DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 Published by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources © Northern Territory Government, 2018 You may download, display, print and copy any material in this report in unaltered form only for your personal use or for non-commercial use within your organisation. Except as permitted above, you must not copy, adapt, publish, distribute or commercialise any material contained in this report without prior written permission from the Northern Territory Government through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Enquiries should be made to: Department of Environment and Natural Resources PO Box 496, Palmerston NT 0831 Telephone: (08) 8999 5511 Email: [email protected] Web: www.denr.nt.gov.au

ISSN: 2209-7740 (Online) 2209-7732 (Print) INTRODUCTION 2 I advisethat tothebestof my knowledge andbelief: 28 September 2018 Chief Executive Officer Jo Townsend Yours sincerely, Employment andManagement Act, the Pursuant tomy responsibilities asthe Accountable Officer under the section 12 of the provisions of section28 of the Environment andNatural Resources, which hasbeenprepared inaccordance with the presentI ampleasedto you with the2017–18 Annual Report of theDepartment of Dear Minister, State Square, Darwin NT 0800 Parliament House Minister for Environment andNatural Resources The Hon. Eva Lawler MLA MINISTER LETTER TO THE • • • • • • • provisions of the Natural Resources are kept, andallemployees under my control observe the Proper records of alltransactions affecting the Department of Environment and records management provisions prescribed inPart 9of the processes have beenimplemented toachieve compliance with thearchives and In respect my to responsibilities pursuant tosection131 of the have beensatisfied. All Employment Instructions issued by the Commissioner for Public Employment proper accounts andrecords andare inaccordance with the Treasurer’s Directions. The financialstatements includedinthisannual report have beenprepared from to me. capacity was adequate andtheresults of allinternal auditmatters were reported In accordance with section15 of the delegation, major error in,or omissionfrom, theaccounts and records. There isnoindication of fraud, malpractice, major breach of legislation or accordance with therequirements of the are recorded inthe Accounting and Property Manual, whichhasbeenprepared in Procedures inthedepartment afford proper internal control, andtheseprocedures Treasurer’s Directions. Financial ManagementFinancial Act. Financial ManagementFinancial Act, itsregulations andapplicable Public Sector Employment andManagement Act and Financial ManagementFinancial Act andthe Financial ManagementFinancial Act, theinternal audit Financial ManagementFinancial Act. Information Act. Public Sector Information Act, Information Act, INTRODUCTION 3 Information Act. Information Public Sector Employment and Employment Sector Public Financial Management Act and the Act Management Financial the Our department Our functions and objectives. purpose, primary organisation’s The achievements Our against in 2017–18 and results output performance department’s The 3. No. Paper in Budget published measures people Our management people, human resource the department’s of overview An our of formal acknowledgement and requirements and legislative achievements. employees’ governance Corporate model and performance. governance corporate department’s The reports Financial notes. related and financial statements department’s The • • • • • The report comprises five key sections: key five comprises report The www.denr.nt.gov.au is published online at annual report This REPORT STRUCTURE REPORT OUR AUDIENCE and achievements activities about the department’s information provides report annual The Territory Northern in the Minister the by It is tabled year. the 2017–18 financial for the department’s for reporting mechanism and as an accounting primarily Parliament, June 2018. ending 30 year the for expenditure financial and income about the and the public, information agencies Government other gives report The acknowledges also formally It year. during the purpose and outcomes range, department’s its employees. of the achievements PURPOSE a record provides annual report Resources and Natural Environment of Department The the against 2017-18 and progress for performance functions and the department’s of and priorities. goals strategic department’s Resources and Natural Environment of Department the for 2017-18 annual report The in the requirements reporting with annual complies Act, Management INTRODUCTION 4 CONTENTS 51 5 OUR PEOPLE 81 DEPARTMENT OUR FINANCIALS 128 67 APPENDICES GOVERNANCE CORPORATE 17 ACHIEVEMENTS OUR OUR DEPARTMENT OUR DEPARTMENT 6 Budget priorities: Trust Safer Communities Investing in the Bush Jobs andEconomy Department of Environment andNatural Resources regional office locations Batchelor Katherine Darwin Tennant Creek Alice Springs • • 29 pieces legislation administered; 11 pieces subordinate legislation. and 18 Acts, OUR DEPARTMENT 7 Our regional office in Katherine hosts 15 staff in Katherine hosts 15 staff in office regional Our Rangelands NT, Bushfires Resources, Water the Giles are based in the Staff divisions. and Executive building. Street square some 370 000 covers region Katherine The and pastoral of comprised and is mainly kilometres local government with freehold, land, Aboriginal around mostly land tenures, crown vacant and areas. township Region Barkly Creek hosts three Tennant in office regional Our Rangelands NT and Bushfires positions in the Street Leichardt at the based are divisions and staff building. around which covers region the Barkly services It kilometres. 322 514 square Australia Region Central 41 staff employs department our Springs Alice In Resources, Water and Fauna, the Flora across divisions, and Executive Rangelands NT, Bushfires sites. several housed across of an area covers region Australia Central The which comprise kilometres, 546 046 square Territory. the Northern of 40 percent Katherine Region Katherine Authority (NT EPA) to support environmentally environmentally to support EPA) (NT Authority sustainable development. partnership we need a strong be effective, To with partnerships is through It approach. with our and Government across landholders, meetwill our we that stakeholders, external resources natural priorities in managing our Territorians. all of the benefit for sustainably, The department operates from offices throughout throughout offices from operates department The Creek, Tennant Springs, Alice in Territory the natural to provide and Darwin Batchelor Katherine, and services extension management resource the 1 349 129 square across to landholders advice Territory. the Northern of kilometres us to maintain allows in the regions presence Our remote and with rural connections strong consultation, effective to deliver communities Tennant Katherine, The planning and services. teams Springs Alice and Batchelor Creek, with local partnerships of value the appreciate the relationships of proud and are stakeholders stakeholders. many with our established have they The Goyder building in Palmerston is the central is the central building in Palmerston Goyder The Environment of Department the for location has department The Resources. and Natural the (Winnellie), Street Tannadice at based staff Building CSIRO (Palmerston), Building Herbarium and Bushfire (Parap), House Arnhemica (Berrimah), (Winnellie Centre and Operations Headquarters and Batchelor). region across Darwin in the located are 276 staff all divisions. Darwin Darwin OUR REGIONS OUR DEPARTMENT OUR OVERVIEW The Department of Environment and Natural and Natural Environment of Department The monitoring, resource natural provides Resources scientific including and advice, management assets, water land and fauna, flora, of assessment these of and management and the allocation use. sustainable enable their to resources and monitoring assessment, provides agency The of on behalf support and services compliance Protection Environment Territory the Northern OUR DEPARTMENT 8 and conservation of itsuniquenative flora and fauna. Provide advice andsupportfor thesustainabledevelopment of theNorthern Territory’s landand water Our Purpose Territorians, informed by thebestavailable science. The Northern Territory’s landand water resources are managed sustainably for thebenefit of all Our Vision STRATEGIC PLAN2017-20 3 2 1 management. and responsive better inform adaptive and biodiversity to water, soils,landscapes and understandingof community knowledge scientific and Strategically improve assets. unique environmental NorthernTerritory’s the effective protection of NorthernTerritory with the development of the regulation that balance assessment and robust andtransparent Develop anddeliver natural resources. NorthernTerritory’s the conservation anduse of planning, allocation, Advise ontheeffective Goals • • • • • • • • • • • • • resources. improve community understanding of the Territory’s natural Develop andimplement anonlineinformation strategy to waterways, andthequality of theDarwin airshed. Territory’s rangelands, thehealthof Darwin Harbour andinland the healthof the Territory’s biodiversity, thecondition of the Implement robust systems monitoring totrack andreport on development. to inform management andde-riskinvestment inregional surface water systems, landresources andbiodiversity values Undertake strategic integrated assessments of ground and environment. on managingrisksandmitigating theimpact of waste onthe Support andengage with stakeholders andthecommunity Water Act. Ensure miningandpetroleum activities tothe are subject Territory’s environment. Authority to reduce theimpactsof waste and pollutiononthe Support theNorthern Territory Environment Protection approvals. resources informs allenvironmental impactassessments and Ensure that robust, evidence-based advice relating tonatural regulatory systems inthe Territory. Reform, streamline and increase transparency of environmental through contemporary pastoral legislation. Support thesustainabledevelopment of thepastoral estate managers andthecommunity. resource data andinformation accessibleto stakeholders, land Develop andmaintain integrated information systems for natural Development Framework. natural resources tosupporttheNT Government’s Economic Provide thebestavailable information onthe Territory’s natural resource allocation planninganddecisions. Ensure that outputsfrom theMapping theFuture project inform policy reform. Implement water allocation planningin conjunction with water Strategies OUR DEPARTMENT 9 Strategies Support land managers to reduce the impacts of fire, feral feral fire, the impacts of reduce to land managers Support systems. and natural on productive weeds animals and risk of the increased to manage approach a strategic Progress weeds. grassy by caused area in the rural bushfire the mitigate, to and capacity of, understanding community Build animals. feral weeds and wildfire, impacts of other with consultation in flood monitoring and advice Provide communities. risk’ ‘at major for agencies is collaborative, that culture workplace and support a Inspire and accountable. respectful the agency. across leadership strategic and enhance Build own’, our ‘grow to programs development targeted Implement planning. with an emphasis on succession practices safe and promote environment working a safe Provide and field operations. office in both internal and streamline business processes to improve Continue systems. Develop and maintain engagement and partnerships with and partnerships engagement and maintain Develop and knowledge leverage to and the community stakeholders resources. natural Territory’s the manage better the to protect and communities rangers Aboriginal Support jobs. and create environment carbon abatement to deliver Carbon Unit Aboriginal an Establish land. Aboriginal on development and economic policy Reserves Water Aboriginal a Strategic Implement increased landholders Aboriginal give to and methodology economic for resources water access to opportunity development. the inform to better products information digital Develop management resource natural about contentious community issues. that Strategy Management and Marine a Coastal Develop while and marine environments coast valued our protects Territorians. use by and sustainable development encouraging Committee. Advisory Harbour the Darwin Establish • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Goals Maintain an Maintain with the organisation and capability capacity effective deliver to and that services its human nurtures resources. Manage and mitigate and mitigate Manage regional to threats and our communities ecosystems natural and flora and native shared through fauna and responsibilities partnerships. Foster and sustain and sustain Foster community from all participation Territory the of regions in sustainable natural use and resource management. 6 5 4 OUR DEPARTMENT 10 OUR STRUCTURE Executive Area Executive Assistant - Megan Hughes Chief Executive Executive Officer - Stephanie Jungfer Onshore Gas Reform Officer Secretariat and Ministerial Liaison - Mary Hardy Executive Director - Chris Shaw Jo Townsend Regional Offices Katherine - Tahnee Hill Central Australia - Sarah Fairhead

Water Flora And Corporate Environment Rangelands Bushfires NT Resources Fauna Services Executive Director Executive Director A/Executive Executive Director Executive Director Executive Director Environment Christine Long Director Collene Bremner Alaric Fisher Vicki Highland Protection Regulatory Reform Luis Da Rocha Planning, Policy Wildlife Use and Corporate Paul Purdon Water Planning and Land Development and Training Pest Animals Governance Environmental Engagement Coordination Bushfire Operations Herbarium Human Resources Assessment - Vernon Arafura Water Licensing and Weed Management Species Information and Environmental Region Regulation Pastoral Lease Conservation Business Systems Authorisations Bushfire Operations Drilling Services Administration Marine Ecosystems Records Environmental - Savanna Region Water Assessment Land Assessment Terrestrial Management Operations Bushfire Operations Ecosystems Communications Executive Director Aquatic Health - Alice Springs and Media Environment Policy Water Monitoring Region Biocultural Knowledge Finance, and Support Bushfire Operations Geospatial Services Infrastructure & Karen Avery - Barkly Region Facilities Policy and Reform OUR DEPARTMENT 11 Karen Avery Karen Director, Executive Policy Environment and Support in worked has Karen state/ at government and federal Territory years 30 over for levels of and holds a Bachelor Business. time her of majority The Paul Purdon Paul Director, Executive Environment Protection has been the Paul Director, Executive Protection Environment October since he 2016, where leadership provides department’s the to in the NT has been spent working in complex in complex working has been spent in the NT drugs, gambling and of areas policy regulatory reform legislative addition to directing In liquor. of also the regulator was Karen in these areas, and Acts 27 across areas other these and many Department She joined the regulations. or 40 sets in Resources and Natural Environment of 2016 and heads up the Environmental November on leading with a focus area and Support Policy reform regulatory environmental the Government’s agenda. environmental assessment and regulation and regulation assessment environmental Northern the for support functions, including Authority Protection Environment Territory in experience of years has 14 Paul EPA). (NT department environment Territory the Northern assessment environmental policy, of in a range to the to moving Prior positions. and regulatory working years four spent Paul Territory, Northern Australian with the policy on environmental Australian and the Department Environment Science, of Bachelor Paul has a Office. Greenhouse Letters of and Bachelor (Honours) Laws of Bachelor Studies). (Environmental Jo is the Chief Executive Executive is the Chief Jo Northern of the Officer Department Territory’s and Environment of which Resources Natural is a position she has held 2016. December since Executive As the Chief responsible Jo is Officer, Jo Townsend Jo Officer Executive Chief for leading the effective delivery of natural natural of delivery leading the effective for and management monitoring assessment resource the Northern assets across resource natural of and management including advice Territory, bushfire resources, water fauna, and on flora weeds and the management pests and mitigation, The estate. pastoral Territory’s the Northern of assessment, for is also responsible department and support services and compliance monitoring Environment Territory the Northern of on behalf EPA). (NT Authority Protection in the experience of years than 23 has more Jo including public sector, Territory Northern roles and has been leadership in executive years 15 of a range leading and reforming for responsible alcohol as child protection, areas portfolio diverse services. youth and drugs and family and other and a Graduate degree Arts of has a Bachelor Jo Psychology. Applied in Diploma Governance Board membership: Board Governance GOVERNANCE BOARD GOVERNANCE is the Board Governance The planning and principal department’s on corporate body decision-making matters. governance includes Board Governance The all the department’s from representatives and regions. output groups OUR DEPARTMENT 12 Sector Management. Bachelor of Arts andGraduate Certificate in Public and geographically dispersed teams.He hasa Territory Public Service, includingleadingdiverse has over 15 years’ experience intheNorthern rangelands andbroader natural environment. Luis development andsustainableuseof the Territory’s Government objectives for theeconomic primary industries. administration, strategic landuseplanningand Her work hasbeenprimarily inpastoral andland prior to joiningtheNT Government in1990. worked for theCSIRO asahorticultural scientist Christine haslived in Darwin since 1988and postgraduate qualifications in IT and economics. science, aMasters inPublic Sector Leadership and Christine hasa Bachelor Degree inagricultural in implementing leadership anddirection provides strategic September 2016.Luis Rangelands since Executive Director Luis hasbeenacting Rangelands Director, Acting Executive Luis Da Rocha 2017. Rangelands toOctober the Executive Director as Christine alsoacted in March 2018. Director Water Resources to therole of Executive Christine was appointed Water Resources Executive Director, Christine Long of Public Sector Executive Management. during thisperiod.Collene hasaGraduate Diploma local, national andinternational recovery efforts also beeninvolved with thecoordination of many Emergency Management Committee. Collene has representative onthe Australian and New Zealand Management Recovery Sub-Committee andtheNT of the Australian andNew Zealand Emergency career consists of appointments suchasChair emergency management roles. Collene’s extensive 10 years’ experience working inleadership and roles across Government andhasmore than assessment. conservation planningandenvironmental impact including wildlife inventory, biodiversity monitoring, In that time,hehas covered broad-ranging fields in theNorthern Territory for more than26 years. in anumber of leadership Servicefor nearly 20 years NorthernTerritory Public Collene has worked in the Director of Bushfires NT. 2016 astheExecutive department inDecember Collene joinedthe Bushfires NT Executive Director, Collene Bremner conservation biologist and has worked asa Charles Darwin University Alaric holdsaPhD from use andferal animals. to flora and fauna, wildlife advice onmatters relating leadership andpolicy Alaric provides strategic Flora andFauna Executive Director, Alaric Fisher OUR DEPARTMENT 13 Tahnee Hill Tahnee Manager, region Katherine is the Tahnee senior department’s in the representative She region. Katherine networks builds effective and agencies across to groups stakeholder of the integration ensure planning, departmental Stephanie Jungfer Jungfer Stephanie Officer Executive joined the Stephanie in February department within the 2016, initially Directorate, Water then worked having previously within the Utilities the of Commission and Territory Northern Treasury Department of in a policy and Finance Fairhead Sarah Director, Regional South the manages Sarah functions department’s and activities in the ensuring southern region, approach an integrated programs. across also helps develop She deal to policy high-level issues. with emerging policies and programs. Tahnee has over 10 years years 10 has over Tahnee policies and programs. resource natural of in the field working experience of holds a Bachelor She in the region. management Certificate and a Graduate Science Environmental Management). Sector (Public in Business capacity. Stephanie has a Bachelor of Economics Economics of has a Bachelor Stephanie capacity. in banking and finance. and a background in public policy experience of years has 15 Sarah in the Northern roles management and project She public services. Australian and South Territory and six Class Honours) (First Arts of has a Bachelor the at experience research postgraduate of years Adelaide. of University Chris Shaw Director, Executive Reform Gas Onshore joined Chris recently as the the department Director, Executive Reform. Gas Onshore of function key The is to lead the this role actions and department’s arising responsibilities the implementation from Vicki Highland Director, Executive Services Corporate the Northern Vicki joined Service Public Territory and has held ago years 15 leadership of a number Government, across roles Financial including Chief Director Senior Officer, and Services Business within Controller Financial of the 135 recommendations of the NT the NT of the 135 recommendations of Hydraulic into Inquiry Scientific Government’s in the experience has extensive Chris Fracturing. gas the onshore of and management regulation years, the past five for As a consultant industry. and regulatory a leading environmental was Chris various and gas operators onshore to advisor a Director was Chris that, to Prior Governments. Environment of Department in the Queensland and approval the assessment for responsible and also led the gas projects all onshore of water to the reforms the major of implementation the onshore for framework legislative management gas industry. departments, Government owned corporations and corporations owned Government departments, current business divisions; and in her Government with the department. role member a certified Accountant, is a Chartered She and has a Australia Institute Governance of and Accounting in Commerce of Bachelor Law. Business OUR DEPARTMENT LOOKING FORWARD OURBUDGET PRIORITIESFOR 2018-19 14 • • • • • • • • • • • • • and notification offlood risk to communities and Monitoring key rivers to supportearly warning Tennant Creek area. assessment project intheDaly Waters to Progressing theGeorgina Basin groundwater Territory.the across from theimpactof feral cats and wild dogs practiceto protect guidelines our environment Developing robust systems monitoring with best environmental impactsof development. Protection Authority inassessingand regulating Supporting the Northern Territory Environment environmental andhealthimpacts. Addressing contamination historical tominimise with fire prevention andmitigation. sharing responsibility andimproving compliance fire awareness andmitigation programs and through increasing community involvement in Building community resilience tobushfire and bushfire intensity. system inresponse increased to riskof bushfire Implementing astrategic bushfire management environmental impactsof mining. the management of waste, pollutionand impact assessments andapprovals, and regulatory framework for environmental Developing anew environmental health of the Territory’s natural resources. development without compromising theoverall scientific advice that promotes economic natural resources with robust, consistent Providing developers andusers of the Territory’s Plastic Bags) Act. Environment Protection (Beverage Containers and the container depositschemeunder the Working with our partners to review economic growth. facilitate sustainableresource useandregional to provide natural resource information to Implementing the Mapping the Future Program regions. knowledge intheElliott, Roper, Gulf and Daly to document andpreserve their biocultural Collaborating with Aboriginal organisations employment opportunities in remote areas. land, promoting economic development and of carbonfarming projects on Aboriginal Carbon Strategy to supportthedevelopment Developing andimplementing an Aboriginal Jobs andeconomy Safer communities • • • • • • • • • • • • • • these valued environments.valuedthese ongoing use by Territorians, while protecting that encourages sustainabledevelopment and Implementing a coastal andmarinestrategy assist inmanagingfloodrisk. infrastructure assetsanddeveloping mappingto management inthe Territory. reform program to contemporise water resource Developing andimplementing alegislative environmental, economic andsocialoutcomes. management andconservationto promote fund Supporting Aboriginal rangers through aland diversification of thepastoral estate. land management practices andongoing pastoral industry through contemporary Supporting theeconomic viability of the Groote Eylandt. Finalising afine-scale vegetation map of Territory. finalisation of water allocation plans across the resources includingongoing development and Improving management of the Territory’s water rangelands andprotecting our environment. Supporting sustainablemanagement of our risks to vegetation andbiodiversity. Implementing astrategy to assessandmanage sufficient water. identification ofland withsuitablesoilsand expansion through strategic assessment and Identifying opportunities for agricultural water resources for economic development. Aboriginal landholders’ opportunity to access Reserves policy andmethodology to increase Implementing a Strategic Aboriginal Water NorthernTerritory. Scientific Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracturing inthe Implementing the recommendations of the assessments and environmental approvals. regulatory framework for environmental impact management by delivering abestpractice Improving the Territory’s environmental engagement. through sharingof data andeffective community Supporting andtransparent anopen government condition of the Territory’s biodiversity. Territorians are accurately informed of the Managing robust systems monitoring so Investing inthebush Trust OUR DEPARTMENT 15 $0.93 million in additional funding environmental for demands meet to to projects major of assessments decision making. support informed $4.5 million to construct a new a new construct $4.5 million to located centre response NT Bushfires and Road Townend of on the corner Livingstone. Highway, the Stuart and groundwater river $2.4 million for and flood monitoring resource forecasting. to $2 million in additional funding and brigades bushfire volunteer assist and management wildfire in residents preparedness. assess and monitor $1.49 million to and wildlife and significant threatened cats. feral and fire from threats reduce and monitoring $1.2 million for Harbour. Darwin activities in research assess and monitor $0.49 million to including dolphins, marine megafauna, and turtles. dugongs implement $1.13 million in 2018-19 to the of the 135 recommendations into Inquiry Scientific independent Northern in the Fracturing Hydraulic Territory. Trust • Safer Communities Safer • • • • • • • $2.1 million to support Aboriginal Aboriginal support $2.1 million to essential purchase to groups ranger capital items. monitoring rangelands $1.4 million for Northern online land condition of estate. pastoral Territory national $0.5 million in Commonwealth establish pest funds to partnership wild dogs, for management weed and acacia and mimosa. prickly to assistance provide $0.5 million to to landholders and other pastoralists acacia, prickly grass, grader manage bush. neem and rubber high fire to respond $1 million to with gamba grass risk associated infestation. $2.6 million for the Land Management the Land Management $2.6 million for Fund. and Conservation Mapping the continue $2.3 million to natural develop to program the Future information. resource administration improve $1.87 million to and licences water of and regulation across management water permits, and Territory. the environment provide $1 million to industry, groups, community to grants and business schools, local government environment. Territory the benefit to Water support $0.33 million to and develop to Committees Advisory plans, and allocation water review water on government to advice provide management. Investing in the Bush in the Investing • • • • • Jobs and Economy Jobs • • • • • BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS 2018-19 BUDGET INITIATIVES OUR DEPARTMENT 16 a) Marine Pollution Act Litter Act Lake Eyre Basin Intergovernmental Agreement Act a) Environmental Offences and Penalties Act a) Plastic Bags) Act Environment Protection (Beverage Container and a) Environmental Assessment Act b) a) Bushfires Management Act incorporates bestpractice intheareas it governs. and relevant tocommunity expectations and ensures thelegislation remains contemporary of anumber of outputgroups. A review process many department functionsandisthe foundation This legislation provides an overriding direction for 11 pieces of subordinate legislation. 29 pieces of legislation, including18 Acts and The department isresponsible for administering LEGISLATION ADMINISTERED

Regulations Bushfires(Volunteer Bushfire Brigades) Marine Pollution Regulations Regulations Environmental Offences and Penalties and Plastic Bags) Regulations Environment Protection (Beverage Container Procedures Environmental Assessment Administrative Bushfires Management (General) Regulations a) Weeds Management Act Uniform Legislation) Act Water Efficiency Labelling Standards (National a) Water Act b) a) Waste Management andPollution Control Act Part IV, Divisions 1–5 Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act Soil Conservation and Land Utilisation Act Planning andLogistics) delegation from the Minister for Infrastructure, Land clearingapprovals onun-zoned land(under PlanningAct a) Aboriginal community livingareas) Pastoral Land Act (except provisions about (Prohibition) Act Nuclear Waste Transport, Storage and Disposal Act Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority Territory) Act National Environment Protection Council (Northern

Weeds Management Regulations Water Regulations Inventory) Objective Environment Protection (National Pollutant (Administration) Regulations Waste Management and Pollution Control Pastoral LandRegulations OUR ACHIEVEMENTS OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 18 FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT $10.1M $10.3M $10.6M $17.1M $0.5M $0.6M $3.8M $5.1M $8.6M $9.9M $3.8M $4.7M $7.2M $9.8M $15M $7M NT EPA Provided Shared Services Governance Corporate and Environment Bushfires Flora andFauna Rangelands Water Resources NT EPA Provided Shared Services Governance Corporate and Environment Bushfires Flora andFauna Rangelands Water Resources Income • • • • • Expenditure isrepresented by; $64.0 millionagainstabudget of $65.1million. In 2017-18,thedepartment’s expenditure totalled Expenditure • • • • • • Income received isrepresented by; $60.1 millionagainstafinalbudget of $62.9million. In 2017-18,thedepartment received income of ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ on theMary River Saltwater Intrusion Program. repairs andmaintenance of assets. Includes $0.6million $1.0 million,or 2percent of total expenditure, on Information Services, and expenses charged by theDepartment of Corporate portfolio andthematching $3.8million for notional depreciation charged onthedepartment’s asset on non-cashexpenses. Includes $1.2millionfor $5.0 million,or 8percent of total expenditure, support Bushfire Brigades, Fire Management Agreement and$0.8millionto Aboriginal rangers, $1.4millionfor the West Arnhem grants andsubsidiespayments. Includes $3.1millionfor $8.3 million,or 13percent of total expenditure, on on goods andservices expenditure, $15.1 million,or 23percent of total expenditure, on employee expenditure, $34.6 million,or 54percent of total expenditure, $0.1 millioninother revenue. Services, and provided by theDepartment of Corporate Information $3.8 millionnotional revenue for corporate services Australian Government andother external parties, $5.1 milliongrants andappropriation received from the Territory Government agencies, $0.1 millioncost recoveries from other Northern works performed by thedepartment for third parties; other goods andservices revenue, which includes appropriation beingthemainsource of income, $49 millioninNorthern Territory Parliamentary ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ $0.1 millionCorporate Services. $0.2 millionRangelands, and $0.2 millionFlora andFauna, $0.4 millionBushfires NT, $1.1 million Water Resources, OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 19 Implement a new methodology to set pastoral pastoral set to methodology a new Implement the of based on the capacity lease rents carrying (estimated lease to support livestock (ECC)), capacity late for penalty regarding an anomaly rectify rent, pastoral of payment non-pastoral subleases for of enable the grant purposes, to provisions to transfer consent refine transfers, share capture on the members of the number increase and Land Board, Pastoral lease rent pastoral periods for align payment policy. Government with existing The changes mean that beverage suppliers suppliers beverage mean that changes The for labels different to develop have do not national a and jurisdictions facilitate different schemes. deposit to container approach • • • • • • • Our performance against the output key against the output key performance Our 3 No. Paper published in Budget deliverables tables. measure in the performance is reported the budget from differs actual performance Where is provided. explanation Pastoral Act Land Pastoral Bill Amendment Land Legislation Pastoral The in Assembly the Legislative into introduced was to the amendments for 2017 providing October to; Land Regulations and Pastoral Act Land Pastoral Policy to the Economic referred was Bill The The examination. its for Committee Scrutiny As 2018. March report in tabled its Committee the considering was 2018 Government June at is reform report and the in the recommendations 2018. finalised in late to be expected

