D1 Policy Advice on Energy and Resource Issues
D2 Management of the Crown Minerals Estate
D3 Administration of Gas and Electricity Regulations
D4 Energy and Resource Information Services

Non-Departmental Activities

(See Statement of Non-Departmental Expenditure and Revenue by Vote for more details)
Output Class O1 - Monitoring and Price Control of Electricity Line Businesses
Other Expense - International Energy Agency Contribution
Other Expense - International Energy Agency Subscription
Other Expense - Ministry of Energy Residual Liabilities

Output Class D1 - Policy Advice on Energy and Resource Issues

Description

This output class provides policy advice on:
the operation of energy and resource markets (electricity, oil, gas, geothermal, coal, minerals and related natural resources);
the regulatory regime to achieve energy market efficiency;
environmental and conservation issues, including the international dimensions, that have significant economic impacts, e.g., climate change; the allocation and pricing of natural resources; and
Treaty of Waitangi issues relating to natural resources.

Specifically, during 2000/2001 the Ministry of Economic Development will develop policies aimed at:

implementing Government decisions arising from the recommendations of the Ministerial inquiry into the electricity industry, including the development of any new legislation and regulations;
ensuring New Zealand's response to climate change takes full account of business costs and opportunities and imposes least cost to the economy as a whole.

Quantity, Quality, Timeliness and Cost

Details of performance relating to performance measures for generic standards and measures for policy advice provided by the Ministry of Economic Development for this Vote (Quantity, Quality and Timeliness) can be found in the Statement of Objectives and Statement of Service Performance.

Specific deliverables relating to the agreed work programme are as follows:

Work Programme

All policy advice programmes were delivered in accordance with the terms of the work programme agreed with the Minister.

Key deliverables in the work programme for the year included:

Implement Government decisions arising from the recommendations of the Ministerial Inquiry into the electricity industry, including development of detailed legislation and regulations as required, by 30 June 2001.

The Ministry led the development of policy advice on electricity reform following the Ministerial Inquiry report of June 2000. The Electricity Industry Bill sets the regulatory frameworks for self-governance by industry and consumers, and for price control of lines businesses.

The Bill was discharged by the Commerce Committee on 28 May 2001, and a Supplementary Order Paper was then developed incorporating the Committee's views. The second reading of the Bill took place on 28 June 2001. Draft self-governance rules, developed by industry and consumers, were under review by market participants at 30 June 2001.

Electricity (Information Disclosure) Amendment Regulations 2001 were approved by the Cabinet Legislative Committee on 25 June 2001 for submission to Executive Council.

Projects Not Included in the 2000/2001 Departmental Forecast Report

Gas: Monitor and provide ongoing policy advice on the performance of the wholesale, transmission, distribution and retail sectors.

At 30 June 2001 work had commenced on a comprehensive review of gas market regulatory issues.

Provide ongoing advice on the allocation and pricing of natural resources.

The Ministry participated in the officials' group on oceans policy and on the Continental Shelf Delimitation Advisory Committee.

Work had commenced at 30 June 2001 on developing a more certain investment environment for minerals mining on New Zealand's continental shelf, and for bioprospecting in and around New Zealand.

Provide advice and technical input on the use of natural resources in Treaty settlements, particularly in relation to Taranaki and Hauraki claims.

The Ministry assisted with the presentation of the Crown's case on the petroleum claim before the Waitangi Tribunal. During the year, Treaty settlements were reached with Te Uri O Hau and Ngati Ruanui.

Review of the Petroleum Specifications Regulations 1998.

Substantial work has been undertaken on the review of the Petroleum Specifications Regulations, agreed by the Minister on 1 December 2000, including the preparation of a draft resource document underpinning review proposals. At 30 June 2001 substantial progress had been made towards the preparation of a public consultation paper.

In conjunction with other officials, report to Ministers on the desirability of a domestic emissions trading system to interface with international emissions trading in the commitment period (2008-2012).

Considerable progress has been made in the past year in developing a scheme of emissions trading including reporting to Ministers. Cabinet agreed in January 2001, in principle, to emissions trading being a central measure by which New Zealand will meet its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol.

