Agency overview and resources

Section 1: Agency overview and resources

Since 1990, Land & Water Australia (LWA) has invested in research to generate knowledge to support the long-term sustainable and productive management of Australia’s landscapes. 2009-10 marks the final year of its current Strategic R&D Plan.

1.1 Strategic direction

The government is ceasing ongoing annual appropriation funding to LWA and has directed the organisation to finalise its responsibilities no later than 31 December 2009.

In 2009–10, a small group of existing LWA staff will focus on finalising existing research and transferring responsibility for on-going and priority projects to research partners or other agencies. Programs such as Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge, Managing Climate Variability, the current phase of the National Climate Change Research Strategy for Primary Industries, the National Program for Sustainable Irrigation and the Australian Agricultural Natural Resources Online, will be transferred to appropriate agencies. 

1.2 Agency resource statement

Table 1.1 shows the total resources from all origins. All resources are applied to the agency’s single outcome and are departmental.

Table 1.1:  CAC Act Body Land & Water Australia Resource Statement—Budget estimates for 2009–10 as at Budget May 2009

1.3 Budget measures

Budget measures relating to LWA are detailed in Budget Paper No. 2 and are summarised below.

Table 1.2:  Land & Water Australia 2009–10 Budget measures

1.4 Transition from outcomes and outputs to outcomes and programs

From the 2009–10 Budget, all General Government Sector (GGS) entities will be reporting on a program basis. The figure below outlines the transition from the 2008–09 Budget year (as at Additional Estimates) which was presented in outputs and output groups to the program reporting framework used for the 2009–10 Budget. The table also captures the revision made to Land & Water Australia’s outcome statement under the Operation Sunlight Outcome Statements Review.

Figure 1: Transition table

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