The amendments adopted ‘common refund refund ‘common adopted amendments The Territories and with all States agreed marking’ container introducing, are or which have, deposit schemes. The Bushfires Management (General) (General) Management Bushfires The to be offences some for allow Regulations notice issuing an infringement with by dealt prosecution. than by rather amended were Regulations The serious that 2018 to ensure on 2 March which the for offences being offences, includes a term of maximum penalty with by be dealt can only imprisonment, court. a of and a decision prosecution a made following was amendment This Accounts Public the of recommendation Committee. Environment Protection (Beverage Containers Containers (Beverage Protection Environment provides a regulatory a regulatory Act provides Management Bushfires • • • • Environment Protection (Beverage (Beverage Protection Environment Bags) and Plastic Containers 2018 Regulations Amendment The Regulations 2018 Amendment Bags) and Plastic marking to refund amendments introduced sold in containers beverage for requirements with the accordance in Territory the Northern deposit scheme. container Bushfires Management Regulations Management Bushfires The bushfire of the management for framework the largely outside of Territory the all of across by delivered Areas Response urban Emergency establishes Act The Services. and Rescue Fire NT to the improper relating offences of a number to requirements and fire use of unauthorised or fuel loads. and manage breaks establish fire LEGISLATIVE CHANGES IN 2017-18 LEGISLATIVE OUR ACHIEVEMENTS OUR OVERVIEW reports on the department’s section This division. outputs by in delivering performance and our projects in key achievements our covers It priorities. against our performance OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 20 expected tobeprogressed during2018-19. Environment Protection Authority Act are also The amendments tothe matters willbe released. paper outliningregulatory approaches for these environmental impactsof mining. An information for management of wastes, pollutionandthe the reforms relating tothe regulatory arrangements During 2018,focus to thesecondwill shift stage of reforms will bereleased for public comment. exposure draft legislation onthiselement of the to anumber of policy matters. During 2018, approval system, obtaining Government agreement on reforms totheenvironmental assessment and During the year, thereform program concentrated • • • • programThe will: achieve this. established anenvironmental reform program to the environmental regulatory framework andhas The NT Government hascommitted toimproving Environmental regulatory reform • • with proposed amendments to: Review of the PastoralLand Act FUTURE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES the community. improve itsaccountability to government and functions andpowers of theNT EPA andto Protection Authority Act to clarify therole, Amend the environmental impactsof miningactivities. Act Management andPollution Control Act and protection Act incorporating the Create afully functioningenvironment Reform the environmental regulatory system. Deliver comprehensive reforms tothe Regulations. workability andinterpretation of the Act and and fixtechnicalirregularities toimprove the Undertake minor administrative amendments value. method, which relies onunimproved capital (carrying capacity) thecurrent asopposedto of thecapacity of supportlivestock thelandto pastoral leaserents basedonanew baseline Provide anew methodology for calculating , andincludingmeasures tomanage the Pastoral Land Act andRegulations Northern Territory Environment Environmental Assessment Act. Northern Territory Waste Litter also beprogressed during2018-19. Scientific Report into Hydraulic Fracturing 135 recommendations arisingfrom the Changes tothe Act toimplement someof the operations andfrom various reports. as thosealready identified through administrative water advisory committees andlicensees as well other NT Government agencies, stakeholders, proposals tobedeveloped inconsultation with Water Act andRegulations has commenced, with A program to identify strategic changes tothe Reserve Policy will beprogressed during2018-19. Reserves tosupporttheStrategic Aboriginal Water beneficial use of Strategic Aboriginal Water Amendments tothe • • to: Amendments tothe Water Act progressed during2018-19. industry. These amendments are expected tobe radioactive materials generated by theoilandgas the application of the Act tonaturally occurring Storage andDisposal (Prohibition)clarify Act will Amendments tothe Disposal (Prohibition) Act Nuclear Waste Transport, Storage and provisions ininterstate legislation. to bringtheminto line with comparative Update theoffences andpenalty provisions control districts. requirement toobtain water licences in water are the subjectto to ensure miningandpetroleum activities Implement theNT Government’s decision Water Act to includeanew Water Act Nuclear Waste Transport, Water Act includingthe will beintroduced will

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 21 Achievements Provided area assessments of the extent of vegetation communities and communities vegetation of the extent of assessments area Provided Basins Amadeus and Bonaparte the McArthur, soil landscapes across into Inquiry Scientific to the Formations Velkeri and Creek Arthur and Territory. Northern in the Fracturing Hydraulic inform to Harbour Darwin for pollution water of risk relative Determined design. the monitoring program Provided Project. Future the Exploring for Corridor Stuart Northern and pastoral community, with communicate support logistical to collaborative a of as part airborne surveys regarding owners traditional Australia. in Geoscience project and hydrogeochemical hydrogeological on geological, advice Provided areas. River and Daly the Howard for and understanding data Project. Aquifer the Mereenie 1 model for Phase a Developed the Lake for report and project monitoring program waterhole Completed Basin. Eyre 2017 July in undertaken was area Point the Gunn of assessment Regional industry. the extractives for on Rock-rats Carpentarian threatened for a survey Completed Conservancy. Wildlife Australian with Station Wollogorang Conducted an on-ground rangeland monitoring program on 57 pastoral on 57 pastoral monitoring program rangeland an on-ground Conducted Land Board the Pastoral with 307 monitoring sites assessed for leases, Land Condition Prepared estate). the pastoral of 27 percent (comprising with and integrated gathered information using the on-ground Reports sensing products. remote with information Board Land Pastoral the to provide Continue its for estate pastoral Territory’s Northern the of about the condition of and use on the condition to the Minister Report Annual 2016-17 land. pastoral Darwin mapping in mangrove refined with INPEX, collaboration In and implemented project monitoring pilot support a mangrove to Harbour mangroves. Harbour Darwin monitor to program the 2017-2021 pilot guide to Policy a Compliance developed Branch Management Weed The in control grass to gamba relation in activities, particularly its compliance End. the Top tool. online reporting Card Report Harbour the Darwin Created sampling program. Quality Water River the Keep Completed in project and erosion accretion sediment mangrove Completed Marine the INPEX under University Darwin with Charles conjunction Program. Research Monitoring Strategy Undertake strategic strategic Undertake of assessments integrated water and surface ground resources land systems, values and biodiversity management inform to in and de-risk investment development. regional Implement robust robust Implement to systems monitoring on the and report track Territory’s the health of the condition biodiversity, of the Territory’s the health rangelands, and Harbour Darwin of and inland waterways, the Darwin of the quality airshed. Strategic Plan Goal 1 Goal Plan Strategic landscapes soils, water, of and understanding knowledge community and scientific improve Strategically management. responsive and adaptive inform better to and biodiversity REPORT CARD FOR 2017-18 2017-18 CARD FOR REPORT 2017-2020. Plan Strategic the departments against Achievements OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 22 resources. of the Territory’s natural community understanding strategy to improve an onlineinformation Develop andimplement whenever particlepollutioniselevated. agencies amediarelease alerthasbeendeveloped andimplemented for Bushfires NT, NT Fire and Rescue Services and other key Government station at Stokes Hill. In conjunction withthe Department of Health, stations, located at Palmerston, Winnellie andthenewly installed Continuedto operate three Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Ardjumarllarl, Arafura, Yirralka, Tennant Creek and Yugul Mangi Rangers. animal and weed management andoutcomes by Thamarrurr, Bulgul, Tiwi, Rangers, marineturtlenesting by Crocodile Islands Rangers, fire, feral the Territory, includingseagrass monitoringby Kenbi andDhimurru to undertake monitoringof terrestrial andmarineecosystems across Delivered Aboriginal Ranger Grant fundingfor Aboriginal ranger groups with revised inNitmiluk methods National Park. major National Parks inthe Top End and completed monitoringsurveys Revised anddesignedanexpandedecological program monitoring across 2019. Harbour. Comprehensive mappingproducts will beavailable inearly Completed fieldwork for benthic habitat map for Darwin and Bynoe in collaboration withLarrakia and Kenbi Ranger groups. Completed annualcoastal dolphin surveys inDarwin andBynoe Harbour pesticides andnutrientsinthe Oolloo water allocation plan area. Completed water quality develop samplingto abaselineunderstandingof and relevant. engagement with external stakeholders to ensure available data iscurrent NRMaps and Atlas of Living Australia (ALA)systems; andinitiated Delivered updates toFlora andFauna datasets onthe department information. enhance themanagement anddiscoverability of theNT’s biodiversity Developed draft three year biodiversity information strategic to plan layers oncompatible and mobile,desktop web applications. Established Web Map Service for web-serving natural resources spatial Revamped the water inundation website for improved user readability. levels torural community members. Maintained Groundwater Watch webpage toprovide current groundwater wise animations toeducate andinform onthe Territory’s water resources. Created rainwater harvesting, groundwater and water cycle, and water Resources Division’s programs andservices. to thedepartment’s Facebook page to expand knowledge of the Water Increased water resources education information and other contributions OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 23 Achievements Planning Act. Act. and Planning Act Land Pastoral Completed assessment and release of Annual Announced Allocations Allocations Announced Annual of release and assessment Completed areas. River Adelaide and Mataranka Tindal water seven with planning meetings allocation water 22 Facilitated Territory. the across committees advisory Future Mapping the for program work and the priorities Established projects. assessment resource water related areas in investigation priority determining methodologies for Developed stakeholders. key with consultation regional referenced cross engagement, stakeholder extensive Undertook significant and identified assessed land use capability policy, and industry areas. investigation a short list of gaps to produce knowledge and water land, for planning implementation project Commenced exercises. collection data assessment biodiversity biodiversity and targeted identified areas program one priority Year Point. Gunn at commenced assessments and mapping in the reports soil and land sustainability two Published south of Creek, and Orange region Daly the lower of area Wadeye Springs. Alice Territory, the Northern across land use mapping updated Published land resource Territory’s the how of assessment a contemporary providing is being utilised. various for proposals on 677 development written advice Provided entities. authorities and private agencies, Government Territory Northern proposals to support sustainable clearing vegetation Assessed 11 native the under development designed on engineer works and maintenance $600 000 repairs Delivered designed to are that Camp area Shady River the Mary around barrages the river of systems the freshwater into saltwater of the progression slow and its floodplains. using charge of to the public, free packages data 614 geospatial Provided via the online 24/7 department Commons licensing, Creative unrestricted mapping system. web Maps and NR Server Data Strategy Implement water water Implement planning in allocation water with conjunction reform. policy outputs from that Ensure Future the the Mapping natural inform project allocation resource planning and decisions. the best Provide on information available natural the Territory’s to support the resources Development Economic Framework. Strategic Plan Goal 2 Goal Plan Strategic natural Territory’s Northern of the use and conservation planning, allocation, the effective on Advise resources. OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 24 legislation. contemporary pastoral pastoral estate through development of the Support thesustainable community. managers andthe to stakeholders, land information accessible resource data and systems for natural integrated information Develop andmaintain Strategy Updated Pastoral LandClearingGuidelines under the to transfer. applications andtoassist Ministerial decisionmaking related to consent Developed anew policy regarding Maximum Holdings toguide were alsoapproved. for aquaculture. Three clearingpermitsfor purposeof improved pasture non-pastoral usepermits were approved for tourism purposes;andone on pastoral leasesfor both pastoralists andpotential investors. Three Continuedto promote opportunities for non-pastoral development Pastoral LandRegulations. October 2017toimprove andcontemporise the The Pastoral LandLegislation Amendment Bill (2017)introduced in and Fauna fielddata. Commenced planningfor mobiledata entry system for collection of Flora legacy data into corporate database systems. development of alegacy data catalogue andinitiated processes toimport Improve thepreservation of historicalknowledge through the (Holtze) andNT Vegetation Site Database(VSD). Virtual Herbarium (AVH) websites from NT flora specimendatabase Maintained andenhanced data services toFlora NT andthe Australian and accessible thepublic. to Enhancements totheFlora NT website tomake allflora records visible base mapsandnatural resource layers. Developed anenhanced NRMaps user interface, through addedGoogle Achievements Pastoral Land Act and Pastoral Land Act. OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 25