Cost

(Figures are GST exclusive)

	2001 Main Estimates	2001 Supple- mentary Estimates	2001 Actual	2000 Actual
	$000	$000	$000	$000
Revenue:
Crown	2,828	2,910	2,789	2,773
Other	47	60	58	54
Total Revenue	2,875	2,970	2,847	2,827
Expenses:
Annual appropriations	2,875	2,970	2,847	2,827
Other appropriations	-	-	-	-
Total Expenses	2,875	2,970	2,847	2,827
Net Surplus/(Deficit)	-	-	-	-

Revenue Other was derived from cost recoveries.

Major Budget Variances

The increase provided for in Supplementary Estimates mainly relates to a transfer of funding from output class D3 - Administration of Gas and Electricity Regulations to meet costs associated with specialist advice for the review of the Petroleum Specification Regulations ($82,000).

Output Class D2 - Management of the Crown Minerals Estate

Description

This output class relates to the functions Government has relating to the management of Crown- owned minerals under the Crown Minerals Act 1991 and minerals programmes issued under this Act. The Crown owns all in-ground petroleum, gold and silver in New Zealand and approximately half of the coal and other mineral resources. It also has jurisdiction of the petroleum and minerals in New Zealand's exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.

Outputs in this class are:

allocation and management of petroleum exploration and mining permits;
allocation and management of minerals exploration and mining permits;
collection of royalties, levies and fees related to petroleum and minerals extraction and permits;
promotion of investment opportunities in exploration and development of petroleum and minerals;
management of the Geoscience Records and Reports Library (comprising records and reports obtained from exploration and mining activities); and
Crown minerals policy advice, particularly on the preparation and monitoring of minerals programmes and regulations, the administration of the Crown Minerals Act 1991, measures to enhance the business environment for investment in the Crown mineral estate, and strategies for strengthening stakeholder relationships. A key work programme deliverable will be to undertake an assessment of petroleum minerals exploration and mining operations and their contributions to regional economies and the national economy.

Quantity, Quality, Timeliness and Cost

Key deliverables in the work programme for 2000/2001 included:

Timeliness

Undertake an assessment on the contribution to regional economies and the national economy of petroleum and minerals exploration and mining operations by 30 November 2000; and provide advice to the Minister of the implications of the assessment for government policy by 31 March 2001.

The Minister agreed to an extension of the milestone date for an assessment of the contribution to regional economies and the national economy of petroleum and minerals exploration and mining operations to 31 March 2001 due to delays in obtaining data.

A report on the assessment of the contribution to the national economy of petroleum and minerals exploration and mining operations was completed in May 2001. Additional work is required in the area of added value for minerals and petroleum in order to assess the complete contribution to the economy. This work must be completed before the regional studies can be undertaken.

The Minister has approved an extension of time for advice on the implications of the assessment for government policy, to 15 December 2001. (Originally this was to be provided by 31 March 2001).

Permit Allocation and Management

Quantity

221 (195) permit and permit change applications were processed in accordance with the Crown Minerals Act 1991 and the relevant minerals programme, broken down as follows (volumes are demand driven):

10 (10) petroleum permit applications;
54 (45) petroleum permit change applications;
103 (100) mineral permit applications; and
54 (40) mineral permit change applications.

Quality

Permits (and licences) are monitored for compliance with conditions to ensure the integrity of the allocation system and action is taken where there is evident non-compliance. This includes reviewing mineral mining permit work statements. Each permit/licence is reviewed from a compliance perspective as follows:

All petroleum permits/licences were reviewed annually;
Minerals permits/licences are reviewed at least once every three years, with 250 mining permit work statements estimated in 2000/2001. The Ministry reviewed 60 permits on site and is on track to review all working permits once every three years. Furthermore, 255 permit work statements were reviewed during the year; and
Successful resolution of 100% (90%) of breaches of permit and licence conditions identified.

All applications were processed in accordance with the Crown Minerals Act 1991 and the relevant minerals programme. No successful challenges occurred to the processing of applications against the Minister's determination under the Crown Minerals Act 1991.

