Appendix 4. Mandatory Reporting
Work health and safety
Statistics on employees who identify as Indigenous
Procurement Initiatives to Support Small Business
The department supports small business participation in the Commonwealth Government procurement market. Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) and Small Enterprise participation statistics are available on the Department of Finance's website: www.finance.gov.au/procurement/statistics-on-commonwealth-purchasing-contracts.
The department recognised the importance of ensuring that small business are paid on time. The results of the Survey of Australian Government Payments to Small Business are available on the Treasury's website: www.treasury.gov.au
Advertising and market research
Section 311A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 ,requires particulars of all amounts greater than $12,400 paid during a financial year to advertising agencies, market research organisations, polling organisations, direct mail organisations and media advertising organisations. The NBA made no payments of this kind in 2015–16.
Ecologically sustainable development and environmental performance
The NBA continued to pursue activities that support the ecologically sustainable principles outlined in Section 3A of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. During 2015-16, this included the following examples:
- increased use of audio and video conferencing and online collaboration in preference to face-to-face meetings requiring interstate or international travel
- recycling into three streams of waste – co-mingled material, paper and printer cartridges
- purchasing 100 per cent GreenPower for electricity use in our office and offsetting air travel through the GreenFleet program
- encouraging staff to recycle and re-use existing stationery before ordering new supplies
- maintaining paper use reduction initiatives such as defaulting printer settings to print double sided and in black and white and using 100 per cent recycled paper
- running the air conditioning systems on timers and occupancy sensors to ensure operation only during business hours when the immediate area is occupied
- participating in Earth Hour – the office was fully compliant and all staff were encouraged to participate
- ensuring that through purchasing activities further improvements were made within blood product supply contracts
- implemented an electronic document and records management system.
In summary, Table 5.3 provides information on the impact the NBA's activities have on the natural environment. The NBA continues to look at ways to further reduce the impact on the environment.
TABLE 5.3 NBA Environmental performance indicators
| Theme | Performance measure | Indicator(s) | 2012-131 | 2013-142 | 2014-153 | 2015-164 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy efficiency | Total consumption of energy | Amount of electricity consumed (kWh) | 184,564 kWh | 135,882 kWh | 145,476 kWh | 144,108 kWh |
| Amount of gas consumed (MJ) | 0 MJ | 0 MJ | 0 MJ | 0 MJ | ||
| Amount of other fuels consumed ($/kWh/MJ/L) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Air travel distances (km) | 703,227 kms | 878,974 kms | 762,710 kms | 1,111,186 kms5 | ||
| Total consumption of green energy | Amount of green energy purchased/consumed ($/kWh) | 184,564 kWh | 135,882 kWh | 145,476 kWh | 144,108 kWh | |
| Greenhouse gas emissions | Amount of greenhouse gases produced (tonnes) | 0 tonnes6 | 0 tonnes7 | 0 tonnes8 | 0 tonnes9 | |
| Relative energy uses | Amount of green energy purchased divided by the amount of electricity consumed | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Amount of total energy consumed (kWh) per employee | 3,025 kWh | 2,123 kWh | 1,993 kWh | 1,947 kWh | ||
| Waste | Total waste production | Amount of waste produced (tonnes) | 9.93 tonnes | 9.88 tonnes | 11.96 tonnes | 13.23 tonnes |
| Un-recyclable waste production | Amount of waste going to landfills (tonnes) | 2.95 tonnes | 2.95 tonnes | 2.95 tonnes | 1.65 tonnes | |
| Recyclable waste production (excluding office paper) | Amount of waste going to recycling facilities (tonnes) | 1.071 tonnes | 1.162 tonnes | 1.113 tonnes | 1.2 tonnes | |
| Paper waste production | Amount of waste paper going to recycling facilities (tonnes) | 5.909 tonnes10 | 5.77 tonnes | 7.895 tonnes11 | 9.07 tonnes12 | |
| Amount of paper sourced from recyclable sources (tonnes) | 0.925 tonnes | 1.474 tonnes | 1.819 tonnes | 0.739 tonnes | ||
| Percentage of paper sourced from recyclable sources (per cent) | 43%13 | 96%14 | 99.5% | 99.8% | ||
| Use of renewable/recyclable products | Amount of products sourced from renewable/recyclable sources (tonnes) | 1.533 tonnes15 | 1.891 tonnes |
0.737 tonnes16 | ||
| Relative waste production | Amount of total waste (tonnes) per employee |
0.16 tonnes | 0.15 tonnes | 0.16 tonnes | 0.18 tonnes | |
| Water | Total consumption of water | Amount of water consumed (L) | 393,846 L | 400,000 L | 340,000 L | 414,820 L |
| Grey water/rainwater capture and use |
Not applicable to NBA tenancies | na | na | na | na | |
| Relative consumption/use of water | Amount of total water use (L) per employee |
6,456 L | 6,250 L | 4,657 L | 5,525 L |
1 The NBA moved to a new tenancy in February 2013; however, the lease for the old tenancy was still effective as at 30 June 2013.
Calculations for per employee figures have been based on 53 FTE and 8 contractors.
2 Calculations for per employee figures have been based on 64 people (49 FTE and 15 contractors).
3 Calculations for per employee figures have been based on 73 people (54 FTE and 19 contractors).
4 Calculations for per employee figures have been based on 74 people (54 FTE and 20 contractors).
5 The increase in kilometres travelled was due to the national implementation of BloodSTAR, requiring face to face engagement with stakeholders nationally.
6 Electricity fully off-set through 100% green energy purchased and the NBA off-set 703,227 kms in air travel through the GreenFleet program.