Environmental Environmental

to; Act Water and Achievements Water Act, Act, Water . Act Planning ensure water use by mining and petroleum activities are regulated regulated are activities mining and petroleum use by water ensure the under provisions. and penalties the offence revise ◦ ◦ Discharges of wastewater from mine sites are regulated under the under regulated mine sites are from wastewater of Discharges 2017-18, In licences. discharge waste the issue of through Act Water mining for administered were (WDLs) Licences Discharge Waste six activities. related developed. were strategies Illegal Landfill and Litter Draft collection, transport, storage and/or treatment of listed waste, listed of treatment and/or storage transport, collection, facilities, gas natural liquefied and abattoirs, facilities. aquaculture to the amendments of drafting Commenced ◦ ◦ Darwin Rural Area Licensing Policy established. Policy Licensing Area Rural Darwin the replace Bill to protection environment a new of Drafting commenced. Act Assessment mimosa gamba grass, plans for management weed the of review Statutory bush completed. and bellyache weed for developed Framework and Enforcement Compliance management. Clearing Guidelines Land Territory the Northern of a review Commenced the under • • Provided written submissions on 17 Notices of Intent, two draft draft two Intent, of Notices on 17 written submissions Provided Reports. Assessment and four Statements Impact Environmental and administration approvals through EPA to support the NT Continued to; relating and licences approvals protection environment of • • • • of harmonisation jurisdictions to promote with other closely Worked deposit container waste, (e.g. hazardous policies and legislation waste schemes, plastic bag ban). of (CDS) a number Scheme Deposit Container to the relation In issued were approvals and CDS supply depot collection coordinator, administered. and/or • Water Act. Water Strategy Reform, streamline and streamline Reform, of transparency increase regulatory environmental Territory. in the systems Support and engage with and engage Support and the stakeholders on managing community the risks and mitigating on the waste impact of environment. Ensure that robust, robust, that Ensure advice evidence-based to natural relating all informs resources impact environmental and assessments approvals. Support the Northern the Northern Support Environment Territory to Authority Protection the regulatory manage to reduce framework waste the impacts of and pollution on the environment. Territory’s Ensure mining and Ensure are activities petroleum subject to the Strategic Plan Goal 3 Goal Plan Strategic of the development balance that regulation and assessment transparent and robust and deliver Develop assets. environmental unique Territory’s Northern of the protection with effective Territory the Northern OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 26 resource useandmanagement. Foster andsustaincommunity participation from all regions of the Territory insustainable natural Strategic Plan Goal 4 natural resources. Territory’sthe manage knowledge andbetter community to leverage stakeholders andthe partnershipswith engagement and Develop andmaintain Strategy dogs onthepastoral estates. inform thedevelopment of “bestpractice management guidelines” for wild Territory todocument current approaches to wild dogmanagement to Worked with thecattle industry andindividuallandholders across the the 2018aerialsurvey program for magpiegoose. 2018 the waterfowlhunting season. Hunting organisations participated in, Worked keywith stakeholdersforand seasonlength limits bag to establish harvest toensure sustainableandhigh value industry. Conducted survey andcompliance monitoringof crocodile population and Groote Eylandt and Warddeken Indigenous Protected Areas (IPA). Ongoing partnership programs with the Anindilyakwa LandCouncil on Land Trust.Aboriginal to develop theKenbi Area Bushfire Management Plan onthe Kenbi Bushfires NT andthe Northern Land Council andtraditional owners Completed theKenbi Fire Resilience Project –apartnershipbetween water specificcurriculumunit. Water! Power and Water’s Living Water Smart teamtodeliver the Delivered 14classpresentations at five schools, working with resource research andprojects. for Women in Water resource professions toshowcase andshare water Delivered March 2018, Women in Water Symposium provide to aforum across theNorthern Territory. standards for erosion andsediment control planningandmanagement Continuedto work withindustry to promote theadoption of consistent native vegetation clearingandland condition. developers andcontractors on;erosion andsediment control measures, Provide extension services tolandholders (includingpastoral lessees), contractors intheKatherine andDarwin regions. Conducted capacity building workshops with local weed management being implemented. Rescue Service toensure active weed control programs are inplace and including gas,rail, Power and Water andNorthern Territory Fire and Further consolidated relationships withservice corridor providers crown land. Logistics onthemanagement of weeds onboth road reserves and vacant Continue working closely with Department of Infrastructure, Planning and 10-week Science, Technology, Engineering andMaths (STEM) Achievements That’s My OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 27 Achievements Delivered an Aboriginal Ranger Grants program. providing funding for for funding providing program. Grants Ranger Aboriginal an Delivered Management and Land a Conservation of and establishment capital grants Aboriginal land and sea. First on practices conservation to improve Fund groups Capital funding to $1.9 million 26 ranger provided; grants of round million in funding for and $1.4 and infrastructure equipment provide to and documenting weed management, and feral fire, covering 22 projects, communities for country Art, learning on Rock sites and sacred protecting and land management support for philanthropic and schools, engaging Aboriginal lands. for the environment of state documenting Branch, Management Weed Territory Northern between partnership A at Park is aimed National Kakadu and Corporation Aboriginal Gundjeihmi Kakadu. in locations key at salvinia of the management improving conducted Arnhem Land for Workshop Weeds Grassy at the Presentation to on how – focus Jawoyn and (ALFA) Abatement Land Fire Arnhem by with the to assist Rangers for and opportunities gamba grass remove process. flow environmental to determine Owners Traditional with Partnered the of as part River the pig-nosed turtle in the Daly of requirements Program. Science Environmental National monitoring and spring in groundwater Rangers Nation Larrakia Involved District. Control Water Rural Darwin in monitoring flow Ranger Owners, Traditional Land Council, the Central with Worked sites in wetland degraded restore to managers and pastoral groups Australia. Central ranger and Owners Traditional Land Council, Northern with Worked coastal rivers in crocodiles saltwater of the population to monitor groups Territory. the Northern across Aboriginal Carbon Unit has been established within the department. The The department. within the has been established Carbon Unit Aboriginal carbon industry, Aboriginal the support for Government unit coordinates the industry. for within Government contact of as a point and serves is being Strategy Industry Aboriginal Carbon Territory Northern draft A throughout with the industry consultation extensive following developed 2017-18. established in was Framework Policy Reserve Water Aboriginal Strategic a portion plans specify to allocation water 2017 and requires October economic future for pool to be management the consumptive of Aboriginal people. to benefit development Strategy Support Aboriginal Support and communities rangers the protect to create and environment jobs. Establish Establish an Aboriginal to deliver Carbon Unit and carbon abatement development economic on aboriginal land. Implement a strategic a strategic Implement reserves Aboriginal and methodology policy Aboriginal to provide with landholders opportunity increased to water access economic for resources development. OUR ACHIEVEMENTS fauna through shared responsibilities andpartnerships. Manage andmitigate threats to regional communities andour natural ecosystems and native flora and Strategic Plan Goal 5 28 natural systems. weeds onproductive and of fire, feral animalsand to reduce theimpacts Support landmanagers Committee. Harbour Advisory Establish theDarwin Territorians. development anduseby encouraging sustainable environmentswhile valued coast andmarine Strategy that protects our Marine Management Develop aCoastal and management issues. natural resource around contentious better inform community information productsto Develop digital Strategy Strategy three years of $2.3million. upto Projects of onetothree years duration approvedtotal with funding over across the Territory to undertake fire, feral animaland weed management. Delivered Aboriginal Ranger Grant fundingto Aboriginal ranger groups regimes onreptiles andmammalsin Kakadu National Park. Completed afour year investigation of impacts of feral cats and fire impacts of feral animals. Provided advice tokey stakeholder groups onhow to bestmanage the provision of basicfirefighter totraining over 200rural stakeholders. Continued supportthrough regularto pastoral visits properties, andthe Established aCompliance andEnforcement Unit within Bushfires NT. program. Support theRoper to River Landcare Group with their neemcontrol Katherine River corridor. Worked with theDepartment of Correctionsto reduce neeminthe through Commonwealth Government funding. Cost benefit analysis tooldeveloped for useonprickly acacia control regularly. Darwin Harbour Advisory Committee established,andmeetings are held becompletedis dueto by theendof 2018. consultationto develop willbeused afinal version of the Strategy, which this extensive multi-useenvironment. The feedback from thepublic for managingtheseareas, andthechallenges faced inmanaging and benefits of the Territory’s coasts andseas, roles and responsibilities feedback onidentified environmental, social,cultural and economic values A Discussion Paper was released for community consultation asking for and Water Suitability Program 2014-18. Produced spatial data andmappackages for the Northern Territory Land Watch education campaign. sustainability includingpromoting awareness thoughthe Groundwater Coolalinga) to inform community regarding groundwater resource Provided digital TVs to rural area (Berry Springs, Howard Springs, and Achievements Achievements OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 29 Achievements Completed comprehensive regional bushfire management plans for three three for plans management bushfire regional comprehensive Completed regional more with two Zones, Management Fire five Territory’s the of 2018. late in completion plans scheduled for mimosa flea beetle the of redistribution – ongoing biocontrol Mimosa TNRM and with land managers collaboratively work to Continuing ‘nessie’. of ‘nessie’. redistribution active mimosa by the impact of reduce to with the partnership in region, Springs Alice Branch, Management Weed Group Landcare Springs Alice and Cleanaway Council, Town Springs Alice of cacti out declared wheelie bins to get using a system developed have the risk while minimising facility management waste the and into gardens Don’t It “Bin as the promoted been has initiative This and injury. spread of been initiated recently also more has initiative similar A campaign. Spread” Council. Shire with the Barkly Creek Tennant of in the township acacia and mimosa has seen prickly for funded position Commonwealth across to land managers planning delivered weed and mapping, training Territory. the Northern most of Developed new public information programs and materials on planning on and materials programs public information new Developed to, and during, the 2018 distribution prior for bushfires and preventing for season. fire End Top to groups ranger Aboriginal funding to Grant Ranger Aboriginal Delivered and schools on communities Aboriginal for support learning on country weed management. feral and fire, including activities Ranger in Creek Rapid Springs and Alice in system warning flood of Provision Services. Emergency with NT collaboration Planning and Infrastructure, of Department with the Collaboration Creek and Rapid Katherine, for flood mapping to provide Logistics Creek. Timber at-risk identified for systems river in major flood monitoring Undertook flood two major and two moderate minor, five resulting in communities Meteorology. of the Bureau by being generated warnings alerts to Department level 215 river monitoring and provided Undertook at-risk infrastructure. to related and Logistics Planning Infrastructure, of Strategy Progress a strategic strategic a Progress the to manage approach bushfire risk of increased caused area in the rural weeds. grassy by Build community community Build and of, understanding mitigate to capacity wildfire, the impacts of animals. and feral weeds Provide flood Provide in and advice monitoring other with consultation ‘at major for agencies communities. risk’ OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 30 human resources. Maintain anorganisation withthecapacity andcapability to deliver effective services and that nurtures its Strategic Plan Goal 6 systems. streamline key internal business processes and Continueto improve operations. in both office andfield promote safe practices environment and Provide asafe working planning. emphasis onsuccession “grow our own” with an developmentprograms to Implement targeted across theagency. strategic leadership Build andenhance and accountable. collaborative, respectful workplace culture that is Inspire andsupporta Strategy photographs record toestablishahistoric of fieldsurveys. Developed a Water Resources Photo Database containing over 22000 Water Resources Division provide to effective project management. Development of the Water Information Management System (WIMS) by Licensing andRegulation and Regulatory Reform Branches. needs includingdevelopment of Water Planning andEngagement, Water Completed redesign of Water Resourcesto meetbusiness functions extraction licensing activitiesinthe Darwin Rural area. Established Darwin Rural Water Licensing Team to support water meeting minutes, key observations andincident reporting. Quarterly reportingto the Governance Board collating all WHS committee training. Regular offering of code of conduct andappropriate workplace behaviour Committee members across thedepartment. Offering of Workplace Health and Safety (WHS)trainingto all WHS would beadvertised internally. by implementing apolicy that temporary vacancies between 3-6months Prioritised internal staff for development opportunitiesinthedepartment to ninestudents. Provided University placement andschool-basedapprentice opportunities strategic capability knowledge across thedepartment. of thedepartment together to foster collaborative networks andbuilding Held Senior Leaders forum over two days inMarch 2018,bringingleaders Program. Supported three staff to participate inthe Public Sector Management grant management. covering suchastravel, topics procurement andcorporate credit card, and Internal training andinformation sessionsheldthroughout the year for manager employee discussions. incorporates a whole of employee life cycle approach with improved tools our own staff talent (BOOST)program was launched September 2017; Review andlaunchof new performance management process. The Build Achievements OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 31 9 32 2 400 2.69M Budget 2018-19 8 34 2.6M 2 400 Budget 2017-18 8 34 2.9M 2 400 Actual 2017-18 8 34 2.6M 2 400 Budget 2017-18 6 about sustainable harvest levels for the 2018 for levels about sustainable harvest season and pest mitigation permits. hunting for map vegetation fine-scale Undertook the funding from (with Eylandt Groote Land Council). Anindilyakwa in cats feral for aerial baiting Implemented the parts of the most rugged of selected areas their to improve Ranges MacDonnell West and other rock-rat central for as refuges value mammals. threatened science, industry, with government, Working ☀ to stakeholders and community environment and Coastal Territory’s the Northern develop strategy draft A Strategy. Management Marine and the public comment, for released was the end by will be completed Strategy revised 2018. of and implementation development The Program, the Future the Mapping of values including assessing biodiversity risks in potential and environmental Commenced areas. development new fauna assessments and flora of implementation Wadeye. and Point in Gunn 34 • • Progress In • • 2 400 Actual 2.45M 2016-17 ☀ Delivered Aboriginal Ranger Grants Program, Program, Grants Ranger Aboriginal ☀ Delivered of round the first of and including reporting the Program. funding under dolphin annual monitoring of Completed and adjacent Harbour Darwin in populations around populations and dugong waters, coastal coastline. the Territory Land Council, with Northern Worked to groups ranger and Owners Traditional of population annual monitoring of complete the across rivers in coastal crocodiles saltwater Territory. Northern and elders Aboriginal with Worked their and preserve to document communities published a book titled knowledge; biocultural the from fauna knowledge and flora ‘Aboriginal Australia’. north east Kimberley, of impacts investigation year a four Completed and reptiles regimes on and fire cats feral of Park. National mammals in Kakadu journal articles scientific 16 refereed Published book chapters. books and and eight aerial survey a comprehensive Completed across and nest numbers magpie geese of 2018, in order May floodplains in End Top Minister to the recommendations develop to assessing and monitoring the Territory’s native flora and fauna, and flora native Territory’s assessing and monitoring the fauna, and flora unique to our the threat to manage assisting landowners and wildlife, the sustainable use supporting and managing of to the relating and the community industry to Government, evidence-base robust, providing Territory. the Northern of biodiversity Number of management programs in place for for in place programs management of Number sustainable wildlife management Number of active inventory, monitoring and inventory, active of Number programs applied research Key deliverables Key Number of spatial biodiversity records for the for records biodiversity spatial of Number Territory requests information biodiversity of Number met ☀ Northern Territory Government Election Commitments Election Government Territory ☀ Northern Completed • • • • • • • Performance Achievements in 2017-18 Achievements Performance Provides scientific assessment and monitoring of the Territory’s native flora and fauna, and delivery of fauna, and delivery flora and native Territory’s of the and monitoring assessment scientific Provides of and management wildlife of use and sustainable conservation to the relating and support advice policy animals. feral for; output is responsible This • • • • Springs. Alice and Darwin from provided are Services WHAT WE ACHIEVED BY OUTPUT BY ACHIEVED WE WHAT Fauna and Flora OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 32 • • • • killing feral cats. management options for conserving wildlife besides predation andfire canhelp provide alternative mammals, andthat observingtheinteractions between The research highlights that cats donot justeat fence. in thenumber of different kinds of reptiles insidethe was fire free. The research showed a slight increase with reptile abundance increasing thelonger an area twice therate of unfenced plots. Fire alsohadaneffect increased during thefirst two years of sampling at The number of reptiles inthecat-excluded areas not fenced. removal of cats, fire inside fenced areas, and inareas management treatments were applied,thisincludedthe effect of fire and feral cats on native animals. Three fencing was establishedin2013to investigate the The Kakadu National Park project employing cat proof across the Top End. could beadversely impacting reptile’s speciesright synergy with other disturbance processes suchasfire, The research results showed predation by cats, in discovery for reptiles. the causesof mammal decline,hasmadeasurprising The Flora andFauna divisionresearch to investigate Industry andResources. collaboration with Department of Primary wild dogsacross theNorthern Territory, in for assessingandmanagingtheimpactsof the development of bestpractice guidelines Provide arobust evidence support baseto Roper/Gulf, andDaly regions. biocultural knowledge, with work intheElliott, communitiesto document andpreserve their Collaboration with Aboriginal elders and half of 2018. Wildlife’ (threatened specieslist)inthesecond of proposed changes tothe‘Classification of period of Public Consultation on the first round will continue through to2022. There willbea the asthreatenedand animalspecieslisted under Review of theconservation status of plant Territory coastline. and monitor dugong populations around the Darwin Harbour andadjacent coastal waters; Harbours; monitor dolphinpopulations in to mapmarinehabitats inDarwin andBynoe Ichthys Project Voluntary Offsets Agreement), Continued major projects (funded through the PROVIDING LESSONS ABOUT REPTILES INVESTIGATING DRIVERSOF MAMMAL DECLINE – Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act • • • • harm dogs/dingoes. controltechnique to foxes that doesnot also and Water Resources) to develop andtriala ofDepartment Agriculture Australianthe Commenced anew project (with fundingfrom actions toaddress these. unfavourable fire regimes, andmanagement particularly the role of feral cats and factors causingsmallmammaldecline, Continued aset of projectsto clarify the efficacy of baiting in winter 2018. cameras are currently in place tomonitor the area usedby Central Rock-rats andremote decreases incat numbers andincreases inthe populations following 2017baiting confirmed Monitoring of native mammalandcat animal species. resprouting of vegetation and return of some Ilpili Springs hasseenincreased water flows, for ecological andcultural outcomes. Work at restore important central Australian waterholes Aboriginal rangers andpastoral managers to Continuedto work with Traditional Owners, Two lineddragon Cat proof fence OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 33 Territory Territory Black-footed Tree-rat Tree-rat Black-footed plant that occurs in Rainforest that occurs plant Ptychosperma macarthurii – a threatened threatened – a macarthurii Ptychosperma Maintaining the lists of threatened species, threatened the lists of Maintaining restricted species and deficient data Territory, species in the Northern range the Commonwealth with and liaising jurisdictions on and other Government for initiatives planning conservation species. threatened use, wildlife for on permitting Advising issues. wildlife and other take wildlife ◦ ◦ the Northern Territory. Work is ongoing to is ongoing Work Territory. the Northern make and standards management data improve all data publicly discoverable, including and the flora, electronic FloraNT NR Maps, through Australia. Living of Atlas of surveys annual systematic Undertaking formal by required as populations wildlife saltwater for including Programs, Management and magpie geese. crocodiles on NT’s advice authoritative Providing Territory the Northern to biodiversity Commission Wildlife and Parks Government, Land (PWCNT), Territory the Northern of and developers land managers, Councils, and stakeholders other industry, consultants, sustainable on including advice community, the EPA’s through Territory the of development process. assessment development the of four part of Administration Act, including: Conservation Wildlife and Parks ◦ ◦ • • • SUPPORTING THE EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY INDUSTRY THE EXTRACTIVE SUPPORTING ASSESSMENT STRATEGIC THROUGH Continue programs using track-based track-based using programs Continue the monitor to assess and plots monitoring other and threatened of status conservation These Australia. Arid species in significant Blitz Bilby Council’s Land Central include the Monitoring Zone Arid and the new program the Commonwealth funded by project NES Program. Government’s Conservancy Wildlife Australian with Working area the largest of construction in their feral of is free that Australia on mainland and planning the and cats), (foxes predators have that species of reintroduction subsequent other of recovery the or extinct, locally gone in the persisted have species that threatened area. herbaria Territory Northern the Curating as the authoritative Springs) Alice and (Darwin plant Territory Northern of collection identification plant specimens, providing the and updating and maintaining services public which provides portal, web FloraNT and associated to the collection access databases. datasets biodiversity large very the Managing are datasets The the division. by collated about the resource information the primary in fauna and flora of distribution and status The Flora and Fauna division play a key role to identify identify to role a key play division and Fauna Flora The in are that development for sustainable opportunities unique plants Territory’s the of with the protection line and animals. with can conflict resources development Future value biodiversity high for requirements conservation interested is particularly Industry Extractives The assets. Darwin in the greater resources in sand and gravel developments. and future current many service to region of value area a high of the reservation to response In on the sand, the occurs that habitat heath sandsheet a strategic division has undertaken and Fauna Flora Woodland, region. Point the Gunn of assessment to evaluated were habitats and rainforest wetland the for without limitations on areas clarity provide industry. extractives to on how recommendations division provided The were and in the region areas valuable the most protect key The Industry. Extractive the to communicated tenements extractive future is that work this of outcome flora to risk pose a low that established in areas only are are habitats species or important where or and fauna, them is clear. protect to how present • • Ongoing • • OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 34 • • Future priorities • • Watarrka National Park to the new enclosure relocated from a100hectare enclosure at 28 endangered Mala (Rufous Hare-wallabies) Parks Wildlife andHeritage and AWC, saw operation withthe Flora and Fauna division, During November andDecember ajoint a 143hectare area free of feral predators. smaller fence within thelarger oneto have In November 2017,the AWC builta Northern Territory Government. the Newhaven Sanctuary was provided by the project. The first animals for reintroduction to advice, clearances andapprovals for the Commonwealth Government andhasprovided administered thegrant from the The Northern Territory Government become locally extinct. is planningto introduce speciesthat have foxes andcats. When thearea isfree the AWC Warlpiri Rangers and AWC to clear thearea of The fence hasbeencompleted with thehelpof mammalian predators. hectares) onthemainlandthat isfree of feral what will be Australia’s largest area (9400 project involved a44kilometres fence around project at their Newhaven Sanctuary. The the Australian Wildlife Conservancy’s (AWC) The department hasbeenactively involved in grants inSeptember-October 2018. Land Management andConservation Fund second round (2018-19)of CapitalFund and program, includingcallfor applications for the ☀ Roll outthe Aboriginal Ranger Grant and Marine Management Strategy. ☀ Complete theNorthern Territory Coastal government. assessment process, public, industry and and biodiversity values tothedevelopment Providing advice onenvironmental risks annual planningfor theseparks. IntegratedConservation Strategy and reporting the Territory, andcoordinating withPWCNT’s in thehighconservation value national parksin Undertaking biodiversity monitoringprograms OF FOXES AND CATS ISCOMING TO THE NT THE LARGEST MAINLAND AREA IN AUSTRALIA FREE ☀ Northern Territory Government Election Commitments • • • • • MacDonnell Ranges. will come from wild populations inthe West the relocation of Central Rock rats, which and Parks and Wildlife NT to startplanning There are already plansby thedepartment the area isfox andcat free. much larger area once monitoring shows that In thefuture, theMala will bereleased into a and/or have new pouch young. and many of thefemales have weaned young Watarrka Mala have survived therelocation at Newhaven. The reports show allthe technique. terrestrial animalsasanalternative survey DNA (eDNA) asanew technology to detect Investigating of theuse of environmental Aboriginal ranger groups. Wood, incollaboration withPWCNT and NT, includingRed Cabbage Palm and Waddy programs for threatened plants inthesouthern Implement conservation and recovery Council andRangers to implement theplan. Plan for Groote Eylandt, andassisttheLand Complete a Threatened Species Management the greater Darwin region. biodiversityassessing andmanagingrisksto in Progress astrategic andproactive approach to potential new development areas. biodiversity values andenvironmental risksin the Future Program, includingassessing Continue implementation of the Mapping OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 35 11 250 600 375 20% Budget 2018-19 11 205 677 610 27% Actual 2017-18 20 250 550 600 25% Budget 2017-18 33 250 685 679 24% Actual 2016-17 3 ) 2 1 4 2 5 The increase on the previous year was the result of a targeted effort to bring the program back into a five year year a five back into the program to bring effort targeted a of the result was year the previous on increase The 224. to 223 from increased the NT leases across of the number that should be noted It cycle. monitoring received. clearing applications of the number reflects decrease The the within resources Reduced provided. been have services extension weed where visited land parcels of area Total capacity. reduced in resulted has quarter last reporting for region Barkly received. applications development of the number in of an increase is reflective Increase project. Plain’ River ‘Keep funded Commonwealth the of cessation the to in 2018-19 is due reduction The assessing and monitoring the Territory’s land resource, and land resource, Territory’s assessing and monitoring the weeds. of and impact in managing the threat assisting landholders Land clearing applications assessed Key deliverables Key Percentage of pastoral estate monitored in the year in the monitored estate pastoral of Percentage Land development proposals assessed proposals Land development described and tested profiles Soil Area of land receiving weed extension services (000 km services extension weed land receiving of Area 1 2 3 4 5 Rangelands extension of and delivery resources land Territory’s of the and monitoring assessment scientific Provides resources. to these use and threats of regulation and advice, policy services, for; is responsible output This • • Springs. Alice and Creek Tennant Katherine, Darwin, from provided are Services OUR ACHIEVEMENTS • • • • • Completed Performance Achievements in2017-18 • • • • • 36 of the established wereunderassessed provisionsthe Pastoral Estate. In total sites 302monitoring 11 pastoral districtsof theNorthern Territory across 57pastoral of leases;inten the Carried outrangeland monitoringactivities consultationsubject to with key stakeholders. use sub-leasing were removed anddeferred proposed provisions relating tonon-pastoral Regulations by Government. Consideration of amendments tothe Facilitated continued consideration of diversification of thepastoral estate. and aquaculture (one), supportingongoing permits for thepurposesof tourism (three) Assessed andapproved four non-pastoral use aquaculture asanapproved non-pastoral use. Land Act to supportimproved pasture and vegetation that were lodged under the Assessed three applications toclear native PlanningAct . vegetation that were lodged under the Assessed nineapplicationstoclear native and bellyache bush. management plansfor gambagrass, mimosa Undertook statutory reviews of the weed peri-urban development. industry, commercial services, residential, and into theareas of landunder mining,utilities, and melons while alsoproviding new insights commodities suchasmangoes, sandalwood accurately mapped individualagricultural square kilometres isbeingused. The project snapshot on how the Territory’s 1.35million the Northern Territory, providing anew Published anupdated landusemapof ofSprings. Alice the lower Daly region andOrange Creek, south reports andmappingin the Wadeye area of Published two soilandlandsuitability floodplains. the freshwater systems of theriver andits to slow theprogression of saltwater into on theMary River. The works are designed barrages inthe vicinity of Shady Campbarrage maintenance works toengineer designed Delivered $600000of repairs and private entities. Government agencies andauthorities proposals for various Northern Territory Provided written advice on677development Pastoral Land Act. ☀ Northern Territory Government Election Commitments Pastoral Land Act and Pastoral • • • • • • • • • • • implementing eradication programs. and ensured landholders are effectively mimosa infestations inthe Katherine region Inspected all pastoral leases with recorded over 250participants. Delivered the Katherine Neem Blitz program to grass. fuel loadsandlimitfurther spread of gamba landholders comply with legislation, reduce End andKatherine regions. The GAP helps to arecord 2326participants inthe Top free herbicideandproviding equipment loans Program (GAP), distributing over 20,000L of Delivered the2017-18seasonGamba Action rural andKatherine areas. and four infringements notices inthe Darwin 128 weed control orders for non-compliance gamba grass management compliance. Issued Completed 142road sideinspections for and sagittariaacross the Northern Territory. Conducted weed riskassessment of tully grass permit auditinspections. utilisation of gamba grass andundertook Assessed three permit applications for the effect observed). monitoring for offsiteeffect herbicide (no for cabomba inDarwin River with extensive Undertook second half billabongtreatment infestations under monitoringandsurveillance. in theKatherine region, with allknown Inspected allpastoral properties withmesquite management plan. the Project Sea Dragon grow outfacility weed provided current mimosadistributiondatato of mimosaonthefloodplain. The survey and was crucialinestablishingtheextent Survey encompassed over 10000hectares survey for mimosaontheLegune Floodplain. Completed thefirst comprehensive aerial Kakadu National Park. to plancontrol andprevent invasion into 400 square kilometres around theMary River Undertook gambagrass aerialsurvey of manage mimosa. land managers to better prioritise control and Daly River region andin Arnhem Landfor kilometres of aerialmimosasurvey over the Management Branch 2060square undertook Wudikapildiya Ranger groups, the Weed Asyrikarrak Karim (Peppimenarti) andthe With representatives from Thamarrurr, OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 37 Continue to develop and refine the rangeland rangeland the refine and to develop Continue the pastoral across program monitoring sensing and remote using on-ground estate methodologies. Program Future the the Mapping Under mapping in the land resource undertake municipality. Katherine mimosa and to the statutory Amendments plans. management weed bush bellyache the cabomba, of review statutory Undertake acacia, mesquite and chinee neem, prickly plans. management weed apple up Program Cabomba Eradication Implement from cabomba eradicated 2028 and declare to River. Darwin all of program compliance weed Expanding the planned side inspections already (1 263 road season). control the 2018-19 gamba grass for Future priorities Future • • • • • • Soil and land suitability mapping in the mapping land suitability and Soil East valley, River Roper Township, Larrimah and Plain River Keep Barkly, Beswick, Arnhem, regions. Dunmarra in Station Auvergne of mapping Land resource District. Victoria River the northern mangrove refine with INPEX, collaboration In a support to Harbour mapping in Darwin project. pilot monitoring mangrove the of the implementation on Working athel for plan management weed statutory with collaboration ongoing which includes pine A-zone Class in the upper landholders affected of removal catchment, River the Finke of with the development along plantings amenity plan. a compliance of Weed Regional Springs Alice the of Revision 2013-18. Plan Management the granular the use of trials into Undertaking of the control for Tebuthiuron herbicide Creek. Tennant and Springs Alice rubberbush in the Cabomba of review peer External of the reduction and Program Eradication of remaining section to the last area quarantine River. Darwin compliance the gamba grass of Implementation and Katherine the Darwin within program regions. spread it, don’t “Bin pear) prickly (or Opuntia region in the arid control cacti campaign for it” Australia. Central in continuing prickly of the eradication towards Working through Tablelands the Barkly acacia from to landholders. assistance billabong treatments half and fourth Third for scheduled River cabomba in Darwin for 2018 and 2019. September Action Gamba the of delivery Continue Program. measures eradication detection and Sagittaria continuing. In Progress In • • • • • • • Ongoing • • • • • • OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 38 Darwin River, duringSeptember 2018. between Old Bynoe andLeonino Roads, over the upstream partof Darwin River, The department will liftthequarantine area two-year control program. January 2017and was followed by anintensive in thissection(Lok Landji Billabong) was in of Darwin River. The lasttimeit was detected, not detected any cabombainthelower half surveys completed duringthedry seasonhave of theriver for over ten years. Landand water has not beendetected intheupper reaches Cabomba hasbeeneffectively eradicated and the Darwin River quarantine area. eradication of Cabombafrom theupper half of program since 2004,hasdeclared the The department’s dedicated eradication residential, andperi-urban development. mining, utilities,industry, commercial services, new insights into theareas of landunder sandalwood andmelons while alsoproviding agricultural commodities suchasmangoes, the project accurately mappedindividual Aboriginal landor conservation areas, the Territory isstillgrazed native pastures, indicated that a very large proportion of kilometres isbeingused. Although thestudy on how the Territory’s 1.35millionsquare The new landusemapprovides asnapshot and collect photographs at 2,847sites. field tablets, to record thelocation, landuse department appusedonsmartphones and resolution aerialimagery, combined witha satellite technology (Sentinel) andhigh The study utilised European Space Agency Industry andResources. the Northern Territory Department of Primary Northern Territory Farmers Association and Territory. The study was supported by the an updated landusemapof theNorthern Sciences (ABARES), thedepartment published of Agricultural andResource Economics and In collaboration withthe Australian Bureau A NEW LANDUSESNAPSHOT OF THE TERRITORY REDUCED ALONG DARWIN RIVER CABOMBA SUCCESS –QUARANTINE AREA will remain inplace. 2019. The quarantine area over that section Landji are scheduled for September 2018and more herbicide treatments for cabomba inLok Lok LandjiBillabong, is January 2027. Two downstream partof Darwin River, including declared eradicated from theremaining The earliestdate that cabombacould be Northern Territory Library. for Biosecurity 2016available from the report, Northern Territory LandUse Mapping The project’s findingsare summarisedinthe as managing water resources andbiodiversity. protecting thesefrom biosecurity risksas well economic profile of agricultural industriesand The new information iscritical for updating the Okra crop in the Marrakai area. the new landusesmartphoneapp to record an Bart Edmeades, landusemappingofficer uses OUR ACHIEVEMENTS - - - - 7 39 66 10 190 145 470 Budget 2018-19 5 1 4 35 63 70 Yes 198 453 100% Actual 2017-18 ------4 40 Yes 100% and regulations, Budget 2017-18 ------4 35 Yes Water Act Act Water 100% Actual 2016-17 Completed and published online technical and Completed resources Water reports including; scientific of Development area; River Wildman the of Springs; Berry model flow a groundwater 2012-2016; River the Roper of Quality Water and North; Creek Tennant of resources Water Aquifer. Oolloo in the and nutrients Pesticides of Assessment the Preliminary Published and Flooding Resources Water Surface Newcastle and Creek Elsey within the Potential Catchments. Creek and anthropogenic quality water Completed plan for project pilot indicator pressure Project the Ichthys under Harbour Darwin Agreement. Offsets Voluntary • • • 1 2 2,4 2,3 2 1 1 2 1 2 Finalised Darwin Harbour Report Card and Card Report Harbour Darwin Finalised in a web via the to the public made available format. accessible more on the draft public consultation Completed Plan five Allocation Water Davenport Western review. year and analyses imagery innovative Completed potential published online to identify report in the ecosystems dependent groundwater control water Ti-Tree and Davenport Western of the preparation has informed districts that plans. allocation water monitoring and assessing the Territory’s water resources, water Territory’s assessing the and monitoring whilst also the environment of requirements functions the to meet and policy planning water based development, water supporting with the compliance in activities ad regulatory licensing water bore drilling services, and drilling services, bore services. information data mapping and spatial resource natural Key deliverables Key Number of water assessment projects completed projects assessment water of Number Annual Report cards on aquatic health of Darwin Harbour Harbour Darwin of health on aquatic cards Report Annual published Water allocation plans in effect allocation Water Water extraction licences issued licences extraction Water permits issued construction Bore completed inspections compliance Onsite Proportion of water allocation plans covered by annual covered plans allocation water of Proportion monitoring programs water relevant alerts to providing stations warning Flood authorities Technical and scientific reports completed and publicly and publicly completed reports and scientific Technical available River, coastal regions and communities covered by flood by covered and communities regions coastal River, risk mapping 2017-18 is last year of this measure. New measures implemented. measures New this measure. of year 2017-18 is last in 2017-18. commenced Measure New area. Rural Darwin in the applications water of the finalisation to in 2018-19 due is expected An increase bores. monitoring environmental of new the number reduction in an expected in 2018-19 reflects decrease The Performance achievements in 2017-18 achievements Performance Completed • • • 2 3 4 1 Water Resources Water for resources water Territory’s the of regulation and allocation monitoring assessment, and Scientific services. forecasting flood of use, and the delivery sustainable for; output is responsible This • • • • • Springs. Alice and Katherine Darwin, from provided are Services OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 40 • • • • • • • • • • In progress • • • • • collaboration with Geo Science Australia. Exploring for theFuture Project in Undertake theSouthern Stuart Corridor rehabilitation of Roe Creek bores. monitoring the Mereenie Aquifer System including Complete hydrogeological assessment of water resource assessments andreports. Complete Gove, Wadeye and Georgina Basin areas. assessments inpotential new development Program, includingundertaking water implementation of the Mapping the Future Contribute tothedevelopment and River community to monitor river water quality. Work collaboratively with Rangers inthe Roper Environmental Science Program. partner organisations, aspart of the National of thepig-nosedturtleinDaly River, with Determine environmental flow requirements groundwater intheMataranka area. Undertake pesticidemonitoring of the Rapid Creek catchment. Committee ona Water Management Plan for Work with theRapid Creek Water Advisory Development Fund –Feasibility Component. through theNational Water Infrastructure funded by the Australian Government Ord Stage 3–Landand Water Investigation, Continueto undertake the feasibility study for Assessment -Daly Waters to Tennant Creek. reports ontheGeorgina Basin Groundwater undertaken by thedepartment includingthe waterdetailed assessmentwork Publish Logistics. of Department of Infrastructure, Planning and alerting for the Buntine Highway, onbehalf station onthe Townsend River to provide flood Constructed andcommissioned agauging the 2017-18 wet season. risk communities throughout the Territory for Provided flood forecasting services for key at Alice Springs. Mataranka, Western Davenport, Ti Tree and allocation plans at Howard, Oolloo, Katherine, preparation andimplementation of water Advisory Committees, whichadvisedonthe Facilitated 22meetings of seven Water Aboriginal Water Reserve Policy Framework. ☀ Finalised andpublishedtheStrategic Extraction Licences. arising from theIndependent Review of Water Completed 76percent of recommendations ☀ Northern Territory Government Election Commitments • • • • • • • • • • • • • Allocation Plan five year review. Finalise the Western Davenport Water practice. penalties into line with water industry best petroleum activitiesandbringits offences and Act ☀ Introduce of amendments tothe agenda. Water Act, to drive thefuture regulatory reform Commence abroad ranging review of the Logistics. Department of Infrastructure, Planning and and Central Arnhem Highways onbehalf of River to provide floodalerting for the Buntine stations onthe Armstrong River and Wilton Construct andcommission new gauging allocation plan. community consultation todeclare a water Allocation Plans for key stakeholder and Limestone Aquifer andHoward Water Aquifer, Ti-Tree Aquifer, Mataranka Tindall Complete drafting of the Oolloo Dolostone Northern Territory Scientific Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracturing in the recommendation 7.7inthe for the new water control districtasper water quality standards andexemptions District uses, includingdeclaringbeneficial it astheDaly Roper Beetaloo Water Control to includetheBeetaloo Sub-basin andremake Extend theDaly Roper Water Control District areas). preparedness for Katherine (town andrural Prepare mappingproducts improve to flood groundwater intheDarwin Rural area. information andeducation campaignon Continue the community engagement on thegroundwater system. determine thelonger term impactsof irrigation Finalise astudy of theRocky Hill area to project sites. inselected Feasibility Study for Manage Aquifer Recharge Complete theNorthern Territory Irrigation Agreement. under theIchthys Project Voluntary Offsets pressure indicators for Darwin Harbour Undertake assessment of anthropogenic Voluntary Offsets Agreement. for Darwin Harbour under theIchthys Project Undertake water quality andsediment studies zone toinform water allocation planning. groundwater dependent ecosystems inthearid Undertake further identify studiesto to allow itsapplication tominingand . Final Report of the Water OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 41 Final Final to Act Water Final Report of the of Report Final Final Report of the of Report Final . Establish water advisory committees and committees advisory water Establish plans allocation water new of development South and Beetaloo North the Beetaloo for as per planning areas allocation water 7.7 in the recommendation the Fracturing in Hydraulic into Inquiry Scientific Territory Northern and studies assessment water Undertake East, Plains the Bonaparte for publish reports areas. Point and Gunn Creek Orange Bill Amendment an of preparation Complete to the changes minor make to incorporate efficiency, administrative improve and Reserves Water Aboriginal Strategic the of recommendations implement Hydraulic into Inquiry the Scientific of Report Territory. the Northern in Fracturing the to deliver agencies with partner Work in the recommendations the Fracturing in Hydraulic into Inquiry Scientific Territory. Northern policy flood harvest water a surface Develop surface scale large of guide the assessment to applications. licence extraction water flood to improve mapping products Prepare and (town) River Adelaide for preparedness basin. detention Creek Rapid Future priorities Future • • • • • • Develop and implement a monitoring program monitoring a program implement and Develop the for model extraction water and sustainable in consultation Aquifer Dolostone Palmerstone users, water and major agencies with partner use plan. water a sustainable inform to to study microbial Springs Berry Undertake (and contamination of the source identify swimming Springs the Berry to public closure) area. for a long-term monitoring program Undertake Creek. health in Rapid stream the Lake monitoring for heath river Undertake program. Assessment River Basin Eyre providing warning stations flood Maintain Services, Emergency to NT alerting services relevant and other Meteorology of Bureau authorities. support to Darwin the independent Provide to enable Committee Advisory Harbour Harbour Darwin revised the of completion Plan. and Implementation Strategy Ongoing • • • • • • OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 42 (near Tindall Limestone outcrop) Fergusson River upstream of Stuart Highway providing technical inputandoversight, as well in collaboration withthe consultant, Jacobs, manager, the Water Resources Division worked investigative drilling. Asthe overall project included project management, site survey and of in-kindcontributions. The department’s role contributed over $250000in value interms Fund. This department andother agencies National Water Infrastructure Development Government $985000 contribution under the The project was fundedby an Australian agriculture, startingonasmall scale. incremental approach to developing irrigated northern Australian agriculture through an the potential role itmay play indeveloping Recharge intheNorthern Territory and investigated the feasibility of Managed Aquifer team (steering committee), thedepartment and across agency project management In conjunction with consultants Jacobs vulnerable to a variable wet season. losses, itsscalability as well asbeingless pumping of water, minimisedevaporation infrastructure includingstorage, pipingand storages are thelesser costs associated with The key advantages of MARover larger dam development andmanagement. potential to play amajor role in water resource relatively short wet season,MARhasthe northern Australia’s longdry seasonand aquifers with captured water. Considering recharge. It involves topping upgroundwater groundwater storage through artificial a technique usedglobally to increase Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR)is AQUIFER RECHARGE AGRICULTUREMANAGED THROUGH INVESTIGATING EXPANSION OF IRRIGATED ☀ Northern Territory Government Election Commitments Highway Fergusson River justupstream of Stuart underpinning theUpper KingRiver study. of outcomes andtheeconomic analysis This phaseprovided asummary document for Investment. Stage 3-Documentation of a Business Case megalitre. this development isapproximately $150per borefield. The cost of water associated with of 18000megalitre per year usinganinjection involve thecapture andstorage of amaximum cost effective MARscheme atthissite would to have potential for development. The most River near theStuart Highway was indicated to benon-viable, while asite ontheKing were studiedindetail. Two sites were indicated Based ontheresults of Phase 1,three sites detailed study. Stage 2- Assessment of sites selected for types to compare economic viability. also completed, basedona variety of crop the water. An agricultural economic study was equivalent cost per megalitre basisto deliver options were detailed and costed onan agreed by theSteering Committee. The MAR at thecommencement of theproject and The potential sites for study were determined for anumber of potential sites across theNT Stage 1-Preliminary assessment of feasibility separate reports produced for eachstage. The project was delivered inthree stages with steering committee. as managingthefundingandcoordinating the OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 43 243 354 520 300 4 500 1 280 Budget 2018-19 - - 172 408 318 3 632 Actual 2017-18 - - - - 550 400 Budget 2017-18 - - - - 316 226 Actual 2016-17 Construction of a new Bushfires NT Bushfires a new of Construction the house and merge to headquarters offices. and Batchelor Winnellie messaging during fire advice public Improved Emergency of including the provision incidents, Warnings. and Alerts volunteer work on strengthening to Continue with 12 month and retention recruitment 2018. July commencing study engagement consultation, of the level Increase brigades and volunteer of and recognition volunteers. developed be to Strategy Volunteer Bushfires A support during 2018-19 to guide future volunteer and to strengthen volunteers for and retention. recruitment and volunteer for to training Improvements nationally of including the introduction staff in key levels advanced at training accredited areas. operational volunteer of and improvement Review to ensure arrangements management fleet with best provided brigades are volunteer and equipment. vehicles possible quality rate and replacement in quality Improvements for provided equipment protective personal of fire-fighters. volunteer • • Ongoing • • priorities Future • • • • 2 1,3 2 supporting landholders in the management and mitigation of wildfire, and of wildfire, and mitigation in the management landholders supporting Territory. the brigades across bushfire volunteer to support and training providing 1.3 Regional bushfire plans completed for Savanna, Savanna, for completed plans bushfire Regional regions. Arnhem and Arafura Vernon Project Resilience Fire the Kenbi Completed and NT Bushfires between – a partnership and traditional Land Council the Northern Bushfire Area the Kenbi develop to owners Aboriginal on the Kenbi Plan Management Land Trust. Carbon Unit. Aboriginal the ☀ Established Emergency NT the Bushfires Developed for reference provide to Plan Management multi-agency when an increased, incidents is required. response and Barkly for plans bushfires Regional will be finalised during 2018-19. Springs Alice operational NT Bushfires of training Accredited the provision for observation in air personnel Territory. the for capability air an accredited of Carbon Aboriginal Territory a Northern Finalise support the consolidation to Strategy, Industry carbon industry the emerging of and expansion Territory. Land in the Aboriginal on the of and implementation Development System. Management Emergency Bushfires Compliance inspections under the Bushfires Management Management Bushfires the inspections under Compliance Act to burn issued Permits Planned burns attended by Bushfires NT or authorised NT Bushfires by burns attended Planned volunteers Formal fire management planning meetings with planning meetings management fire Formal stakeholders Key deliverables Key Number of Authorised Bushfire Volunteers and volunteer volunteer and Volunteers Bushfire Authorised of Number Wardens Fire Number of stakeholders trained stakeholders of Number New measure commencing 1 July 2017. July 1 commencing measure New 2018. July 1 commencing measure New reporting. planning and and improved being allocated resources additional to is due increase 2018-19 budget The Bushfires NT Bushfires volunteer assists and wildfire of and mitigation in the management support to landholders Provides centres. urban Territory’s the outside and suppression management in fire brigades for; output is responsible This • • Springs. Alice and Creek Tennant Katherine, Batchelor, Darwin, from provided are and Support Services 1 2 3 in 2017-18 Achievements Performance Completed • • • • progress In • • • • OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 44 of publicinformation and warnings during and processes to improve thedissemination Work isprogressing onnew arrangements in the year, after the2018 Top End fire season. to volunteer brigadesisexpected to occur later incident information in real time. The rollout now ableto issueburnpermitsandrecord fire in February 2018.BFNT staff members are in December andimplementation commenced The first stages of the Project were completed • • • end-to-end lifecycle of anincident including: operational personnel incapturing the (BEMS) will assistBushfires NT (BFNT) The Bushfires Emergency Management System Underway Planned Burn Under Control Being Controlled Going Incident Status Symbol INFORMATIONWARNINGS AND SYSTEM AND IMPROVEMENTS TO PUBLIC THE NEW BUSHFIRESEMERGENCY MANAGEMENT brigades. management system for volunteer Developing anintegrated incident personnel. management system for Bushfires NT Developing anintegrated incident Planned Burning processes. Digitising thecurrent Permit to Burn and Planned BurnAdvice Planned Emergency Warning Watch and Act Advice Alert Level to communities. Planned burnsare carriedoutaspartof aprogram to reduce bushfire risk patrol purposesandmajor re-ignition isunlikely. The fire is at astage where fire fighting resources are only required for Effective strategies are inoperation orplanned for the entre perimeter. strategies are not inplace for theentire perimeter. A fire whichisspreading ononeor more fronts. Effective containment Description the burnbutflamesandsmoke may be visible. A plannedburn iscurrently underway. Firefighters are managing delay now puts your life at risk. You may beindanger take andneedto actionimmediately. Any An Emergency Warning isthehighestlevel of Bushfire Alert. your family. and you starttakingactionnow needto toprotect you and There isaheightened level of threat. Conditions are changing in casethesituationchanges. A fire hasstarted. There isnoimmediate danger. Stayto date up Description to localresidents intheevent of abushfire. BFNT to sendoutEmergency Alert messages EmergencySystem, allowAlert whichwill In additionaccess hasbeengranted to the management platforms. updated from therespective agency incident and Rescue Service incidents displayed and map will incorporate both BFNT andNT Fire of theNT Fire Incident Map. The upgraded levels beingappliedto animproved version nationally recognised symbols to reflect alert fire incidents. This includestheadoption of OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 2 45 20 ≥5 120 200 $1M 100% 1 100 1 091 Budget 2018-19 4 4 17 115 907 217 $1M 100% 1 138 Actual 2017-18 - 6 30 110 270 200 $1M 100% 1 100 Budget 2017-18 - 3 26 102 879 363 171 $1M 100% Actual 2016-17 . Act Assessment Environmental stations, responding to over 900 reports 900 over responding to stations, and Hotline, the Pollution through received in prosecutions successful undertook two storage. waste to noise and relation Scheme, Deposit the Container Administered 110 million containers over which saw during depots collection NT at redeemed 2017-18. in the sustainable development Supported of completion through Territory, Northern projects major four for reports assessment Resources Arafura Peake; Mount (TNG Ltd Ltd Holdings Tellus Earths; Rare Nolans Ltd Ltd Pty Projects Intrapac facility; Chandler examining well as Estate), Ridge Noonamah under consideration potential for 16 proposals the • • 3 2 1 1 ☀ Developed a five-year funding agreement funding agreement a five-year ☀ Developed the of Association Government with the Local received LGANT (LGANT). Territory Northern will receive $120 000 in 2017-18 and primarily years, $150 000 in the following waste to improve with local councils work to practices. management the of the 2017–18 round Administered provided that program Grants Environment that projects for $1 047 524 to organisations promote harm and environmental reduce sustainable behaviour. and waste of the management Supported administering through EPA the NT by pollution approvals protection six environmental licences, protection and 153 environment monitoring quality air ambient three operating providing services that support the Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority (NT EPA), (NT Authority Protection Environment Territory support the Northern that services providing reports, assessment EPA on NT advising Government Territory and pollution on the waste of the impact to reduce framework managing the regulatory and environment, and practices sustainable environmentally to ensure policy strategic and implementing developing behaviour. New measure. New Responses to incidents pollution Responses sustainable ecologically to promote grants Environment practices satisfaction) (NTEPA Satisfaction Stakeholder Compliance audits conducted Compliance Key deliverables Key Environmental assessment reports provided to the Minister provided reports assessment Environmental Decision on whether Environmental Impact Assessment Assessment Impact Environmental whether on Decision required Container deposit scheme approvals Container Assessment terms of reference and reports issued within within issued and reports reference terms of Assessment timeframes agreed or statutory and licences and pollution approvals Waste Measures are subject to annual volatility. annual to subject are Measures container of the expansion sorting and material of the implementation including changes, industry to is due increase The ☀ Northern Territory Government Election Commitments Election Government Territory ☀ Northern deposit schemes in New South Wales and Queensland, and increasing industry participation. industry and increasing and Queensland, Wales South deposit schemes in New 3 in 2017-18 achievements Performance Completed • • • 1 2 Environment risks impacts and potential mitigating managing and identifying, through is protected environment The human activities. from for; output is responsible This • • • • Darwin. from provided are Services OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 46 • • • • • • • In progress pollution. how theNT regulates air matters includingair industryone stopshopto andthepublicon Framework Guideline provide to acoherent Finalising theNT Air Quality Management matters intheNT. assessment andmanagement of allnoise will provide aconsistent approach tothe Framework Guideline which for thefirst time Finalising theNT Noise Management performance of industry andservice sectors. to educate andimprove environmental and stormwater, andongoing programs premises with known impactsto waterways proactive inspections of industry typesand Continueto support the NT EPA withthe environment protection act for theNT. Government’s commitment todevelop an ☀ Introducing legislation toimplement Containers andPlastic Bags) Act. by the Territory container depositschemeasrequired Reviewing theoperations of the Northern Environmental Impact Assessment Process. Timeframes for Community Engagement in the Factors andObjectives; and Assessment Guidelines: period includepublishingtheEnvironmental and improve transparency. Reforms inthis assessment process to increase certainty reforms of theenvironmental impact Implementing theNT EPA’s administrative major projects. environmental impactassessment of other Overburden Management Project, andthe assessments of theMcArthur River Mine – to complete theenvironmental impact administrativeto theNT support EPA Providing highquality advice and Environment Protection (Beverage ☀ Northern Territory Government Election Commitments NT EPA Environmental Opportunities and • • • • Future priorities • • • Ongoing Policy for theNorthern Territory. Develop aHazardous Waste Management and gasindustry. application of the Act totheNT’s offshore oil and Disposal (Prohibition) Act 2004to clarify the Amend the Territory Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracturing in the Northern following the Protection Authority Act to meetcommitments Amend the (Beverage Containers andPlastic Bags) Act. requirements of the container depositschemeconsistent with the the operations of the Northern Territory Deliver thefinal report from the review of practices and relevant legislation. mitigated inaccordance withaccepted best are identified, assessedandappropriately environmental issuesassociated with PFAS stakeholders andcommunitiesto ensure Commonwealth government agencies, Continueto work with Territory and and LGANT. the Australian Marine Conservation Society Territory, theEnvironmental Defenders Office, Centre, Environment Centre Northern agreements with the Arid LandsEnvironment ☀ Continueto administer five-year funding environmental assessments. requirement todeliver highquality andtimely impact assessment tomeet theNT EPA’s Continueto focus ontraining inenvironmental . Nuclear Waste Transport, Storage Northern Territory Environment Final Report of the Scientific Environment Protection OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 47 These actions will also help ensure the survival the survival also help ensure will actions These This Gums. River Red iconic the area’s of the community of all sectors engages project community appropriate, a culturally ensure to public amenity will increase that project driven ecosystem. the local and protect ROPER GULF REGIONAL COUNCIL - CAN CRUSHER - CAN CRUSHER COUNCIL REGIONAL GULF ROPER CENTRE RECYCLING REGIONAL MATARANKA FOR OLIVE PINK BOTANIC GARDENS - LHERE GARDENS PINK BOTANIC OLIVE GUM FIRE RIVER RED RIVER) (TODD MPARNTWE RESTORATION PREVENTION AND VEGETATION $19 765 was provided to Olive Pink Botanical Botanical Pink Olive to provided was $19 765 and local volunteers with work to Gardens a high-use section restore to youth Aboriginal will events 11 community River. Todd the of where the project of life be held during the and native will be removed and rubbish weeds hazards fire reduce to planted, vegetation biodiversity. natural the areas and restore $30 000 was provided to Roper Gulf Regional Council to help finance a can crusher/bailer for for a can crusher/bailer help finance to Council Regional Gulf Roper to provided was $30 000 the reduce to centre will enable the recycling equipment The Centre. Recycling the Mataranka will be centre means the recycling This than 90 percent. more by collected materials of volume to a processing them to transport viable it is economically until material collected store able to and area a remote to Scheme Deposit the Container of the reach extends project The centre. areas. remote other acts as a model for OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 48 • • • • • In progress • • • • Completed Performance Achievements in2017-18 Services are provided from Darwin. This outputisresponsible for providing a wide range of corporate services totheagency. Provides executive leadership andmanagement totheagency. Corporate andGovernance department andquarterly reporting program. Promotion of businessplanningacross the department. operational anddata storage needs of the application servers inthree locations tomeet Deliver thereplacement of thebusiness system requirements suchasportals. Support delivery of departmental online policy outcomes. department todeliver theNTG opendata Information Services (DCIS)and withinthe Work with Department of Corporate and with whole of government requirements. controlpolicy associatedand procedures line in Develop adepartmental fraud andcorruption policy, andgrant agreement. corporate credit cards, procurement, training for departmental staff, topics delivered were Undertaking of regular corporate training networks andbuildstrategic knowledge. department together to foster collaborative days inMarch 2018,bringingleadersof the Organised theSenior Leaders Forum over two Staff Talent (BOOST). employees known astheBuilding Our Own and development process which is valued by Developed andembeddedanew performance Governance Board. August 2017,attended by members of the site andarisk workshop was facilitated in been publishedonthedepartment’s intranet and divisionalriskregisters. Registers have Raised theprofile of thedepartment’s strategic • • • • • • • • • • Ongoing and beyond intheir roles. program to celebrate employees that go above program astherevamped staff recognition Launch of theGo theExtra Mile (GEM) processes. early intervention and workers’ compensation workplace incidents by upskillingmanagers in Ensure managers are skilledinmanaging for regional staff. Investigate ways to improve training offerings (TRS)’ Program. ‘Transforming theGovernment Records System Support the whole of government portals). Emergency Management Systems (BEMS) technology projects (such asBushfire solutions across thedepartment’s information Provide ongoing andoperational support/ Open data andGrants NT. department; for example whole of Government appropriate toraise theprofile andneeds government project andforums where Promote andparticipate in whole of across thedepartment’s divisions. collaboration andstrengthen relationships meetings toencourage sharing of information, Conduct bi-monthly Business Managers strengthening interdepartmental relationships. Encourage thesharingof information and plan. progress againstthepeople matters action Reporting ondepartment commitments and governance. technology andrecords management and communications andmedia,information on humanresources, finance, corporate Quarterly reportingto the Governance Board OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 49 $450 180 $100 000 $663 193 Amount Develop a manager training framework to framework training a manager Develop core each managers into build competencies responsibilities. the of modules further of Development ME structured BOOST program; BOOST BOOST – succession, UP support, BOOST and knowledge retirement to transition away transfer. a mandated and launch of Development appropriate incorporate that policy training cross conduct; of code behaviours; workforce induction. and corporate competence cultural online and to face also includes face This and tools. delivery • • • A collaborative research project between the Northern Territory Territory Northern the between project research collaborative A an provide to DSITIA and the Queensland Government and land governments both will inform that system integrated Rangelands Territory Northern of on the condition managers Managed Aquifer Recharge study to assess scope to convert to convert assess scope to study Recharge Aquifer Managed augment or season to supply wet the of flows water excess season. in the dry projects irrigation Purpose viability and environmental the economic determine to Study construct will which Scheme, Irrigation 3 Stage the Ord of the into Scheme Irrigation Ord the channels from irrigation Territory. Northern Define the 2018-19 internal audit program audit program the 2018-19 internal Define audit Government whole of based on identified risk events and high requirements risk 2018-19 strategic on the department’s register. plan. strategic ICT department the Re-develop that strategy data a departmental Develop both short term and long needs term identifies outcome and operational security data for needs. of the department across awareness Increase governance role, committee’s Governance ICT projects. ICT for and requirements NT Cattlemen’s Association Conference - $10 000 Conference Association Cattlemen’s NT - $10 000 Futures Food Australia Northern – Incorporated Association Farmers NT - $9 090 and Carbon Forum Fire Savanna Australian - North University Charles Darwin - $4 000 Conference Management Resource Natural Territory - $1 090 Experience Science Phillips Conoco - $250 Achievement Academic - Outstanding University Charles Darwin 2017 - $3 000 Scholarship Singer - Barbara University Charles Darwin 2018 - $3 000 Scholarship Singer - Barbara University Charles Darwin Queensland Queensland of Department Information Science and Technology Innovation Jacob’s Group Group Jacob’s Australia Recipient GeoScience Australia GeoScience Future priorities Future • • • • Sponsorship and scholarships Sponsorship of range a for and scholarships sponsorship support through to provide continues department The during 2017-18: events engagement community • • • • • • • • Partnerships to meet is in place arrangement, collaborative or a partnership, where paid to recipients are grants Some project. a larger of the requirements Grant programs programs Grant an agreement distributed under are The grants special purpose grants. one-off provides department The the funded that confirming for process and the reporting each grant, which outlines the purpose of has been achieved. objective 3. Appendix is detailed in the department by administered the grants full list of A OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 50 • • • • • • These included: engagement activitiesduring2017-18. The department arange undertook of community Engagement Communications and Community and itsrural area. conservation and why it’s anissue for Darwin contributionto Darwin’s water supply, water about theimportance of groundwater andits area. Over 365children attended andlearnt the Anula, Karama, Manunda andGirraween and Water team to visit primary schoolsin joined theLiving Water Smart andPower In August 2017,the Water Resources Division when and where they occur. encouraging report themto weed sightings from spreading, suchasCabombaand recreational anglers aboutpreventing weeds the Weeds Management Branch spoke to Over 50peopleattended themeeting, where Association of theNT AGM in April 2018. Attending theannual Amateur Fishermen’s mitigation andlegacy mine rehabilitation. groundwater dependent ecosystems, flood use, springprotection and rehabilitation, women. Topics ranged from rural groundwater best water scientists,to be whoalsohappen undertaken by someof the Territory’s very the diverse andimpressive body of work being in March 2018. The symposium showcased symposium at theMuseum and Art Gallery NT Hosting thefirst inaugural Womenin Water Alice Springs. Cattlemen Association Conference in Sponsoring the2018Northern Territory Katherine. Best Government display in Tennant Creek and the department totake away theaward for with fantastic supportfrom our regions helping show circuit display received great feedback Creek andKatherine during July. The 2017 regional show circuit in Alice Springs, Tennant and attending theannual Northern Territory participating inthe Freds Pass Rural Show and responsibilitiesto the community by Promoting thedepartment’s key activities held inDarwin, November 2017. Resource Management Conference andawards Sponsoring the2017 Territory Natural • • • • • • The lastaerialsurvey was undertaken in2011. understanding of theextent of gamba grass. Pine Creek andKatherine obtain to an 5 300squared kilometres of landbetween Rangers to complete anaerialsurvey over Weeds officers working withthe Jawoyn Corroboree andHardy’s lagoon area. information onCabombaand Salvinia inthe people visited thedisplay to findoutmore Darwin during August 2017. A total of 245 Darwin Boat, Travel andLeisure Show in Promoting weed management at theannual landholders participate intheprogram. December 2017.Over 3359individual residences duringNovember to supply free localKatherine herbicideto Natural Resources Management to Working inpartnership with the Territory across the Top End andKatherine regions. 2300individuallandholders herbicide to program provided over 20000litres of free and limitfurther spread of gambagrass. The comply with legislation, reduce fuelloads equipment loanstohelpprivate landholders grass andprovides free gambaherbicideand supports community to manage gamba the eighth consecutive year. The department Administering theGamba Action Program for in Tennant Creek, October 2017. and Economic Development Conference held Presenting at the Barkly Regional Resources Darwin Rural area. and how to measure water tablelevels inthe knowledge aboutgroundwater monitoring Working with theLarrakia Rangers to share OUR PEOPLE OUR PEOPLE 52 OUR PEOPLE SNAPSHOT 68% 38% 0.8% 10+ 40+ service with theNTPS more than40 years of of our staff have service with theNTPS more than10 years of of our staff have 45% females and