Timeliness

Except where legal issues or due process otherwise prevents:

68% (90%) mineral permit and permit land extension applications were processed within six months. The main delays were due to the need for iwi consultations to meet Treaty of Waitangi obligations, slow responses from clients and delays through mapping services. 108 applications were processed. (90% of the 108 applications were completed within an average time of 5.1 months against a target of 6 months);
100% (90%) petroleum permit and permit land extension applications were processed within four months;
96% (95%) of other permit changes were processed within two months; and
100% (90%) of mining permit work programme reviews were processed within one month.

Collection of Royalties, Levies and Fees

Quantity, Quality and Timeliness

The Ministry collected royalties, on behalf of the Crown, as required by the conditions of permits and licences. $83.9 million (estimated $25.6 million) was collected during 2000/2001. (Income from petroleum royalties increased due to higher gas production and consequential condensate and crude oil production. The recent signing of the Maui Gas Royalty agreement contributed $15 million. The maintenance of higher crude oil prices and lower exchange rate also contributed.)

The due date for royalty payments is specific to the permit or licence holder. 99.9% (95%) of royalties were collected within one month of due date.

Levies, collected on behalf of the Crown, under the Energy Resources Levies Act totalled $111.3 million (estimated $89 million). Higher gas usage for power generation and for methanol production resulted in increased levy income.

These are payable monthly on natural gas and coal production. 99.9% (95%) of levies were collected within one month of due date. 100% were collected within three months (3 months) of due date.

The Ministry expected to undertake compliance audits of at least three significant Energy Resource levy or royalty payers and pursue any shortfalls with the annual audits completed within five months of annual royalty return. In fact, fourteen audits were undertaken of royalty and energy resource levy payers, of which four were significant payers. 100% were completed within five months of annual royalty returns.

Departmental fees as required by regulations under the Crown Minerals Act 1991.

$2.5 million ($3.1 million) was collected. Low commodity prices in mid-late 1999 resulted in a significant increase in surrenders of petroleum and mineral permits, impacting on the level of fees available in 2000/2001. 100% of available fees were invoiced and collected.

Six-monthly fees are payable in advance on all permits and licences. Application fees are payable with the application. 97% (90%) of six-monthly fees were collected within three months of due date.

Promotion of Exploration and Development of Petroleum and Minerals

Quantity, Quality and Timeliness

Promotion, to attract international investment, is undertaken in accordance with an annual marketing plan which includes:

publications and other material to be produced and distributed;
identification of target companies and strategies for keeping them informed; and
identification of industry conferences where there will be promotion stands and speeches.

The marketing plan was agreed by 31 May 2001. Performance measures and targets specified in the marketing plan were achieved.

The New Zealand Minerals and Mining Conference was held in November 2000 in Wellington. 146 (200) delegates attended the conference with 97.8% (90%) of delegates who responded reporting within the range of (4) "meet expectations" to (5) "very good" in a survey of conference attendees.¹³

Management of the Geoscience Records and Reports Library

Quantity, Quality and Timeliness

Maintenance of technical library systems that combine preservation, confidentiality of material where relevant, and ready access to publicly available geoscience data achieved by:

entering an estimated 120 major reports received from petroleum and minerals holders into the technical library systems within two months of receipt;
maintaining data confidentiality in accordance with section 90 of the Crown Minerals Act 1991 and the Official Information Act 1982. All reports released into the publicly available collection to be tested against the resource data release protocol.

235 reports were entered into the library systems (the increase reflects the current high level of exploration activity). 100% were entered into the library systems within two months of receipt.

167 confidential reports were released into the publicly available collection in accordance with resource data release protocol. No released items were challenged indicating that the data release protocol and procedures were robust.

918 (650) client requests were responded to promptly, with:

90% (90%) within five working days; and
100% (100%) within 20 working days.

(The increase reflects the current high level of exploration activity.)

