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Note: The amount shown is the total of levies imposed on industry for regulatory services. NOPSA receives no appropriation from Government. 153 MEASURES — AGENCY SUMMARY There are no measures in the 2004-05 Budget specifically relating to NOPSA. REVENUE FROM INDEPENDENT SOURCES
Total revenue from independent sources is included in Table 2.1.1 (Total resources for outcome 1) on page 158. NOPSA will operate on a full cost recovery basis with revenue from independent sources due to cost recovery arrangements and the receipt of annual safety case levies. Refer to pages 160 - 162 for a summary of the NOPSA Cost Recovery Impact Statement. SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS NOPSA has no special appropriations. 154 SPECIAL ACCOUNTS NOPSA will use a special account established under Section 21 of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (the FMA Act) to spend the revenue it receives from industry levies. Section 150YN of the PSLA establishes the special account and Section 150YP outlines the purpose of the special account as follows: (a) to pay or discharge the costs, expenses and other obligations incurred by the Safety Authority in the performance of its functions or the exercise of its powers; (b) to pay any remuneration or allowances payable to Board members, the CEO and the staff of the Safety Authority; (c) to make any other payments that the Safety Authority is authorised to make by or under any law of a State or of the Northern Territory that confers powers on the Safety Authority or on the staff of the Safety Authority in the area and under circumstances described in section 150XI. Table 1.6: Estimates of special account flows and balances Estimate - 2004-05, Heavy Figures Estimated Actual -2003-04, Light figures
Total revenue from independent sources is also shown in Table 2.1.1 (Total resources for outcome 1) on page 158. ADMINISTERED CAPITAL AND DEPARTMENTAL EQUITY INJECTIONS AND LOANS NOPSA has no appropriations for administered capital or departmental equity injections for 2004-05. Section 2: Outcomes and outputs information OUTCOMES AND OUTPUT GROUPS NOPSA will work to achieve one outcome specified by Government. The chart below shows the relationship between the outcome and NOPSA’s output. Financial details for outcome 1 appear in Table 2.1.1 on page 158 while performance information is in Table 2.2.1 on page 159.
Output cost attribution The price of NOPSA’s output is determined by the forecast accrual cost for NOPSA to deliver its regulatory function. NOPSA will cost recover for its services between 1 January 2005 and 30 June 2005, by the application of safety case, investigation and pipeline safety management plan levies. These levies will be set in advance at rates to recover the forecast accrual expenses of the agency for the forthcoming calendar year. The basis for the cost recovery of NOPSA’s expenses is set out in its Cost Recovery Impact Statement, a summary of which is set out on pages 160 – 162. 156 OUTCOME 1 – DESCRIPTION Safe offshore petroleum operations in Australian waters and the occupational health and safety of the offshore oil and gas industry workforce The primary objective of NOPSA is to regulate and to promote the occupational health and safety of persons engaged in the offshore petroleum industry. NOPSA’s safety case regime builds upon world’s best practice in the regulation of safety for the petroleum industry and places the prime responsibility for employee health and safety in the hands of facility operators. This is achieved through the development of comprehensive and integrated risk management systems – safety cases – in consultation with facility operators. MEASURES AFFECTING OUTCOME 11 There are no measures in the 2004-05 Budget specifically relating to NOPSA. 1 This relates to measures disclosed in the 2004-05 Budget context (that is, measures agreed since the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO)). OUTCOME 1 — RESOURCING The total resources used by NOPSA to deliver its outcome are detailed in Table 2.1.1 below. Funding for all of NOPSA’s activities is derived from levies on industry operators. The majority of NOPSA’s revenue is derived from safety case levies.
