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Appendix 2: Environment Expenditure (continued)

 

Table A2.1: Environment Activities - Programme and Tax Expenditure Estimates (continued)

Division / Agency

Description

2001-02 $m

2002-03 $m

2003-04 $m

2004-05 $m

2005-06 $m

 

HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

         
 

Environmental impact assessment and project approval

         

Airservices Australia

Environment Policy Management

0.3

0.3

na

na

na

ARPANSA

Development of National Codes of Practice - Radioactivity

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.2

ARPANSA

Maralinga Clean-up

0.1

0.1

-

-

-

ARPANSA

Protection of the Environment from Hazards arising from the Operation of the Commonwealth's Nuclear Installations

2.3

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

DEST

Environmental Impact Assessment for the National Repository of Low-Level Radioactive Waste

2.3

na

na

na

na

DoTaRS

Development and Promotion of New Ways to Describe Aircraft Noise

na

na

na

na

na

DoTaRS

National Highways and Roads of National Importance

na

na

na

na

na

EA-ALD

Implementation of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act)(e)

9.1

9.7

9.4

9.5

10.1

 

TOTAL

14.2

13.2

12.8

12.9

13.6

             
 

Raising the environmental performance of industry

         

AFFA

Agriculture and Veterinary Chemicals

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

AFFA

Douglas Shire Council and Mossman Central Mill GGAP Project

-

2.4

-

-

-

AGAL-DITR

Environmental Chemical Measurement Infrastructure Support

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

AGAL-DITR

Environmental Laboratory Analysis

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.8

Airservices Australia

Aircraft Noise Monitoring and Environmental Impact Information

2.3

2.6

na

na

na

ANSTO

Cleaner Technologies and the Removal of Radioactivity, Arsenic and other Pollutants from Process Streams

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

ANSTO

Investigation and Management of Pollutant Transport from Man Made Structures and Systems into the Terrestrial Environment

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.8

ANSTO

Responsibilities associated with Environmental Monitoring of ANSTO Facilities, including the Replacement Reactor Project.

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

ARPANSA

Field Measurement of Electromagnetic Radiation

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

ATO

Product Stewardship Arrangements for Waste Oil

na

na

na

na

na

(e) Expenditure for the implementation of the EPBC Act is reported in various activities under Biodiversity, Coasts and Oceans, Inland Waters and Heritage outputs.

Table A2.1: Environment Activities - Programme and Tax Expenditure Estimates (continued)

Division / Agency

Description

2001-02 $m

2002-03 $m

2003-04 $m

2004-05 $m

2005-06 $m

ATO

Tax Deductions for Environmental Impact Statements and Remediation

11.0

11.0

11.0

12.0

12.0

CSIRO

Clean-up of Contaminated Environments

3.4

3.4

3.4

na

na

CSIRO

Disposal of Petroleum Drilling and Production Wastes

0.9

0.9

0.9

na

na

CSIRO

Ecological Risk Assessment of Genetically Modified Organisms

0.9

0.8

0.8

na

na

CSIRO

Managing Indoor Environmental Quality

2.0

2.0

2.0

na

na

CSIRO

Mineral Processing with Enhanced Sustainability

1.8

1.8

1.8

na

na

CSIRO

Sustainable Manufacturing

4.1

4.0

4.0

na

na

CSIRO

Sustainable Tourism

0.9

0.9

0.9

na

na

DHA

Advice on Chemical Safety

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.8

DHA

International Programme on Chemical Safety

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

DHA-OGTR

Regulation of Gene Technology

7.9

8.0

na

na

na

DITR

Environmental Impact Assessment for the National Radioactive Waste Repository

na

na

na

na

na

DITR

Environment Industry Action Agenda

0.3

0.3

na

na

na

DITR

International Research Alliance for Managing Contaminated Sediments

na

na

na

na

na

DITR

International Year of Ecotourism 2002 Australian Programme

0.1

..

