LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

ABOUT THIS REPORT

• Report Structure
• Further Information

CONTENTS

REVIEW BY THE DIRECTOR OF METEOROLOGY

• Performance Overview
• Significant Issues
• Financial Results
• Outlook for 2004-05

AGENCY OVERVIEW

• Role and Functions
• Organisation Structure
• Output Structure

NEW DEVELOPMENTS 2003-04

METEOROLOGICAL AND RELATED DATA AND PRODUCTS

• Planned Outcome 2003-04
• Outputs 2003-04
  • Output Performance 2003-04
• Achieving the Outcome
  • Observational Data
  • Processed Data and Products

METEOROLOGICAL AND RELATED RESEARCH

• Planned Outcome 2003-04
• Outputs 2003-04
  • Output Performance 2003-04
• Achieving the Outcome
  • Pure Research
  • Strategic Research
  • Applied Research
• Research Related Activities
  • Scientific Publications
  • Collaboration
  • Cooperative Research Centres
• National Research Priorities

WEATHER SERVICES

• Planned Outcome 2003-04
• Outputs 2003-04
  • Output Performance 2003-04
• Achieving the Outcome
  • Severe Weather Warning Services
  • Public Weather Services
  • Marine Weather Services
  • Aviation Weather Services
  • Defence Weather Services
  • Special Weather Services

CLIMATE SERVICES

• Planned Outcome 2003-04
• Outputs 2003-04
  • Output Performance 2003-04
• Achieving the Outcome
  • Archived Data
  • Climate Data Service
  • Climate Monitoring Service
  • Climate Policy Advice

CONSULTATIVE SERVICES

• Planned Outcome 2003-04
• Outputs 2003-04
  • Output Performance 2003-04
• Achieving the Outcome
  • Meteorological Advice
  • Special Investigations

HYDROLOGICAL SERVICES

• Planned Outcome 2003-04
• Outputs 2003-04
  • Output Performance 2003-04
• Achieving the Outcome
  • Water Resources Assessment
  • Flood Warning Service
  • Hydrometeorological Advice

OCEANOGRAPHIC SERVICES

• Planned Outcome 2003-04
• Outputs 2003-04
  • Output Performance 2003-04
• Achieving the Outcome
  • High Seas Oceanographic Services
  • Coastal Oceanographic Services

INTERNATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL ACTIVITIES

• Planned Outcome 2003-04
• Outputs 2003-04
  • Output Performance 2003-04
• Achieving the Outcome
  • World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Contribution
  • Multilateral Activities
  • Bilateral Activities

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

• Organisational Arrangements
• Advisory Board
• Audit Committee
• Corporate Planning and Evaluation
• Risk Management and Fraud Control
• Service Charter
• Ethical Standards
• External Scrutiny

CORPORATE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

• Workforce Planning and Management of Human Resources
• Training
  • Internal Training Activities
  • International Training Activities
• Productivity Gains
• Financial Management Issues
• Management Information System
• Purchasing
• Asset Management
• Consultants
• Competitive Tendering and Contracting

PUBLIC EDUCATION

• Publications
• Web-based Information
• Visits, Talks and Media Presence

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PDF(3,433 kb)

APPENDIX 1 Meteorology Act 1955

APPENDIX 2 Staff Summary

APPENDIX 3 Total Resources

APPENDIX 4 Occupational Health and Safety

APPENDIX 5 Commonwealth Disability Strategy

APPENDIX 6 Freedom of Information

APPENDIX 7 Advertising and Marketing Research

APPENDIX 8 Ecologically Sustainable Development and Environmental Performance

APPENDIX 9 Glossary of Acronyms

APPENDIX 10 Compliance Index

Annex A Bureau of Meteorology Advisory Board Annual Report 2003-04