Note 1. Cash inflows and outflows are also shown in the receipts and payments columns of the Special Accounts table in Table 1.6. Note 2. Estimated payments from special account balances are provided by way of note only and do not form part of the total estimated resourcing. Note 3. The difference between forecast receipts into NOPSA’s Special Account and its accrual revenue estimates largely reflects the receipt of the September quarter levies prior to 30 June 2005. 158 OUTCOME 1 — CONTRIBUTION OF OUTPUTS NOPSA’s single output reflects the regulatory oversight, investigation and enforcement of the industry which involves the assessment and monitoring of safety cases for offshore facilities. Investigation and enforcement activities arise from NOPSA’s ongoing monitoring operations and in response to unforeseen events. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION FOR OUTCOME 1 Table 2.2.1: Performance information for outcome 1 Effectiveness - Overall achievement of the outcome Safe offshore petroleum operations in Australian waters Ongoing financial viability and cost effective operations Performance information for departmental output Regulatory oversight of operators’ safety cases, safety management systems and operational practices coupled with effective monitoring, investigation and enforcement EVALUATIONS
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Price • Price of output - $3.481m A review of cost recovery arrangements will be undertaken in the first half of 2005-06. Section 4: Purchaser-provider and cost recovery arrangements PURCHASER-PROVIDER ARRANGEMENTS NOPSA will not have any purchaser-provider arrangements. COST RECOVERY ARRANGEMENTS The National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority Cost Recovery Impact Statement (the CRIS) was developed following agreement by the Ministerial Council on Mineral and Petroleum Resources (MCMPR) that NOPSA be fully funded by an industry safety fee. The Government decided that the costs of the Authority would be recovered from industry in line with the Commonwealth Cost Recovery Guidelines for Regulatory Agencies and the charges have been set accordingly. Summary of cost recovery impact statement The legislation provides for NOPSA to set levies in advance of each calendar year based upon its forecast operating expenses and in consultation with industry and the MCMPR. The Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Act 2003 (the OPSLA) provides the authority for NOPSA to charge a safety case levy, a pipeline safety management plan levy and an investigations levy. The assessment and monitoring of safety cases is expected to form the vast majority of the regulator’s time and the annual safety case levies will be set so as to recover almost all of NOPSA’s expected costs for 2005. Annual Safety Case Levy – Sections 7 and 8 of the OPSLA There are two parts to this levy. The first relates to the safety management system (SMS) which all operators must have regardless of the number of facilities being operated in Australian waters. The second is the facility specific elements of the safety case which describes the way in which an operator implements its SMS to control site-specific hazards and risks at each particular facility. Safety Case – SMS Levy The SMS component of the levy is to be set so as to recover 15 to 20% of NOPSA’s annual operating cost. This is a levy for assessing an operator’s SMS and ensuring that an operator’s SMS is successfully implemented at each facility. 160 For fixed facilities, the recommended SMS levy is $125,000 per annum. Additionally, for operators that operate a mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU), the recommended SMS levy is $80,000 per annum. The minimum charge for MODU operators would be six months or $40,000. The lower cost for assessment of an SMS for a MODU operator reflects that the assessment is generally less time intensive than that for a fixed facility. Safety Case – Facility Levy The facility component will depend upon the type of facility and charges reflect the relative effort which would be needed to assess each different type of facility against each operator’s SMS. This levy would cover NOPSA’ s expenses incurred in initial assessments, audits, inspections, routine investigations, safety case reviews and decommissioning. The CRIS has defined eight types of facility ranging from large production platforms to unmanned platforms, as well as MODUs. Each facility attracts a levy based upon a rating between 1 and 9 with higher ratings applying to facilities requiring greater proportions of the regulator’s time and skill. Each facility will attract a recommended annual levy of $25,000 multiplied by its rating. Thus, the two very large production platforms in Western Australia (North Rankin and Goodwyn) are rated at 9 and would attract an annual facility levy of $225,000 each. By contrast, there are 22 unmanned platforms which attract a rating of 1 and, hence, an annual facility levy of $25,000. Investigation Levy – Sections 5 and 6 of the OPSLA The investigation levy will only be imposed where it is necessary to recover the costs of major investigations. Routine investigations – of minor accidents or safety breaches for example – are covered by the annual safety case levy and a threshold is to be set in the Regulations of $30,000 such that, if the cost of an investigation exceeds this amount, then NOPSA would have the capacity to recover its costs from the operator. Importantly, NOPSA will only recover those costs which exceed the threshold and the levy would not be used to recover any portion of NOPSA’s overheads. Pipeline Safety Management Plan Levy – Sections 9 and 10 of the OPSLA Pipelines in Australian waters are required to have an accepted pipeline safety management plan (PSMP). The holder of the pipeline licence is required to pay a PSMP levy to cover the costs associated with the assessment of the PSMP and monitoring the construction phase of the pipeline. Levies will only apply to new projects with the proposed levy set at $15,000 for pipelines less than 100 km in length, $30,000 where the pipeline is connected to a subsea development and $50,000 for a pipeline in excess of 100 km in length. Fees for Services Provided by NOPSA – Section 150YQ of the PSLA The Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 (the PSLA) provides for the imposition of fees for services provided by the Authority which are not covered by the other levies. Recovery of fees for services provided would only occur when industry or other stakeholders specifically requests that NOPSA provide a service which is not recovered in any other way. An example could be advisory services in respect of facilities which are outside of Australian waters. There would be no regulatory imperative to do such work, but if NOPSA has the capacity to do so, then it may agree to undertake the work on a consultancy basis with fees being charged to the operator. Under and Over Recoveries The legislation does not allow for NOPSA to increase annual