96.6% (90%) of clients' feedback was within the range (4) "met expectations" to (5) "fully met expectations" in the client survey results.¹⁴

Cost

(Figures are GST exclusive)

	2001 Main Estimates	2001 Supple- mentary Estimates	2001 Actual	2000 Actual
	$000	$000	$000	$000
Revenue:
Crown	2,185	2,185	2,185	2,185
Other	3,487	3,513	2,715	3,187
Total Revenue	5,672	5,698	4,900	5,372
Expenses:
Annual appropriations	5,658	5,684	5,523	5,659
Other appropriations	-	-	-	-
Total Expenses	5,658	5,684	5,523	5,659
Net Surplus/(Deficit)	14	14	(623)	(287)

Sources of Revenue Other

	$000
Petroleum	1,408
Minerals/mining	1,023
Other fees	144
Total fees	2,575
Miscellaneous	140
	2,715

Major Budget Variances

The deficit occurred because the third party revenue was down on budget because of the low commodity prices for petroleum and gold in late 1999 which resulted in a significant increase in permit surrenders, impacting on the level of fees payable. However, there was a recovery in commodity prices in petroleum but not for mineral permits and some of the petroleum permits were re-permitted.

Attendance at the Mineral Conference in November was also below estimate and expenditure was reduced accordingly.

Output Class D3 - Administration of Gas and Electricity Regulations

Description

This output class provides advice on the administration of gas and electricity supply, quality and safety regimes, electrical worker licensing, and information disclosure regimes for the gas and electricity industries.

Outputs within this class are:

safety, fuel quality and measurement in the gas and electricity industries;
petroleum fuel quality monitoring;
electrical workers' licensing; and
administration of information disclosure regulations for the electricity and gas industries.

A particular area of focus for 2000/2001 was consulting on and implementing the Government's decisions as part of the review of the safety regime for electrical and gas work (EnergySafe).

Quantity, Quality, Timeliness and Cost

(Performance standards are in brackets where applicable.)

Revenue

Quality

Correctness of the amount of levy collected is monitored by an audit and compliance programme that includes the conducting of on site audits of a minimum of 20% of levy payers. There was 100% compliance with the audit and compliance programme. Four levy payers, representing 25% of levy payers were subject to audit (three completed, one in progress).

Timeliness

99.3% (95%) of levies due were paid by the due date and 99.8% (100%) collected within three months of due date.

Safety, Fuel Quality and Metering in the Gas and Electricity Industries - Development and Reviews of Legislation, Standards, Codes and Instructions

Quantity

30 Electricity and six Gas Standards were to be funded for development. The Energy Safety Service (ESS) was directly represented on 38 Standards committees. Development of 285 Electricity Standards was included within the funding contract with Standards New Zealand. Three Gas Standards were funded for development. ESS was represented on all three committees.

(Note. The performance standard related to the number of Standards Committees on which ESS was directly involved. The standard has since been revised to reflect the number of Standards included for development within the funding contracts.)

Two codes were revised and five codes are under development (five electricity codes estimated).

Quality

External clients are satisfied that the quality of service provided by the Energy Safety Service meets requirements. External clients on average rate the service provided as (4) "met expectations" to (5) "fully met expectations" as evidenced by annual survey.¹⁵

An average rating of (3.65) was obtained from returns provided by 17 of 18 external clients surveyed.

Eleven responses scored (4) or better. Two of the responses that scored less than (4) commented on issues that were not totally within ESS control.

Timeliness

Meet the key dates of the review programme covering the Gas Act, Electricity Act, Ministry of Energy (Abolition) Act and their associated Regulations. 100% compliance with the programme.

57% of key dates were met. Details are listed below.

Gas and Electricity Act Review Programme - Met the key dates for public consultation and report back on EnergySafe review programme. However, the original Cabinet submission key date was not met due to consideration of additional stakeholder concerns. The key date was adjusted accordingly.

Gas and Electricity Regulations - Met the key dates for public consultation and report-back. However, the original Cabinet submission key date for Gas Regulations was not met due to extended negotiations on the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Arrangements special exemption for gas appliances. The key date was adjusted accordingly.