years technical (30%) streams. the professional (38%)and of our staff are employed in 55% males years employees. (permanent) are ongoing of our staff 79% work arrangement requested aflexible and 29other staff work part-time 45 employees numbers at 30 June 2018 were 5.4% Our full-timeequivalent staff Our headcount of staff was (41 years female average, average, female years (41 Average age of staff: largest division at 31% Water Resources isour 46 maleaverage) 44 years rate is separation Our 299.6 as Aboriginal of our staff identify 335 25% OUR PEOPLE 53 Water Resources - 31% Resources Water Rangelands - 22% Rangelands Bushfires NT - 10% NT Bushfires Environment - 13% Environment Executive - 3% Executive Corporate Services - 8% Services Corporate Flora and Fauna - 13% and Fauna Flora Employees by division by Employees employing staff, total our of up 53 percent divisions make and Rangelands Resources Water The respectively. and 22 percent 31 percent Our staff are highly enthusiastic and dedicated. There is a strong technical and professional commitment commitment professional and technical is a strong There and dedicated. enthusiastic highly are staff Our and stability. tenure of and a culture of centres in the major Territory, the 335 people throughout employed the department end, year At and Darwin. Creek, Tennant Katherine, Springs, Alice Workforce profile Workforce OVERVIEW goals strategic our department’s supporting ingredients are critical and satisfaction commitment Staff that help the and ideas productivity to translates workforce motivated An engaged, and objectives. people. our we support and nurture that so it is essential its goals, achieve department in HR best practice to delivering unit is dedicated (HR) Services Resource Human department’s The a positive encourage support and to managers alongside senior work We all employees. for management programs, suite of and our service advisory a consistent through achieve we which culture, workplace policies and procedures. OUR PEOPLE OUR PEOPLE Administrative Early Careers Executive Professional Technical 54 Gender comparison by employment stream The department’s overall gender comparison hasremained thesameasprevious year. Gender comparison Employees by stream Administrative -27.5% Male Female Gender Female Technical -29.6% Executive -3.5% 100% 78% 58% 39% 18% Male Early careers -1.5% 2016-17 55% 45% Professional -37.9% 22% 42% 61% 82% 2017-18 55% 45% OUR PEOPLE 55 42 52 2017-18 3% 38% 43% 49% 69% 58% 100% 65 and over 52 50 18% 55 - 64 2016-17 25% 45 - 54 29% 35 - 44 Male 21% 62% 57% 51% 42% 31% 25 - 34 4% Female 15 - 24 Separations Commencements 65 + Source: Personnel information payroll system. system. payroll information Personnel Source: staff. and casual members board Excludes Note: or in the NTPS commencements (either staff period the department had 98 new the reporting During resignations (either departed 85 staff in the NTPS) and elsewhere from the department into transfers period staff and fixed ongoing of rate separation Our NTPS agencies). out to other transfers or as staff administrative our within the NTPS of due to movement this is predominantly 25.4 percent was below. illustrated During 2017-18, 52 employees commenced NTPS employment with the department and 42 left the NT and 42 left the NT with the department NTPS employment commenced 2017-18, 52 employees During (NTPS). public sector Recruitment and retention Recruitment Age by gender comparison at 30 June 2018 June 30 at comparison gender by Age Age comparison at 30 June 2018 June 30 at comparison Age Employees by age and gender and age by Employees between aged are (29 percent) staff our of most brackets, year in ten staff our of ages considering In department The old. years 45 under is aged workforce total our of percent old and 54 years 35–44 female of age average The positions. careers and early executive in administrative, women more employs is 46. male employees of age is 41 and the average employees 15 - 24 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 OUR PEOPLE 56 less thantwo years service with theNTPS. Of the62percent of staff whohave ten years or lessservice, asignificant proportion (28 percent) have 38 percent of our staff have more than10 years of service withintheNTPS. Retention which isjustoutsidetheNTPS’s ideal timeframe of 42days. The average timefrom theclose of advertising totheselection process being complete was48 days during that period. In 2017-18thedepartment advertised 108positions, with seven subsequently cancelled and93finalised Recruitment Note: Excludes casuals and transfers. Source: Personnel information payroll system. streams Separations of ongoing andfixed periodstaff across three employment to other NTPSagencies DENR separations andtransfers DENR separations only 1 -2 years -14% < 10Year 6 -10 years -16% 61.7% s <1 year -14% 11 <20Years 21.5% Professional 21 <30Years 11.0% 18.1% 11.8% 31 <40Years Technical 4.7% 17.2% 15.2% 3 -5 years -18% Over ten years -38% Administrative 41+ Years 0.8% 44.6% 11.9% OUR PEOPLE 57 5.4% 1.6% 3.5% employees % of DENR % of Building our leadership capacity and capability across the across and capability capacity leadership our Building agency. and nurture to programs development targeted Having talent. grow safe and promoting environment working a safe Providing operations. and field office in both practices and to business processes improvements ongoing Making systems. internal streamlining Aboriginal people Aboriginal People with a disability People speaking background Non-English • • • Diversity inclusion, of to the principles is committed department The the represents workforce our ensure to and diversity equity to committed are We community. Territory Northern broader and building backgrounds from diverse people new attracting We are people. existing our of and capability the capacity progress. people priorities and our as our to change committed people are our that proud and are diversity our recognise We stages. and life circumstances backgrounds, different from profile. opportunity equal employment our at glance is a Here Our culture Our workplace and support a aims to inspire department The accountable. respectful and is collaborative, that culture this by: achieve We • Building a skilled and capable workforce that will meetwill the that workforce a skilled and capable Building challenges future and faces as it matures needs department’s and building programs this by will achieve We is important. the into and now business needs, to our tailored initiatives future. to support individual staff continues department The We agreements. performance needs through development to staff encourage calendar, training in-house our promote of the and the Office programs career in early participate targeted suite of Employment’s Public for Commissioner programs. leadership DEVELOPING OUR WORKFORCE WORKFORCE OUR DEVELOPING AND CAPABILITY CAPACITY John Whatley John Hardy Mary Hardy David Fisher Alaric Milne Damian Smit Neil Lukitsch Burt Moloney Tania Sinordin Rossimah Lawrie Sean Blyton Ben Ward Simon Elliott Lou Wait Francis Rittner Max Platell Christine Munckton Troy The department recognises recognises department The employees of the milestones continuously worked who have for Sector Public in the NT Our years. 10, 20, 30 and 40 the NT complements policy Recognising Government policy. Milestones Service 2017-18, the milestones In were: recipients service of years 35 • service of years 30 • • service of years 20 • • • • • • • • service of years 10 • • • • • • DEPARTMENTAL DEPARTMENTAL MILESTONES OUR PEOPLE 58 for the pastthree years: The department’s training expenditure comparison implementation in2015. records created inthesystem for staff since its 2017-18 periodandthere have been10924 There were 974records created duringthe training programs. with face-to-face internal corporate andexternal system allows for online/self-paced learningalong benefits toendusers across thedepartment. The has areporting functionthat generates flow-on onboarding andconfirmation. TheLMSalso nominations and registration workflows, participant automates processes, suchaspromoting programs, management of our training programs. The system system (LMS)toimprove theadministration and The department hasalearningmanagement Learning Management System Total $ Conferences other study and Training, STAFF ACHIEVEMENT Incident Controller Training. Management System (AIIMS)Level 2 completed Australasian Interagency Incident Diment, Peter Shepherd, and Tom Collins Roebuck, Christine Platell, Jonathan Bushfires NT staff Steele Davies, Damien Investigations. accredited Certificate IV in Government McDonough alsocompleted thenationally Davies, Troy Munckton andChristine Seib, Lee Humphris, Maggie Towers, Steele Bushfires NT staff Joshua Fischer, Miranda 2015-16 337 054 396 914 59 860 2016-17 348 026 412 694 64 668 2017-18 327 878 364 791 36 913 • • • • • • • • • • Our divisionalpresentations included: panel with theexecutive team. second day alsoincludedaQuestion and Answer Minister and Jane MacMaster from Ponder. The Ryan, CEO of theDepartment of theChief as well asthefollowing guestpresenters: Jodie and includedspeakers from across thedepartment, This year’s theme was ‘Influence and collaboration’ information sharingandprofessional development. above are invited tocome together for networking, in which staff at AO7/P3/T6 classifications and our annualSenior Leaders Forum. This isanevent On 27and28March, 95of our staff attended Senior Leaders Forum 2018 Robyn Delaney, Executive. Mapping theFuture – Flora andFauna. central Australia –Catherine Nano, Managing threatened species:anexamplefrom Michelle Murray, Corporate Services. Human Resources -Upcoming initiatives – Simon Cruickshank, Water Resources. Community engagement with Chooks– Groundwater intheDarwin Rural area – Water Resources. Jason Hill, Rangelands andDes Yin Foo, Land and Water Program 2014-2018– and ChrisCollins, Rangelands. Enforcements andEradication – Roni Opden The Secret Life of Weeds: Emergencies, and Simon Gummer, Environment. measures andcollaboration – Patrick Doran Illegal Dumping –Casestudies,control and Maria Wauchope, Rangelands. Assessments (EIA)–LisaBradley, Environment Directions in Environmental Impact Bushfires NT. Aboriginal CarbonStrategy –Ken Baulch, Flora andFauna. What are threatened species? –Simon Ward, OUR PEOPLE 59

