Address: Main Office: John Gorton Building

Financial Position

Table 13: Department’s financial position

Measurement	2010–11 $ million	2009–10 $ million
Total assets	518.163	633.709
Total liabilities	425.572	438.822
Total equity	92.591	194.887

Total assets

Total assets controlled by the department decreased by $115.5 million during 2010–11 to $518.2 million as at 30 June 2011. This decrease is mainly attributable to the transfer of the cultural affairs functions, including movable cultural heritage and support for the arts, to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet under a Machinery of Government change ($161.6 million). This transfer included art works and the National Portrait Gallery building. The increased valuation of the department’s remaining land, buildings, plant and equipment by the Australian Revaluation Office ($45.6 million) partly offset this transfer of assets.

Total liabilities

Total liabilities managed by the department decreased by $13.3 million during 2010–11, to $425.6 million as at 30 June 2011. This decrease is mainly due to a revision of the make good and base restitution provisions for the Australian Antarctic Territory.

Total equity

The department ended the year with total equity of $92.6 million, a decrease of $102.3 million from the equity of $194.9 million as at 30 June 2010, reflecting the equity movements due to the transfer of departmental functions, partially offset by the increase in the asset revaluation reserve following the revaluation of assets and the review of the Antarctic make good provision. The accumulated deficit will continue to increase and equity reduce, while depreciation and make good costs remain unfunded.

Asset management

The department’s assets are located throughout Australia, with the majority located in the Australian Antarctic Territory and managed by the Australian Antarctic Division. The Australian Antarctic Division manages and maintains Australia’s Antarctic stations, Casey, Davis and Mawson and a research station on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island. The Australian Antarctic Division has in place an asset management plan for each station.

Resources

The following resources relate to information referred to in the Corporate Outcome chapter of this annual report.

Arrangements for outside participation www.environment.gov.au/about/councils/index.html

Changes to disability reporting www.apsc.gov.au

Consultancy services www.tenders.gov.au

Corporate and operational planning www.environment.gov.au/about/publications/strategic-plan

East Asia Summit Environment Ministers’ Process—High-level Seminar on Environmentally Sustainable Cities the summary of the meeting is available at www.hls-esc.org

Freedom of information www.environment.gov.au/foi/ips.html

Grants programs www.environment.gov.au/about/programs

National Archives of Australia www.naa.gov.au

Online information www.antarctica.gov.au/webcams/aurora

Reporting All contracts over $100 000 for the current period are listed at www.environment.gov.au/about/contracts.

United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development a summary of discussions is available at www.iisd.ca/csd/csd19

United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio + 20) www.uncsd2012.org

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) www.unep.org/gc/gc26

Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Information about the inquiry, including the final report, is available at www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/fadt_ctte/torresstrait/index.htm

Service charter www.environment.gov.au/about/publications/charter

Social media www.youtube.com/user/DeptEnvironment

@AusAntarctic Twitter account

Appendix 1—Workforce profile

The department’s diverse workforce of some 2 945 people carries out a range of responsibilities across Australia, its external territories and Antarctica. All statistics are as at 30 June 2011.

Table 1: Workforce profile

Secretary	Secretary of the department.
PEO	Principal Executive Officer. Refers to the Director of National Parks, a statutory office holder.
SES 1–3	Senior Executive Service bands 1–3. Includes Chief of Division, Australian Antarctic Division.
EL 1–2	Executive Level bands 1–2.
APS 1–6	Australian Public Service levels 1–6. Includes equivalent Australian Antarctic Division levels 1–6. Includes graduate, school leaver and cadet recruits.
RS 1–3	Research Scientist (equivalent to APS 6 or EL 1), Senior Research Scientist (equivalent to EL 2) and Principal Research Scientist (equivalent to EL 2).
AMP 1–2	Antarctic Medical Practitioner levels 1–2.
AE 1–3	Antarctic Expeditioner bands 1–3.
LO 1–3	Legal Officer (equivalent to APS 3–6), Senior Legal Officer (equivalent to EL 1) and Principal Legal Officer (equivalent to EL 2).
PAO 1–4	Public Affairs Officer 1–2 (equivalent to APS 3–6), Public Affairs Officer 3 (equivalent to EL 1) and Senior Public Affairs Officer (equivalent to EL 2).