Ministry of Energy (Abolition) Act - The key date for preparation of a discussion paper on a levy review was not met due to other work priorities. This was deferred to 2001/2002.

Petroleum Products Specifications Regulations 1998 - Met the key dates for all technical contributions to the review of the Regulations.

Ministry of Energy (Levies) Regulations 2000 - Met the key dates for approval and implementation of new electricity and gas levies.

Monitoring and Enforcement

Quantity

Conducted a total of 359 (100) audits and inspections of five gas and 47 electricity appliances and installations, and 194 electricity and 113 gas accident and incident investigations. The performance standard was based on estimated reportable accident investigations only, whereas activity covers proactive audits and inspections as well. The performance standard will be revised to reflect the greater scope.

During the year four prosecutions and prohibitions were instigated (estimated 15 but these are demand driven) representing:

two electrical prosecutions
one LPG prosecution
one electrical prohibition.

Quality

100% compliance with prosecution and prohibition processes meeting legal requirements was met.

Timeliness

Response times to notification of accidents within two hours was achieved.

Publicity and Advice

Quantity

The following three (3) Gas and Electricity Safety Publicity Campaigns were conducted during the year:

Tairawhiti community energy safety campaign;
Natural gas safety campaign; and
LPG safety campaign.

13 (10) regular activity and accident reports were published during the year.

One booklet was published which detailed all electricity and gas accidents for 1998 to 2000 inclusive.

12 activity reports were published in industry magazines.

Quality

Publications and media releases were technically correct, professional in appearance and consistent with the Energy Safety Service communication strategy.

Timeliness

Publication of Energy Safety Service annual report covering activities undertaken by ESS for the financial year to 30 June 2000 was delayed until June 2001 (by 30 September 2000). The delay was caused by a new report format and other work priorities.

Petroleum Fuel Quality Monitoring

Quantity

422 (250) fuel sample tests were undertaken during the year. The programme was extended plus 93 additional tests were undertaken in response to diesel filter blockage concerns.

Quality

Petroleum companies and other directly affected parties are satisfied with the testing regime. External clients on average rate the testing regime as (4) "met expectations" to (5) "fully met expectations" as evidenced by annual survey.¹⁶

An average rating of (4) was achieved from four returns provided from external client surveys.

Timeliness

The annual report of petroleum fuel quality test results was published in June 2001 (by 30 September 2000). The delay was caused by other work priorities.

Electrical Workers' Licensing

Quantity

25,201 (22,000) client advisory calls were received by the 0800 call service;
21,498 (24,000) electrical workers were processed for registration and licensing;
135,977 (135,000) Certificates of Compliance forms were issued;
82 (80) investigations and enforcement actions were taken for the Electrical Workers Registration Board;
510 (500) competency audits of electrical workers were undertaken; and
12 (12) industry magazine inserts, general topic releases and industry meetings to disseminate information and encourage and facilitate industry discussion on current electrical issues/thinking were completed.

Quality

Registrar's decisions comply with the Act and Regulations and with published policies.

All decisions referred to Electrical Workers Registration Board upheld.

Complaints assessment committee determinations and recommendations comply with the Act and Regulations and with published policies.

61% (80%) of determinations and recommendations were upheld by the Electrical Workers Registration Board. The Committee has an assessment function whilst the Board acts as a Commission of Inquiry to determine whether an offence has occurred. Through its powers the Board has the ability to obtain more information than the Committee and this caused the variance cited.

All (95%) investigation cases presented to Ministry of Economic Development legal section for prosecution were accepted for proceeding further to the courts.

All material presented to industry is relevant, correct and presented in a manner in which all levels of the industry can understand. 75% of seminar participants rate presentations as (4) "met expectations" to (5) "fully met expectations" in seminar survey and 90% of Focus Group rate the written material provided as (4) "met expections" to (5) "fully met expectations" in annual survey.¹⁷

No seminars or annual surveys were conducted. This performance measure came from the former Energy Inspection Group. This Group was restructured and split between the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and EWLG. The EWLG did not conduct seminars in its own right, however it fully participated in seminars in conjunction with MCA (EnergySafe East Coast education).

