 29–30

Tasmanian Forests National Partnership Agreement 23

taxation issues 423, 521

Thelangerin 24–5

Thompson, Malcolm 13

threat abatement plans 248, 296–7

Threatened Species Scientific Committee

activities of 244–8

advice from 213

advice to 216

membership 292

new listings 221, 227, 285

support for 202

under EPBC Act 240, 242

Torres Strait Environmental Management Committee 349

trade and other receivables 433, 467

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement 349

tropical fire ant control 254

Tuggerah Lakes 28

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United Nations Environment Programme 347

Urban Sustainability: Adapting to Change seminars 348

Urbis Pty Ltd 36

used oil 75

used-substance licences 91

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Vance, Tessa 122

Vessel Monitoring System data 23

voluntary product stewardship 86

W

Warlpiri Rangers 39

Warrego catchment 172, 190–1

waste management 9

water availability scenarios 199–200

Water Efficiency Division 130

Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005 149–52

Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Advisory Group 152

Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Amendment (Scheme Enhancements) Bill 2012 150

Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Determination 2011 150

Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Officials Group 152

Water for the Future initiative 133

Water Group 130, 302

water management 10

Water Reform Division 130, 137–47

water shepherding 176

WaterMark certification 151

weeds 27, 32

Weilmoringle IPA 25

WELS Scheme Strategic Plan 150

West Kimberley region 203, 208, 224–5, 243

Western Australia, environmental agreements with 215, 222, 260

Western Sydney growth centres 257

Wheatstone project 204, 214, 266

wildlife management 216–19, 221, 249–51, 286–7

wildlife trade permits 250–1

Windsor Inquiry 156, 160

workers compensation 368

Workforce Capability Framework 338

Workforce Management Committee 302

workforce planning 338–43

workforce profile 363–66

Working Group on Conservation Management Plans 22

Working Group on Whalewatching 30

Working on Country program 20, 26, 36–7, 44

World Heritage management 205–6, 243

write-down and impairment of assets 430, 464

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Front cover (L to R)

North West Island Reef (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority), Green tree Frog near Springsure (Cathy Zwick), Koala and young in tree near Gunnedah (Dan Lunney), Sweet corn crop under irrigation from a centre pivot (Arthur Mostead), Dampier Peninsula, near Kooljaman at Cape Leveque (Andrew Tatnell).

Outcome images

Page 16 Paroo River reflections. (Andrew Tatnell)

Page 66 Pedestrians and traffic on the streets of the Melbourne CBD. (Alex Zuk)

Page 117 Icebergs near Mawson Station, Antarctica. (© Chris Wilson 2012)

Page 129 Lake Hume and the Mitta River, located east of Albury-Wodonga, Victoria. (Bell Commercial Photography (2008))

Page 201 Sunset over the Dampier Peninsula, near Kooljaman at Cape Leveque. (Andrew Tatnell)

Page 298 Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities inside foyer. (Andrew Tatnell)

1^ The Natural Heritage Trust provides one of the funding streams to support the government’s Caring for our Country initiative.

1^ The Natural Heritage Trust provides one of the funding streams that support the Australian Government’s Caring for our Country initiative. The Caring for our Country Report Card 2011–12 will detail the overall achievements and progress for all the funding streams that support Caring for our Country.

1¹Ozone-depleting potential is a comparative measure, using chlorofluorocarbon as a base level of 1. For example, 1 metric tonne of methyl bromide equals 0.6 ozone-depleting potential tonnes.

1^ Reported figures are for the 2011 calendar year to align with calendar year reporting to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

1^ Appointed as temporary Chair for the June 2012 meeting as the substantive Chair Matthew Dadswell was unavailable.

2^ Appointed as temporary Chair for the November 2011 meeting as the substantive Chair Anne-Marie Delahunt was unavailable.

1^ The difference between the two figures is due to Category 8 benefits being excluded from the second figure because they are not benefits for recycling used oil. Category 8 benefits are a refund of the product stewardship levy where oil is incorporated into products.

1^ The difference between the two figures is due to Category 8 benefits being excluded from the second figure because they are not benefits for recycling used oil. Category 8 benefits are a refund of the product stewardship levy where oil is incorporated into products.

1^ Appropriation Bill (No.1 & 3) 2011–2012

2^ Includes an amount of $23.479 million in 2012–13 for the Departmental Capital Budget. For accounting purposes this amount has been designated as ‘contributions by owners’.

3^ As per the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Section 514S, the department is directly appropriated the Director of National Parks’s (DNP) appropriations, which is then allocated to the DNP by the Secretary

4^ FMA Act s31 receipts, also known as FMA Regulation 15 receipts, are an estimate.

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5⁵ Appropriation Bill (No.2 & 4) 2011–2012.

6⁶ Does not include ‘Special Public Money’ held in accounts such as Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys account as they do not constitute funds available to the department for operations.

̽^̽ Full year budget, including any subsequent adjustment made to the 2011–2012 Budget.

1^ Departmental appropriation combines Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) and Revenue from independent sources (s31).

1² The variation is mainly due to lower expenditure in relation to environmental information and research activity.

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1¹ Departmental appropriation combines Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) and Revenue from independent sources (s31).

̽ ^̽ Full year budget, including any subsequent adjustment made to the 2011–2012 Budget.

1^ The variation is mainly due to lower expenditure compared to the budget from the Ozone & Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Special Account in relation to the management of hazardous wastes, substances and pollutants.

2^ Departmental appropriation combines Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) and “Revenue from independent sources (s31).

3^ Increase under the Housing Affordability Fund program and the National Rental Affordability Scheme. These programs were transferred to the Department from the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) following a restructuring of administrative arrangements on 14 September 2010. The programs were transferred back to FaHCSIA following a subsequent restructuring of administrative arrangements on 14 December 2011.

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̽^̽ Full year budget, including any subsequent adjustment made to the 2011–2012 Budget.

1^ Departmental appropriation combines Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) and Revenue from independent sources (s31).

2^ Increased operational activity.

3^ Increase in the Antarctic make good provision and base restitution liability, primarily resulting from the reduction in the Australian Government bond rate used in the long term forecast.

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̽^̽ Full year budget, including any subsequent adjustment made to the 2011–12 Budget.

1^ The variation is mainly due to Water Smart Australia projects being finalised below budget in 2011–12.

2^ The variation is mainly due to lower expenditure from the Environmental Water Holdings Special Account in relation to environmental water delivery.

3^ Expenses not requiring appropriation include the adjustments for impairment on water entitlements, partially offset by the acquisition of water entitlements from the Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure Program.

4^ Departmental appropriation combines Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) and Revenue from independent sources (s31).

5^ Expenses not requiring appropriation include the adjustments for impairment on water entitlements, partially offset by the acquisition of water entitlements from the Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure Program.

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̽^̽ Full year budget, including any subsequent adjustment made to the 2011–12 Budget.

1^ Departmental appropriation combines Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) and Revenue from independent sources (s31).

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