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Part C: Agency Budget Statements — AGSO

Australian Geological Survey Organisation — Appropriations 2001-02 Table 1.1: Appropriations and other revenue ($’000)

Outcome Departmental (price of outputs) Administered

Revenue from Government	Revenue	Price of	Annual appropriations	Special	Total	Total
(appropriations)	from other	outputs(3)		approps	administered	appropriations
	sources(4)		($'000)		appropriations
Bill No. 1 Total Special			Bill No. 1 Bill No. 2
approps			(SPPs &
			NAOs)(2)
(A) (B) (C = A+B)	(D)	(E = C+D)	(F) (G)	(H)	(I = F+G+H)	(J=C+I)

Outcome 1		63,381	0	63,381	7,244	70,625	20		0	0	20	63,401
Enhanced potential for the Australian				(C1)(1) *89.7%		(E1)(1)					(I1)1
community to obtain
economic, social and
environmental benefits
through the application
of first class
geoscientific research
and information
Total	63,381		0 (K1) 63,381		7,244	70,625		20	0	0	(K2) 20	63,401
The amounts in shading are included in annual appropriation bills						Departmental capital (equity injections and loans)						0
						Administered capital						0
						Total appropriations						63,401

1. 
   Note: C1, E1 and I1 refer to information provided in Table 2.1. Amount K1 refers to Budgeted Statement of Financial Performance (Table 3.1), and amount K2 refers to Budgeted Administered Financial Performance (Table 3.6).
   
2. 
   Under the appropriation structure, Bill No. 2 includes Specific Purpose Payments (SPP’s), New Agency Outcomes (NAO’s), administered capital and departmental capital via departmental injections and loans.
   
3. 
   Refer to Budgeted Statement of Financial Performance for application of agency revenue.
   
4. 
   Revenue from other sources includes other revenue from government (eg resources free of charge) and revenue from other sources (eg sales of goods and services by agencies). Non-appropriated departmental and administered revenues are detailed in Appendix 1.
   

* Percentage figures indicate the percentage contribution of Revenue from Government (Departmental Appropriations) to the Total Price of Outputs, by outcome.

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BUDGET MEASURES — SUMMARY

There are no measures in the 2001-02 Budget with resource implications for AGSO.

ADMINISTERED CAPITAL AND DEPARTMENTAL EQUITY INJECTIONS AND LOANS

AGSO has not been appropriated any equity injection, loan or administered capital for 2001-02.

Section 2: Outcome and output information

OUTCOME AND OUTPUT

The following diagram shows the relationship between AGSO’s outcome and output. Financial details appear in Table 2.1, while non-financial information appears in Table

2.2.

Australian Geological Survey Organisation Chief Executive Officer, Dr Neil Williams

Total Price of Outputs $70.625m Departmental Outcomes Appropriation $63.381m Total Admin Expenses $0.020m

Outcome 1

Enhanced potential for the Australian community to obtain economic, social and environmental benefits through the application of first class geoscientific research and information

Total Price $70.625m Dept Outputs Approp $63.381m Admin Expenses $0.020m

Output 1

Geoscientific research and information which meets Australia's geoscientific needs

Total Price $70.625m Approp $63.381m Admin Exp $0.020m

CHANGES TO OUTCOME AND OUTPUT

There are no changes to AGSO’s outcome/output structure at the corporate level (ie. the level at which funds are appropriated) for 2001-02. However, its intermediate-level (level 2) output groups have changed to better convey the relevance of AGSO’s work to the Australian community. In 2000-01, AGSO’s level 2 output groups were:

. Petroleum exploration promotion and technical advice

. Minerals exploration promotion and technical advice

. Marine-zone geoscience

. Geohazards and geomagnetism Its level 2 output groups for 2001-02 are:

. Geoscience for urban centres

. Geoscience for oceans and coasts

. Geoscience for regional and rural areas
TRENDS IN RESOURCING OUTCOME

The following chart shows the trend in resourcing AGSO’s outcome since 1999-2000 (the introduction of accrual budgeting).

Chart 1: Trends in appropriations for AGSO’s outcome

Outcome 1

70	$62.125m	$62.381m	$63.381m
50 60
30 40 $m
0 10 20	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02

Total Departmental Appropriations

Note: Administered expenses of $0.020m are not shown due to their size relative to departmental appropriations

OUTCOME 1 — DESCRIPTION

Enhanced potential for the Australian community to obtain economic, social and environmental benefits through the application of first class geoscientific research and information

A major challenge facing society in the 21^st century is the management of the impacts of human activities on the natural environment while maintaining access to the resources that underpin our modern lifestyles. Geoscience is one of the major disciplines required to understand and manage these issues. Irrespective of whether the resources we consume are grown or dug up, the sustainability of consumption that supports our society rests firmly on a geological foundation. Similarly the quality of natural and built environments, and the impacts of human activity on these environments, also revolve around the same geological foundation, as does our understanding of the risks that geological hazards pose to our lives and our investments in property and agricultural lands.

AGSO assists the government and the community it serves to make appropriate and informed decisions not only about the exploitation of resources, but also about the management of the environment and the safety and wellbeing of its citizens.

AGSO’s activities cover three broad areas: geoscience for urban centres, for coasts and oceans, and for regional and rural areas. They include:

1. 
   seismic monitoring services for earthquakes and nuclear explosions, earthquake risk assessment, landslide risk assessment, community risk studies, and test ban treaty technical advice to a range of clients in government and the community;
   
2. 
   providing information on the Earth’s magnetic field for direction-finding, mineral exploration, geological dating, and many other applications, and to help deal with hazards associated with geomagnetic disturbances;
   
3. 
   mapping the outer limits of Australia’s jurisdiction under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, studies of the environmental impacts of hydrocarbons, estuarine health studies and involvement in the international Ocean Drilling Program;
   
4. 
   identifying potential hydrocarbon areas and new prospective basins in Australia’s offshore territories and promoting them as appropriate areas for exploration investment; and
   
5. 
   producing national geoscientific maps, databases and information systems, conducting regional and mineral systems studies, and advising on Australia’s mineral resources for land use planning and management and minerals exploration promotion.