Performance reporting structure
The department’s Annual Performance Statements 2019–20 report on progress towards the six purposes set out in the corporate plans 2019–20 of the former Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, the former Department of the Environment and Energy and the former Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business. Figure 3 presents the six purposes and their associated activities (or intended results) to be reported in the statements, and the alignment between the department’s outcomes and purposes for the 2019–20 reporting period. Due to the notable variations of the reporting structures inherited from the three former departments, it is difficult to present a more cohesive approach to reporting while maintaining a clear line of sight between the corporate plans and the statements. We will address this issue by establishing a more cohesive performance reporting structure for the 2020–21 reporting period.
Figure 3: Alignment between outcomes and purposes in the department’s Annual Performance Statements 2019–20
Outcome (the department’s Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2019–20) | Purpose (corporate plans 2019–20) | Program and sub-program (if any) (the department’s Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2019–20) | Activity/intended result (corporate plans 2019–20) | |
Outcome 1: Enabling growth and productivity for globally competitive industries through supporting science and commercialisation, growing business investment and improving business capability and streamlining regulation | Purpose 1: Supporting science and commercialisation—Facilitate the development and uptake of new ideas and technology, and translate them into commercial activity | Program 1.1: Supporting science and commercialisation | Sub-program 1.1.1: Science awareness, infrastructure and international engagement | Activity 1.1: Investing in science and technology awareness and international engagement |
Sub-program 1.1.2: Business research, development and commercialisation | Activity 1.2: Increasing business R&D and commercialisation | |||
Purpose 2: Growing business investment and improving business capability—Build a diversified, flexible, resilient and dynamic economic base that can identify and adapt to new markets and emerging opportunities | Program 1.2: Growing business investment and improving business capability | Sub-program 1.2.1: Competitive marketplace | Activity 2.1: Creating more competitive marketplaces | |
Sub-program 1.2.2: Business and market development | Activity 2.2: Supporting business and market development | |||
Sub-program 1.2.3: Economic transition | Activity 2.3: Supporting industry transformation by encouraging innovation and investment | |||
Sub-program 1.2.4: Resources | Activity 2.4: Supporting the sustainable development of the resource sector | |||
Sub-program 1.2.5: Northern Australia development | Activity 2.5: Growing a stronger Northern Australian economy | |||
Purpose 3: Simplifying doing business—Facilitate competition and innovation by making it easier for businesses to interact with government and reducing the cost of doing business in Australia | Program 1.3 was abolished. Departmental expenses and related performance criteria under the program were reallocated to Programs 1.1 and 1.2 as indicated in the Portfolio Additional Estimate Statements 2019–20 | Activity 3.1: Reducing the burden on industry of inefficient regulation | ||
Activity 3.2: Providing better services and information for business | ||||
Outcome 2: Reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, contribute to effective global action on climate change, and support technological innovation in clean and renewable energy, through developing and implementing a national response to climate change | Purpose 4: Climate change—Develop and implement a national response to climate change | Program 2.1: Reducing Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions | Intended result 4.1: Shape the global response to climate change Intended result 4.2: Achieve Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets | |
Program 2.2: Adapting to climate change1 | ||||
Program 2.3: Renewable energy technology development | ||||
Outcome 3: Support the affordable, reliable, secure and competitive operation of energy markets for the long-term benefit of the Australian community through improving Australia’s energy supply, efficiency, quality, performance and productivity | Purpose 5: Energy—Support the reliable, affordable, sustainable and secure operation of energy markets | Program 3.1: Energy | Intended result 5.1: Lower energy bills for consumers | |
Intended result 5.2: Australia’s energy supplies are reliable | ||||
Outcome 4: Facilitating the growth of small and family business | Purpose 6: Small business support—Facilitate the growth of small and family business | Program 4.1: Small business support | Activity 6.1: Supporting small business to transition to the digital economy | |
Activity 6.2: Promoting good mental health for small business operators | ||||
Note: The department’s Annual Performance Statements 2019–20 report on performance in line with the purpose and activity structure, as highlighted in grey.
1As a result of the Administrative Arrangements Order that took effect on 1 February 2020, responsibility for ‘Program 2.2: Adapting to climate change’ has been transferred to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Consequently, that department will report on Program 2.2. For additional information, please refer to page 54 of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements 2019–20.
The Annual Performance Statements 2019–20 assess and report on the department’s performance in 2019–20 against the performance criteria set out in the corporate plans 2019–20 of several former departments. These included performance criteria relating to the former Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (Purpose 1, Purpose 2 and Purpose 3); performance criteria associated with climate change and energy, pertaining to the former Department of the Environment and Energy (Purpose 4 and Purpose 5); and those relating to small business support from the former Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business (Purpose 6).
The performance criteria set out in the Portfolio Budget Statements 2019–20 were overridden and/or superseded in the corporate plans 2019–20 of the former Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, the former Department of the Environment and Energy and the former Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business. As such, they are not reconciled in the Annual Performance Statements 2019–20 to avoid undue complexity in reporting, following the advice of the Department of Finance.
The department’s approach to performance measurement and reporting is evidence-based, underpinned by properly maintained records.
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