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Primary Industries and Resources South Australia ARNNUAL EPORT 2000 – 01 Government of South Australia © Primary Industries and Resources South Australia 2001 This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cwlth), no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from Primary Industries and Resources South Australia. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to the Editor, Publishing Services, PIRSA, GPO Box 1671, Adelaide SA 5001. Distribution This report is only available online at this website. Comments about this report are welcome and should be directed to: Assistant Editor, Publishing Services Primary Industries and Resources South Australia Level 8, 101 Grenfell Street, Adelaide GPO Box 1671, Adelaide SA 5001 Phone National (08) 8463 3269 International +61 8 8463 3269 Fax National (08) 8463 3268 International +61 8 8463 3268 Email [email protected] ISSN 1446-6309 (Online) Edited by J. E. Hibburt and A. P. Doyle Design and graphics by Publishing Services, PIRSA HTML Mark-up by PIRSA Webmasters Hon Rob Kerin MP Hon Wayne Matthew MP Deputy Premier Minister for Minerals and Energy Minister for Primary Industries and Resources Minister Assisting the Deputy Premier Minister for Regional Development Dear Ministers, I am pleased to present to you the PIRSA annual report for the year ended 30 June 2001. The report has been prepared under section 66 of the Public Sector Management Act 1995 and is in accordance with the Act’s accompanying regulations as well as the financial reporting requirements of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1987. Dennis Mutton Chief Executive Primary Industries and Resources South Australia 28 September 2001 3 Contents Letter of transmittal ......................................................................................................................................................3 Chief Executive’s overview...........................................................................................................................................5 Organisation chart.........................................................................................................................................................8 Part one: Primary Industries and Resources South Australia Highlights................................................................................................................................................................10 The year ahead .......................................................................................................................................................13 PIRSA’s role ...........................................................................................................................................................16 Corporate sustainability ................................................................................................................................19 Performance review Food for the Future .....................................................................................................................................22 Food and Fibre............................................................................................................................................25 Agricultural industries...........................................................................................................................25 Fisheries ................................................................................................................................................37 Aquaculture...........................................................................................................................................41 SARDI ........................................................................................................................................................45 Sustainable Resources.................................................................................................................................58 Minerals and Energy Resources..................................................................................................................67 Mineral Resources.................................................................................................................................67 Petroleum ..............................................................................................................................................78 Energy SA...................................................................................................................................................90 Agency support...........................................................................................................................................97 Financial performance ..............................................................................................................................109 Part two: Office of Regional Development Office of Regional Development’s role..............................................................................................................114 Performance review.............................................................................................................................................116 The year ahead .....................................................................................................................................................122 Part three: Bio Innovation SA Bio Innovation SA’s role .....................................................................................................................................124 Performance review.............................................................................................................................................126 The year ahead .....................................................................................................................................................127 Appendixes 1 PIRSA Ministerial responsibilities.........................................................................................................129 2 Workforce statistics................................................................................................................................133 3 Occupational health, safety and welfare statistics..................................................................................135 4 Consultancies .........................................................................................................................................136 5 Overseas travel.......................................................................................................................................138 6 Freedom of Information Statement ........................................................................................................142 7 Financial statements...............................................................................................................................144 Primary Industries and Resources South Australia .............................................................................144 Rural Industry Adjustment and Development Fund............................................................................171 Contacts.......................................................................................................................................................................177 PIRSA ANNUAL REPORT 2000–01 4 Chief Executive’s overview I am pleased to provide you with Primary Industries and Resources South Australia’s (PIRSA) annual report for the 2000–01 financial year. PIRSA is one of eleven principal agencies of the South Australian Government and is committed to sustainable management and development of the primary and resources sectors. As a government agency with primary responsibility for the care and utilisation of the State’s natural resources, PIRSA has the responsibility to ‘lead by example’ and demonstrate that its own operations, products and services are also managed in a sustainable way. PIRSA released a new strategic plan in early 2001 that highlights the shift in emphasis to issues relating to sustainability. To capture this approach as part of a management framework the agency has adopted triple bottom line reporting which considers the economic, environmental and social impacts of the way we do business and the goods and services produced. In undertaking our work, staff of the agency aim to ensure that management and development decisions will realise positive economic, environmental and social outcomes through the policy advice and services we deliver in the development of the food, fibre, resources and energy industries in South Australia. On one hand these sectors contribute to over half the State’s total exports. On the other, these sectors face some quite significant sustainability challenges. To make a difference PIRSA works in partnership with industry, the community and other government agencies to provide integrated services in industry development, natural resource management and policy advice and support. During the past several years community attitudes have reflected a growing concern with environmental issues and within this context it is essential that planning, management and decision making processes incorporate these broader community expectations. Last year, South Australia faced one of the biggest locust outbreaks in the