We have listened and taken action… and taken listened have We A recruitment and selection policy was approved which was approved selection policy and recruitment A and under. six months duration of vacancies applies to all than which span more vacancies all requires policy This via to be advertised and up to six months months three There a minimum. at internally (EOI) interest of expression contract such as listed in the policy some exceptions are an advertised recruited under initially staff for extensions merit selection process. the to email all of via broadcast circulated now are EOIs department. formalises which was approved policy job evaluation A of and the advertising position creations for requirements process (JES) System Evaluation Job to a positions prior being complete. complaint our to review formed was team project A The documentation. and associated handling process from Purich and Plaxy Ferdinands Keith comprised: team and Resources Water from Hanslow Kiley Rangelands, from Carter Robinson/Nicole and Ellen Richardson Michael considered have Board Governance Services. Corporate requested further and group the from recommendations management complaints new to endorsing prior alternations documentation. reward existing our to evaluate formed was team review A of: consisted team review The program. and recognition Jo Environment, from Tylor and Christine Watters Alison Yvette and Fauna, Flora from Groom and Rachel Pridham NT, Bushfires from Shepherd Peter Rangelands, from Wilkes Wright and Rachael Resources Water from Mullins Deborah Services. Corporate from Carter Robinson/Nicole and Ellen from feedback to gather developed were surveys Several Governance to recommendations informed which then staff and policy associated The endorsed. were which Board and approval Board Governance for finalised materials 2018. August launch in was training communicator’ intelligent emotionally ‘The attending. with 49 staff offered which in worksites visits to HR team has implemented The for worksite a division’s out of works a HR team member and a meet and greet for to pop in enable staff to hours two reporting the over held were visits questions. 17 ask any to Springs and Alice visits to regional period, in addition two Katherine. and new retired was system electronic previous The Talent Own Staff Our launched – Building program is the flexible the program of element key A (BOOST). requirements. meetings to suit operational scheduling of staff said… staff There was a lack of consistency consistency a lack of was There across practices in recruitment divisions. transparency a lack of was There – opportunities employment of of not advised are staff sometimes vacancies. distrust of feelings were There management complaint around public sector. in the NT processes around confusion was There to raise available are that avenues concerns. workplace to harmful are Processes complainants. be nice”. would you thank “a for recognition is a lack of There work. could be skills Communication improved. not were HR staff that view General accessible. management performance The and rigid. clunky was in place system were conversations feel did not Staff valued. valued. not was form electronic The In the people matter workshops, workshops, the people matter In • • • • • • • • • • • • PEOPLE MATTER SURVEY MATTER PEOPLE (NTPS) SECTOR PUBLIC TERRITORY NORTHERN during gathered feedback of result actions as a to implement continued the agency 2017-18 During outlined below: are date to taken and actions feedback key of summary A 2017. early held in workshops OUR PEOPLE 60 • • school- basedapprentices. In five 2017–18, thedepartment supported and provide anationally recognised qualification. structured develop learningto workplace skills These programs combine employment with trainees Apprenticeships –schoolbased have gainedemployment within thedepartment. completion of thegraduate program graduate’s graduates were employed within Rangelands. On graduate commenced thisfinancial year. Both One graduate completed theprogram andone opportunities. with professional andpersonal development The program combines on-the-jobtraining to thelevelabilities required for ongoing positions. graduates’ skills,experience, knowledge and or two year placement andisaimedat developing The department’s graduate program offers aone Graduate development program The programs include: participants inprograms over the2017-18period. careers programs across mostdivisions with 18 The department hascontinuedto supportearly EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS ◦ ◦ ◦ Completed Started ◦ ◦ ◦ 1 Darwin –Corporate Services 1 Alice Springs -Executive ▪ ▪ 3 Darwin ▪ ▪ 1 - Water Resources 2 -Corporate Services NTPS, andanother resigned. apprenticeship andhas remained employed within management andbusiness.One completed their apprentices inthefields of conservation andland The department two alsosupported full-time Apprenticeships –fulltime • • • • outlined below: work placements tosuita variety of arrangements Additionally thedepartment provides unpaid Volunteers Environment andfive inthe Rangelands division. six vacation employment students. One in During 2017–18,thedepartmentsupported placements duringuniversity breaks. to gain valuable work experience through paid time at an Australian university anopportunity currently undertakingdegree studiesfor thefirst The vacation employment program gives students Vacation employment ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ General work placements/volunteersGeneral work Return to work placements School Universityplacements work ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ 20 Flora andFauna 1 Rangelands 1 Rangelands 1 Corporate Services 1 Water Resources 2 Flora andFauna 2 Water Resources –CDU OUR PEOPLE 61 Bachelor of Accounting, Accounting, of Bachelor Science, Environmental of Bachelor Business, of Bachelor Investigations, Government IV in Certificate Accounting, IV in Certificate Agriculture, in Certificate Graduate and Science, Spatial Certificate Graduate and Regional in Economic Masters Development. STAFF ACHIEVEMENT STAFF the Chou from Yu-Chun Challis and Jo completed Division, Resources Water IV in certificate accredited the national (Investigation). Government within those is designed for course The who agencies regulatory environmental of breaches investigate to required are government and regulations Legislation, policy. Studies assistance Studies gaining supports employees department The and technical skills through professional relevant employees Twelve studies. education higher with 2017-18 during assistance study applied for $22 642. of support provided total undertaking studies from were employees These The programs. degree Masters to Certificates of average to an equates financial assistance person. $1 887 per include; Studies • • • • • • • • 1 8 3 10 42 31 19 15 23 24 21 10 15 49 138 142 149 700 Number of of Number participants Course BOOST Information Session Information BOOST Creating wealth – Financial wealth – Creating Session Information Awareness Cultural Cross Training Conduct of Code Bullying Combat Training Travel Official Technology Information sessions information Purchasing Procurement, Cards and Credit session Information 1 – Level Manager Records – workshop Writing Unpacked Punctuation Writing – workshop Writing English in Plain Workers Bassett Gallagher Information Compensation Session money your Managing Information – Financial Session - reality Retirement Information Financial Session Financial - sacrifice Salary Session Information Investigations for Sampling Training Intelligent Emotionally The Communicator TOTAL Corporate training Corporate corporate following the offered department The in 2017-18: courses training CAPABILITY BUILDING CAPABILITY OUR PEOPLE 62 Team achievements Individual achievements The achievement awards this year were presented to: • • • • staff achievement award through thescheme. The achievement award hasseveral nomination categories: During 2017-18,atotal of 20employees, includingseven individualsandthree teamsreceived amonthly contributions that supportthedepartment’s values, strategic goals andobjectives. presentation of anachievement award. Individuals or teams canbenominated for outstanding The department’s Recognition and Reward Scheme recognisesefforts the of employees through STAFFRECOGNITIONACHIEVEMENTSAND AssessmentsTeam Environmental Heaton Alaric Fisher &Sally O’Connor and Chantelle Cynthia Loganathan Andrea Ruske, Monica Richly, Lisa Williams Diane Napier Robbie Henderson Ryan Clifton Rachel Groom Yusuke Fukuda Tammy Smart Quality leadership, teamcollaboration or individualperformance. strategies. Quality of jobperformance andmotivation that supportsthedepartment’s strategic objectives and improvement andefficiency inthedepartment. Development of initiatives whichenhance processes and procedures that drive performance Accountability, Impartiality and Diversity. Demonstration of Public Sector Values – Commitment to Service, Ethical Practice, Respect, Bushfires NT Rangelands Water Resources Water Resources Flora andFauna Flora andFauna Rangelands Environment Fauna Flora and Services Corporate and strategies. supports thedepartment’s strategic objectives Quality of jobperformance andmotivation that Demonstration of Public Sector Values. Aboriginal Ranger Grants Project. and strategies. supports thedepartment’s strategic objectives Quality of jobperformance andmotivation that individual performance. Quality leadership, teamcollaboration or individual performance. Quality leadership, teamcollaboration or and strategies. supports theDepartment’s strategic objectives Quality of jobperformance andmotivation that individual performance. Quality leadership, teamcollaboration or individual performance. Quality leadership, teamcollaboration or department. performance improvement and efficiency inthe processes andprocedures that drive Development of initiatives whichenhance individual performance. Quality leadership, teamcollaboration or 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2018 April 2018 January 2017 December 2017 November 2017 August 2017 August 2017 August OUR PEOPLE 63 55 112 2017-18 Employees or their family member member family their or Employees of (number the service who accessed individuals) visits provided of Number Flu vaccination program vaccination Flu all staff again offered once department The program. vaccinations (flu) the 2018 influenza with a total received well was program The Darwin, in vaccination the having 139 staff of Springs. Alice and Katherine Palmerston, Christmas closedown in a participated 2017, the department In period in accordance Christmas closedown Agreement. with the NTPS 2013-17 Enterprise Christmas and period between close down The take to an opportunity employees gave Year New closed. was while the department leave WELLBEING balance life Work options, working flexible offers department The greater tool in achieving valuable as a recognised to and supporting employees productivity and personal work between balance their improve support provide arrangements These commitments. working to enable them to adjust their staff to due time to of period an agreed for arrangements from such as: returning circumstances of variety a responsibilities, carer to undertake leave, parental retirement. to and transition supported 2017-18, the department 74 flexible In arrangements. work program assistance Employee the to promote continued department The which (EAP), Program Assistance Employee to a access families and their employees gives cost to at no counselling service confidential can be made to discuss Appointments themselves. impacting on individuals, are that situations any The otherwise. or related work be they whether in relation support to managers also provides EAP issues. workplace to in program the EAP who accessed Employees 2017-18. Caroline Green, Geospatial Information Information Geospatial Green, Caroline Resources Water Katherine Officer, nine public servants one of was Division medal. Minister’s a Chief receive to outstanding displays consistently Caroline synthesising by service, and commendable easy into information spatial complex with to assist products use, practical to sustainable land use of the development Territory. the decisions for new and embraces adapts She as the and is recognised technologies identifies Caroline steward’. ‘geospatial developing innovation; for opportunities and automate to simplify solutions exceptional and provides processes, 200 departmental over to control quality and mapping datasets. spatial being applied are innovations her of Many departmental of range an increasing to of enhancing the ability and are programs the and ‘self-assess’ access to customers on-ground to make required information decisions. STAFF ACHIEVEMENT STAFF the awarded Green Caroline Medal Minister’s 2017 Chief OUR PEOPLE 64 AND SAFETY WORKPLACE HEALTH Workers compensation claimssummary committee for eachdivision. approving body by andissupported a WHS The Governance Board isthedepartment’s WHS • • • • and Safety (WHS)legislation have included; Activities undertaken toimplement the Work Health and Compensation Act. Uniform Legislation) Act andthe the compliancewith maintaining safe andhealthy workplaces andensuring The department iscommitted toproviding and 30 June 2018 Total number of openclaimsasat disputed) and outcome (accepted, deferred, Total number of new claimsreceived the reporting period Total number of claimsclosedover the reporting period Total number of reopened claimsover 2017 Total number of openclaimsat 1 July Total Vehicle incidents andother Sound andpressure Slips, tripsandfalls Mental factors Hitting objects Hazard Environmental factors Chemicals andsubstances Body stressing Biological factors Being hitby objects Mechanism training. training provided for field working staff eg4WD duties, and staff trained for committees and fire warden regular committee and workplace meetings, and systems, continual review of current policies,procedures Work Health andSafety (National Workers Rehabilitation 2015 -16 38 8 2 3 8 3 4 5 5 - - - 2016 (2 accepted, -17 1 disputed) 1 disputed) 39 11 8 1 5 3 3 3 5 - - - 2017 -18 18 3 3 9 2 6 1 1 4 3 1 2 1 2 3 - - outcomes for theNorthern Territory. committed to delivering environmental dedicated is youngand woman who farming strategies. Samantha isadriven to discussissuesanddevelop future for industry, researchers andinvestors national (award winning) conference Futures Committee whoorganised a water use.Samantha was ontheFood integrated pestmanagement and wise sustainable farming practices, including to develop andimplement ecological NT Cucurbit andMango industries industry. She worked closely with the extension officer withthe NT Horticulture Samantha was aresearch scientist and Prior to joiningtheNT Government, the Northern Territory. environmentally sustainableoutcomes for with clients to develop practical and plastic bags. Samantha has worked closely recycling andre-use of containers and disposal of hazardous waste materials and and aquaculture industry, transport and industries intheNT; includingthepearling the environmental regulation of major during thistimeshehas facilitated 2017 intherole of Environmental Officer, Environment Division since September has workedSamanthathe with were inattendance at the Gala Event. Friday 13 April 2018.Over 500guests ceremony heldat Skycity Darwin on Young Achiever Awards Presentation Award, at the2018Northern Territory Finalist intheConocoPhillips Environment Samantha Tocknell presented asaSemi Awards Territoryat YoungAchiever Samantha Tocknell -Presented STAFF ACHIEVEMENT OUR PEOPLE 65 Action Recruitment and establishment procedures are available on the available are procedures establishment and Recruitment on filling guidance was launched to provide A policy intranet. staff six months. under vacancies and fixed (ongoing 108 advertised the department 2017-18 In cancelled. these subsequently of with seven period) positions, in to the agency. commence/transfer had 98 staff department The with the the period, for lodged were appeals promotion Three original selection decisions being upheld. with consistent procedure has a probation department The the of advised are employees New site. intranet on our legislation about information induction and given during process probation responsibilities. their advised are basis and managers regular on a is monitored Probation compliance. timely to ensure due dates probation upcoming of process. during the probation terminated were staff No to all employees. communicated are justice natural of principles The and with employees to in all dealings is adhered justice Natural policies and procedures. in internal appropriately reflected system management performance launched a new department The Talent Staff Own Our Building titled: period during the reporting attending. with 138 staff held were sessions Training (BOOST). discussions being performance of records had staff of 51 percent in 2018-19. expected to increase is held. Participation HR Consultants. by as required to managers is provided Advice cases in 2017-18. no medical incapacity were There the from available guidelines are and inability performance The with dealing supports managers HR Services intranet. department’s to improve and staff issues and helps managers under-performance performance. in cases initiated improvement performance formal two were There 2017-18. are guidelines instruction and associated discipline employment The with work closely HR staff intranet. the department’s from available and natural correctly followed are processes ensure to managers is provided. justice actions in 2017-18. no section 49 disciplinary were There (PSEMA), Employment Instructions provide provide Instructions Employment (PSEMA), Act and Management Employment Sector Public Employment Instruction Employment Number 1 – Filling vacancies 1 – Filling Number Number 2 – Probation Number justice 3 – Natural Number 4 – Employee Number and management performance systems development 5 – Medical Number examinations and 6 – Performance Number inability 7 – Discipline Number Employment instructions Employment the Under against performance The department’s matters. management resource on human agencies to direction below. reported is Instruction each Employment LEGISLATIVE COMPLIANCE LEGISLATIVE OUR PEOPLE 66 measures Number 15–Special and redundancy procedures Number 14–Redeployment workplace behaviours Number 13– Appropriate Number 12–Code of conduct health andsafety programs Number 11–Occupational programs employment opportunity Number 10–Equality of records Number 9–Employment grievance reviews complaints andsection59 Number 8–Internal agency Employment Instruction employment. however doeshave clear targets tomeetfor increasing Aboriginal The department doesnot have aspecialmeasures planinplace, during 2017-18. The department’s only redeployee was placed inanongoing role 2017-18. One staff member received a voluntary retrenchment during redundancy provisions. The department adheres tothecurrent redeployment and during 2017-18. bullying. Additionally 19staff attended Combat Bullying training about addressing inappropriate behaviour inthe workplace, including There issignificant documentation available onthe intranet site which were attended by 31staff in2017-18. Additionally HR facilitate regular workshops onthe Code of Conduct which ismandatory for new staff. Code of Conduct isalsocovered through thecorporate induction, and isreinforced by theactivities of the Human Resources team. The The Code of Conduct isavailable onthedepartment’s intranet site activities andclaims are provided intheannual report. Committees toensure WHS compliance. Details in relation to WHS The department hasdivisional Work Health andSafety (WHS) intranet. The department hasaDiversity policy which isavailable onthestaff Strategy. The department adheres totheprinciplesof theNTPSEmployAbility Information Act in2017-18. No requests were lodged for employee information under the Resources. to access employee records are madethrough theDirector, Human with theDCISpolicy regarding access tothesefiles. Any requests employment records onpersonnel files. The department complies The Department of Corporate andInformation Services (DCIS)store August 2018. for Public Employment. The section59grievance was closedin section 59grievance lodgedOffice withthe ofthe Commissioner In 2017-18there were three internal complaints received andone relation to resolving complaints andthe formal grievance process. There issignificant information onthedepartment’s intranet in Action CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 68 Governance principles used toassessgovernance maturity level andidentify opportunities for improvement. The department isgoverned by theframework’s nineprinciples,eachof which hasoperational elements corporate governance, which have beenreworked for apublicsector environment. The department’s governance framework isbasedonthe Australian Securities Exchange’s principles of achieve itsperformance objectives andaccountability. systems andprocesses. It isthesystem through which thedepartment iscontrolled andoperates to Governance account holdsthedepartment anditspeopleto through defined responsibilities, policies, GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Risk management Communication Finance People Ethics andintegrity Operations Organisational structure Management andoversight relationship Government andpublicsector The department identified and manages itsrisks. accessible, openandresponsive. The department communicates with allpartiesina way that is The department safeguards financial integrity andaccountability. to individualandorganisational achievements. The department’s leadership inpeoplemanagement contributes and operations. Ethics andintegrity are embeddedinthedepartment’s values The department plansitsoperations toachieve its goals. The department’s structure serves itsoperations. has clearly defined responsibilities. The department’s management andoversight isaccountable and The department’s relationship withthe government isclear. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 69 Committee Performance Management Management Audit and Risk and Risk Audit Committee Technology Technology (ICT) Goverance (ICT) Goverance Information and Information Communications Communications Staff Strategic Priorities Strategic Chief Executive Officer Executive Chief Management Executive Governance Committees Governance Corporate Governance Principles Governance Corporate Emergency Emergency Committee Management Management Governance Board Governance Chief Executive Officer Executive Chief Value committees Divisional work work Divisional health and safety health and safety Each committee’s functions and performance for 2017-18 are outlined in this section. Membership as at as Membership are outlined in this section. 2017-18 for functions and performance committee’s Each 1. Appendix is outlined at 2018 June 30 Governance principles Governance The department’s governance structure comprises a Governance Board and supporting committees committees and supporting Board a Governance comprises structure governance department’s The elements. governance on important focused and the the department across resources of the allocation oversee and committees board The good of foundation a provide that policies, plans and procedures of and implementation development activities. the department’s for governance Committee, Management Risk Audit and the except Board, Governance report the to committees The below. the diagram as outlined in Officer, Executive Chief the to directly which reports EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES EXECUTIVE Corporate governance and accountability framework model framework and accountability governance Corporate CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 70 committees as required. The Governance Board hasthepower to appoint • • • • • • • to; The responsibilities of the Governance Board are meetings as required. department officers attend Governance Board from alloutputgroups of thedepartment. Other The Governance Board includesrepresentatives the department. strategic leadership andsystem development for Officer isprimarily responsible for providing corporate governance matters. The Chief Executive principal planninganddecision-makingbody on The Governance Board isthedepartment’s department’s objectives andpurpose. leadership toseveral committees that supportthe The Governance Board provides governance and Governance Board ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ These include; department policiesandsystems. act asthedecision-makingbody for networking andinformation sharing,and maximise opportunities for partnerships, impact onthe wider community, and determines responses policiesthat to act asadecision-makingbody that considers Governance Board members, divisional activity that may be relevant to other provide aforum toconsider issuesarisingfrom report andbudget papers, department’s strategic planthrough theannual to report againstdeliverables identified inthe corporate responsibilities andobjectives and of thedepartment’s performance against its implementation, monitoringand reporting provide advice andsupportontheplanning, on current andfuture direction for theagency, act asaconsultative forum, providing advice Set thestrategic direction for thedepartment, ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ planning andmanagement. and technology andtelecommunications information and records management financial andbudget management, and planning andmanagement, strategic humanresource and workforce compliance with statutory requirements, managing riskandassurance inrelation to • • Outcomes from included; themeetings 20 November 2017and1February 2018. Two outof sessionmeetings were alsoheld: • • • • included; and 1May 2018.Outcomes from themeetings 2017, 10November 2017,20February 2018, four standard meetingsduringthe year; 8 August The Audit andRisk Management Committee held • • • • Audit andRisk Management Committee Committees responsibilities. to assistthecommittee its inmeeting an annual work planandchecklistdocuments reference, and A review of thecommittees terms of and performance reporting. reviewed theprocesses inplace for financial Operational Risk Registers, and reviewed thedepartment’s Strategic and internal andexternal auditprograms, audit recommendations conducted under the monitored management’s implementation of reviewed thedepartment’s auditreports and the agency’s 2017–18Internal Audit Plan, reviewed andmonitored the implementation of and external accountability. framework, theinternal controls framework areas of thedepartment’s riskmanagement of thecommittee’s terms of reference inthe organisational governance withinthescope Reviews andcomments onthestate of recommendations). responses andimplementation of theaudit (including auditoutcomes, thedepartment’s Monitors theexternal auditprogram recommendations). responses andimplementation of theaudit reference, auditoutcomes, managements review andmonitoringof of audit terms review of theannualinternal auditprogram, Monitors theinternal auditfunction(including controls manage establishedto identified risks. and activitiestheadequacy of the internal and operational riskmanagement functions Monitors thedepartment’s strategic, corporate CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 71 Reviews and endorses the business cases and the business endorses and Reviews investment and initiatives ICT plans for project decisions, and initiatives ICT of the delivery oversees delivery, project of review performance monitoring and of the development oversees and policies, directions strategic ICT ICT the department’s monitors periodically are risks and issues ensure to environment and managed, and appropriately identified major submissions for endorses and reviews approval for initiatives or investments ICT ICT Government Territory the Northern by Board. Governance Information and Communications Communications and Information Committee (ICT) Governance Technology • • • • • Leads department activities before and during activities before department Leads activities and evaluates and reviews an event event, an after and emergency communication manage with and assist staff; messaging for government, messaging across of coordination has an emergency the department ensures and plan in place, management the department’s assists in coordinating plans and monitoring cyclone cyclone and preparations. preparedness Act as a consultative forum that provides provides forum that as a consultative Act matters, on safety advice health and of about standards informed keep safety, and monitoring of maintenance recommend to relating and procedures measures programs, workers, of the health and safety inspections, workplace regular conduct including, when a workplace requested, when an incident or relocation/redesign occurs, about recommendations and make consider affect may that changes workplace proposed and workers, the of the health and safety and trends report and incident hazard review required. as recommendations make WHS and risk management all Coordinates volunteer and NT Bushfires across frameworks brigades, bushfire WHS incidents, all and manages monitors operating all standard and manages reviews general and practices fire-ground procedures, policies, and occupational volunteers and links to staff feedback manages WHS matter. to any in relation The Emergency Management Committee; Management Emergency The • • • • Emergency Management Committee Committee Management Emergency As part of the work health and safety (WHS) and safety health work the As part of established in each are committees framework, the department. division across divisional committees; All • • • • • • also; committee WHS NT Bushfires addition, the In • • • • Divisional work health and safety and safety health work Divisional committees CORPORATE GOVERNANCE and mining. public health,environmental management, fisheries industry, secondary industry, Aboriginal affairs, qualifications or experience inbore drilling,primary Resources andagroup of eight people with by theMinister for Environment andNatural 72 Natural Resources. appointed by theMinister for Environment and Fire andRescue Service. Its members are response areas serviced by theNorthern Territory Territory landapartfrom largely urbanemergency Minister for effective fire management onall Management Act, established under section21 of the The Bushfires Council of the Northern Territory, Northern Territory Bushfires Council of the the The review panelestablishedunder Section 24 of Water Resources Review Panel Environment andNatural Resources. Its members are appointed by theMinister for Resources onmatters relating tolicensing drillers. Regulation 12toadvisethe Controller of Water established under Section 54 of the The Drillers Qualification Advisory Committee is Committee Drillers Qualification Advisory Minister for Environment andNatural Resources. plans. Committee members are appointed by the developing andimplementing water allocation water management andallocations, includingon and recommendations tothedepartment on section 23 of the Water Advisory Committees are establishedunder Water Advisory Committees Membership detailsare at Appendix 2. for thefollowing statutory committees andbodies. At 30 June 2018,thedepartment was responsible STATUTORY COMMITTEES AND BODIES Water Act consists of aChairmanappointed recommends measures tothe Water Act toprovide advice Bushfires Water Act and Committee NorthernTerritory Weed Advisory Resources. by theMinister for Environment andNatural and economic viability. Its members are appointed use of pastoral landtoensure itssustainableuse Pastoral Land Act andmonitors thecondition and The Pastoral LandBoard isestablishedunder the Pastoral LandBoard Environment andNatural Resources. Its members are appointed by theMinister for management plansprepared by Bushfires NT. management zone andendorse regional bushfire bushfires tothe Bushfires Councilinits fire measures tomitigate, manage andsuppress regional fire management zones to recommend bushfires committees are establishedinthe five Under the Regional Bushfires Committees for Environment andNatural Resources. reference groups andare appointed by theMinister management, of includingtheChairs regional weed expertise and interestsTerritory-wide in weed industry andstakeholder groups with appropriate weed issues.Its members comprise Government, a has variedrole Ministerthe toadvise including on under section16 of the was establishedasa weeds advisory committee The Northern Territory Weed Advisory Committee Bushfires Management Act, regional Weeds Management Act. It CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 73 Protecting Country, Country, Protecting Aboriginal Land Management Land Management Aboriginal Group Advisory Management Land Aboriginal the of role The and advice is to provide (ALMAG) Group Advisory relevant all on department the to recommendations implementation, the development, aspects of Ranger Aboriginal the of and reporting delivery the under Programs Grants Jobs initiative. Creating the will provide ALMAG the particular, In Aboriginal land management the of perspective help ensure will This the department. to sector and establishment to the decisions relating that have program grants the proposed of operation Aboriginal input, and that Aboriginal appropriate and to land management related aspirations the grants of part an integral are conservation program. Management and Marine Coastal Group Partnership is designed to assist the Group Partnership The the Coastal of in the development department will that Strategy Management and Marine the of viability the health and help to ensure Territorians support its use by coastline, Territory’s purposes, manage and cultural recreational for and resources, natural our for demand growing the of the benefit for sustainable industry foster economy. between a conduit provides Group Partnership The a providing stakeholders, and key the department with and sustained discussion focussed for forum and groups stakeholder key of representatives to the development contribution their encouraging the strategy. of Waste Waste Northern Territory Territory Northern Environment Protection (Beverage (Beverage Protection Environment Planning Act. Act. Planning Containers and Plastic Bags) Act, and Bags) and Plastic Containers and pollution waste the impacts of manages the through on the environment Advises the Minister for Environment and Environment for the Minister Advises to relating on matters Resources Natural and the development sustainable ecologically the environment, of protection impacts of assesses the environmental developments, deposit scheme the container administers the under Act. Control and Pollution Management The Lhere Mparntwe (Todd River) Working Group Group Working River) (Todd Mparntwe Lhere The to the and recommendations advice provides the through Government Territory Northern Resources and Natural Environment for Minister of management resource natural on the effective and its immediate River) (Todd Mparntwe Lhere within the (including the Charles River) catchment and the future and into now Springs Alice of town the rivers of care respectful culturally promotes community. Springs Alice within the Lhere Mparntwe (Todd River) Working Working River) (Todd Mparntwe Lhere Group Darwin Harbour Advisory Committee Advisory Harbour Darwin provides Committee Advisory Harbour Darwin The and monitoring research on an integrated advice Harbour the Darwin of management plan to inform and critical environment the aquatic and protect members Its change. climate risk from at habitats and Environment for Minister the by appointed are Resources. Natural • The NT EPA is an independent statutory authority authority statutory independent is an EPA NT The the in 2013 under established Act) EPA Act (NT Authority Protection Environment to are objectives Its the environment. protect to development, sustainable ecologically promote and management waste effective promote community and enhancing strategies, minimisation Territory’s in the and business confidence regime. protection environment of Administrator the by appointed are members Its the of with the exception Territory, the Northern Planning Territory the Northern of Chairperson for the Minister by who is appointed Commission, in accordance and Logistics Planning Infrastructure, with the EPA; NT The • • • Northern Territory Environment Environment Territory Northern EPA) (NT Authority Protection CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 74 public andour departmental businesspartners. clients andstakeholders-the government, the business andinproviding ICT services toour of ICT services insupporting thedepartment’s The ICT Strategic Plan recognises thecritical role 2015–2019 Technology (ICT)Strategic Plan Information and Communications workplace. department into amature andculturally competent Aboriginal workforce capability; andgrow the levels of employment andlocations; improve employment inthedepartment inalloccupations, The strategy aimstoincrease Aboriginal grow anddevelop in. supportive, sensitive andappropriate workplace to the right peopleandensuringthey have a This strategy focusses onsourcing anddeveloping 2016–2020 Aboriginal Employment Strategy against thestrategic prioritiesset by government. workforce hasthecapacity andcapability to deliver A key challenge for thedepartment ensure isto our culture and workforce planning for thefuture. outlined intheplanare leadership, diversity, current andfuture workforce challenges. Priorities The planhasactionablestrategiesto address Plan 2016–2020 Strategic WorkforceDevelopment community andacross thedepartment. working inpartnership with our stakeholders, the give stronger emphasisontheimportance of specific service lines. The sixstrategic priorities with abroader focus onthemesrather than holistic view of thedepartment’s strategic priorities Minister andgovernment. The planprovides a including key prioritiesanddeliverables set by the department’s strategic direction andpriorities, The Strategic Plan 2017–2020setsoutthe Strategic Plan 2017–2020 shown on page 10. intranetis publishedonthedepartments andis organisation structure. The organisation structure Governance Board through aclearly defined The Chief Executive Officer issupported bythe Organisation structure CORPORATE PLANNINGFRAMEWORK divisional WHS committees. registers for eachdivisionare managed by Detailed Work Health andSafety (WHS)risk ofto their risksspecific operations. all department guidetheir divisionsto management The Risk Management Framework isaccessible to monitor theprogress of identified risk treatments. the Strategic Risk Register inFebruary 2018to Audit andRisk Management Committee reviewed updates ontheidentified risk treatments. The Register onaquarterly basisandprovided status Governance Board reviewed theStrategic Risk considered any new andemerging risks. The reviewed thedepartment’s strategic risksand Throughout 2017–18,theGovernance Board Plan. when developing thedepartment’s Internal Audit controls inplace for managingrisks was considered department’s Strategic Risk Register. The auditof to treatrisks andactions risks were detailedinthe identified for all new andemerging risks. Agreed and internal control environment, with treatments of identified risks withinthecurrent operating Framework. This framework guidedtheassessment centered onthedepartment’s Risk Management The annualStrategic Risk Assessment was for thedepartment. The ability toremain responsive toriskisapriority Annual Strategic Risk Assessment staff performance reviews. tasks flowing through to executive contract and plans are developed inconsultation withstaff, with plan andcontributingto itsobjectives. Business projects aligned with thedepartment’s strategic individual businessunits. They outlineactionsand Business plansare developed for divisionsand Business plans CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 75 Review all division’s online content to ensure to ensure online content all division’s Review information can access and landholders clients efficiently. on the content of improvement Ongoing website. and nt.gov.au department’s general with the communications Improve social media via the department’s public accounts. Future priorities Future • • • The department Facebook page has been active been active has page Facebook department The weeds posts on 2017. Regularly January since threatened resources, water management, and species, herbarium species, rangelands The are posted each month. vegetation native who like 1 150 people has over page department 271 posts. and has released the page and follow sites has been Twitter and Facebook NT Bushfires timely supply They 2016. May since activated and situations emergency in case of updates and communicates also It regions. all to information brigades and landowners volunteer with engages and managers. provides account Twitter NT Bushfires The warnings messages alerts and bushfires followers theses alerts are is an emergency, when there and Facebook website NT on the Secure posted the Chief of Department the by managed page has page Facebook NT Bushfires The Minister. and has the page and follow who like 2 524 people very is account Twitter Their 198 posts. released followers with 122 season the fire over activate with 320 tweets. are forecasts Facebook department Monthly to the department all divisions of to cover created social media proactive through profile our increase engagement. The department is very proactive in using social proactive very is department The sites Facebook hosts two media and currently with the local to engage account Twitter and one and initiatives on the department’s community programs. Social media Social The Weed Management Branch produce an produce Branch Management Weed The The About it”. All called “Weed e-newsletter to year a times to three out two is sent newsletter them keep to Territory in the 400 subscribers over active programs activities and on current updated area. in their has been newsletter Topics) (Hot NT Bushfires The newsletter 2015. May since in production stories interesting of update a regular provides Bushfires and the NT Bushfires from and events Territory. the throughout volunteers Brigade articles and to supply encourage are Volunteers each month. achievements stories to the contributes department The and page Facebook Government Territory Northern channel. YouTube External communications External The Chief Executive Officer produces a monthly monthly a produces Officer Executive Chief The news, department general to capture e-newsletter and program and project achievements staff on it also includes a personal update outcomes; The happen during that monthly. that events staff emailed department to all are newsletters encourage are staff All internet. on the and placed month. articles and information contribute to has been 12 newsletters 2017 there July From published. and information communication internal Other leader’s senior sharing activities include the annual emails provide to communication corporate forum, and important staff to all department information also published on the were events or warnings intranet. DEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENTAL communications Internal CORPORATE GOVERNANCE mechanisms inplace tomitigate workplace risks. The department hasanumber of internal control 76 conflicts. steps toprevent involvement inthedeclared branch managers mustalsotake all reasonable conflicts. Employees, executive directors and All employees are responsible for declaring any can erode confidence inthedepartment’s integrity. Conflicts of interest, whether real or perceived, Conflict of interest • • • • • delegations: Officer approved andhadinplace the following Procurement Act. In 2017–18,theChief Executive Management Act, andthe Management Act, Public Sector Employment and powers to other employees under the The Chief Executive Officer delegates certain Corporate delegations INTERNAL CONTROLS the legislation, suchasthe ManagementProcurementand Act, Act andother Financial Management Act, Public Sector Employment The department isrequired tocomply with the Statutory accountability CORPORATEGOVERNANCEACCOUNTABILITIES Work Health andSafety Act. Indemnities. Instrument of Delegation – Guarantees and Instrument of Delegation - Procurement delegations. Human resources delegations. Financial delegations. Anti-Discrimination Actand Contracts Act and