-

-

-

DoTaRS

Adelaide Airport Noise Insulation Programme

13.9

23.7

23.5

na

na

DoTaRS

Christmas Island Mine Site Rehabilitation

0.8

0.8

na

na

na

DoTaRS

Sydney Airport Noise Amelioration Programme

22.8

9.0

na

na

na

EA-EQD

ChemCollect

6.9

-

-

-

-

EA-EQD

Chemical Assessments and Research

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.4

EA-EQD

Control of Hazardous Waste

0.9

0.9

0.6

0.7

0.9

EA-EQD

Dioxin Management

1.2

1.6

1.7

1.1

-

EA-EQD

Gene Technology Assessments(f)

0.7

0.8

0.8

0.8

-

EA-EQD

Improving the Environmental Performance of Australian Industry

6.6

4.5

3.3

3.5

4.6

EA-EQD

International Chemicals Management

0.7

0.7

0.6

0.8

1.1

EA-EQD

National Environment Protection Council

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

EA-EQD

National Pollutant Inventory(g)

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

-

EA-EQD

Product Stewardship Arrangements for Waste Oil(g)

11.7

19.5

15.6

14.2

-

EA-EQD

Waste Management Awareness Programme (includes NHT1)(a)

1.2

 

-

-

-

EA-SSD

Uranium Mining Supervision and Research

8.2

8.1

7.8

8.0

8.0

(a) Programme funded during the first phase of the Natural Heritage Trust; additional information on these programmes is contained in Table 2.4. See Chapter 2 for details of Trust extension arrangements for 2002-03 and beyond.

(f) The figures for these additional measures include corporate overheads.

(g) These figures incorporate corporate overheads.

Table A2.1: Environment Activities - Programme and Tax Expenditure Estimates (continued)

Division / Agency

Description

2001-02 $m

2002-03 $m

2003-04 $m

2004-05 $m

2005-06 $m

Geoscience Australia

Petroleum Exploration and Environment Advice

na

na

na

na

na

 

TOTAL

124.8

123.2

94.5

57.1

41.8

             
 

INLAND WATERS

         
 

Improving the quality of inland waters and promoting their sustainable use

         

AFFA

Contribution to Salinity Mitigation

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.5

AFFA

Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative

5.6

8.2

8.7

-

-

AFFA

Murray-Darling 2001 Programme (includes NHT1)(a)

35.0

       

AFFA

Murray-Darling Basin Commission

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

AFFA

National Rivercare Programme (includes NHT1)(a)

16.9

.

     

ANSTO

Application of Nuclear Techniques to the Study of Groundwater and Terrestrial Ecosystems

0.9

0.9

0.9

1.0

1.0

CSIRO

Best Practice Management of Irrigated Areas

3.2

3.3

3.3

na

na

CSIRO

Science Based Strategies for National Water Reform

3.1

3.1

3.1

na

na

CSIRO

Sustainable Management of Coastal Rivers and Estuaries

3.7

3.8

3.8

na

na

CSIRO

Urban Water Quality and Supply

2.0

2.0

2.0

na

na

DITR

Environmental Flows - Joint Government Enterprises

-

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

EA-MWD

Lake Eyre Basin (includes NHT1)(a)

0.3

       

EA-MWD

National River Health Programme (includes NHT1)(a)

1.4

       

EA-MWD

National Wetlands Programme (includes NHT1)(a)

5.4

       

EA-MWD

Regional Water Initiatives (includes NHT1)(a)

2.7

       

EA-MWD

Rivercare (non-NHT)

 

4.1

3.9

3.9

4.4

EA-MWD

Water Quality (includes NHT1)(a)

0.4

       

EA-MWD

Waterwatch Australia (includes NHT1)(a)

2.9

       

EA-SSD

Wetlands Ecology and Conservation

1.7

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.8

NCA

Lake Burley Griffin Management

0.1

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

 

TOTAL

27.4

38.5

39.0

18.3

18.8

             

(a) Programme funded during the first phase of the Natural Heritage Trust; additional information on these programmes is contained in Table 2.4. See Chapter 2 for details of Trust extension arrangements for 2002-03 and beyond.

