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Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Annual Report 2018–19

Overview of financial performance

The ACIC’s financial result for 2018–19 was an operating loss of $2.305 million. The accounting standards require non-operating items such as unfunded depreciation expenses and capital funding income from portfolio agencies to be recognised as operating activity. With the exclusion of unfunded depreciation and capital funding, the ACIC would have realised a surplus of $2.576 million for the financial year.

During 2018–19, there were no instances of significant non-compliance with the finance law. The ACIC received an unmodified audit opinion from the Australian National Audit Office.

Figure 2.11 summarises sources of revenue and expenditure in 2018–19. More details of resources and expenses are provided in tables 2.19 to 2.21.

Figure 2.11: Revenue and expenditure 2018–19

Image of two donut style graphs showing revenue and expenditure 2018–19. National Policing Information Services revenue $104.933m + Appropriation for ordinary annual services revenue $99.970m + Other revenue $28.054m = Total Revenue $232.957m. Supplier and other expenses $117.197m + Employee expenses $101.310m + Depreciation expenses $14.440m + Write-down and impairment expenses $2.315m = Total Expenses $235.262m.

Appropriation for 2018–19

The ACIC’s operating appropriation of $99.970 million was made up of base appropriation funding of $78.147 million plus $21.823 million of tied funding, as shown in Figure 2.12.

Figure 2.12: Operating appropriation 2018–19

Image of donut style graph showing operating appropriation 2018–19. Base funding $78.147m + Tied funding $21.823m = Operating appropriation $99.970m.

The tied funding in 2018–19 consisted of:

$1.754 million funding for the Australian Gangs Intelligence Coordination Centre
$0.891 million to enhance physical security to all office buildings and personnel security capabilities, in response to the current heightened security threat
$4.385 million to develop and enhance the ACIC’s cybercrime intelligence and analysis capability in response to recommendations of the 2016 Cyber Security Review
$0.361 million to support 24/7 operation of the Cyber Security Centre to prevent and combat cyber security threats
$0.350 million to design the Criminal Intelligence Checking capability and its integration with other background checking processes
$12.854 million for the development of the NCIS Tranche 1 program
$1.228 million to support Enhancing the Criminal Intelligence Capability program, provide better training to ACIC and partner agencies workforce of effective intelligence work capability.

Own source income in 2018–19

In addition to the government appropriation as detailed in Figure 2.12, the ACIC had own source income as detailed in Figure 2.13.

Own source income consisted of $104.933 million as a result of provision of National Policing Information Services, $12.348 million received from the Proceeds of Crime Trust Account, $13.307 million from provision of services and $2.399 million in resources received free of charge.

Figure 2.13: Own source income 2018–19

Image of donut style graph showing own source income 2018–19. National Policing Information Services revenue $104.933m + Provision of services income $13.307m + Proceeds of Crime Trust Account income $12.348m + Resources received free of charge $2.399m = Own source income $132.987m.

Internal controls

The ACIC’s internal controls that ensured compliance with our financial management responsibilities included:

senior management involvement in budget development, allocation and monitoring
internal and external reporting, including providing financial information to the ACIC Board on the National Policing Information Systems and Services Special Account and reporting monthly to the Department of Finance and the ACIC Executive
full engagement with the ACIC Audit Committee
periodic review of the Accountable Authority Instructions, policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the PGPA Act
audit by the Australian National Audit Office and the ACIC’s internal audit team
face-to-face financial delegation and procurement training for financial delegates and relevant staff
engagement with the ACIC Executive to identify breaches of financial management practices under the PGPA Act and to provide assurance to the Accountable Authority and Chief Financial Officer
centralised administration of procurement, property leases, assets, travel, credit cards, fleet vehicles, mobile phones and laptops.

Table 2.19: Entity resource statement

	Actual available appropriations for 2018–19	Payments made 2018–19	Balance remaining
	$’000	$’000	$’000
	(a)	(b)	(a–b)
Departmental annual appropriations—ordinary annual services
Prior year appropriation available	58,099	58,099	–
Departmental appropriation (including departmental capital budget)¹	106,219	49,719	56,500
Section 74 relevant agency receipts²	38,230	33,288	4,942
Total ordinary annual services	202,548	141,106	61,442
Annual appropriation—other services non-operating
Prior year appropriation available	318	318	–
Equity injections³	21,971	9,576	12,395
Total other services	22,289	9,894	12,395
Total annual appropriations	224,837	151,000	73,837
National Policing Information Systems and Services Special Account
Opening balance	108,726
Appropriation receipts	23,478
Non-appropriation receipts	105,098
Payments made		111,490
Total special account	237,302	111,490	125,812
Less: departmental appropriations drawn from annual appropriations and credited to special accounts	(23,478)		(23,478)
Total resourcing and payments	438,661	262,490	176,171

_{1. Annual departmental appropriation includes $3.622m quarantined.}

_{2. The section 74 relevant agency receipts and the payments from departmental appropriation are not adjusted for GST.}

_{3. Equity injection funded for 2018-19 was $21.971m, of which $12.395m has been re-phased for future years.}

Table 2.20: Expenditure and staffing by outcome

Outcome 1: To make Australia safer through improved national ability to discover, understand and respond to current and emerging crime threats and criminal justice issues, including the ability to connect police and law enforcement to essential criminal intelligence, policing knowledge and information through collaborative national information systems and services.	Budget 2018–19 $’000	Actual Expenses 2018–19 $’000	Variation $’000
Departmental expenses
Departmental appropriation and section 74 agency receipts	123,080	113,418	9,662
National Policing Information Systems and Services Special Account	97,436	108,117	(10,681)
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the budget year	8,258	13,726	(5,468)
Total departmental expenses	228,774	235,261	(6,487)
Total expenses for Outcome 1	228,774	235,261	(6,487)

Table 2.21: Average staffing level

	Budget	Actual
	2018–19	2018–19
Average staffing level (number)	825	746

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