Contracts Act. Financial

department’s inductionprograms. to staff inmany ways, includingthrough the framework andtherelevant statutes are promoted The department’s corporate governance Whistle-blowers made available onthedepartment’s intranet. Property Manual was updated in2017-18and internal control requirements. The Accounting and Manual that specifiesfinance procedures and the department hasan Accounting and Property In accordance with the Accounting and Property Manual information held by thedepartment. place access toenableindividuals records and of NT Government policiesandprocedures are in In accordance with the Freedom of Information andprivacy NTPS Code of Conduct. their responsibility to actinaccordance with the induction program, staff are regularly reminded of Through internal training, suchasthe corporate Code of Conduct department’s officers were lodged duringthe year. No publicinterest disclosures regarding the ‘Protected Disclosure Officer’. Director, Corporate Services isthedepartment’s the P Staff can report wrong doinginaccordance with ublic Interest Disclosures Act. The Executive Financial ManagementFinancial Act, Information Act, arange CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 77 ------1 1 11 10 10 2017-18 ------5 5 5 4 1 Information Act Information Information Act. Information Information Information 2016-17 ------4 4 4 1 2015-16 also defines strict timeframes strict timeframes Act also defines Information , members of the public can gain access to the public can gain access of , members public sector agencies from the unauthorised the unauthorised from agencies public sector and private on individual, information of disclosure agencies. public held by business interests is subject to department the The placed to meet the obligations and is required the Under Act. that on it under Act department the held by records or documents or within an exception is unless the document specified in the legislation. category exemption The information. for with these requests dealing for 2017–18, the department received During or government to access for 11 applications the under information personal matter. to the same related these, two Of came into Act came into Information covers Freedom of Information Information of Freedom Act covers Information Applications carried over from previous year previous from over carried Applications information government and personal to access Applications period 30-day exceeding completed Responses still pending Application Information Act requests Information Applications to access personal information personal to access Applications information government to access Applications information personal correct to Applications transferred Applications reviews Internal period within 30-day completed Responses June at 30 handled as Applications Requests withdrawn Requests refused Requests Ombudsman enquiries Ombudsman year. during the reporting the Ombudsman from one enquiry received department The Information requests Information The Territory Northern right general a 2003, creating July on 1 effect by held information to government access of in those circumstances limited only departments, would information certain of the disclosure where also Act The the public interest. to be contrary held information personal of the privacy protects department. the by The and archives records issues, privacy, (FOI) the department how and it affects management, and government personal uses and stores collects, information. personal is designed to protect Act The government of flow the free promote information, and prevent public interests protect information, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION The table below provides statistical data about the formal access applications the department received: the department applications access formal data about the statistical provides table below The CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Assembly. audits during2017–18. Audit results are publishedinthe Auditor-General’s reports theLegislative to The Office of the Northern Territory Auditor-General thedepartment selected for the following external NorthernTerritory Auditor-Generalaudits External audits and Risk Management Committee. Plan. Management’s implementation of audit recommendations ismonitored by thedepartment’s Audit The following risk-based internal audits were conducted under thedepartment’s 2017–18Internal Audit Internal audits MONITORINGREVIEWS THROUGH AUDITS AND 78 Review Analytics Fuel Card Audit Compliance Forms of Accountable Check onStock Independent Program Assurance Value for Territory Security Measures Information Cabinet 2017 July -December 2017 January - June Official Duty Travel External Internal audit audit

follow-up. department for review and to the those findings characteristics and report transactions withunusual transactions toidentify any To examine Puma fuelcard NTG policiesanddirectives. Management Act andother against the To assesscompliance measures inplace. form registers andthesecurity compliance inmaintaining accountable To assessthedepartment’s level of procurement andcontract delegations. framework, Buy Local Plan andagency with theNTG procurement To assessthedepartments compliance security measures. with therequired Cabinetinformation To assessthedepartment’s compliance Policy. duty travel againsttheNTG Air Travel Review of thedepartment’s official Focus Financial Focus Specific recommendations were not made. cards. be vigilant at alltimesin to managementrespect of itsfuel The review highlighted thenecessity for thedepartment to Recommendations wereto improve made existing controls. The auditfound asatisfactory level of compliance. existing controls. Recommendations wereto improve made compliance. The auditfound asatisfactory level of existing controls. Recommendations wereto improve made some improvement required. The auditfound alevel of compliance of made toimprove existing controls. compliance. Recommendations were The auditfound asatisfactory level of existing controls. Recommendations wereto improve made the sameor similar to previous audits. required dueanumber of findingsbeing compliance of someimprovement The internal auditfound alevel of Outcome Outcome CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 79 of Claims 2017-18 of Total Number/Total Value Value Number/Total Total 0 claims compensation workers open Six forward carried were claims year. the previous from settled in were claims Nine 2017-18. 2017-18 $21 613 paid for In services. EAP of the utilisation . A significant part of this this of part significant A Act. Information compensation, assets and inventories, public inventories, assets and compensation, financial exclude They and indemnities. liability in action. risks and legal costs outlines the department’s table below The risks and the strategies insurable identified those risks. to reduce implemented platforms and applications, in particular in particular applications, and platforms This and 2016. 2013 10 and Office Windows and ensuring support processes updating involved to help them in to staff delivered was and training obligations keeping record with their complying the under 1 an online Level of the development was support regional for on training focused video that training staff. and remote Information Information Mitigation strategies Mitigation Formal risk assessments completed. risk assessments Formal to in place program and maintenance Repairs assets. with physical risks associated reduce and procedures practices of review Ongoing safety. public ensure to signage. Appropriate staff. for campaigns Education maintenance, audits, e.g. security, Building compliance. and testing, e.g. fire security Appropriate staff. alarms, patrols, systems, completed. risk assessments Formal (WHS) health and safety Workplace in place. framework operating WHS policies and standard in place. procedures site assessments. Work and support. training Job-specific Program Assistance Employee of Utilisation (EAP). program. intervention Early debriefings. incident Critical strategies. balance life Work • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • category . The Records Management Standards require require Standards Management Records The . Insurable risk Insurable Workers’ Workers’ compensation Public liability Public RECORDS MANAGEMENT RECORDS In accordance with Treasurer’s Directions M2.1 Directions Treasurer’s with accordance In the department Arrangements, – Insurance and strategies mitigation to detail is required or the likelihood to reduce it has in place processes risks. its insurable of severity workers to related generally risks are Insurable INSURABLE RISK INSURABLE agencies to capture and maintain records in an records and maintain to capture agencies System. Management Records approved has the agency year, the reporting During to better upgrade system a records undertaken newer onto moves as it support the agency The Chief Executive Officer of a public sector a public sector of Officer Executive Chief The the that to ensure has a duty organisation the of 9 Part with complies organisation Act CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 80 Commercial insurance premium Policy for Atlas Copco Drill Rig Water Resources Division –Renew Industrial Special Plant Department – Workers Compensation Indemnities boats) quad bikes and motor vehicles, Vehicles (e.g: inventories Assets and insurance Department –overseas travel insurance, small value one-off with eachnew agreement. Formal riskassessments completed each year and handling). Driving training (4 wheel drives, ATVs, boat Regular service andmaintenance checks. assets. Asset registers maintained for fixed andleased and inventories. standard operating procedures toprotect assets Ongoing review of policiesandpractices toguide Formal riskassessments completed. Self Insured No claims No claims Total Number/Total Value of Claim 2015-16 N/A $0 $0 0 claims $36 200 31 Internal claims valued at 0 claims Self Insured No claims No claims $9 128 $136 2016-17 N/A $393 007 No claims No claims 11 claims 2017-18 $6 097 $123 FINANCIALS FINANCIALS 82 1 The four year trend intheoperating results andthe2017-18budget are as follows: projects not beingreceived. The budget overspend of $1.8million was primarily revenue dueto for anumber of externally funded budgeted lossbefore of non-cashitems $0.9million. of suchasdepreciation, non-cashitems amortisation andnon-capitalisedassets. This compares toa In 2017-18,thedepartment lossof madeanet $3.9million,or aloss$2.7 millionprior to thecharging COMPREHENSIVE OPERATING STATEMENT - SUMMARY • • • • • • • • The department includesthefollowing outputs: Sheet, Statement of Changes inEquity, andCashFlow Statement. performance isreported infour financial statements: the Comprehensive Operating Statement, Balance Environment andNatural Resources for the year ended30 June 2018. The department’s financial This section of the report provides ananalysis of thefinancialoutcome of the Department of THE DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL STATEMENT OVERVIEW FINANCIALS Based on2017-18Estimate in2018-19 Budget Paper 3. Ac for non-cashitems Operating Result - Adjusted Operating Result Expenses Income 50.3 tual 2014-15 Shared Services Received Corporate andGovernance NT Environment Protection Authority Environment Management andPolicy Bushfires NT Water Resources Rangelands Flora andFauna Income 51.6 Ac 52.9 tual 2015-16 Expenses 54.1 2014-15 51 649 50 256 (1 393) Actual $’000 (267) Ac 59.4 tual 2016-17 tual 2015-16 60.3 54 105 52 929 (1 176) Actual $’000 (380) 2016-17 Ac 60 323 59 396 Actual 60.1 $’000 ( 927) tual 2017-18 tual 202 64.0 2017-18 64 018 60 104 (2 650) (3 914) Actual $’000 Budget Budget 62.5 2017-18 2017-18 Budget 64.6 64 643 62 520 (2 123) $’000 (881) 1

