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Appendix 4. Mandatory Reporting

Work health and safety

  • Refer Section 3

Statistics on employees who identify as Indigenous

  • Refer Section 3

Procurement Initiatives to Support Small Business

The National Blood Authority 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.

The following initiatives employed by the National Blood Authority support small business:

  • the Commonwealth Contracting Suite for low-risk procurements valued under $200,000
  • Australian Industry Participation plans in whole-of-government procurement where applicable
  • the Small Business Engagement Principles (outlined in the government's Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda), such as communicating in clear, simple language and presenting information in an accessible format
  • electronic systems or other processes used to facilitate on-time payment performance, including the use of payment cards.

The National Blood Authority recognises 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.

Advertising and market research

Section 311A of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 requires particulars of all amounts greater than $13,000 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 2016-17.

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 2016-17, 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

2016-175

Energy efficiency

Total consumption of energy

Amount of electricity consumed (kWh)

184,564 kWh

135,882 kWh

145,476 kWh

144,108 kWh

150,852
kWh

Amount of gas consumed (MJ)

0 MJ

0 MJ

0 MJ

0 MJ

0 MJ

Amount of other fuels consumed
($/kWh/MJ/L)

0

0

0

0

0

Air travel distances (km)

703,227 kms7

878,974 kms8

762,710 kms9

1,111,186 kms6,10

494,671
kms11

Total consumption of green energy

Amount of green energy purchased/consumed ($/kWh)

184,564 kWh

135,882 kWh

145,476 kWh

144,108 kWh

0 kWh

Greenhouse gas emissions

Amount of greenhouse gases produced (tonnes)

0 tonnes

0 tonnes

0 tonnes

0 tonnes

0 tonnes

Relative energy uses

Amount of green energy purchased divided by the amount of electricity consumed

100%

100%

100%

100%

0%

Amount of total energy consumed (kWh) per employee

3,025 kWh

2,123 kWh

1,993 kWh

1,947 kWh

1,927 kWh

Waste

Total waste production

Amount of waste produced (tonnes)

9.93 tonnes

9.88 tonnes

11.96 tonnes

13.23 tonnes

10.43
tonnes

Un-recyclable waste production

Amount of waste going to landfills (tonnes)

2.95 tonnes

2.95 tonnes

2.95 tonnes

1.65 tonnes

1.89
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

1.38
tonnes

Paper waste production

Amount of waste paper going to recycling facilities (tonnes)

5.909 tonnes12

5.77 tonnes

7.895 tonnes13

9.07 tonnes14

7.152
tonnes

Amount of paper sourced from recyclable sources (tonnes)

0.925 tonnes

1.474 tonnes

1.819 tonnes

0.739 tonnes

1.495
tonnes

Percentage of paper sourced from recyclable sources (per cent)

43%

96%15

99.5%

99.8%

99.7%

Use of renewable/recyclable products

Amount of products sourced from renewable/recyclable sources (tonnes)

1.533 tonnes16

1.891
tonnes

0.737 tonnes17

1.491
tonnes

Relative waste production

Amount of total waste (tonnes)
per employee

0.16 tonnes

0.15 tonnes

0.16 tonnes

0.18 tonnes

0.13
tonnes

Water

Total consumption of water

Amount of water consumed (L)

393,846 L

400,000 L

340,000 L

414,820 L

441,681 L

Grey water/rainwater capture
and use

Not applicable to NBA tenancies

na

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

5,641 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 Calculations for per employee figures have been based on 78 people (53 FTE and 25 contractors).

6 The increase in kilometres travelled was due to the national implementation of BloodSTAR, requiring face to face engagement with stakeholders nationally.

7 Electricity fully off-set through 100% green energy purchased and the NBA off-set 703,227 kms in air travel through the GreenFleet program.

8 Electricity fully off-set through 100% green energy purchased and the NBA off-set 878,974 kms in air travel through the GreenFleet program.

9 Electricity fully off-set through 100% green energy purchased and the NBA off-set 762,710 kms in air travel through the GreenFleet program.

10 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.

11 Electricity fully off-set through 100% green energy purchased and the NBA off-set 494,671 kms in air travel through the GreenFleet program.

12 Increase due to office relocation in February 2013 and consolidation of material.

13 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.

14 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.

15 Majority of paper sourced was 100% recycled.

16 Previous years data provided as a percentage when it should have been provided in tonnes.

17 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 2016 to 30 June 2017 is available at www.blood.gov.au/governmental-compliance

Disability reporting

Since 1994, non-corporate Commonwealth entities 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.apsc.gov.au. From 2010-11, entities are 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 10-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

Entities 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 http://www.blood.gov.au/ips

Errata

Appendix 3. Table 5.2 Rixibus mis-classified. Correctly classified in 2016-17.

Snapshot: Plasmapheresis donors were reported as 548,274 which was the number of plasmapheresis donations.

Agency resource statements

The agency resource statement provides details of the funding sources that the NBA drew upon in 2016-17. In addition, it provides information about special accounts balances to be carried over to 2017-18.

Actual Available
Appropriation
for 2016-17
$'000

Payments
made
2016-17
$'000

Balance
2016-17

$'000

(a)

(b)

(a) - (b)

Ordinary Annual Services1

Departmental appropriation2

6,271

6,201

70

Total

6,271

6,201

70

Administered expenses

Outcome 13

5,190

5,190

Total

5,190

5,190

Total ordinary annual services

11,461

11,391

Special Accounts4

Opening balance

189,490

Appropriation receipts5

11,391

Non-appropriation receipts to
Special Accounts


1,108,548

Payments made

1,116,569

Total Special Accounts

1,309,429

1,116,569

192,860

Total resourcing and payments

1,320,890

1,127,960

1Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2016-17 and Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2016-17. This may also include Prior Year departmental appropriation and section 31 relevant agency receipts.

2 Includes an amount of $0.063 million in 2016-17 for the Departmental Capital Budget. For accounting purposes this amount has been designated as 'contributions by owners'.

3 Includes an amount of $nil in 2016-17 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 2016-17 included above.

Resource for outcomes

This table provides details of the total funding for each outcome. In 2016-17 the NBA operated under a single outcome.

Outcome 1: Australia's blood
supply is secure and well managed

Budget*
2016-17
$'000

Actual Expenses
2016-17
$'000

Variation
2016-17
$'000

(a)

(b)

(a) - (b)

Program 1.1:
National blood agreement management

Administered expenses

Ordinary Annual Services (Appropriation Bill No. 1)

5,190

5,190

-

Special Accounts

1,135,777

1,045,763

90,014

Departmental expenses

Departmental appropriation1

6,271

6,201

70

Special Accounts

9,305

9,106

199

Expenses not requiring
appropriation in the Budget year

465

1,259

-794

Total for Program 1.1

1,157,008

1,067,519

89,489

Total expenses for Outcome 1

1,157,008

1,067,519

89,489

2015-16

2016-17

Average Staffing Level (number)

51

53

* Full year budget, including any subsequent adjustment made to the 2016-17 Budget.

1 Departmental Appropriation combines "Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act No. 1)" and "Revenue from independent sources (s31)".

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