I Transmittal Letter
II RIRDC Sub-Accounts, 1997–98 to 1999–2000
III Consultations with Stakeholders
 

 
I Transmittal Letter
 

28 May 1999
Senator the Honourable Judith Troeth
Parliamentary Secretary to the
Minister for Primary Industries and Energy
Room S151
Parliament House

CANBERRA ACT 2600

Dear Senator Troeth

I am pleased to submit for your approval the enclosed Annual Operational Plan of the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation for the financial year 1999–2000, as required under sections 25 and 26 of the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989.

This Plan has been drawn from the Research and Development Plan 1997–2002 that Minister Anderson approved on 16 June 1997.

In addition, a significant majority of the Corporation’s sub-programs now have five-year plans, which have been drawn from our 1997–2002 plan. Each has been approved by the Board and each contains detailed performance statements on which the attached Annual Operational Plan is based.

The key R&D features of the 1999–2000 Annual Operational Plan for each sub-program are summarised on pages 1 to 4. In accordance with legislative requirements, each of these seeks to link the industry outcomes with the strategies for achieving these outcomes and the principal outputs.

The budget underpinning the Plan is on pages 6 to 10. Details on the individual industry sub-accounts are in appendix II beginning on page 70.

In terms of your letter to the Corporation of 11 January 1999 on accountability arrangements for statutory authorities, it is our view that the attached Annual Operational Plan for 1999–2000 is consistent with legislative requirements as set out in the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989 and the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997.

During the first half of 1999–2000, the Board will review the current Five Year Strategy Plan to ensure that there is the clearest possible basis for performance assessment and for ongoing budget allocations in that period. As required by the legislation, the revised Plan will be submitted for your approval.

Yours sincerely

Prof Elizabeth Woods
Chair




 

II RIRDC Sub-Accounts, 1997–98 to 1999–2000

 

Table 1: Agroforestry Sub-Account Table 3: Buffalo Sub-Account Table 5: Deer Sub-Account Table 7: Egg Industry Development Fund Sub-Account Table 9: Honeybee Sub-Account Table 11: Pasture Seed Sub-Account

Table 2: Tea Tree Oil Sub-Account Table 4: Chicken Meat Sub-Account Table 6: Eggs Sub-Account Table 8: Goat Fibre Sub-Account Table 10: Horse Sub-Account Table 12: Rice Sub-Account

  Table 1: Agroforestry Sub-Account
 

						Actual	Forecast	Budget
						1997/98	1998/99	1999/2000
OPENING BALANCE						43,090	276,498	414,849
REVENUES
External Contributions						1,171,291	2,370,937	2,500,911
Interest						22,734	45,000	45,000
RIRDC Core Contribution						753,765	700,000	713,000
						1,947,790	3,115,937	3,258,911
EXPENDITURE
Research and Development Program						1,609,603	2,869,586	3,399,406
Communications						-	40,000	43,000
Research Co-ordination and Management 1						104,779	68,000	135,000
						1,714,382	2,977,586	3,577,406
SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) OF REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURE						233,408	138,351	(318,495)
CLOSING BALANCE						276,498	414,849	96,354

1. Includes a component of $114,000 in 1999/2000 ($45,000 in 1998/99) paid to RIRDC for program management services.