Table A2.1: Environment Activities - Programme and Tax Expenditure Estimates (continued)

Division / Agency

Description

2001-02 $m

2002-03 $m

2003-04 $m

2004-05 $m

2005-06 $m

 

THE LAND

         
 

Conserving, rehabilitating, and promoting sustainable land use

         

AFFA

Agricultural Environmental Management Systems Incentive Scheme(h)

-

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

AFFA

Certification of Forest Management

0.4

na

na

na

na

AFFA

Domestic and International Sustainable Forest Management

1.8

na

na

na

na

AFFA

Environmental Management Systems

na

na

na

na

na

AFFA

FarmBis - Skilling Farmers for the Future - Commonwealth/State Component

15.9

28.4

36.3

na

na

AFFA

Farm Forestry Programme (includes NHT1)(a)

9.2

       

AFFA

Land Water Australia(i)

11.6

11.9

12.2

12.5

12.5

AFFA

National Land and Water Resources Audit (includes NHT1)(a)

5.4

.

     

AFFA

National Landcare Programme(j)

40.3

39.2

38.1

41.2

41.2(k)

AFFA

National Landcare Programme (includes NHT1)

32.2

       

AFFA

National Weeds Programme (includes NHT1)(a)

4.8

.

     

AFFA

Tax Rebate for Landcare Works (includes NHT1)(a)

1.2

       

AFFA

Vision for Change - National Plan for Women in Agriculture and Resource Management

na

na

na

na

na

AFFA/EA-NHD

National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality

30.6

100.7

138.2

157.2

149.1

ATO

Capital Gains Tax Treatment of Perpetual Conservation

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

ATO

Tax Deductions for Water Conservation and Amelioration of Degraded Lands

20.0

20.0

20.0

25.0

25.0

BRS

Environmental Assessment and Advice

15.6

15.0

na.

na

na

BRS

National Feral Animal Control Programme (includes NHT1)(a) - Agricultural Component

1.2

       

BRS

National Forest Inventory (includes NHT1)(a)

0.4

       

CSIRO

Degraded Landscape Management and Rehabilitation

5.6

5.6

5.6

na

na

(a) Programme funded during the first phase of the Natural Heritage Trust; additional information on these programmes is contained in Table 2.4. See Chapter 2 for details of Trust extension arrangements for 2002-03 and beyond.

(h) To be funded from the Natural Heritage Trust. Expenditure is not included in the theme total for The Land as it is incorporated in the Natural Heritage Trust funding at the head of this table.

(i) Previously known as the Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation.

(j) Appropriation under Natural Resource Management (Financial Assistance Act) 1992.

(k) The estimate for 2005-06 is provisional.

Table A2.1: Environment Activities - Programme and Tax Expenditure Estimates (continued)

Division / Agency

Description

2001-02 $m

2002-03 $m

2003-04 $m

2004-05 $m

2005-06 $m

CSIRO

Management of Environmental Pests, Weeds and Diseases

4.5

4.7

4.7

na

na

CSIRO

Sustainable Agriculture through Changed Land Use and Management Practices

3.7

3.7

3.7

na

na

CSIRO

Sustainable Native Forest Management

1.7

1.7

1.7

na

na

CSIRO

Tools for Sustainable Resource Use at Regional Scales

6.3

6.4

6.4

na

na

DoTaRS

Management of Residual Issues of former Australian National Railways Commission

5.1

1.0

0.5

0.5

-

Geoscience Australia

Mapping Dryland Salinity

na

na

na

na

na

 

TOTAL

164.1

239.2

268.4

237.4

228.8

             
 

NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

         
 

Protecting and conserving Australia's heritage places

         

DIMIA-ATSIC

Preservation and Protection of Indigenous Heritage and the Environment

5.3

na

na

na

na

DITR

Membership of World Heritage Management Committees

na

na

na

na

na

DoTaRS

Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area (Norfolk Island)