safety case levies once set for a calendar year. However, it does provide for a reduction in the levies so as to avoid an over recovery of costs. To give effect to this, NOPSA plans to hold an annual meeting with industry each year at which it would present its financial results and make recommendations regarding the annual levy. If industry or the workforce are dissatisfied with explanations of NOPSA’s past and/or projected expenditure and their concerns cannot be resolved, they can be put to the Minister who may seek advice from the NOPSA Board. Periodic Review The initial period for a review of the cost recovery arrangements will coincide with the operational review of NOPSA scheduled for 2008. Subsequent reviews will depend upon the inaugural review, but subsequent review periods would not exceed 5 years. Consultation Specific consultation on cost recovery was undertaken with industry, principally the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association’s Health, Safety and Operations Committee, the offshore workforce through the National Oil and Gas Safety Advisory Committee, as well as the States and the Northern Territory as represented by the MCMPR and the Offshore Safety Steering Committee. As well, numerous meetings between the Departments of Finance and Administration, Prime Minister and Cabinet, Attorney-General’s and the Treasury have discussed full cost recovery arrangements. 162 AUSTRALIAN TOURIST COMMISSION SECTION 1: OVERVIEW, APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGET MEASURES SUMMARY............................................................................................. 165 Agency Overview..................................................................................................................165 Appropriations and resourcing...........................................................................................166 Measures — Agency summary............................................................................................168 Revenue from independent sources....................................................................................169 Movement of administered funds from 2003-04 to 2004-05.............................................169 Special appropriations ..........................................................................................................169 Special accounts.....................................................................................................................170 Administered capital and departmental equity injections and loans.............................170 SECTION 2: OUTCOMES AND OUTPUTS INFORMATION .............................. 171 Outcomes and outputs..........................................................................................................171 Outcome 1 — Description ....................................................................................................173 Measures affecting outcome 1..............................................................................................174 Outcome 1 — Resourcing.....................................................................................................175 Outcome 1 — Contribution of outputs...............................................................................176 Performance information for outcome 1 ............................................................................177 Evaluations .............................................................................................................................179 SECTION 3: BUDGETED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS .................................... 180 Analysis of budgeted financial statements ........................................................................180 Notes to the financial statements.........................................................................................190 SECTION 4: PURCHASER-PROVIDER AND COST RECOVERY ARRANGEMENTS ................................................................................... 191 Purchaser-provider arrangements ......................................................................................191 Cost recovery arrangements ................................................................................................191 AUSTRALIAN TOURIST COMMISSION Section 1: Overview, appropriations and budget measures summary AGENCY OVERVIEW The new Tourism White Paper, launched by the Australian Government in November 2003, will have a significant impact on the Australian Tourist Commission (ATC) over the next four years. The ATC’s current function will be combined with the functions of the Bureau of Tourism Research, the Tourism Forecasting Council and See Australia in 2004-05 to form a new body - Tourism Australia. The ATC’s objectives and functions remain unchanged until legislation is passed to create the new entity. The role of the ATC is to promote Australia as a destination for visitors from around the world and to win a greater share of the global tourism market. The principal objectives of the Commission are:
The functions of the Commission are:
APPROPRIATIONS AND RESOURCING The total appropriation for the ATC in the 2004-05 Budget is $121.031 million. Table 1.1 (on page 167) shows the total 2004-05 Budget appropriation and other revenue for the ATC. Table 2.1.1 (on page 175) shows how the 2004-05 Budget appropriation and other revenue translate to total resourcing for the ATC’s outcome. The ATC has no administered appropriations. Section 1: Overview, appropriations and budget measures summary Australian Tourist Commission — appropriations 2004-05 Table 1.1: Appropriations and other revenue ($‘000) Outcome Departmental (price of outputs) ('$000) Administered ($'000) ($'000) Revenue from Government Revenue Price of Annual Special Total Total (appropriations) from other outputs(3) appropriations appropriations administered appropriations sources(4) ($'000) appropriations Bill No. 1 Special Total 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) (C1)(1) (E1)(1) Outcome 1 - The number of visitors to 121,031 -121,031 24,169 145,200 ----121,031 Australia from overseas will increase and the benefits to Australia from overseas *83% visitors will be maximised, including benefits from employment, while promoting the principles of ecologically sustainable development and seeking to raise awareness of the social and cultural impacts of international tourism in Australia Total 121,031 -(K1) 121,031 24,169 145,200 ----121,031 Departmental capital (equity injections and loans) Administered assets and liabilities Total appropriations 121,031
of goods and services by agencies). Non-appropriated departmental and administered revenues are detailed in Table 1.3 (Receipts from independent sources). *Note: Percentage figure indicates the percentage contribution of Revenue from Government (Departmental Appropriations) to the Total Price of Outputs. 167 MEASURES — AGENCY SUMMARY
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