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The Bureau’s expenditure, receipts and average staff usage for 2001-02 are summarised relative to those of previous years in Figure 14 and Figure 15. Figure 14 shows, in cash terms for comparison with historical record, the Section 31 receipts (total $15.607m, including $1.554m for aviation weather services and $0.503m for defence weather services) and Meteorological Services Recoverable (total $13.604m, including $10.890m for aviation weather services and $2.473 for defence weather services). A more detailed breakdown of 2001-02 expenses and revenue in accrual terms is given in Table 2 compared with those for 2000-01 and with the Budget (Appropriation Bill 1) and Budget plus Additional Estimates appropriations for 2001-02 (Appropriation Bills 1 and 3, plus additional revenue from, for example, the sale of goods and services and bank interest). The resources associated with each of the Bureau’s major outputs for 2001-02 are summarised in Table 3 and provided in more detail in the following chapters. It should be stressed that the more detailed breakdown provided by output in Tables 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 do not represent audited accounts but are included to indicate the allocation of Bureau resources to outputs. Because of the highly integrated nature of Bureau operations, there is some subjectivity in the attribution of staff and resource usage across outputs. This is especially so in the accounting of those crosscutting and corporate activities, which for reasons of overall cost efficiency are managed or coordinated centrally. An analysis of the Bureau’s overall staff profile is given in Appendix 9 and an estimated breakdown of the cross-cutting and corporate overhead component of expenses and staff usage is given in Appendix 10.

Figure 14. Bureau of Meteorology expenditure from 1974-75 to 2001-02 ($million) in cash terms. Expenditure since 1986-87 includes a number of items (totalling approximately $26 million in 2001-02) which were not met from Bureau appropriations in earlier years. The decrease in Meteorological Services Recoverable from 1992-93 was a result of the reduction of the incremental resources committed to the provision of meteorological services to civil and defence aviation.

Figure 14. Bureau of Meteorology expenditure from 1974-75 to 2001-02 ($million) in cash terms. Expenditure since 1986-87 includes a number of items (totalling approximately $26 million in 2001- 02) which were not met from Bureau appropriations in earlier years. The decrease in Meteorological Services Recoverable from 1992-93 was a result of the reduction of the incremental resources committed to the provision of meteorological services to civil and defence aviation.

Figure 15. Appropriation funded Bureau staffing (Average Staffing Level (ASL) excluding Section 31 funded staff and corrected for changes of function prior to 1985) from 1974-75 to 2001-02. From 1987-88 to 1990-91, the decrease in ASL due to the efficiency dividend and other Service-wide staff reduction measures was partially offset by additional staff provided for re-equipment and upgrading of severe weather and flood warning services. These were integrated into ongoing operations from 1991-92. Following the 1996 (Slatyer I) Review of the Operations of the Bureau of Meteorology, additional staff coverage was provided through the 1996-97 Budget and continued through the 1999-2000 Budget initiative on Providing World Class Weather Forecasting.

Figure 15. Appropriation funded Bureau staffing (Average Staffing Level (ASL) excluding Section 31 funded staff and corrected for changes of function prior to 1985) from 1974-75 to 2001-02. From 1987-88 to 1990-91, the decrease in ASL due to the efficiency dividend and other Service-wide staff reduction measures was partially offset by additional staff provided for re-equipment and upgrading of severe weather and flood warning services. These were integrated into ongoing operations from 1991- 92. Following the 1996 (Slatyer I) Review of the Operations of the Bureau of Meteorology, additional staff coverage was provided through the 1996-97 Budget and continued through the 1999-2000 Budget initiative on Providing World Class Weather Forecasting.



Table 2. Bureau of Meteorology expenses, revenue and staff level for 2001-02 compared with those for 2000-01 and the Budget (Appropriation Bill 1) and Budget plus Additional Estimates appropriations (Appropriation Bills 1 and 3) for 2001-02.
ACTUAL BUDGET BUDGET &
ADD. EST.
ACTUAL
2000-01
($’000)
2001-02
($’000)
2001-02
($’000)
2001-02
($’000)
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FINANCIAL
EXPENSES
Employee Expenses (Appropriation) 95,568 94,081 94,081 99,233
Employee Expenses (Section 31) 3,988 4,063 4,063 4,539
Supply of Goods and Services
(Appropriation)
42,770 34,040 34,040 38,567
Supply of Goods and Services
(Section 31)
10,615 13,473 13,473 6,460
Operating Lease Rentals 10,638 11,566 11,566 11,239
Depreciation 30,806 37,410 37,410 31,459
Other Goods and Services Expenses
(WMO Contribution)
1,115 1,136 1,136 1,194
TOTAL EXPENSE* 195,500 195,769 195,769 192,511
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REVENUE
Appropriations 199,294 194,986 195,422 195,422
Sale of Goods and Services 17,283 17,536 18,298 18,298
Miscellaneous - other 64 0 0 62
TOTAL REVENUE* 216,641 212,522 213,720 213,782
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STAFFING
Staff Years (actual)
- Funded from Employee Expenses
(Appropriation)
1,259.2 1,260.0 1,260.0 1,239.3
- Funded from Supplier Expenses
(Appropriation)
28.6 22.0 22.0 29.9
- Funded from Section 31 Receipts 58.6 63.0 63.0 60.2
- Funded from Capitalised Salaries
(Asset Replacement)
80.0 80.0 80.0 93.0
TOTAL 1,426.4 1,425.0 1,425.0 1,422.4
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*The operating result (Total Revenue less Total Expense) provides funds required to pay the Capital Use Charge as a dividend from Equity on the Balance Sheet. The Bureau’s dividend is some $20m per annum.


Table 3. Bureau of Meteorology expenses and revenue ($’000) and staff level for 2001-02 by Major Output and Output Group.
Major Output
or Output Group
Average
Staffing
Level
Employee
Expenses
Supplier
Expenses
Other
Expenses
Total
Expenses
Appropriations Other
Revenue
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Meteorological and Related Data and Products 772.3 51,838 38,087 28,721 118,646 135,627 2,601
Output Group 2.1 772.3 51,838 38,087 28,721 118,646 135,627 2,601
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Meteorological and Related Research 88.1 6,957 2,239 157 9,353 7,626 3,239
Output Group 2.2 88.1 6,957 2,239 157 9,353 7,626 3,239
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Weather Services* 339.9 29,480 7,650 1,608 38,738 32,322 5,622
Climate Services 117.2 8,298 2,808 222 11,328 9,959 984
Consultative Services 36.5 2,388 2,860 353 5,601 1,787 5,252
Hydrological Services 60.0 4,014 1,765 357 6,136 5,554 642
Output Group 2.3 553.6 44,180 15,083 2,540 61,803 49,622 12,500
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International Meteorological Activities 8.4 617 857 1,235 2,709 2,547 20
Output Group 2.4 8.4 617 857 1,235 2,709 2,547 20
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TOTAL 1422.4 103,592 56,266 32,653 192,511 195,422 18,360
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*Resources associated with Oceanographic Services are included under Weather Services.

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