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Part C: Agency Budget Statements — NSC

National Standards Commission — 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		4,893	0		4,893	860	5,753	0	0	0	0	4,893
Australia has a National System of Physical					(C1)(1) *94%		(E1)(1)
Measurements in respect to
which industry, commerce,
government authorities, the
community and our
international trading partners
have complete confidence
Total	4,893		0	(K1) 4,893		860	5,753					4,893
Amounts in shading are included in annual appropriation bills							Departmental capital (equity injections and loans)					0
							Administered capital					0
							Total appropriations					4,893

1. 
   Note: C1 and E1 refer to information provided in Table 2.1. Amount K1 refers to Budgeted Statement of Financial Performance (Table 3.1).
   
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 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
Table 1.2: Summary of Measures disclosed in the 2001-02 Budget Measure Outcome Outputs affected Admin Dept Admin Dept expenses outputs Total expenses outputs Total 2001-02 ($'000) Appropriations estimate 2002-03 ($'000) Appropriations budget									Admin Dept expenses outputs Total 2003-04 ($'000) Appropriations estimate			Admin Dept expenses outputs Total Appropriations estimate 2004-05 ($'000)
Output Pricing Review of the National Standards Commission	1	1.1 1.2	-	2,170	2,170	-	2,340	2,340	-	2,420	2,420		-	2,520	2,520

ADMINISTERED CAPITAL AND DEPARTMENTAL EQUITY INJECTIONS AND LOANS

The NSC will not receive an equity injection or loan for 2001-02.

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Section 2: Outcome and outputs information

OUTCOME AND OUTPUTS

The following chart shows the relationship between the outcome and the contributing outputs for the NSC. Financial details for outcome 1 by outputs appears in Table 2.1. Non-financial information for outcome 1 appears in Table 2.2.

National Standards Commission Executive Director, Dr Judith Bennett

Total Price of Outputs $5.753m Departmental Outcomes Appropriation $4,893m

Outcome 1

Australia has a National System of Physical Measurements in respect to which industry, commerce, government authorities, the community and our international trading partners have complete confidence.

Output 1.1

Coordination of the national measurement system.

Total Price $3.000m Approp $3.000m

Output 1.2

Legal measuring instruments comply with international and national metrological standards.

Total Price $2.753m Approp $1.893m

CHANGES TO OUTCOME AND OUTPUTS

There are no changes to the NSC’s outcome/output structure for 2001-02

TRENDS IN RESOURCING ACROSS OUTCOME

Graph 1 shows the trend in resourcing the NSC’s outcome since 1999-2000 (the introduction of accrual budgeting).

Graph 1: Trend in appropriations for outcome

Outcome 1

1999-00 2000-01 2001-02

Total Departmental Appropriations

Note: the NSC has no administered appropriations.
OUTCOME 1 — DESCRIPTION

Australia has a National System of Physical Measurements in respect to which industry, commerce, government authorities, the community and our international trading partners have complete confidence

The National Measurement System is designed to ensure that all stakeholders can have complete confidence in the reliability, accuracy and consistency of:

1. 
   trade measurements, such as those made by weighing scales, weighbridges, fuel dispensers and liquor dispensers;
   
2. 
   electricity, gas and water meters; and
   
3. 
   regulatory measurements, such as police, health and safety, and environmental measurements.
   

Commercial transactions in Australia which are based on trade measurements have an annual value in excess of $350 billion. Uniformity of measurements is ensured through the calibration of all instruments to the national standards of physical measurement held by the CSIRO National Measurement Laboratory.

Australian standards for pattern approval are harmonised to international standards, to the maximum extent possible, to facilitate exports and reduce technical barriers to international trade.

MEASURES AFFECTING OUTCOME 1

Output Pricing Review of the National Standards Commission

Expenses ($m)

2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05

National Standards Commission 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.5

Explanation

The Government has endorsed the outcomes of a pricing review conducted by the National Standards Commission (NSC) resulting in an increase in NSC’s resourcing of $2.2m for 2001-02. The Government recognises that this increased funding is required for the Commission to meet its statutory requirements.

OUTCOME 1 — RESOURCING

Table 2.1 shows how the 2001-02 appropriations translate to total resourcing for outcome 1, including revenue from government (appropriations), and revenue from other sources. Cell references C1 and E1 show the links back to Table 1.1, the Appropriations Table.