Annual Report 2012–13
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ISSN: 1441-9335
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Contents
Executive summary
Secretary’s review
Department overview, outcome and program structure
Portfolio overview
Summary of financial performance
Outcome 1: Biodiversity and ecosystems
Programs 1.1–1.3
Outcome 2: Sustainable population and communities
Programs 2.1 and 2.2
Outcome 3: Antarctica
Program 3.1
Outcome 4: Sustainable water
Program 4.1
Outcome 5: Environmental protection and heritage conservation
Programs 5.1 and 5.2
Outcome 6: Commonwealth environmental water
Programs 6.1
Corporate Outcome: Organisational effectiveness
Corporate governance
External scrutiny
Environmental sustainability and performance
Human rights
Human resources
Stakeholder relations
Procurement
Financial performance
Financial position
Spatial reporting
Legislation reporting
Appendices
Workforce profile
Work, health and safety
Grants programs
Advertising and marketing expenditure
Freedom of information
Corrections to material errors in the 2011–12 annual report
Global reporting initiative
Agency resource statement 2012–13
Expenses for outcomes
Financial statements
Glossary
List of requirements
Index
Guide to the Annual Report
The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Annual Report 2012–13 has been prepared in accordance with the Requirements for Annual Reports for Departments, Executive Agencies and FMA Act Bodies, as approved by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit under subsections 63(2) and 70(2) of the Public Service Act 1999. This report is presented in six sections as outlined below.
Executive summary
This section provides:
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a review by the Secretary for 2012–13
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an overview of portfolio structure
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a summary of the department’s financial performance.
Report on performance by outcome
This section contains seven chapters that detail the department’s activities, achievements and performance during the year against the seven outcomes as
set down in the Portfolio Budget Statements 2012–13. These outcomes are:
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Outcome 1: Biodiversity and ecosystems
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Outcome 2: Sustainable population and communities
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Outcome 3: Antarctica
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Outcome 4: Sustainable water
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Outcome 5: Environmental protection and heritage conservation
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Outcome 6: Commonwealth environmental water
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Corporate Outcome: Organisational effectiveness.
Legislation reporting
This report details the operation of the nine Acts the department administers that do not report separately, focusing on how the statutory requirements of the Acts were met during the reporting year and how the Acts were administered. The Acts covered are:
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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
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Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Act 1997
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Product Stewardship Act 2011
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Product Stewardship (Oil) Act 2000
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Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000
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Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989
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Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989
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Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005
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Water Act 2007.
Appendices
Appendices include additional information on the department’s: workforce profile; work, health and safety; grants programs; advertising and marketing expenditure; freedom of information; corrections to material errors in the 2011–12 annual report; global reporting initiative; agency resources statement 2012–13 and expenses for outcomes.
Financial statements
This section contains the department’s audited financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2013.
Glossary, list of requirements and index
A glossary of terms and acronyms, a list of requirements for locating mandatory and suggested information and an alphabetic index are included.
Other portfolio annual reports
The portfolio provides separate annual reports for the following:
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National Water Commission
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Director of National Parks
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Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
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Supervising Scientist
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Bureau of Meteorology
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Murray–Darling Basin Authority
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Sydney Harbour Federation Trust.
Enquiries
Enquiries and feedback may be directed to:
Assistant Secretary, Communications and Ministerial Services Branch
Department of the Environment
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601 Australia.
This annual report is available electronically at: www.environment.gov.au
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