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Report on performance – Financial activities

Operating results

In accordance with the Australian Government net cash appropriation arrangements, AIFS incurred a deficit for the financial year 2018/19 of $405,387. This deficit is primarily due to the depreciation expense for 2018/19 of $448,535. After adjusting for this item, AIFS would have reported a surplus of $43,148.

See Table 7 for a summary of budgeted and actual expenses for 2018/19.

Operating revenue

The total operating revenue was $14,096,672 and consisted of the following:

  • government appropriations of $4,412,000
  • sale of goods and rendering of services of $9,601,719
  • other revenue of $$82,952.

Operating expenses

Total operating expenses were $14,502,058 and consisted of:

  • employee costs of $9,823,638
  • supplier expenses of $4,218,110
  • depreciation and amortisation of $448,535
  • loss on sale of assets of $11,777.

Table 7: Budgeted and actual expenses for Outcome 1, 2018/19, and budgeted expenses, 2019/20

Outcome 1: Increased understanding of factors affecting how families function by conducting research and communicating findings to policy makers, service providers, and the broader community

Budget 2018/19

$’000

Actual 2018/19 $’000

Variation (column 2 – column 1) ($’000)

Budget 2019/20 ($’000)

Program 1.1: Australian Institute of Family Studies

Departmental expenses

Departmental appropriation

14,708

14,021

687

15,428

Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year

379

481

(102)

532

Total for Program 1.1

15,087

14,502

585

15,960

Outcome 1 totals by appropriation type

Departmental expenses

Departmental appropriation

14,708

14,021

687

15,428

Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year

379

481

(102)

532

Total expenses for Outcome 1

15,087

14,502

585

15,960

2018/19

2018/19

2018/19

2019/20

Average staffing level1

82

79

(3)

82

Note: 1 The headcount and average staffing level are not the same measure. The headcount is the total number of employees at 30 June 2019. The average staffing level is an average over the financial year.