In 2003-04, significant progress was made on the redesign and redevelopment of the Bureau's Management Information System (MIS), following the implementation of a new Financial Management System in 2001 and the purchase and configuration of new MIS infrastructure late in 2002-03. Achievements in 2003-04 included:

• automated production, on a daily basis, of summarised and detailed expenditure/revenue reports for each Branch and Region;
• production of expenditure/revenue reports for the three previous financial years;
• development of customised reports, based on internal orders, that can be used to track asset purchasing, projects and activities of specific interest; and
• progress towards the development of a reporting suite for maintenance work on the Bureau's extensive national plant and equipment holdings.