7 Electricity fully off-set through 100% green energy purchased and the NBA off-set 878,974 kms in air travel through the GreenFleet program.
8 Electricity fully off-set through 100% green energy purchased and the NBA off-set 762,710 kms in air travel through the GreenFleet program.
9 Electricity fully off-set through 100% green energy purchased and the NBA off-set 1,111,186 kms in air travel through the GreenFleet program.
10 Increase due to office relocation in February 2013 and consolidation of material.
11 During 2014-15, the NBA's digitisation of long-term retention records and associated destruction of the migrated records led to a significant increase in the volume of shredded paper sent for recycling.
12 The continuation of the project to digitise long-term retention records and the associated destruction of theses migrated records project
has increased the volume of shredded paper sent for recycling.
13 The significant decrease is due to the majority of paper purchased being certified carbon neutral under the National Carbon Offset Standard Carbon Neutral Program - http://www.climatechange.gov.au/climate-change/carbon-neutral/national-carbon-offset- standard-ncos.
14 Majority of paper sourced was 100% recycled.
15 Previous years data provided as a percentage when it should have been provided in tonnes.
16 The use of the EDRMS and the electronic distribution of Committee Papers has reduced the volume of products sourced overall.
Grant programs
Information on grants awarded by the NBA during the period 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016 is available at www.blood.gov.au/governmental-compliance.
Disability reporting
Since 1994, Commonwealth departments and agencies have reported on their performance as policy adviser, purchaser, employer, regulator and provider under the Commonwealth Disability Strategy. In 2007–08, reporting on the employer role was transferred to the Australian Public Service Commission's State of the Service Report and the APS Statistical Bulletin. These reports are available at www.dss.gov.au. From 2010–11, departments and agencies were no longer required to report on these functions.
The Commonwealth Disability Strategy has been overtaken by the National Disability Strategy 2010-2020, which sets out a ten year national policy framework to improve the lives of people with a disability, promote participation and create a more inclusive society. A high level two-yearly report will track progress against each of the six outcome areas of the Strategy and present a picture of how people with disability are faring. The first of these reports will be available in late 2014, and can be found at www.dss.gov.au.
Information Publication Scheme statement
Agencies subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) are required to publish information to the public as part of the Information Publication Scheme (IPS). This requirement is in Part II of the FOI Act and has replaced the former requirement to publish a section 8 statement in an annual report. Each agency must display on its website a plan showing what information it publishes in accordance with the IPS requirements.
A copy of the NBA IPS Plan and associated published documents can be located at https://www.blood.gov.au/ips.
Errata
2014-15 NBA Annual Report - Nil
Agency resource statements
The agency resource statement provides details of the funding sources that the NBA drew upon in 2015-16. In addition, it provides information about special accounts balances to be carried over to 2016-17.
| Actual Available Appropriation for 2015-16 $'000 |
Payments made 2015-16 $'000 |
Balance 2015-16 $'000 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | (b) | (a) - (b) | |
| Ordinary Annual Services1 | |||
| Departmental appropriation2 | 5,912 | 5,863 | 49 |
| Total | 5,912 | 5,863 | 49 |
| Administered expenses | |||
| Outcome 13 | 7,070 | 7,070 | |
| Total | 7,070 | 7,070 | |
| Total ordinary annual services | 12,982 | 12,933 | |
| Special Accounts4 | |||
| Opening balance | 219,344 | ||
| Appropriation receipts5 | 12,933 | ||
| Non-appropriation receipts to Special Accounts |
1,099,493 |
||
| Payments made | 1,142,280 | ||
| Total Special Accounts | 1,331,770 | 1,142,280 | 189,490 |
| Total resourcing and payments | 1,344,752 | 1,155,213 |
1Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2015-16 and Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2015-16. This may also include Prior Year departmental appropriation and section 31 relevant agency receipts.
2 Includes an amount of $0.063 million in 2015-16 for the Departmental Capital Budget. For accounting purposes this amount has been designated as 'contributions by owners'.
3 Includes an amount of $nil in 2015-16 for the Administered Capital Budget.
4 Does not include 'Special Public Money' held in accounts like Other Trust Monies account (OTM). Services for other Government and Non-agency Bodies accounts (SOG), or Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys Special accounts (SOETM).
5Appropriation receipts from National Blood Authority annual appropriations for 2015-16 included above.
Resource for outcomes
This table provides details of the total funding for each outcome. In 2015-16 the NBA operated under a single outcome.
| Outcome 1: Australia's blood supply is secure and well managed |
Budget* 2015-16 $'000 |
Actual Expenses 2015-16 $'000 |
Variation 2015-16 $'000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | (b) | (a) - (b) | |
| Program 1.1: National blood agreement management |
|||
| Administered expenses | |||
| Ordinary Annual Services (Appropriation Bill No. 1) | 7,070 | 7,070 | - |
| Special Accounts | 1,214,237 | 1,070,103 | 144,134 |
| Departmental expenses | |||
| Departmental appropriation 1 | 5,849 | 5,863 | -14 |
| Special Accounts | 9,269 | 9,740 | -471 |
| Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year |
483 | 915 | -432 |
| Total for Program 1.1 | 1,236,908 | 1,093,691 | 143,217 |
| Total expenses for Outcome1 | 1,236,908 | 1,093,691 | 143,217 |
| 2014-15 | 2015-16 | ||
| Average Staffing Level (number) | 53 | 51 |
* Full year budget, including any subsequent adjustment made to the 2015-16 Budget.
1 Departmental Appropriation combines "Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act No. 1)" and "Revenue from independent sources (s31)".