FINANCIALS 83 Other Revenue Revenue Other $86 Goods Received Free Free Received Goods $3 774 Charge of Grant and Commonwealth and Commonwealth Grant $5 068 Appropriation and Services Goods of Sale $2 094 West Arnhem Fire Monitoring Agreement, Monitoring Fire Arnhem West Harbour, and Bynoe in Darwin Habitats INPEX Map Monitoring, and Dugong INPEX Dolphin Program, and Research Monitoring Marine Integrated Harbour INPEX Darwin 3, and Stage Ord Fund – Development Infrastructure Water National Firefighting. Aerial National Grants and Commonwealth appropriation and Commonwealth Grants was In 2017-18, $5.1 million sources. external from revenue its of 8.4 percent attracted department The $1.9 million was revenue external This Government. Australian the including $0.5 million from received, over decrease This $1.5 million less than 2016-17. was $7 million and of budget less than the approved projects. funded externally of due to cessation predominately was year the prior in 2017-18 include: funded projects externally the key of Some • • • • • • Output revenue Output in the published budget than $0.4 million more received, was $49 million of 2017-18, output revenue In due $2.8 million, predominantly by 2016-17 from increased revenue 3. Output Paper 2018-19 Budget Reform Water and $1.5 million for grants Ranger Aboriginal for $4 million received funding of new to Gamba and for of $0.4 million reduction in funding a by offset was This delivery. Service and Improved Wildfire Improving for $0.5 million Assessments, Suitability Land for $0.5 million Cabomba mitigation, in savings measures and significant Barrages Intrusion Saltwater River Mary for $0.8 million Mitigation, dividends. and efficiency with parameters place The department is funded primarily through Northern Territory Parliamentary output appropriation. output appropriation. Parliamentary Territory Northern through is funded primarily department The and Commonwealth grants current and services, goods sales of from is also derived Revenue provided services corporate for revenue including notional income, miscellaneous other and appropriation Services. and Information Corporate of the Department by Output Revenue Revenue Output $49 082 Income less than budget, 2017-18, $2.5 million $60.1 million in and an of income received department The to 2016-17. $0.7 million compared of increase ($’000) Source by 2017-18 Income FINANCIALS 84 1 The four year trend inincome streams andthe2017-18budget are asfollows: Four yeartrend There isacorresponding expense, resulting nileffect inanet tothedepartment operating result. less than2016-17. Information Services totalled $3.8million,$0.2millionlessthantheapproved budget and$0.1million In 2017-18,notional goods andservices received free of charge from Department of Corporate Goods andservices received free of charge approved budget and$0.5 millionlessthan2016-17. In 2017-18,income from thesaleof goods andservices totalled $2.1million,$0.7millionlessthanthe Sale of goods andservices Based on2017-18Estimate in2018-19 Budget Paper 3. IncomeTotal Other Revenue Free of Charge Services received Goods and Services Sale of Goods and Appropriation Commonwealth Grant and Output Revenue 2014-15 35 709 50 256 Actual 3 730 6 346 4 377 $’000 94 2015-16 35 826 52 929 Actual 3 656 7 571 5 771 $’000 105 2016-17 46 241 59 396 Actual 3 885 2 568 6 606 $’000 96 2017-18 49 082 60 104 Actual 3 774 2 094 5 068 $’000 86 Prior Year Variance (10%) (18%) (23%) 1.2% (3%) 6% % 2017-18 Budget 48 719 62 520 4 000 2 803 6 998 $’000 - 1 Variance Budget (90%) 4.1% 28% 29% (1%) 6% % FINANCIALS 85 Employee Expenses Employee $34 544 Purchase of Goods Goods of Purchase and Services $15 137 Grants and Grants Subsidies $8 263 Other including DCIS Other Free Received Services $3 810 Charge of Depreciation and Depreciation $1 229 Armortisation Repairs and Maintenance and Maintenance Repairs Expenses $1 035 Grants and subsidies Grants and subsidies, $0.7 million less than budget distributed 2017-18 the department $8.3 million in grants In than 2016-17. and $2.9 million more Rangers Aboriginal for Corporations Aboriginal and Land Councils made to numerous were Payments and Charles Darwin Land Council Northern Ltd, Abatement Land Fire Arnhem $3.3 million; the of Grants rural $1.5 million; support for of (WAFMA) Agreement Management Fire Arnhem West the for University $0.7 of Scheme Irrigation Ord the of extension for Australia Geoscience $1 million; of Brigades Bushfire Program. Recharge Aquifer the Managed for Australia Group Jacobs million; and $0.4 million to payments. in grant due to delays predominantly was against budget $0.7 million underspend The 3. Appendix to refer payments grant of a full breakdown For Goods and services expenses and services Goods $15.1 million, $0.5 million less than was in 2017-18 and services goods of spend on the purchase Actual and $0.2 million less than 2016-17. budget Employee expenses Employee than greater $0.94 million or $34.6 million, expenditure total of 54 percent represent costs Staffing due is predominately year the prior from increase The 2016-17. from and a $1.7 million increase budget expenditure. funded project externally in funding and increase Territory additional to Payments to employees and purchase of goods and services account for 77 percent of the department’s the department’s of 77 percent for account and services goods of and purchase to employees Payments departmental major the other are and maintenance and repairs and subsidies grants of Payments outlays. Information and Corporate of Department by levied charges corporate and with depreciation expenses, non-cash transactions. representing Services Expenses and its programs of in the delivery during 2017-18 in expenses $64 million incurred department The than 2016-17. $3.7 million greater and budget $0.6 million less than was This services. ($’000) category by 2017-18 Expenses FINANCIALS 86 1 The four year expenditure trend andthe2017-18budget are asfollows: Four yeartrend 2016-17. Information Services totalled and$0.1 millionlessthan $3.8million,$0.2millionlessthanbudget In 2017-18,notional goods andservices received free of charge from Department of Corporate and Goods andservices received free of charge total expenditure. increase indepreciation isa result of increase base. intheasset Depreciation costs represent 2percent of depreciation was $1.2millioninaccordance withbudget and$0.1milliongreater than2016-17. The Depreciation andamortisation istheallocation ofanasset’s cost over itsuseful life. In2017-18 Depreciation andamortisation saltwater intrusion expenditure. and $0.7millionlower than2016-17. This decrease was predominately areduction dueto in Mary River Actual repairs andmaintenance expenditure for 2017-18 was $1million,$0.1millionlessthanbudget Repairs andmaintenance expenses Based on2017-18Estimate in2018-19 Budget Paper 3. Expenses TotalExpenses Amortisation Depreciation and Grants andSubsidies Expenses Repairs andMaintenance Services Purchase of Goods and Employee Expenses Charge Services received Free of Other includingDCIS 2014-15 15 208 27 463 51 649 Actual 3 070 1 046 4 018 $’000 844 2015-16 15 812 29 522 54 105 Actual 3 246 1 052 3 692 $’000 781 2016-17 15 320 32 875 60 323 Actual 5 333 1 765 1 106 3 924 $’000 2017-18 15 137 34 544 64 018 Actual 8 263 1 035 1 229 3 810 $’000 Prior Year Variance (41%) 55% 11% (1%) (3%) 6% 5% % 2017-18 Budget 15 652 33 600 64 643 8 978 1 178 1 235 4 000 $’000 1 Variance Budget (33%) 7.2% 68% 12% 2% 2% 2% % FINANCIALS 87 $’000 Actual Actual (8 027) 12 703 20 730 2017-18 $’000 Actual Actual (8 352) 13 503 21 855 2016-17 $’000 Actual Actual (9 230) 12 291 21 521 2015-16 Deposits held of $0.5 million predominately to to million predominately $0.5 held of Deposits Heritage the Natural for the liability recognise of held on behalf Account Holding Single Trust the Australian Government. the $1.4 million representing of Payables and goods for to creditors owed amount and received. purchased services $5.4 of entitlements employee for Provisions loading leave leave, million, such as recreation cost in present the to reflect fares and leave are that entitlements employee of dollars day be paid in the future. to $0.7 million representing of revenue Unearned yet not services for received the amount provided. $’000 Liabilities June 2018 at 30 liabilities department’s The liabilities of balance The $8 million. totalled of: consists • • • • Actual Actual (9 625) 11 089 20 714 2014-15 Cash balances of $1.8 million, representing $1.8 million, representing of Cash balances cash held in a financial institution and petty cash and floats. the $1.8 million representing of Receivables for to the department is owed that amount and delivered. provided and services goods $0.4 million representing of expenses Prepaid the good paid before been have that expenses provided. or received was service or and computer equipment plant, Property, $16.7 million. of software Assets Liabilities Assets/Equity Net The Balance Sheet provides a summary of the department’s balances at the end of the financial year for for year the financial the end of at balances the department’s of a summary provides Sheet Balance The liabilities and equity. assets, is holdings (what asset the departments’ of to Government worth the net are reported balances The owed). is (what against liabilities owned) is as follows: assets/equity net for trend year four The Assets 2018 totalled June 30 at assets department’s The of: consists assets of balance The $20.7 million. • • • • BALANCE SHEET - SUMMARY SHEET BALANCE FINANCIALS follows: The department’s cashbalances were $1.8millionat 30 June 2018. The cashflows are summarisedas Services. notional charges for services received free of charge from Department of Corporate and Information suchasdepreciation,includes non-cashitems non-cashadjustments for employee entitlements and Cash Flow Statement only includescashtransactions, whereas the Comprehensive Operating Statement The figures intheCash Flow Statement vary to thoseinthe Comprehensive Operating Statement as the The CashFlow Statement provides information onhow cash was received andspent duringthe year. 88 CASH FLOW STATEMENT -SUMMARY • • • This decrease relates to: Equity asat 30 June 2018is$12.7million,adecrease innet worth of $0.8millionfrom theprevious year. The Statement of Changes inEquity reflects movements inequity balances duringthe year. STATEMENT OF CHANGESINEQUITY -SUMMARY Cash at Beginning of Financial Year Net Increase/(Decrease) inCash Held Cash at End of Financial Year Equity withdrawals/depositsrefunded Purchase of Fixed Assets Operating Payments Cash Out Deposits Equity Injections/Capital appropriation/ Operating Receipts Cash In Balance of Equity at 30 June Accumulated Funds Movement inReserves Net Equity Injections Balance of Equity at 1 July $3.9 millionoperating loss for 2017-18financial year. $0.5 millionappropriation topurchase capitalitems; offset by $2.6 milliontransfer inof completed minor new works; 2014-15 2014-15 (50 482) (49 795) 48 557 50 732 11 089 (1 393) Actual Actual 7 152 2 175 7 402 1 759 3 741 6 982 $’000 ( 687) $’000 250 - 2015-16 2015-16 (54 101) (51 889) 50 622 53 137 11 089 (2 212) 12 291 (1 176) Actual Actual 7 402 2 515 6 438 2 378 $’000 $’000 (964) - - 2016-17 2016-17 (59 973) (57 219) 57 389 59 198 12 291 (1 594) (1 160) 13 503 Actual Actual 6 438 1 809 5 663 2 209 $’000 $’000 ( 927) (775) ( 70) 5663 2017-18 2017-18 (61 670) (61 144) 57 281 57 784 13 503 (3 886) 12 703 (3 914) Actual Actual 1 777 3 114 $’000 $’000 (478) 503 (48) - FINANCIALS 89 Financial Management Management Financial Cynthia Loganathan Cynthia Officer Financial Chief 2018 August 30 and Treasurer’s Directions. Treasurer’s and CERTIFICATE OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THE FINANCIAL OF CERTIFICATE of Department the for statements attached financial the that certify We accounts based on proper been prepared have Resources and Natural Environment the format, the prescribed with in accordance and records Townsend Joanne Officer Executive Chief 2018 August 30 We further state that the information set out in the comprehensive operating operating comprehensive set out in the the information that state further We and statement, flow cash in equity, changes of sheet, statement balance statement, the financial fairly presents the financial statements, part of to and forming notes financial June 2018 and the ended 30 year the for flows and cash performance date. position on that render would that circumstances any of aware not we are signing, of the time At or inaccurate. misleading included in the financial statements the particulars Act FINANCIALS 90 statements. The Comprehensive Operating Statementto be is read in conjunction withthe notes tothefinancial 1 For the year ended30 June 2018 COMPREHENSIVE OPERATING STATEMENT Includes DCISService Charges. Grants andsubsidiesexpenses Administrative expenses Employee expenses Expenses Total Income Other income Gain ondisposalof assets Goods andservices received free of charge Interest revenue Sales of goods andservices Appropriation Grants andsubsidiesrevenue Income Net Deficit Total Expenses Interest expenses Comprehensive Result Capital Current Other administrative expenses Depreciation andamortisation Repairs andmaintenance Purchases of goods andservices Commonwealth Output Capital Current 1 11,12 Note 6 3 5 4 3 49 082 15 137 34 544 60 104 64 018 (3 914) (3 914) 1 966 6 297 3 810 1 035 4 558 3 774 1 229 2 094 $’000 2018 510 82 4 - - - 46 241 15 320 32 875 59 396 60 323 5 333 3 910 1 765 4 731 3 885 1 106 2 568 1 625 $’000 2017 (927) (927) 250 14 82 14 - - FINANCIALS 91 11 30 30 979 260 512 948 2017 $’000 6 913 8 322 8 352 1 074 1 814 5 048 3 539 5 663 14 942 21 855 13 503 13 503 13 868 87 639 (77 675) - - 4 409 785 800 463 2018 $’000 3 963 8 027 8 027 1 385 5 394 1 777 1 773 3 539 12 703 16 767 20 730 12 703 15 967 90 753 (81 589) 8 9 10 15 16 17 11 12 13 14 17 19 Note Inventories Prepayments Payables Provisions liabilities Other funds Accumulated Property, plant and equipment plant Property, Intangibles held Deposits liabilities Other Capital surplus revaluation Asset Cash and deposits Receivables Total Current Assets Current Total Assets Non-Current Total Liabilities Current Total Equity Total Non-Current Assets Non-Current Assets Total Liabilities Liabilities Current Liabilities Non-Current Liabilities Non-Current Total Liabilities Total Assets Net Equity Assets Assets Current The Balance Sheet is to be read in conjunction with the notes to the financial statements. with the notes in conjunction is to be read Sheet Balance The As at 30 June 2018 June 30 As at BALANCE SHEET BALANCE FINANCIALS 92 For the year ended30 June 2018 STATEMENT OF CHANGESINEQUITY The Statement of Changes inEquity istoberead inconjunction withthe notes tothefinancialstatements. Financial YearFinancial Total Equity at End of Equity injections Owners Capital - Transactions with Accumulated Funds 2016-17 Reserves Accumulated Funds 2017-18 Financial YearFinancial Total Equity at End of Reserves Equity withdrawals Owners Capital - Transactions with Equity injections Other equity injections Equity transfers in Capital appropriation Asset revaluation surplus Asset revaluation surplus Equity transfers out Capital withdrawal Equity transfers in Capital appropriation Note 19 Note 19 qiy at Equity (76 748) qiy at Equity 12 291 85 430 85 430 (77 675) 3 609 87 639 13 503 87 639 $’000 July 1 3 539 $’000 July 1 ------Comprehensive Comprehensive Result $’000 (3 914) (3 914) (927) (927) Result $’000 ------capacity asowners capacity asowners Transactions with Transactions with owners intheir owners intheir 3 114 2 611 3 114 $’000 1 044 2 139 2 209 $’000 (598) 503 835 974 (46) (70) - - - - - Equity at Equity at (77 675) (81 589) 0 June 30 0 June 30 90 753 13 503 87 639 12 703 87 639 85 430 1 044 3 539 2 611 3 539 $’000 $’000 (598) 835 503 974 (46) FINANCIALS - 93 16 (16) 835 215 974 250 170 (996) (775) (598) 2017 $’000 1 809 5 663 6 438 4 731 1 625 4 526 (1 160) (5 333) (1 594) (1 160) (1 160) 57 389 46 241 (32 387) (19 483) (57 219) - - 1 (1) (48) (48) 503 455 503 510 (478) (478) (478) 2018 $’000 1 777 5 663 4 558 3 130 (3 886) (6 297) (1 966) (3 863) 57 281 49 082 (34 168) (18 712) (61 144) - 8 20 Note 11,12 Capital appropriations injections equity Other Current Capital Output Commonwealth Current Capital Financing Payments Financing Deposits of Repayment withdrawals Equity year financial of beginning Cash at Year Financial of End Cash at Total Financing Receipts Financing Total Financing Payments Total Activities Financing Cash From Net in cash held (decrease) Net Total Investing Payments Investing Total Activities Investing In) Cash (Used Net Activities Financing From Cash Flows Receipts Financing injections Equity Cash Flows From Operating Activities Operating From Cash Flows Receipts Operating received and subsidies Grants Appropriation Receipts from sales of goods and services goods of sales from Receipts received Interest Receipts Operating Total Payments Operating to employees Payments and services goods for Payments and subsidies paid Grants Interest paid Interest Total Operating Payments Operating Total Activities Operating In) Cash (Used Net Activities Investing From Cash Flows Payments Investing assets of Purchases The Cashflow Statement is to be read in conjunction with the notes to the financial statements. to the financial notes with the conjunction read in is to be Statement Cashflow The For the year ended 30 June 2018 June 30 ended year the For CASH FLOW STATEMENT FLOW CASH FINANCIALS 94 27. 26. 25. 24. 23. 22. 21. 20. Other disclosures 19. Equity 18. 17. 16. 15. 14. Liabilities 13. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. Assets 7. 6. Expenses 5. 4. Income 3. 2. 1. For the year ended30 June 2018 NOTESSTATEMENTSFINANCIAL TO THE Budgetary Information: Administered Territory Items Budgetary Information Schedule of Administered Territory Items Events Subsequent toBalance Sheet Date Contingent Liabilitiesand Contingent Assets Related Parties Financial Instruments Notes totheCashFlow Statement Reserves Commitments Other Liabilities Provisions Payables Deposits Held Fair Value Measurement of Non-Financial Assets Intangibles Property, Plant andEquipment Inventories Receivables Cash andDeposits Write-offs, Postponements, Waivers, Gifts andEx Gratia Payments Purchases of Goods andServices Gain onDisposal of Assets Goods andServices Received Free of Charge Comprehensive Operating Statement by Output Statement of Significant Accounting Policies Objectives and Funding FINANCIALS 95 Strategically improve scientific and community knowledge and understanding of water, soils, soils, water, of and understanding knowledge community and scientific improve Strategically management. responsive and adaptive inform to better landscapes and biodiversity natural Territory’s Northern the of and use conservation planning, allocation, on the effective Advise resources. the development balance that and regulation assessment and transparent robust and deliver Develop environmental unique Territory’s Northern of the protection with effective Territory the Northern of assets. natural in sustainable Territory of the regions from all participation and sustain community Foster use and management. resource flora native and ecosystems natural communities and our regional to threats and mitigate Manage and partnerships. responsibilities shared through and fauna that and services effective to deliver and capability with the capacity an organisation Maintain its human resources. nurtures and Fauna Flora Rangelands Resources Water Bushfires and Policy Management Environment Authority) (Statutory Authority Protection Environment Territory Northern and Governance Corporate Received Services Shared 1. OBJECTIVES AND FUNDING 1. OBJECTIVES resource natural is to purpose provide Resources and Natural Environment of Department The fauna, land of flora, the scientific assessment including and advice services extension management to enable their resources these of and monitoring management allocation, and the assets, water and use. sustainable and responsible as follows: are goals Agency 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. in the elsewhere be found and its principal activities can agency to the relation in information Additional annual report. appropriation. Parliamentary of on, the receipt and dependent funded by, is predominantly agency The on its to carry resources controls which the agency all funds through encompass statements financial The outputs: following includes the purposes, the reporting agency For outputs. functions and deliver • • • • • • • • Statement Operating Comprehensive of the form in the financial information summary 3 provides Note Output. by FINANCIALS 96 amendment AASB 2016-2 requires thedisclosure for thefirst timein2017-18. The accounting This standard thenot-for-profit applies to sector Amendments to AASB 107 Accounting Standards – Disclosure Initiative: to Australian 2016-2 Amendments AASB the first timein2017-18: standards andinterpretations were effective for The following new andrevised accounting 2017-18 Standards andinterpretations effective from annual reporting period have been evaluated. Board (AASB)that are effective for thecurrent issued by the Australian Accounting Standards new andrevised Standards andInterpretations Accounting Standards. The effects of all relevant also consistent with therequirements of Australian The form of theagency financialstatements is historical cost convention. have alsobeenprepared inaccordance with the Except where stated, thefinancial statements and balances have beeneliminated. financial statements, allintra-agency transactions out or received. As partof thepreparation of the when they occur, rather than when cashispaid the effect of financial transactions and events the accrual basisof accounting, which recognises The financialstatements have beenprepared using (b) (vi) (v) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) should include: Treasurer. The form of agency financialstatements 30 June basedontheform determined by the to prepare financialstatements for the year ended Department of Environment andNatural Resources The Management Act andrelated Treasurer’s Directions. accordance with therequirements of the The financialstatements have beenprepared in (a) 2. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Financial ManagementFinancial Act requires the Basis of accounting Statement of compliance financial statements. applicable explanatory notes tothe a CashFlow Statement; and a Statement of Changes inEquity; a Balance Sheet; a Comprehensive Operating Statement; a Certification ofthe Financial Statements; Financial are effective for annual reportingperiods beginning AASB 15Revenue with Contracts with Customers AASB 1058Income for Not-for-Profit Entities and AASB 15Revenue from contracts with customers AASB 1058Income for not-for-profit entities and from 2019-20inaccordance with AASB 16 Leases. lease liability andcorresponding right touseasset to berecognised inthebalance sheetthrough a operating lease commitments that willbe required It isnot expected that theagency will have any wherebasis appropriate. either onastraight-line basis or another systematic from operating leasesare recognised asincome to investment thenet inthelease.Lease receipts leases, thelessor recognises areceivable equal distinction remains largely unchanged. For finance For lessors, thefinance andoperating lease the leaseliability. right-to-use assetandinterest expense relating to expense will berecognised relating tothe lease rental payments. Instead adepreciation operating statement willnolonger report operating assets are of low value. The comprehensive term of 12months or more, unlesstheunderlying together with aleaseliability for allleases with a asset will now beincludedinthebalance sheet For lessees with operating leases,aright-of-use the balance sheet. requires themajority of berecognised leasesto on effective it willsupersede AASB117 Leasesand the first timein2019-20. Whenthestandard is will bereported in these financialstatements for periods beginningonor after 1 January 2019and AASB 16Leases iseffective for annual reporting AASB 16Leases impact onfuture reporting periods: effective and are to expected have a potential interpretations were inissuebutare not yet statements, thefollowing standards and On thedate of authorisation of thefinancial effective Standards andinterpretations issuedbutnot yet have noimpactonpublicsector reporting. current reporting periods,butare considered to interpretations have beenissuedthat apply to the Several other amendingstandards and AASB illustrated inNote 20(b). arising from financingactivities. Thisdisclosure is statements toevaluate changes inliabilities of information that enableusers of financial FINANCIALS 97 Interpretation Act Interpretation Agency and Territory items Territory and Agency Authority Holding Central Reporting entity Reporting Where a transaction meets the definition of meets the definition a transaction Where a service arrangement, concession a service on will be recognised liability asset and concession with in accordance valued sheet and the balance standard. the new partnership public-private Territory’s The to review under currently are arrangements AASB 1059 and the of the applicability determine standard. the new full impact of AASB and amending standards other Several to apply been issued that have interpretations to considered periods, but are reporting future reporting. financial limited impact on future have (d) include agency the of statements financial The assets, liabilities and equity expenses, income, items). (Agency has control agency which the over are the agency, by while managed items, Certain rather Territory the by and recorded controlled items Territory items). (Territory than the agency the Central by and recorded recognised are as discussed below. Authority Holding (e) body’ is the ‘parent Authority Holding Central The ownership the Government’s represents that entities. in Government-controlled interest all also records Authority Holding Central The assets expenses, items, such as income, Territory Government the by controlled and liabilities the of on behalf agencies by and managed item is Territory The main Territory Government. royalty and which includes taxation income, funding purpose general Commonwealth revenue, fees fines, and statutory revenue), as GST (such and charges. also holds certain Authority Holding Central The as well as assigned to agencies not assets Territory or practical not are liabilities that Territory certain (c) as an the agency cover statements financial The entity. individual reporting and Natural Environment of Department The department Territory is a Northern Resources the established under Administrative Arrangements Order. Arrangements Administrative the business of of place principal The is: department Centre Goyder 1st Floor, Terrace Wah 25 Chung 0832 NT PALMERSTON grants received to construct or acquire a non- acquire or construct to received grants as a liability, recognised will be financial asset as as revenue recognised and subsequently the grant under obligations the performance are grants such present, At satisfied. are on receipt. as revenue recognised and agreement with an enforceable grants obligations specific performance sufficiently progressively as revenue will be recognised obligations performance as the associated are grants such present, At satisfied. are on receipt. as revenue recognised agreement an enforceable have that grants but obligations but no specific performance expenditure of on the timing restrictions have receipt on recognised to be will also continue not of funds is restriction on the use as time a performance create specific to sufficiently obligation. not and/or enforceable not are that grants deferral, for not qualify will specific sufficiently as revenue as recognised to be and continue controlled. are soon as they on or after 1 January 2019 and will be reported reported will be 2019 and January 1 after on or time in the first for statements in these financial 2019-20. Not- for AASB 1058 Income the new Under and grants from revenue Entities, Profit for- associated when any recognised will be donations goods or to provide obligation performance upon not immediately and satisfied, is services more Consequently, occurs. as currently receipt sheet in the balance recognised will be liabilities of this standard. adoption after and simplifies income- AASB 1058 clarifies to not- apply that requirements recognition 15 AASB with conjunction in entities for-profit with Customers. Contracts from Revenue to be determined, yet full impacts are the While include: impacts identified potential • • • • Arrangements: Concession AASB 1059 Service Grantors Arrangements: Concession AASB 1059 Service reporting periods annual for is effective Grantors will be 2019 and January 1 after beginning on or the first for in these financial statements reported time in 2019-20. for the accounting AASB 1059 addresses providing an operator involve that arrangements concession to a service related public services a for grantor a public sector of on behalf asset at least time and managing of specified period those services. some of FINANCIALS 98 the relevant notes tothefinancialstatements. effects onthefinancialstatements are disclosedin Judgments andestimates that have significant both current andfuture periods. revision andfuture periods if therevision affects affects only that period,or intheperiod of the in which the estimate is revised if the revision accounting estimates are recognised intheperiod reviewed onanongoing basis.Revisions to The estimates andunderlyingassumptions are Actual results may differ from theseestimates. that are not readily apparent from other sources. about thecarrying values of assets and liabilities of which form thebasis of making thejudgments reasonable under thecircumstances, theresults and various other factors that are believed tobe assumptions are basedonhistorical experience contingent liabilities. Theestimates andassociated revenues andexpenses andthedisclosure of affect the recognised amounts of assets, liabilities, the makingof judgments andestimates that The preparation of thefinancial report requires (i) decisions. adopted in2017-18asaresult of management There have beennochanges toaccounting policies (h) to rounding. financial statements andnotes may not equate due $500 beingrounded down tozero. Figures inthe nearest thousanddollars, with amounts of lessthan Australian dollars andhave beenrounded tothe to thefinancialstatements are presented in Amounts inthefinancialstatements andnotes amounts (g) provide consistency with current year disclosures. 2016-17 financial year hasbeen to reclassified Where necessary, comparative information for the (f) Territory Items. disclosed inNote 25-Schedule of Administered Government, have theseitems beenseparately for certain Territory itemsmanaged onbehalf of statements. However, astheagency isaccountable items are not includedintheagenciesfinancial records all Territory items,andassuch,these The Central Holding Authority recognises and unfunded superannuation andlongservice leave. effective toindividual toassign agencies suchas estimates Accounting judgments and Changes inaccounting policies Presentation and rounding of Comparatives unless otherwise specified. net of theamount of GST recoverable or payable Commitments andcontingencies are disclosed to, the ATO are classifiedasoperating cash flows. activities, which are recoverable from, or payable of cashflows arisingfrom investing andfinancing Statement onagross basis. The GST components Cash flows are includedintheCash Flow Balance Sheet. included aspartof receivables or payables inthe GST recoverable from, or payable to,the ATO is amount of GST included. The netamount of Receivables andpayables are stated with the expense. cost of acquisition of or theasset aspart of the circumstances theGST isrecognised aspartof the from the Australian Tax Office (ATO). Inthese purchase of goods andservices isnot recoverable except where theamount of GST incurred ona of theamount of Goods andServices Tax (GST), Income, expenses are andassets recognised net (j) inception of thelease, are recognised. minimum leasepayments, at eachdetermined the of theleased property andpresent value of the lease liability thelower equalto of thefair value Finance leasesare capitalised. A and leaseasset (o) leases are classifiedasoperating leases. of anasset,are classifiedasfinance leases.Other substantially alltherisksand rewards of ownership Leases under which theagency assumes (n) covering extending aterm beyond that period. of expenditure madeinoneaccounting period of receipt of goods andservices or that part Prepayments represent payments inadvance (m) period in which they are incurred. charges. Interest expenses are expensed inthe Interest expenses includeinterest andfinance lease (l) expensed asincurred. and maintenance works onagency assets are output appropriation. Costs associated with repairs works associated with agency assets aspartof Funding isreceived for repairs andmaintenance expense (k) Goods andServices Tax Finance leases Leased assets Prepayments Interest expense Repairs andmaintenance FINANCIALS 99 Financial Management Management Financial Contributions by and by Contributions Government to distributions Operating leases Operating and Treasurer’s Directions, certain types of of certain types Directions, Treasurer’s and Lease payments are allocated between the between allocated are payments Lease and the the lease liability of component principal expense. interest (q) from contributions receive may agency The is acting the Government where Government the agency Conversely, the agency. of as owner In Government. distributions to make may with the accordance Act and distributions, including those contributions been have restructures, to administrative relating and distributions by, as contributions designated contributions designated These Government. to, as the agency by treated and distributions are to equity. adjustments provides in Equity Changes of Statement The contributions to relation in additional information Government. and distributions to, by, (p) intervals regular at made payments lease Operating when the expensed the term are throughout an alternative where due, except are payments of the pattern of representative basis is more the leased property. from to be derived benefits of a lease an operating under incentives Lease integral as an recognised is space office building or the leased of the use for the consideration part of as a recognised should be incentives Lease asset. of the term over expenses the lease of deduction the lease. 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100 3. COMPREHENSIVE OPERATING STATEMENT BY OUTPUT NT Environment Environment Shared Flora and Water Management Protection Corporate and Services Fauna Rangelands Resources Bushfires and Policy Authority Governance Received2 Total 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 Note $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Income Grants and subsidies revenue Current 1 259 2 598 - 162 1 198 627 2 083 1 326 18 18 ------4 558 4 731 Capital ------250 ------250 Appropriation Output 8 386 4 871 9 964 11 401 12 208 11 459 6 019 6 697 7 004 6 666 549 557 4 952 4 590 - - 49 082 46 241 Commonwealth - 162 - 129 510 1 035 - 299 ------510 1 625 Sales of goods and services 229 126 155 441 1 119 1 111 446 853 - - - - 145 37 - - 2 094 2 568 Interest revenue - - - 14 ------14 Goods and services received 4 ------3 774 3 885 3 774 3 885 free of charge Other income 3 44 2 1 1 1 1 1 29 1 - - 46 34 - - 82 82 Gain on disposal of assets 5 - - - - 4 ------4 - Total Income 9 877 7 801 10 121 12 148 15 040 14 233 8 549 9 176 7 051 6 935 549 557 5 143 4 661 3 774 3 885 60 104 59 396 Expenses Employee expenses 4 579 4 568 7 311 7 244 10 400 9 508 3 466 3 220 4 856 4 451 145 299 3 787 3 585 - - 34 544 32 875 Administrative expenses Purchases of goods and 6 2 258 2 279 2 295 3 092 4 829 4 659 3 431 3 338 1 073 850 398 330 853 772 - - 15 137 15 320 services Repairs and maintenance 49 40 655 1 435 144 29 147 178 - - - - 40 83 - - 1 035 1 765 Depreciation and amortisation 11, 12 124 129 229 226 527 454 138 122 187 156 - - 24 19 - - 1 229 1 106 Other administrative expenses1 - - - 23 27 2 - (3) - - - - 9 3 3 774 3 885 3 810 3 910 Grants and subsidies expenses Current 1 362 1 034 157 206 1 132 602 2 587 2 499 1 048 992 - - 11 - - - 6 297 5 333 Capital 1 966 ------1 966 - Interest Expense - - - 14 ------14 Total Expenses 10 338 8 050 10 647 12 240 17 059 15 254 9 769 9 354 7 164 6 449 543 629 4 724 4 462 3 774 3 885 64 018 60 323 Net Surplus/(Deficit) (461) (249) (526) (92) (2 019) (1 021) (1 220) (178) (113) 486 6 (72) 419 199 - - (3 914) (927) Comprehensive Result (461) (249) (526) (92) (2 019) (1 021) (1 220) (178) (113) 486 6 (72) 419 199 - - (3 914) (927) 1 Includes DCIS Service Charges. 2017 figure for Bushfires output reflects doubtful debts expense adjustment. 2 New Output in 2017-18 consolidating good and services received free of charge items. This Comprehensive Operating Statement by output is to be read in conjunction with the notes to the financial statements. FINANCIALS 101 the significant risks and rewards of ownership ownership of rewards risks and the significant to the buyer; transferred have the goods of continuing neither retains the agency usually to the degree involvement managerial effective nor with ownership associated sold; the goods over control can be reliably revenue of the amount measured; benefits the economic that it is probable to the will flow with the transaction associated and agency; in respect be incurred to or incurred the costs reliably. can be measured the transaction of completion of stage revenue, of the amount reliably can be costs incurred and transaction and measured; benefits the economic that it is probable to the will flow with the transaction associated entity. Sale of goods of Sale is recognised goods the sale of from Revenue when: and allowances) discounts returns, of (net • • • • • services of Rendering is recognised services rendering from Revenue the of completion of to the stage reference by when: is recognised revenue The contract. • • and then passed on to the relevant agency as agency and then passed on to the relevant appropriation. Commonwealth recognised is appropriations of in respect Revenue of gains control which the agency in the period in the funds. Appropriation to payment is the operating appropriation Output and is provide the outputs they for each agency outputs after agency of net as the cost calculated It income. agency funding from account taking into non-cash major for allowance include any does not such as depreciation. costs the from follows appropriation Commonwealth Financial on Federal Agreement Intergovernmental Payments Purpose Specific resulting in Relations, (NP) payments Partnership and National (SPPs) to Treasury the Commonwealth being made by to similar in a manner treasuries, territory or state payments These payments. GST for arrangements and Treasury of the Department by received are Authority Holding the Central of on behalf Finance Grants and other contributions and other Grants non-reciprocal other and gifts donations, Grants, when the revenue as recognised are contributions the assets comprising over control obtains agency obtained is normally Control the contributions. upon receipt. value. fair at their recognised are Contributions when recognised only are services of Contributions and the determined can be reliably value a fair donated. not if be purchased would services Income and gains. revenue both encompasses Income the of value the fair at is recognised Income of the amount of exclusive received, consideration the same of services or goods of Exchanges GST. cash consideration without any value and nature as income. recognised not are being exchanged FINANCIALS 102 5 4 3 2 1 The netdeficit hasbeenarrived at after charging the following expenses: 6. 5. 4. incorporated in the consultants’ category. Travelling allowance Official duty fares Legal expenses Document production Training andstudy Marketing andpromotion Advertising Recruitment Consultants Total Gain ontheDisposal of Assets Proceeds from saleof minor assets Gain ontheDisposal of Non-Current Assets Less: Carrying value of non-current assetsdisposed Net proceeds from thedisposalof non-current assets Total Goods andServices Received Free of Charge Corporate andinformation services Includes recruitment-related advertising costs. Includes legal fees, claimandsettlement costs. Includes advertising for marketing and promotion but excludesmarketing and promotion consultants’ expenses, which are Does not includerecruitment advertising, or marketing and promotion advertising. Includes marketing, promotion and IT consultants. PURCHASES OF GOODS AND SERVICES GAIN ONDISPOSAL OF ASSETS GOODS AND SERVICES RECEIVED FREEOF CHARGE 2 1 5 4 3 1 157 3 774 3 774 $’000 $’000 $’000 2018 2018 2018 544 365 114 120 767 22 69 90 4 4 - - - 1 117 3 885 3 885 $’000 $’000 $’000 2017 2017 2017 597 412 173 206 567 55 56 80 - - - - - FINANCIALS ------1 103 2017 Trans $’000 5 663 5 662 No. of of No. ------Items Territory Territory 2017 $’000 1 ------2018 $’000 1 777 1 776 Trans No. of of No. ------Items Territory Territory 2018 $’000 - 6 1 7 1 1 Trans No. of of No. - 2 23 25 10 10 2017 Agency Items Agency $’000 - - 2 2 19 21 Trans No. of of No. - - - 1 9 10 2018 Agency Items Agency $’000 Financial Financial Financial Financial CASH AND DEPOSITS WRITE-OFFS, POSTPONEMENTS, WAIVERS, GIFTS AND GIFTS WAIVERS, POSTPONEMENTS, WRITE-OFFS, PAYMENTS EX GRATIA Cash at bank Cash at Cash and Deposits Total Cash on hand Write-offs, Postponements and Postponements Write-offs, the under Waivers Management Act Management by: Represented postponed and off, written Amounts Delegates by waived to the payable amounts Irrecoverable off written an agency or Territory Amounts written off, postponed and postponed off, written Amounts Treasurer the by Waived to the payable amounts Irrecoverable off written Agency an or Territory the under Gifts Management Act Management Public property written off written property Public Postponed and Off, Written Total Delegates by waived Postponed and Off, Written Total Treasurer by Waived For the purposes of the Balance Sheet and the Cash Flow Statement, cash includes cash on hand, cash Statement, and the Cash Flow Sheet the Balance the purposes of For readily are that liquid short-term investments highly are Cash equivalents cash equivalents. bank and at to cash. convertible 8. 7. FINANCIALS 104 10. INVENTORIES 9. Accounts receivable andother receivables are generally settled within30days. Instruments. Reconciliation of changes intheallowance accounts isalsopresented. due asat thereporting date are disclosedinanagingscheduleunder credit riskin Note 21- Financial likely to beuncollectible andare considered doubtful. Analysis of the age of the receivables that are past The allowance for impairment lossesrepresents theamount of receivables theagency estimates are allowance for impairment losses. Receivables includeaccounts receivable andother receivables andare recognised at fair value lessany Inventory heldfor distributionare regularly assessed for obsolescence andloss. or usingspecificidentification oftheir individual costs. The cost of inventories are assignedusingamixture of first in,first out or weighted average cost formula replacement cost at date of acquisition. condition. When inventories are acquired at noor nominal consideration, the cost willbethecurrent of inventories includes allcosts associated with bringingtheinventories their to present location and Inventories heldfor distributionare carried at thelower of cost andcurrent replacement cost. Cost business operations. Inventories heldfor includeassets distribution at noor nominal consideration inthe ordinary course of Total Receivables Other receivables GST receivables Interest receivables Less: Allowance for impairment losses At cost Inventories heldfor distribution Accounts receivable Total Inventories RECEIVABLES 1 311 1 346 1 773 $’000 $’000 2018 2018 388 (35) 74 4 4 - $’000 $’000 2017 2017 979 376 566 575 36 11 11 (9) 1 FINANCIALS - 5 105 489 349 206 (140) (201) 2017 $’000 4 842 4 277 2 094 2 301 4 842 8 764 3 676 (4 487) (9 450) (1 375) 13 868 11 544 5 53 243 (151) (190) 2018 $’000 4 842 4 145 2 106 2 010 2 806 4 842 8 877 2 957 3 576 (4 732) (8 761) (1 566) 15 967 10 867 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT PLANT PROPERTY, Land Value Fair At Buildings Value Fair At Depreciation Accumulated Less: Infrastructure Value Fair At Depreciation Accumulated Less: Equipment Transport Cost At Depreciation Accumulated Less: Hardware Computer Cost At Less: Accumulated Depreciation Accumulated Less: and Equipment Plant Cost At Depreciation Accumulated Less: (WIP) Construction Capitalised Cost At and Equipment Plant Property, Total 11. FINANCIALS 30 June Amount asat Carrying Loss Impairment Transfers from Asset (Disposals) Additions/ Depreciation Additions 1 July Amount asat Carrying 2016-17 1 July Amount asat Carrying 2017-18 Transfers from Asset (Disposals) Additions/ 30 June Amount as at Carrying Loss Impairment Depreciation Additions 106 outbelow:2017-18 and2016-17isset A reconciliation of thecarryingamount of property, plant andequipment at thebeginningandend of Property, plant andequipment reconciliations 4 842 4 932 4 842 4 842 $’000 $’000 Land Land (90) ------Buildings Buildings 4 145 4 452 4 277 4 277 $’000 $’000 (244) (236) 112 (23) 84 - - - Infrastructure Infrastructure 2 468 2 806 $’000 $’000 359 349 349 (11) (10) - - - - - Equipment Equipment Plant and Plant and (1 389) 2 106 3 001 2 094 2 094 $’000 $’000 (358) (358) 478 840 (99) (9) - Equipment Equipment Transport Transport 1 802 2 010 2 301 2 301 $’000 $’000 (299) (183) 334 348 8 - - - Computer Computer Hardware Hardware $’000 $’000 (18) (10) 66 53 15 5 5 - - - - - Construction Construction $’000 $’000 (WIP) (WIP) 5 5 ------15 967 13 868 13 868 13 107 2 560 1 174 $’000 $’000 (930) (797) Total Total 478 407 (23) (9) FINANCIALS 107 land buildings assets. infrastructure Impairment of assets of Impairment when the asset’s is said to asset be impaired An amount. its recoverable exceeds carrying amount assets agency and intangible physical Non-current on an impairment of indicators for assessed are of is an indication there whenever annual basis or exists, impairment of an indicator If impairment. recoverable the asset’s determines the agency is amount recoverable asset’s The amount. depreciated the asset’s of the higher as determined to sell. less costs value and fair cost replacement carrying amount which the asset’s by amount Any as an is recorded amount the recoverable exceeds loss. impairment in the recognised losses are Impairment are They Statement. Operating Comprehensive unless the assetdisclosed as an expense is carried the asset is measured Where amount. a revalued at loss is offset the impairment amount, a revalued at class that for surplus against the asset revaluation balance an available that to the extent asset of surplus. in the asset revaluation exists loss may an impairment situations, certain In an impairment Where be reversed. subsequently the carrying amount reversed, loss is subsequently of estimate to the revised the asset is increased of an impairment of reversal A amount. its recoverable Operating in the Comprehensive loss is recognised the asset unless is carried at as income, Statement which case the impairment in amount, a revalued in the asset in an increase results reversal additional 19 provides Note surplus. revaluation revaluation to the asset relation in information surplus. were assets and equipment plant property, Agency 2018. No June 30 as at impairment assessed for as a result required were adjustments impairment this review. of materially from their fair value at reporting date: reporting at value fair their from materially • • • at stated asset classes are and equipment Plant which is deemed less depreciation, cost historical value. to fair equate to land, buildings and infrastructure agencies The years. five every once least at revalued are assets were June 2015 at 30 as revaluations latest The Territory valuer the by conducted independently 13 – Fair Note to Refer Consultants. Property for Assets Non-Financial of Measurement Value additional disclosures. Revaluation of assets of Revaluation assets belonging recognition, to initial Subsequent assets are non-current classes of the following to that to ensure regularity with sufficient revalued differ these assets does not of the carrying amount As part of the financial management framework, framework, the financial management As part of and Planning Infrastructure of the Department general managing for responsible is Logistics whole of on a projects works capital government for appropriation Therefore, basis. government to directly is provided works capital the agencies and Planning Infrastructure, of the Department work in construction of cost and the Logistics agency. that as an asset of is recognised progress then assets are works capital completed, Once to the agency. transferred to transferred are amounts occasions rare On will being finished and a project to prior agencies ledger within the agency in progress works sit as and capitalised. completed until Construction (work in progress) (work Construction Subsequent additional costs additional Subsequent and equipment plant on property, incurred Costs are capitalised to initial acquisition subsequent benefits economic future that when it is probable performance assessed the originally of in excess years. in future to the agency will flow the asset of components separate represent these costs Where as for accounted are they asset a complex of depreciated separately assets and are separate lives. useful expected their over Major items of plant and equipment comprising a comprising and equipment plant items of Major useful different have that components of number The assets. as separate for accounted are lives, during the useful life be replaced may components asset. the complex of Complex assets Complex Acquisitions with a and equipment plant property, items of All than $10 greater to equal or value, other or cost, and acquisition of year the in recognised 000 are within this note. outlined further as depreciated the below and equipment plant property, of Items of year in the expensed are $10 000 threshold acquisition. and plant property, of cost construction The and direct materials of the cost includes equipment and fixed of proportion and an appropriate labour, overheads. variable FINANCIALS 108 Reconciliation of movements were required asaresult of thisreview. Agency intangible assets were assessedfor impairment asat 30 June 2018.No impairment adjustments Impairment of intangibles 12. INTANGIBLES ready for use. Assets are depreciated or amortisedfrom thedate of acquisition or anassetis time from the completed andheld are determined asfollows: The estimated useful lives for eachclass of asset are inaccordance withthe Treasurer’s Directions and and accounted for inasimilar manner to depreciation. Amortisation appliesin relation to intangiblenon-current assets useful withlimited lives andiscalculated and are depreciated or amortisedusing the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. Items of property, plant andequipment, includingbuildingsbutexcluding land,have useful lives limited Depreciation andamortisation expense Intangibles Computer Hardware Transport Equipment Plant andEquipment Infrastructure Buildings Carrying Amount asat 30 June Amortisation Additions from Asset Transfers Additions Carrying Amount at 1 July Other Intangibles Intangibles with aFinite Useful Life Less: Accumulated Amortisation At Cost Other Intangibles Intangibles with aFinite Useful Life Carrying Amounts Total Intangibles 8 -Infinite 2–10 10 -50 1 -20 1 074 1 786 $’000 $’000 Years 2018 2018 2018 (299) (986) 3 -6 800 800 10 25 - 8 -Infinite 10 -50 2 –10 1 -20 1 761 1 074 1 074 $’000 $’000 Years 2017 2017 2017 (309) (687) 3 -6 497 858 10 28 FINANCIALS 5 5 53 109 349 800 Value Value Value Value $’000 $’000 4 842 4 842 4 277 4 145 2 094 2 806 2 301 1 074 2 106 2 010 16 767 14 942 Total Fair Fair Total Total Fair Fair Total 5 5 53 349 800 $’000 $’000 4 277 4 145 2 094 2 806 2 301 1 074 2 106 2 010 Level 3 Level Level 3 Level 11 925 10 100 $’000 $’000 4 842 4 842 4 842 4 842 Level 2 Level Level 2 Level - - $’000 $’000 Level 1 Level Level 1 Level NON-FINANCIAL OF MEASUREMENT VALUE FAIR Fair value hierarchy value Fair 2016-17 Classes Asset 11) Land (Note 2017-18 Asset Classes Asset 11) Land (Note 11) (Note Buildings Buildings (Note 11) (Note Buildings 11) (Note Infrastructure 11) (Note and Equipment Plant Infrastructure (Note 11) (Note Infrastructure 11) (Note Equipment Transport 12) (Note Intangibles Plant and Equipment (Note 11) (Note and Equipment Plant 11) (Note Hardware Computer Value Fair Total Transport Equipment (Note 11) (Note Equipment Transport 11) (WIP) (Note Construction 12) (Note Intangibles Value Fair Total Computer Hardware (Note 11) (Note Hardware Computer (a) value are: fair compute used inputs to of level by non-financial assets categorised of values Fair 13. ASSETS There have been no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 or 3 during 2017-18 or 2016-17. 3 during 2017-18 or 2 or 1 and Level Level between been no transfers have There FINANCIALS 2017-18 at 30 June at Fair Valueas Loss Impairment Transfers from Asset (Disposals) Additions/ Amortisation and Depreciation Additions 1 July at Fairas value 110 (i) (c) Valuationto measure techniquesused fair value in2017-18are: (b) remaining Level 3assetclasses are basedondepreciated historicalcost. construction approaches, the liferemaining useful of andcurrent theassets, condition of theassets. The of internal records of cost thehistorical of for adjusted theassets, contemporary technology and potential inherent restrictions uponuse. Thedepreciated replacement cost wasbasedona combination replacement costs becauseanactive market doesnot exist forto their due suchassets uniquenature and Level 3fair values related to buildingsandinfrastructure were determined by computing their depreciated comparable land. Level 2fair values of land were determined basedonmarket evidence of salesprice per square metre of Property Consultants asat 30 June 2015. The latest revaluation of land,buildingsandinfrastructure assetclasses was performed by Territory Land Asset Classes Intangibles Construction (WIP) Computer Hardware Transport Equipment Plant andEquipment Infrastructure Buildings Additional information for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Valuation techniques andinputs Reconciliation of Recurring Level 3 Fair Value Measurements Buildings 4 277 4 145 $’000 (244) 112 - - Infrastructure 2 468 2 806 $’000 349 (11) - - Equipment Plant and 2 094 2 106 $’000 (358) 478 (99) (9) Equipment Transport 2 301 2 010 $’000 (299) 8 - - Level 2 Technique Computer Hardware $’000 (18) 53 66 5 Market - - Construction ------Level 3 Technique $’000 (WIP) 5 5 - - - - Intangibles Cost Cost Cost Cost Cost Cost Cost 1 074 $’000 (299) 800 - 25 - - FINANCIALS - 28 497 858 3 (309) $’000 1 074 111 788 509 512 2017 2017 $’000 $’000 1 814 1 026 Intangibles Intangibles ------1 (WIP) $’000 361 462 463 2018 2018 $’000 $’000 1 385 1 024 Construction Construction - - - 5 15 (10) $’000 Hardware Hardware Computer Computer - 334 348 (183) $’000 2 301 1 802 Transport Transport Equipment Equipment - 840 (358) $’000 2 094 3 001 (1 389) Plant and Plant Equipment Equipment - - - (10) 349 359 $’000 Infrastructure Infrastructure - 84 (23) (236) $’000 4 277 4 452 Buildings Buildings Sensitivity analysis Sensitivity DEPOSITS HELD Accounts payable Accounts Accrued expenses Accrued Payables Total Natural Trust Heritage Natural Held Deposits Total Lodgement Fees Held Held Fees Lodgement Liabilities for accounts payable and other amounts payable are carried at cost, which is the fair value of of value which is the fair cost, at carried are payable amounts other and payable accounts for Liabilities billed to the not or whether received, goods and services for to be paid in the future the consideration within 30 days. settled normally are payable Accounts agency. 15. PAYABLES 14. Unobservable inputs used in computing the fair value of buildings and infrastructure include the historical and infrastructure buildings of value the fair inputs used in computing Unobservable it is not assets, of number the large Given each asset. for benefit economic and the consumed cost sensitivity of respect In inputs. the unobservable for measure summary relevant compute a to practical and greater value fair in a higher results historical cost a higher value, in input to changes value fair of value. fair lowers benefit economic of consumption (ii) Impairment Impairment Loss as Value Fair at 30 June Depreciation Depreciation and Amortisation Additions/ (Disposals) Asset from Transfers Additions Fair value value as Fair at 1 July 2016-17 FINANCIALS 112 17. and assuchnolongservice leave liability isrecognised inagency financialstatements. leave liabilities of government agencies, includingthe Department of Environment and Natural Resources, As partof thefinancialmanagement framework, the Central Holding Authority assumesthelongservice • • Employee benefit expenses are recognised basisin onanet respect of the following categories: be taken islessthantheentitlement accruing ineach reporting period. No provision ismadefor sickleave, which isnon-vesting, astheanticipated pattern offuture sick leave to are measured at present value, calculated usingthegovernment long-termbondrate. to bepaid.Non-current employee benefitliabilities that falldue after twelve months ofthe reporting date twelve months of reporting date are classifiedascurrent liabilitiesand aremeasured atamounts expected respect of wages andsalaries,recreation leave and other employee benefitliabilities that falldue within the reporting date. These benefitsinclude wages andsalaries recreation leave. Liabilitiesarisingin Provision ismadefor employee benefitsaccumulated asa result of employees rendering servicesto up Employee benefits 16. PROVISIONS The agency employed 335employees asat 30 June 2018(328employees asat 30 June 2017). Employee Benefits Current Total Other Liabilities Unearned revenue Non-Current Unearned revenue Current Total Provisions Other Current Provisions Recreation Leave Other Provisions Payroll Tax Superannuation Other Employee Benefits Leave Loading other typesof employee benefits. wages andsalaries,non-monetary benefits, recreation leave, sickleave and other leave entitlements. OTHER LIABILITIES 4 146 5 394 $’000 $’000 2018 2018 785 785 277 291 559 74 47 - 3 855 5 048 $’000 $’000 2017 2017 978 948 259 264 554 30 76 40 FINANCIALS - - - - - 113 $’000 5 222 6 146 2 166 13 534 External External ------2017 $’000 3 933 1 515 2 418 Internal Internal - - - 30 30 $’000 7 111 8 755 1 083 16 949 External External ------2018 $’000 3 284 1 159 2 125 Internal Internal Capital Expenditure Commitments Capital Expenditure Operating Lease Commitments Commitments Lease Operating Commitments Expenditure Other Northern Territory Government and Public Authorities Superannuation Scheme (NTGPASS); Scheme Superannuation Authorities and Public Government Territory Northern or (CSS); Scheme Superannuation Commonwealth after on or commencing those employees schemes for nominated employee non-government 10 August 1999. i. assets. Capital infrastructure of to the construction related primarily commitments Capital expenditure as payable as liabilities are recognised but not date balance at for contracted commitments expenditure follows: year one Within ii. Leases years. 1 to 5 expiring from leases operating non-cancellable under leases property agency The renegotiated. which time all lease terms are at renewal of with a right the agency provide generally Future leases. operating non-cancellable under and equipment plant also leases items of agency The follows: as payable are as liabilities recognised not commitments lease operating year one Within iii. follows: as payable as liabilities are recognised not commitments expenditure non-cancellable Other year one Within years than five later and not year than one Later years than five Later Later than one year and not later than five years than five later and not year than one Later