0.4

0.5

na

na

na

EA-AWHD

Administration of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984

0.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

EA-AWHD

Administration of the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986

0.8

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.4

EA-AWHD

Conservation of Rural and Regional Hotels

0.2

4.8

-

-

-

EA-AWHD

Cultural Heritage Projects Programme(l)

5.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

1.3

EA-AWHD

Federation Cultural and Heritage Programme

7.9

-

-

-

-

EA-AWHD

Federation Fund

1.3

1.3

-

-

-

EA-AWHD

Goondiwindi Serpentine Water Park

1.2

3.6

0.2

-

-

EA-AWHD

Historic Shipwrecks Programme

0.7

0.7

0.6

0.7

0.7

EA-AWHD

Other Cultural Heritage Grants

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.8

EA-AWHD

World Heritage: Enhancement of World Heritage Properties

4.6

3.2

3.1

3.2

4.1

EA-AWHD

World Heritage International Obligations

1.2

1.7

1.1

1.1

1.4

EA-AWHD

World Heritage Management Programme(includes NHT1)(a)

13.6

       

EA-AWHD

World Heritage Nominations

0.8

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.7

EA-

AWHD/AHC

New Heritage Regime / Register of the National Estate

9.3

8.9

9.4

9.6

9.8

NCA

Cultural Heritage Strategy, Policy and Conservation Management

..

0.1

..

..

..

(a) Programme funded during the first phase of the Natural Heritage Trust; additional information on these programmes is contained in Table 2.4. See Chapter 2 for details of Trust extension arrangements for 2002-03 and beyond.

(l) These figures incorporate corporate overheads.

Table A2.1: Environment Activities - Programme and Tax Expenditure Estimates (continued)

Division / Agency

Description

2001-02 $m

2002-03 $m

2003-04 $m

2004-05 $m

2005-06

$m

SHFT

Sydney Harbour Federation Trust

11.5

10.6(m)

na

na

na

 

TOTAL

57.6

43.3

22.2

22.4

21.5

             
 

ANTARCTICA

         
 

Advancing Australia's interests in Antarctica

         

AAD

Maintaining the Antarctic Treaty System and Enhance Australia's Influence in the Antarctic Treaty System

17.0

16.1

16.3

16.7

16.9

AAD

Protecting the Antarctic Environment

43.6

40.3

41.1

41.8

42.4

AAD

Understanding the Role of Antarctica in the Global Climate System

26.1

25.0

25.4

25.9

26.3

AAD

Undertaking Scientific Work of Practical, Economic or National Significance

21.2

20.9

21.4

21.8

22.0

Geoscience Australia

Antarctic Science Management

na

na

na

na

na

Geoscience Australia

Australian Antarctic Southern Profiling Project

na

na

na

na

na

 

TOTAL

107.9

102.3

104.2

106.2

107.6

             
 

CROSS-PORTFOLIO INITIATIVES

         

ABS

Provision of Environment and Energy Statistics

1.3

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

ACIAR

Australia's Overseas Aid Programme(n)

1.1

1.1

0.9

na

na

AGD

Environmental Defenders Offices

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

AGD

(Emergency Management Australia)

Environmental Research, Planning, Risk Assessment and Management Programmes to Enhance and support Emergency Risk Management and Preparedness.

0.3

0.1

na

na

na

ARC

Higher Education Research and Training with Environmental Objectives / Outcomes

na

35.7(o)

na

na

na

ATO/EA

Register of Environmental Organisations (Tax Deductibility)

10.0

11.0

11.0

11.0

11.0

AusAID

Australia's Overseas Aid Programme(n)

188.0

195.0

na

na

na

Defence

Environmental Stewardship

5.0

4.9

na

na

na

Defence

Pollution Prevention

4.3

4.3

na

na

na

Defence

Sustainable Ecosystems

10.2

10.3

na

na

na

DEST

Cooperative Research Centres

34.3

33.3

32.5

29.5

22.5

(m) An estimated $100,000 of this figure is revenue from non-Government sources such as tours of Cockatoo Island, hire fees for use of SHFT facilities, and permits issued to film companies.