Timeliness

90% (95%) of responses to general correspondence were sent out within 10 working days.

100% of (95%) correctly completed registration and license applications were issued within 10 working days.

100% (95%) requests for Certificates of Compliance forms were actioned within three working days.

94% (95%) of complaints against electrical workers were processed to notification of Board decision (subject to external parties) within 32 working weeks.

Information Disclosure

Quantity

31 (31) electricity and five (5) gas companies were monitored for compliance with information disclosure regimes.

Quality

Information disclosed by electricity and gas companies was checked for compliance with the Electricity and Gas Information Disclosure Regulations and follow-up of non-compliance undertaken. 90% (90%) compliance was achieved.

Timeliness

Information on performance of electricity line companies and movements in smaller consumer line charges published to specified deadlines.

Quarterly reports on the line charges as of 15 August, 15 November, 15 February and 15 May were finalised within one month of the survey dates.

The annual report on performance of electricity line companies was referred to the Minister on 18 December 2000 (8 December 2000) and released on 3 January 2001. The earlier deadline was not met as priority was given to completion of the quarterly survey of domestic electricity prices.

Compliance checking with regulations (refer Quality above) was completed within 60 working days (within 60 working days) of disclosure deadlines set in regulation.

Cost

(Figures are GST exclusive)

	2001 Main Estimates	2001 Supple- mentary Estimates	2001 Actual	2000 Actual
	$000	$000	$000	$000
Revenue:
Crown	945	724	724	821
Other	7,122	7,354	7,094	6,645
Total Revenue	8,067	8,078	7,818	7,466
Expenses:
Annual appropriations	7,993	7,989	7,693	7,549
Other appropriations	-	-	-	-
Total Expenses	7,993	7,989	7,693	7,549
Net Surplus/(Deficit)	74	89	125	(83)

Sources of Revenue Other

	$000
Certificate of compliance sales	743
Practising license fees	1,626
Other electrical workers licensing group fees	337
Electrical levies	3,199
Gas levies	741
Petroleum fuels monitoring levy	330
Total fees and levies	6,976
Sale of publications	44
Cost recovery	36
Miscellaneous	38
	7,094

Major Budget Variances

The variance between Actual and Supplementary Estimates for Revenue Other reflects a change in the rates at which the electricity and gas levies are set. There have been compensating savings.

The Supplementary Estimates adjustments for Crown funded outputs reflects a transfer of funding to Vote: Commerce D1 - Policy Advice: Business and Competition for the establishment of a Business Compliance Cost Panel (-$100,000); a transfer of funding to output class D1 - Policy Advice on Energy and Resource Issues to meet costs associated with specialist advice for the review of the Petroleum Specification Regulations (-$82,000); a transfer of funding to Vote: Consumer Affairs D1 - Policy Advice on Consumer Affairs for completion of the credit law review and for updating the consumer safety database (-$30,000); and a transfer of funding to Vote: Consumer Affairs D3 - Administration of Trade Measurements Legislation to meet costs associated with increased activities in trade measurement (-$9,000).

The Supplementary Estimates adjustments for Revenue Other funding mainly reflects a change in the rates at which the electricity and gas levies are set.

Output Class D4 - Energy and Resource Information Services

Description

This output class provides advice and information on the energy and minerals sectors including:

statistical analysis of energy markets; and
energy supply and demand projections.

It also covers inter-governmental liaison and servicing of New Zealand's membership of international organisations, particularly the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Outputs in this class are:

collection and compilation of energy market statistics;
monitoring the performance of petrol and diesel markets;
preparation of energy sector projections and the analysis of alternative scenarios; and
managing New Zealand's relations with international energy organisations.

Quantity, Quality, Timeliness and Cost

(Performance standards are in brackets where applicable.)

Energy Statistics

Quantity

54 (50) International Energy Agency (IEA) returns giving details of production and supply and prices of all forms of energy were completed;
Greenhouse gas emissions data was prepared for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reporting requirements and forwarded to the Ministry for the Environment (MfE);
Two (2) Energy Data Files were published; and
One (1) greenhouse gas report was finalised.

