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Appendix A: Resources

This appendix provides details of the AEC’s resources and expenses in 2020–21, as required by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit Requirements for annual reports for departments, executive agencies and other non corporate Commonwealth entities, 25 June 2015. The tables in this appendix correspond to tables in the Portfolio Budget Statements 2020–21 and staff statistics, namely:

  • the Agency Resource Statement, which provides information about the various funding sources that the AEC was able to draw on during the year (Table 9)
  • expenses and resources by outcome, showing the detail of Budget appropriations and total resourcing for Outcome 1 (Table 10)
  • average staffing levels from 2018-19 to 2020-21 (Table 11)

Agency resource statement

Table 9: Agency resource statement summary (2020-21)

Actual appropriation for 2020-21 $'000

Payments made for 2020-21 $'000

Balance remaining 2020-21 $'000

Ordinary annual servicesa

Prior Year Departmental appropriation

104,745

99,062

5,683

Departmental appropriationb

222,681

87,391

135,290

Section 74 relevant agency receipts

22,151

22,151

0

Total ordinary annual services

A

349,577

208,604

140,973

Special appropriations

Special appropriations limited by criteria/entitlement

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Administered)

502

306

196

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Departmental)

14,900

14,900

0

Total special appropriations

B

15,402

15,206

196

Special accountsc

Opening balance

2,913

0

Non‑appropriation receipts to special accounts

15

0

Payments made

0

18

Total special accounts

C

2,928

18

2,910

Total resourcing (A + B + C )

367,907

223,828

Total net resourcing for agency

367,907

223,828

a. Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2020–21 and Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2020–21. This also includes prior year departmental appropriation and section 74 relevant agency receipts

b. Includes an amount of $23.783 million for the Departmental Capital Budget. For accounting purposes this amount has been designated as ‘contributions by owners’.

c. Includes ‘Special Public Money’ held in accounts like Other Trust Monies (OTM) accounts, Services for other Government and Non agency Bodies accounts (SOG) or Services for Other Entities and Trust Moneys Special accounts (SOETM).

Table 10: Expenses and resources for Outcome 1

Budgeta 2020-21 $'000

Actual expenses 2020-21 $'000

Variation $'000

Program 1.1

Administered expenses

Special appropriations

502

306

196

Departmental expenses

Departmental appropriationsb

226,732

164,551

62,181

Special appropriations

14,900

14,900

0

Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year

12,691

8,197

4,494

Total for Program 1.1

254,825

187,954

66,871

Total expenses for Outcome 1

254,825

187,954

66,871

a. Full year budget, including any subsequent adjustment made to the 2020-21 Budget at Additional Estimates

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

Table 11: Average staffing levels 2018-19 to 2020-21

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

Average staffing level (number)

788

742

678