(n) Australia's overseas aid programme is administered by the Australian Agency for International Development and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. This environmental expenditure estimate includes projects directly linked to the environment, projects which have environment-related components and contributions to international organisations, including the Global Environment Facility and the Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund. Figures are indicative estimates only, and are subject to final programming decisions.

(o) This figure is for 2002 only as ARC funding is calculated on a calendar year basis.

Table A2.1: Environment Activities - Programme and Tax Expenditure Estimates (continued)

Division / Agency

Description

2001-02 $m

2002-03 $m

2003-04 $m

2004-05 $m

2005-06

$m

DEST

Innovation Access Programmes

..

-

-

-

-

DFAT

International Environmental Negotiations

0.2

na

na

na

na

DHA

National Medicines Disposal Programme

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

DHA

World Health Organization

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

DIMIA-ATSIC

Advancement of Land and Sea Rights(p)

na

na

na

na

na

DIMIA-ATSIC

Community Development Employment Projects(p)

na

na

na

na

na

DIMIA-ATSIC

Community Housing and Infrastructure(p)

na

na

na

na

na

DIMIA-ATSIC

Professional Services to Native Title Claimants(p)

na

na

na

na

na

DIMIA-ATSIC

Rights and Cultural Development(p)

na

na

na

na

na

DoTaRS

Regional Assistance

na

na

na

na

na

DoTaRS

Sustainable Regions Programme

1.5

40.2

28.6

25.1

-

DVA

Reduction of Energy Consumption in Occupied Leased Properties

-

-

-

-

-

EA-PARKS

Indigenous Land Management Facilitators (includes NHT1)(a)

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

EA-PCD

Grants to Voluntary Environment and Heritage Organisations

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

EA-SDD

Community Environmental Education(q)

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.6

EA-SDD

Environment Resource Officer Scheme(q)

0.5

0.5

na

na

na

EA-SDD

Environmental Resources Information Network(q)

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

EA-SDD

International Issues(q)

0.7

0.9

0.7

0.7

0.7

EA-SDD

Local Agenda 21(q)

0.2

0.2

na

na

na

EA-SDD

Sustainable Development(q)

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

FaCS

Green Corps

9.2

23.0

23.4

23.9

24.4

Geoscience Australia

Environmental and Urban Impacts of Geohazards

na

na

na

na

na

Geoscience Australia

Geographical Information Systems

na

na

na

na

na

Geoscience Australia

National Geoscience Projects and Advice

na

na

na

na

na

Geoscience Australia

National Mapping and Geographic Information(r)

21.5

22.9

24.3

24.3

24.7

NCA

Environmental Management Systems

..

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

NSC

Development of International Standards

na

na

na

na

na

 

TOTAL

291.4

388.3

127.2

120.3

89.1

(a) Programme funded during the first phase of the Natural Heritage Trust; additional information on these programmes is contained in Table 2.4. See Chapter 2 for details of Trust extension arrangements for 2002-03 and beyond.

(p) Figures are not available at the programme level.

(q) This figure is reported as an overhead across all Environment Australia programmes.

(r) Figures include a small proportion of non-environment related funding.

Table A2.1: Environment Activities - Programme and Tax Expenditure Estimates (continued)

Division / Agency

Description

2001-02 $m

2002-03 $m

2003-04 $m

2004-05 $m

2005-06

$m

 

Meteorology - monitoring and prediction in support of sustainability

         

BoM

National Activities

7.9

8.1

8.1

8.2

8.3

BoM

International Activities

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

CSIRO

Prediction of Climate Variability

2.1

2.1

2.1

na

na

 

TOTAL

10.9

11.1

11.1

9.1

9.2

             
 

TOTAL ALL ENVIRONMENT ACTIVITIES

1687.3

1885.9

1329.5

1218.5

1158.0

 

 

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