Quality

All material was subject to review by IEA, and other departments (e.g., MfE) and industry, and met their requirements. No significant errors or omissions were identified.

Timeliness

All material was produced according to specified deadlines:

IEA returns were completed to IEA deadlines;
UNFCCC reporting data was forwarded to MfE on 12 March 2001 (31 March 2001);
the Energy Data File for July 2000 was published on 17 August 2000 (31 August 2000);
the Energy Data File for January 2001 was published on 14 March 2001 (15 March 2001); and
the greenhouse gas report was finalised on 27 June 2001 (30 June 2001).

Performance of Petrol and Diesel Market

Quantity

Quarterly reports were provided to the Minister on price performance. In addition, material was set up on the Ministry's website and updated weekly.

Quality

Clear reports were produced with accurate data detailing market movements in petrol and diesel prices; no significant errors or omissions were identified.

Timeliness

Material to be produced according to specified deadlines:

Reports for the preceding quarters were forwarded on 12 September 2000 (31 August 2000), 13 December 2000 (30 November 2000), 27 March 2001 (25 February 2001), and 15 June 2001 (31 May 2001). (Weekly updates were also introduced). Deadlines were not met due to other reporting requirements taking a higher priority.

Energy Sector Projections

Quantity

An estimated three reports to the Minister as requested.

No Ministerial reports were required, but input was provided to various working groups on climate change policy development.

Quality

Clear and concise reports to be produced with accurate data outlining future supply and demand characteristics in a manner to answer Ministerial enquiries.

No reports were required.

Timeliness

Material to be produced according to specified deadlines set by Minister.

No reports were required.

Managing International Relations

Quantity

Representation at meetings (estimated numbers of meetings in brackets):

attended sixteen (15) IEA, including four IEA Governing Board (GB), and five Standing Group on Long-Term Co-operation (SLT) meetings;
attended one (2) APEC Energy Working Group (EWG) meetings; and
attended one (3) Australia New Zealand Minerals and Energy Council (ANZMEC) Standing Committee of Officials (SCO) meetings.

Briefings for above meetings and for IEA and APEC Energy Ministers', and ANZMEC Ministerial, meetings (estimated numbers in brackets):

prepared 16 briefings and attended one (1) IEA Ministers' meeting; and
briefings were not required for APEC Energy Ministers' meeting (1), or ANZMEC Ministerial meeting (1).

Quality

Briefings and reports back were peer reviewed before finalisation and no errors or omissions subsequently came to light by the Minister or officials.

Timeliness

Actions completed by set dates - briefings for meetings were completed in advance of meetings. Meetings were attended as appropriate. Reports were completed within two weeks of meetings.

Cost

(Figures are GST exclusive)

	2001 Main Estimates	2001 Supple- mentary Estimates	2001 Actual	2000 Actual
	$000	$000	$000	$000
Revenue:
Crown	266	266	227	276
Other	936	944	799	937
Total Revenue	1,202	1,210	1,026	1,213
Expenses:
Annual appropriations	266	274	227	276
Other appropriations	927	927	791	926
Total Expenses	1,193	1,201	1,018	1,202
Net Surplus/(Deficit)	9	9	8	11

Sources of Revenue Other

	$000
Petroleum Fuels Monitoring Levy	762
Sale of publications	29
Miscellaneous	8
	799

Major Budget Variances

The variance between Actual and Supplementary Estimates for Revenue Other reflects the Petroleum Fuels Monitoring Levy being below budget. Savings have offset this.

¹³The range is (1) very bad, (2) bad, (3) average, (4) met expectations, (5) very good.

¹⁴The range is (1) very bad, (2) bad, (3) average, (4) met expectations, (5) very good.

¹⁵The range is (1) very bad, (2) bad, (3) average, (4) met expectations, (5) very good.

¹⁶The range is (1) very bad, (2) bad, (3) average, (4) met expectations, (5) very good.

¹⁷The range is (1) very bad, (2) bad, (3) average, (4) met expectations, (5) very good.

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