Industry, science and resources portfolio

Table 2.2: Performance information for outcome 1

Effectiveness - Overall achievement of the outcome -

(Measures, indicators and targets used as appropriate)

Impact on the level of the global	Australia maintains or increases its market share
exploration market investing in
Australia
Impact upon resource management	Improved understanding and management of Australia's
and environmental protection	marine zone
Impact of geohazards information	Reduced adverse impact of geohazards upon communities
and advice upon communities
Impact of geomagnetism information	Zero navigational errors caused by failure to properly update
and advice upon maritime	changes to geomagnetism standards
transportation and aviation
Contribution of output to outcome

The contribution of the output to the outcome can be measured by:

-Exploration companies' behaviour influenced by AGSO's research and information products -Government agencies continue to commission AGSO to undertake marine-zone geoscience projects -Organisations concerned with land use and the environment use AGSO's geoscience information -Percentage technical acceptance of Australia's claim under the UN Convention on Law of the Sea -Geohazard assessments lead to update of relevant standards (eg building codes) -Clients use AGSO's geohazard risk assessments as part of their decision-making processes