Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

Index

A

abbreviations, 462–464

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders see Indigenous Australians

access clauses, ANAO, 197

actions on Commonwealth Land, 235–236

Adelaide Desalination Plant, 74–75, 154

administered assets, 12

administered funds, 197

administrative tribunal decisions, 153

advertising and marketing expenditure, 299–300

advice under section 160, EPBC Act, 249

advisory groups to CEWO, 122

Agency Resources Statement, 308–309

Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, 65

air conditioning and refrigeration, 284

air quality, 51

deliverables on, 58

parliamentary committee reports, 157

Alligator Rivers Region, 85, 88–89

Amaltal Explorer, 63

amphibians, 25, 262

animal refuges, 16

annual report guide, 2–3

Antarctic Airlink program, 66

Antarctic Treaty, 63, 65, 229, 232

Antarctica

deliverables, 65–67

environmental protection, 67

fishing, 63

research voyages, 62

shipping and air services, 67, 68

Antarctica outcome, 62–68

key achievements, 62–63

objectives, 62

responsibility for, 62

results, 65–68

strategies, 63–64

APS Values and Code of Conduct, 185, 188

assessment bilateral agreements, 232

assessments and approvals, EISs, 234, 248–250

asset management, 204

assets and liabilities, 331

Atlas of Living Australia, 20

Audit Committee, Departmental, 150, 153

meetings, 150

membership, 151

Auditor-General’s reports, 154–155

Aurora Australis, 62, 66

Austender, 196

Australian Antarctic Division, 64

environmental performance, 177–184

responsibilities, 62

Australian Antarctic Strategic Plan 2011–12 to 2020–21, 64

Australian Barcode of Life Network, 20

Australian Biological Resources Study, 15, 28

grants funded by, 16

strategies, 20

Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, 22, 95, 97

Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), 22, 228

vessel monitoring system, 22

Australian Heritage Council, 214, 215, 257

Australian National Audit Office (ANAO), 12, 151

access clauses, 197

audit opinion, 12

reports, 119

reviews, 74–75

Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicine Authority, 52

Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association, 16

autogas see liquefied petroleum gas

awards, 190

B

B20 see biodiesel blended fuel

balance sheets, 324, 431

beak and feather disease, 20, 260

bilateral agreements, 92–93, 234–235

biodiesel blended fuel (B20), 52

biodiscovery, 22–23

biodiversity and ecosystems outcome, 14–44

evaluation, 28–29

key achievements, 16–20

objectives, 15–16

responsibility for, 14

results, 30–44

strategies, 20–28

Biodiversity Conservation Division, 84

responsibilities, 15

Biodiversity Conservation Strategy, 32

Biodiversity Fund, 27, 29

biological products, 52

access to, 22–23, 227, 230

deliverables on, 58

see also Australian Biological Resources Study; Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources

Bioregional Assessment Program, 72

biosecurity, 27–28

biotechnology, 52

bitou bush, 25

blackberry control, 25

blue whales, 63

Booderee National Park, 226, 227

Border Protection Command (BPC), 22

breaches and investigations, EPBC Act, 238–242

Burke, the Hon. Tony MP, 11

Bush Blitz, 20, 28

Business Continuity Plan, 152

C

Canberra offices operations, 163–167

cane toads, 260

Carbon Farming Initiative, 19, 27

carbon pricing, 49

deliverables on, 59

Caring for our Country, 15, 261

deliverables on, 30, 31

Phase I, 23

Phase II, 18, 25

carryover of environmental water, 147

Casey Station (Antarctica), 66

waste treatment facilities, 65

cash flow statements, 326, 433

catchment management authorities, 24

catchment summaries, Murray–Darling Basin, 116–117

cats, feral, 20, 263

certificate of compliance, 153

cetaceans, 63, 98, 252

changes in equity statements, 325, 432

chemicals, 52, 54

assessments, 52

COAG reforms, 47, 50

deliverables on, 58

flame retardants, 47, 53, 286

Chief Operating Officer, 151

Christmas Island National Park, 226

chytrid fungus, 20, 259

Clean Energy Future Plan, 15, 29, 47, 49

deliverables on, 56, 59

climate change, 27, 162

parliamentary committee reports, 157

Closing the Gap, 19

coal seam gas and coal mining, 80–81, 233

parliamentary committee reports, 156

Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development statutory committee, 72, 215–216

code of conduct see APS Values and Code of Conduct

Comcare audits, 295

Comcover Risk Management Benchmarking Survey, 152

Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), 63, 65

committees, departmental, 150

Commonwealth Disability Strategy, 188–189

Commonwealth environmental water, 112–147

administration, 119–124

audit report, 154–155

availability, 115–116

carryover, 117, 147

delivery, 128

holdings, 71, 125–127

management, 115–118, 120

monitoring and evaluation, 117–118, 123

parliamentary reports, 156

risk management, 120

stakeholder engagement, 121–122

trade, 117, 120

use, 115–116

water shepherding, 121

watering actions, 129–146

Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (CEWH), 112–147, 154–155

directions to, 119

priorities for 2012–13, 115

Commonwealth Environmental Water Office (CEWO), 113–114

audit report, 154–155

business and information systems, 123

key performance indicators, 115

publications and communication, 121

stakeholder engagement, 122

Commonwealth Fraud Control Guidelines, 52

Commonwealth Heritage List, 217

Commonwealth marine reserves, 15, 16, 21–22, 227–228, 227–229

aerial surveillance, 22

approvals, 22

criminal prosecutions, 229

deliverables on, 34

enforcement actions, 22

fishing permits and approvals, 228–229

location and extent, 17–18

management plans, 17, 21–22, 29

new, 16, 21, 28–29

scientific research, 228–229

surveillance flights, 228

vessel monitoring, 228

Commonwealth Ombudsman, 153

Commonwealth Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery, 20

communications products and activities, 191, 192, 258–259

Community Action Grants, 23

Community Information Unit, 192

community sustainability initiatives, 54

complaints and inquiries, 193

compliance and enforcement, EPBC Act, 94–95, 97–98, 217, 239–245

compliance audit summaries, 259

compliance auditing, 94, 262

compliance with timeframes, 253–256

comprehensive income statements, 323, 430

computers and televisions, 51, 59, 266

Confidentiality in Government Contracts report, 154

conservation policies, 29

consultancies, 196

Consultative Committee, Departmental, 150

contact details, 3

client services, 192

freedom of information, 301

container deposit schemes, 158

contracts exempt from AusTender, 196

Convention on Biological Diversity, 20, 23, 195

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), 33, 158, 195–196

Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve, 21

Core Capabiity Framework, 186

corporate governance, 149–158

corporate outcome, 159–207

corporate planning, 149–150

Corporate Strategies Division, 149

corrections to material errors, 302

Council of Australian Governments (COAG), 19, 47

Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs, 65

Crisis Communication Plan, 152

Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS), 228