Appendix 5 - Australian Research Council Annual Report 2015-16

This appendix provides information to support the report on financial performance (Section 2.5) (page 76-77).

Table A5.1: Resource statement, 2015–16

Actual available appropriation for 2015–16 $’000 (a)			Payments made 2015–16 $’000 (b)	Balance remaining 2015–16⁵$’000 (a) – (b)
Ordinary annual services¹
Departmental appropriation²		32,712	19,255	13,457
Total		32,712	19,255	13,457
Administered expenses
Outcome 1¹		8,732	6,238
Total		8,732	6,238
Total ordinary annual services	A	41,444	25,493
Other services
Departmental non-operating
Equity injections³		3,312	2,141	1,171
Total		3,312	2,141	1,171
Total other services	B	3,312	2,141	1,171
Total available annual appropriations and payments		44,756	27,634
Special appropriations
Special appropriations limited by criteria/entitlement
Australian Research Council Act 2001		815,521	815,304
Total special appropriations	C	815,521	815,304
Special accounts
Opening balance		2,000
Appropriation receipts⁴		7,000
Payments made			9,000
Total special account	D	9,000	9,000
Total resourcing and payments	A+B+ C+D	869,277	851,938
Less appropriations drawn from annual or special appropriations above and credited to special accounts⁴		-7,000
Total net resourcing and payments for the ARC		862,277	851,938
Ordinary annual services¹

Notes

¹ Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2015–16 and Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2015–16. This also includes prior-year departmental appropriation and section 74 retained revenue receipts of the PGPA Act.

² Includes an amount of $1.253m in 2015–16 for the departmental capital budget. For accounting purposes, this amount has been designated as ‘contributions by owners’.

³ Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2015–16.

⁴ Appropriation receipts from special appropriations for 2015–16 included above.

⁵ The remaining balance for 2015-16 differs from the unspent annual appropriations (as per Financial Statements Note 5.1B). This is due to the payments made including the movements in the ARC’s cash account, whereas note 5.1B considers only the drawdowns from the available appropriations.

Table A5.2: Expenses for Outcome 1

Outcome: Growth of knowledge and innovation through managing research funding schemes, measuring research excellence and providing advice	Budget* 2015–16 $’000 (a)	Actual Expenses 2015–16 $’000 (b)	Variation 2015–16 $’000 (a) – (b)
Programme 1.1: Discovery—Research and Research Training
Administered expenses
Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act No. 1 and No. 3)	1,086	915	171
Special appropriations	526,692	466,935	59,757
Departmental expenses
Departmental appropriation¹	7,998	7,114	884
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year	1,359	2,486	-1,127
Total for Programme 1.1	537,135	477,456	59,686
Programme 1.2: Linkage—Cross-Sector Research Partnerships
Administered expenses
Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act No. 1 and No. 3)	1,032	1,072	-40
Special appropriations	288,829	289,591	-762
Special Accounts	2,000	9,000	-7,000
Departmental expenses
Departmental appropriation¹	10,180	9,053	1,127
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year	1,359	2,486	-1,127
Total for Programme 1.2	303,400	311,202	-7,802
Programme 1.3: Excellence in Research for Australia
Administered expenses
Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act No. 1 and No. 3)	3,589	3,038	551
Departmental expenses
Departmental appropriation¹	2,839	2,525	314
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year	1,359	2,485	-1,126
Total for Programme 1.3	7,787	8,048	-262
Outcome 1: Totals by appropriation type
Administered expenses
Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act No. 1)	5,707	5,025	682
Special appropriations	815,521	756,525	59,996
Special Accounts	2,000	9,000	-7,000
Departmental expenses
Departmental appropriation¹	21,017	18,692	2,325
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year	4,077	7,457	-3,380
Total expenses for Outcome ¹	848,322	796,700	51,622

Average Staffing Level (number)	2015–16	2014–15
Average Staffing Level (number)	117	108

Note

^* Full-year budget, including any subsequent adjustment made to the 2015–16 budget at 2015–16 Additional Estimates and the 2016–17 budget. Note the departmental splits by programme are indicative only.

¹ Departmental appropriation combines ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act Nos. 1 and 3) and retained revenue receipts under section 74 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

Appendix 5: Resource statements

Table A5.1: Resource statement, 2015–16

Table A5.2: Expenses for Outcome 1