18. COMMITMENTS are Commitments commitments. including lease commitments, other to capital and in relation Disclosures measured. can be reliably commitment the future of the amount where June 30 as at those contracted Superannuation schemes: following the through provided are entitlements superannuation Employees’ • • • Holding Central to the of its employees on behalf contributions superannuation makes agency The to related liabilities Superannuation schemes. nominated employee non-government or Authority not and as such are Authority Holding Central the by held schemes are superannuation government financial statements. in agency recognised FINANCIALS (ii) of non-current assets.Impairment adjustments may alsoberecognised revaluation intheasset surplus. The asset revaluation surplusincludesthe net revaluation increments and decrements arising from the revaluation (i) Asset revaluation surplus 19. (b) Reconciliation of Deficit to Net Cash from Operating Activities recorded as‘Cash’ intheCashFlow Statement. The total of agency CashandDeposits of $1.7millionrecorded intheBalance Sheet isconsistent with that (a) 20. 2017-18 Balance asat 30 June Transfer to Other Government Agency Balance asat 1 July Changes andliabilities: inassets Net Cash(Used In)/From Operating Activities Non-Cash Items: Net Deficit Total Equity Injections Provisions Repayment of Deposits 114 (Decrease) inother liabilities Increase inother provisions Increase inemployment benefits (Decrease) inpayables (Increase) inprepayments (Increase) inreceivables Assets acquired for nilconsideration Decrease/(Increase) ininventories Asset write-offs/write-downs Repairs andmaintenance noncash Depreciation andamortisation Reconciliation of liabilitiesarising financingactivities from Reconciliation of Cash RESERVES NOTES TO THE CASHFLOW STATEMENT Movements intheasset revaluation surplus Nature andpurposeof theasset revaluationsurplus 5 048 5 560 $’000 1-Jul 512 - Appropriation Capital Cash Flows $’000 503 503 - - Other $’000 (49) (49) - - Total cash $’000 flows 454 503 (49) - Related Equity Other 2 611 2 611 - - Operating Activities $’000 Non Cash 345 345 - - (3 863) (3 914) 3 539 1 229 3 539 $’000 $’000 2018 2018 (193) (429) (149) (794) non-cash 303 43 25 7 9 2 611 2 956 $’000 - - Total 345 - 30-Jun 3 609 1 106 8970 3 539 $’000 $’000 3 114 5 393 2017 2017 $’000 (927) (282) (109) 351 170 (70) (42) (22) (14) 463 70 23 25 (9) FINANCIALS 115 581 512 463 Total Total Total Total $’000 $’000 2 119 1 610 6 244 3 111 5 663 1 777 1 607 1 147 1 334 ------581 581 $’000 $’000 1 334 1 334 and Receivables and Receivables Through Profit or Loss Loss or Profit Through Finance Assests - Loans Assests - Loans Finance Designated at Fair Value Value Fair at Designated - - 463 512 $’000 $’000 1 610 1 777 2 119 5 663 1 777 1 147 5 663 1 607 Through Profit or Loss or Profit Through Through Profit or Loss or Profit Through Designated at Fair Value Value Fair at Designated Designated at Fair Value Value Fair at Designated 1 1 1 1 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL Categorisation of financial instruments financial of Categorisation Total amounts disclosed here exclude statutory amounts statutory exclude disclosed here amounts Total Total amounts disclosed here exclude statutory amounts statutory exclude disclosed here amounts Total Cash and deposits Receivables Cash and deposits Receivables Total Financial Liabilities Financial Total Total Financial Liabilities Financial Total Total Financial Assets Total Deposits held Deposits Payables Total Financial Assets Total Deposits held Deposits Payables 2016-17 Categorisation of Financial Instruments Financial of 2016-17 Categorisation 1 (a) are disclosed in the category by financial assets and liabilities the departments of amounts carrying The table below: Instruments Financial of 2017-18 Categorisation 21. and a financial liability entity of one rise a financial asset to gives that contract is a financial instrument A and Environment of Department the by held Financial instruments entity. another of instrument equity or of Department The held. and deposits payables deposits, receivables, include cash and Resources Natural below. to financial risks as discussed has limited exposure Resources and Natural Environment to a party becomes when the entity Sheet Balance on the recognised assets and liabilities are Financial include cash and financial instruments The agencies the financial instrument. of provisions the contractual held. and deposits received; advances payables; deposits; receivables; under financial certain and financial liabilities arise assets activities, operating of to the nature Due not meet the definition Such financial assets do and liabilities contract. than a rather obligations statutory statutory These include Presentation. Instruments Financial AASB 132 as per financial instruments of and penalties. including GST taxes from arising receivables in risk arise liquidity risk and risk, price risk, credit exchange risk, foreign rate to interest Exposure are and borrowings loans and placements, investments, agencies The activities. of the normal course to strategies adopting Corporation Treasury Territory the Northern through managed predominantly in financial risks inherent are also utilised to manage financial arrangements the risk. Derivative minimize rate interest forward include swaps, These arrangements these financial instruments. of the management rates. exchange or interest in fluctuations to manage hedging instruments and other agreements 1 FINANCIALS 116 • • FVTPL uponinitial recognition if: A financial instrument may bedesignated as at • • • An instrument isclassifiedasheld for trading if itis: designated asat FVTPL. when theinstrument iseither heldfor trading or is Financial instruments are classifiedas at FVTPL at Fair Value through Profit or Loss Financial Assets or Financial Liabilities • • categories: Financial liabilitiesare classified into the following • • • • categories: Financial are assets classifiedinto the following nature andpurpose. within specificcategories dependingontheir financial instruments tobeclassifiedanddisclosed AASB 7Financial Instruments: Disclosures requires Classification of Financial Instruments basis, inaccordance with adocumented risk its performance isevaluated onafair value financial instruments, whichismanaged and the instrument forms partof agroup of inconsistency that would otherwise arise; reduces ameasurement or recognition such designation eliminates or significantly instrument. contract or adesignated andeffective hedging a derivative that isnot afinancialguarantee pattern of short-termprofit-taking; or for which there isevidence of arecent actual instruments that are managed together and part of aportfolio of identified financial with anintention of makingaprofit; of sellingor repurchasing itinthenear term acquired or incurred principally for thepurpose financial liabilities atamortised cost. loss (FVTPL);and financial liabilities at fair valuethrough profit or available-for-sale financialassets. loans andreceivables; and held-to-maturity investments; loss; financial assets at fair value through profit or include short-term securitiesandbonds. include short-term Financial at assets fair value through profit or loss excluding statutory depositsandaccrued expenses. loss includedepositsheldandaccounts payable Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or • any collateral or other security obtained. to credit risk without takingaccount of the value of losses, represents theagencies maximumexposure the financialstatements, net of any allowances for The carryingamount of financialassets recorded in debt onsale will besettled of theproperty. does, take alienover theproperty whereby the debt isnot settledtheagency hastheability, and section 47 of the on behalf of landholders (i.e.fire breaks under met. In relation tothe regulatory work performed discontinue licenses until financialobligations are hastheabilityimpact, i.e.thedepartment to the debt it would suffer causethemto abusiness revenue issuchthat if thedebtor was to default on Additionally, thenature of thedepartments financial lossfrom defaults. appropriate, asameansof mitigating therisk of sufficient collateral or other security where with credit worthy organisations andobtaining department hasadopted apolicy of only dealing organisations external to Government, the (risk of default). In respect of any dealings with The department credit haslimited riskexposure (b) and receivables exclude statutory receivables. those heldfor trading andavailable for sale.Loans are not quoted inanactive market other than assets with fixed or determinable payments that Loans andreceivables are non-derivative financial Loans andreceivables designated asat FVTPL. Measurement permitsthecontract tobe 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and or more embeddedderivatives, and AASB it forms partof acontract containing one internally onthat basis;or information aboutthegrouping isprovided management or investment strategy, and Credit risk Bushfires Management Act). If a FINANCIALS ------3 3 44 117 Net Net 517 781 510 510 Net $’000 $’000 1 342 $’000 Receivables Receivables Receivables Receivables Receivables Receivables 9 (1) (1) 28 35 ------35 35 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Receivables Receivables Receivables Receivables Receivables Receivables Aging of Impaired Impaired Aging of Aging of Impaired Impaired Aging of Aging of Impaired Impaired Aging of ------3 3 - 79 510 510 781 517 $’000 $’000 $’000 1 377 Aging of Aging of Aging of Aging of Aging of Aging of Receivables Receivables Receivables Receivables Receivables Receivables Overdue for more than 60 days than 60 days more for Overdue Total Overdue for less than 30 days less than for Overdue days 30 to 60 for Overdue 2017-18 overdue Not Overdue for less than 30 days for Overdue 2016-17 overdue Not 30 to 60 days for Overdue than 60 days more for Overdue Total Overdue for less than 30 days for Overdue 30 to 60 days for Overdue 60 days than more for Overdue Total 2017-18 overdue Not Reconciliation of the Allowance for Impairment Losses Impairment for Allowance the of Reconciliation Opening Balance Opening year during the off Written year during the Recovered loss or in profit recognised in allowance Increase/(Decrease) Total External Receivables External Internal Receivables Internal Internal Receivables Internal Receivables not is debts to bad exposure that basis to ensure on an ongoing monitored are balances Receivable below. presented is receivables of analysis and aging reconciliation A significant. FINANCIALS 118 Maturity analysis for financialassets andliabilities liabilities. The following thedepartments remaining tablesdetails contractual maturity for and itsfinancialassets meet itsliabilities whenthey fall due. The departments approach tomanaging liquidity istoensure that it will always have sufficient liquidity to Liquidity theagency riskisthethat will not meetitsfinancialobligationsasthey beableto falldue. (c) Total Financial Liabilities Payables Deposits held Liabilities TotalAssetsFinancial Receivables Cash anddeposits Assets External Receivables 2017-18 Total Increase inallowance recognised inprofit or loss Recovered duringthe year Written off duringthe year Opening Balance Reconciliation of the Allowance for Impairment Losses Total Overdue for more than60days Overdue for 30to60days Overdue for lessthan30days Not overdue 2016-17 Liquidity risk Variable Interest Rate Less thana Year $’000 ------Receivables Non –Interest Bearing Aging of $’000 80 56 16 8 - Aging of Impaired 1 147 1 359 1 777 1 610 3 136 $’000 463 Receivables $’000 $’000 9 9 - - - 9 1 8 - - Receivables $’000 1 147 1 359 1 777 1 610 3 136 $’000 Total 463 Net Net 16 71 47 8 - FINANCIALS 119 581 512 Total Total $’000 6 244 2 119 5 663 1 607 3 581 $’000 5 735 1 610 5 154 1 607 Non – Interest Bearing Bearing – Interest Non When measuring fair value, the valuation valuation the value, fair measuring When relevant the use of used maximise techniques and minimise the use of inputs observable used inputs are inputs. Unobservable unobservable reliable and relevant sufficient that the extent to similar for available not are inputs observable assets/liabilities. that data available publicly inputs are Observable the assets/ of the characteristics to relevant are inputs used Observable valued. liabilities being limited to, not include, but are the department by office general land and for published sales data buildings. and assumptions data, inputs are Unobservable but publicly, available not are that judgments the assets/ of the characteristics to relevant are Such inputs include internal valued. liabilities being to data to observable adjustments department unique and potentially particular of account take and of assets/liabilities characteristics/functionality remaining and condition physical of assessments life. useful value is fair which for and liabilities assets All disclosed in the financial statements or measured value fair within the following categorised are based on the inputs used: hierarchy markets active in prices quoted are Inputs – 1 Level liabilities; assets or identical for than quoted inputs other are 2 – Inputs Level observable are 1 that within Level included prices indirectly; or directly either liability, the asset or for and unobservable. are 3 – Inputs Level - - 509 509 509 509 $’000 Less than a Year Year than a Less Variable Interest Rate Rate Interest Variable Net fair value fair Net Market risk Market Interest rate risk rate Interest risk Price risk Currency Assets Cash and deposits Receivables Financial Assets Total Liabilities held Deposits Payables Liabilities Financial Total 2016-17 (e) to sell be received would that is the price value Fair in an orderly a liability paid to transfer or an asset at the participants market between transaction date. measurement a non-financial asset of measurement value Fair ability participant’s a market account into takes using the by benefits economic generate to it selling by in its highest and best use or asset would use the that participant market another to highest and The in its highest and best use. asset the asset the use of account into best use takes permissible and possible, legally is physically that feasible. financially (d) future of value risk is the risk that the fair Market will fluctuate a financial instrument of cash flows comprises It prices. in market changes because of The risk. risk and currency risk, price rate interest to is is exposed the agency risk that market primary risk. rate interest (i) risk as rate to interest exposed is not agency The are financial assets and financial liabilities agency bearing. non-interest (ii) risk as the to price exposed is not agency The hold units in unit trusts. does not agency (iii) risk as the to currency exposed is not agency The denominated hold borrowings does not agency currency transactional or currencies in foreign in a foreign purchases arising from exposures currency. FINANCIALS 120 • • Government. Related parties of theagency include: and is wholly owned andcontrolled by the Territory Resources isagovernment administrative entity The Department of Environment andNatural (i) 22. • • • determined onthefollowing basis: The fair value of financialinstruments is Natural Resources outbelow: isset The aggregate compensation of key management personnel of the Department of Environment and Short-term Benefits Total Post-employment Benefits or KMP;and close family members of theportfolio minister spouses, children anddependents who are and controlling theactivities of the agency directly; and responsibility for planning,directing and personnel (KMP)becausethey have authority the portfolio minister and key management assets andliabilities withsimilar riskprofiles. by applyingcurrent market interest rates for present value theexpected future cashflows assets andliabilitiesisbasedondiscounting to the fair value of other monetary financial instrument; and yields andexchange rates appropriate tothe instruments are derived usingcurrent market the fair value of derivative financial cost; carrying amount, which isalsotheir amortised receivables andpayables approximates their the fair value of cash,deposits,advances, Related parties RELATED PARTIES • • Statements. disclosed within the Treasurer’s Annual Financial of theLegislative Assembly and consequently and allowances are payable by theDepartment Natural Resources astheMinister’s remunerations benefits of the Minister for Environment and The detailsbelow excludes thesalariesandother (iii) and Natural Resources in aslisted Appendix 1. Governance Board ofDepartment the Environment Executive Officer andthe11members ofthe Environment andNatural Resources, theChief Resources. These includetheMinister for the of theDepartment Environment andNatural for planning,directing and controlling theactivities those persons having authority andresponsibility Key management personnel of theagency are (ii) members. or jointly controlled by their closefamily the KMP’s or portfolio minister or controlled any entities controlled or jointly controlled by financial statements; and consolidated into the whole of government all publicsector entities that are controlled and management personnel Remuneration of key Key management personnel 1 847 2 060 $’000 2018 213 1 647 1 847 $’000 2017 200 FINANCIALS - 121 329 $‘000 $‘000 Amounts owed owed Amounts owed Amounts to related parties parties related to parties related to 6 510 $‘000 $‘000 Amounts owed owed Amounts owed Amounts by related parties related by parties related by $‘000 $‘000 9 776 10 111 Payments to to Payments to Payments related parties parties related parties related $‘000 $‘000 5 584 5 382 Revenue from from Revenue from Revenue related parties related parties related EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO BALANCE SHEET DATE SHEET BALANCE TO SUBSEQUENT EVENTS CONTINGENT ASSETS LIABILITIES AND CONTINGENT CONTINGENT Contingent assets Contingent Contingent liabilities Contingent Related party transactions party Related All NTG Government Government NTG All departments Government NTG All departments 2017 Related Party 2017 Related 2018 Related Party 2018 Related The agencies transactions with other government entities are not individually significant. not individually are entities government other with transactions agencies The 24. require report that this of and the date year the financial the end of arisen between have events No financial statements. in these disclosure to, or adjustment (b) June 2017. 30 June 2018 or at 30 assets as had no contingent agency The 23. (a) June 2017. or 30 June 2018 at 30 liabilities as had no contingent agency The Given the breadth and depth of Territory Government activities, related parties will transact with the transact will parties related activities, Government Territory of and depth the breadth Given stamp the public including paying of members with other consistent in a manner sector Public Territory disclosed. been not have these transactions and therefore and charges fees government and other duty $10 000. of excess in transactions party related been no other have There Other related party transactions are as follows: as are transactions party related Other (iv) entities controlled Government Territory Northern with Transactions in the Authority Holding the Central from is received funding of source ongoing primary agencies The payments. partnership national Commonwealth and on-passed and capital appropriation output of form into during entered transactions party related about information quantitative table provides following The entities. controlled Government Territory Northern all other with year the FINANCIALS 122 behalf of theGovernment andare recorded intheCentral Holding Authority (refer Note 2(d)). The following Territory itemsare managed by theDepartment of Environment andNatural Resources on 25. Royalties and rents Fees from regulatory services Income Territory Income andExpenses Total Income Other income Central Holding Authority income transferred Expenses Total Expenses Territory Income Less Expenses Net Assets Total Liabilities Unearned Central Holding Authority income Central Holding Authority income payable Liabilities Total Assets Other receivables Royalties and rent receivable Assets Territory Assets andLiabilities SCHEDULE OF ADMINISTERED TERRITORY ITEMS 5 004 5 104 5 104 5 104 $’000 2018 88 12 81 12 69 81 24 57 - - 4 992 5 086 5 086 5 086 $’000 2017 69 25 10 10 10 4 6 - - - FINANCIALS 123 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Note 4 82 42 (34) 737 922 531 (765) (536) (729) (514) $’000 2 713 1 280 2 901 1 583 (1 729) (2 182) (2 182) Variance Variance - - $’000 3 278 2 239 1 172 4 539 1 571 1 187 4 539 6 811 2 000 (1 732) (1 732) 59 573 61 305 Budget Budget 48 345 31 643 13 554 Original Original 2017-18 4 82 510 $’000 4 558 2 094 3 774 1 035 1 229 3 810 6 297 1 966 Actual Actual (3 914) (3 914) 60 104 64 018 49 082 34 544 15 137 2017-18 BUDGETARY INFORMATION BUDGETARY

The increase in Current Grants income is due to additional external grant program funding sourced and reclassification reclassification and funding sourced program grant external is due additional to income Grants in Current increase The and services. goods as sales of budgeted income of of transfer by the offset projects, for funding of is dueto the movement net Appropriation in Output increase The Advance. Treasurer’s as a well as works, new funding minor to and maintenance repairs upon with funds being receivable expenditure in project is due delays to Grants in Commonwealth decrease The completion. milestone income of reclassification by offset is due additional funds sourced, to and Services Goods of Sales for net increase The and unearned income. grants to received expenditure Charge of Free DCIS notional to relates primarily Charge of Free and Services in Goods decrease The due demand. to variances which is subject to funded project externally in funding and increase Territory Expenses is due additional to in Employee increase The expenditure. projects. externally-funded funding and Territory is due additional to and Services Goods of in Purchases increase The works. new to minor funding transferred Stimulus is due Economic to and Maintenance in Repairs decrease The which is subject expenditure, Charge of Free to DCIS relates Expenses primarily Administrative in Other decrease The due demand. to variances to in payments. Expense is due delay to in Grants decrease The Current Output Commonwealth Purchase of goods and services goods of Purchase and maintenance Repairs and amortisation Depreciation expenses administrative Other Current Capital Comprehensive Operating Statement Operating Comprehensive Income revenue and subsidies Grants Appropriation Sales of goods and services and goods of Sales income Other Income Total Goods and services received free of charge of free received and services Goods assets on disposal of Gain Expenses expenses Employee Administrative expenses Administrative and subsidies expenses Grants Total Expenses Total Deficit Net Result Comprehensive Notes than $0.5 million. greater variances to relate descriptions note following The 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 26. FINANCIALS 124 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. The followingnote descriptions relate to variances greater million. than$0.5 Notes Total Equity Equity Net Assets Total Liabilities Total Current Liabilities Current Liabilities Liabilities Total Assets TotalNon-Current Assets Non-Current Assets TotalCurrent Assets Current Assets Assets Balance Sheet Accumulated funds Asset revaluation surplus Capital Other liabilities Provisions Payables Deposits held Intangible assets Property, plant andequipment Prepayments Inventories Receivables Cash anddeposits The increase inProvisions relates to staffing movements andassociated benefits. The decrease inPayables reflects amount the outstanding end the at of thefinancial year. The decrease inDepositsHeld reflects payment madefrom the Single Holding Account. The increase inProperty Plantand Equipment is netof works inprogress transferred inoffset by depreciation recorded. The increase inreceivables primarily relates to delaysreceipts. infunding The decrease incashheldrelates to decrease inliabilities. 2017-18 (81 589) 90 753 15 967 12 703 12 703 20 730 16 767 Actual 3 539 5 394 1 385 1 773 1 777 8 027 8 027 3 963 $’000 785 463 800 409 4 2017-18 (80 286) Original 88 085 12 986 Budget 11 408 11 408 20 596 14 060 3 609 1 000 4 584 2 096 1 508 1 074 5 415 9 188 9 188 6 536 $’000 151 968 2 Variance (1 161) (1 161) (1 303) (2 573) (1 045) (3 638) 2 668 2 981 1 295 1 295 2 707 $’000 (215) (711) (274) 810 134 258 805 (70) 2 Note 6 5 4 2 3 1 FINANCIALS 125 Note 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 (1) 34 95 95 95 (70) (48) (70) (48) 737 (514) (297) (118) $’000 2 247 1 280 1 958 (1 729) (2 525) (3 587) (3 341) (5 565) (3 318) (3 638) Variance Variance - - - - 573 573 573 (573) (545) (545) (573) (573) $’000 3 278 2 239 1 172 5 960 5 415 (6 811) (2 000) 55 034 Budget Budget 48 345 Original Original (31 643) (15 125) (55 579) 2017-18 1 (1) (48) (48) 510 503 503 455 (478) (478) (478) $’000 1 777 4 558 3 130 5 663 Actual Actual (6 297) (1 966) (3 886) (3 863) 57 281 49 082 (34 168) (18 712) (61 144) 2017-18 Current Capital Output Commonwealth Current Capital Capital appropriations Cash Flow Statement Cash Flow Cash Flows from Operating Activities Operating from Cash Flows Receipts Operating received and subsidies Grants Appropriation Receipts from sales of goods and services goods of sales from Receipts Receipts Operating Total Interest received Interest Payments Operating to employees Payments and services goods for Payments and subsidies paid Grants Interest paid Interest Payments Operating Total Activities Operating In)/From Cash (Used Net Cash Flows from Investing Activities Investing from Cash Flows Payments Investing assets of Purchases Total Investing Payments Investing Total Net Cash (Used In) Investing Activities Investing In) Cash (Used Net Cash Flows from Financing Activities Financing from Cash Flows Receipts Financing injections Equity Receipts Financing Total Payments Financing paid Deposits Payments Financing Total Activities Financing Cash From Net in cash held (decrease) Net Cash at beginning of financial year financial of beginning Cash at Year Financial of End Cash at FINANCIALS 126 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. The followingnote descriptions relate to variances greater million. than$0.5 Notes The decrease ingrantsexpense to isdue delay inpayments. accountspayable andGST paid is not which budget. inthe included The increase inpaymentsfor Purchases of Goods andServices to isdue externally fundedprojects, reduction in expenditure. The increase inPaymentsto Employees to isdue additional Territory andincrease funding in externally fundedproject revenue andGST refunded is not which budget. inthe included The increase for Receiptsfrom Sales of Goods andServices to isdue new externally fundedprojects, own source milestone completion. The decrease inCommonwealthGrants tois due delays inprojectexpenditure receivablewith fundsbeing upon repairs andmaintenanceto minor funding new works, as well asa Treasurer’s Advance. The increase inOutput Appropriation net movement isdue tothe of funding for projects, offset by the transfer of of income budgeted assalesof goods andservices. The increase inCurrentGrants Income to isdue additional external grant program sourced funding and reclassification FINANCIALS 127 Note - - 4 63 12 16 16 16 33 25 12 37 (59) $’000 37 Variance Variance - - - - 25 24 20 44 44 44 $’000 5 088 5 088 5 063 5 088 Budget Budget Original Original 2017-18 - - 88 12 57 24 81 69 12 81 $’000 5 104 5 104 5 004 5 104 Actual Actual 2017-18 Territory Income And Expenses And Income Territory Income services regulatory from Fees Royalties and rents and Royalties income Other Income Total Expenses transferred income Authority Holding Central Total Expenses Total Territory Income Less Expenses Less Income Territory Liabilities And Assets Territory Assets receivable rent and Royalties Other receivables Other Assets Total Liabilities payable income Authority Holding Central Unearned Central Holding Authority income Authority Holding Central Unearned Liabilities Total Net Assets Net In addition to the specific department operations which are included in the financial statements, the in the financial are included statements, which addition the specific departmentto operations In resources and activities other manages or administers Resources and Natural Environment of Department reported as are to these activities relating transactions The such as rent. Territory the of on behalf items in this note. administered no income consequently collections, these arising from assets over gain control does not department The are to these activities relating transactions The financial statements. in the departments is recognised items in this note. as administered reported 27. BUDGETARY INFORMATION: ADMINISTERED ADMINISTERED INFORMATION: 27. BUDGETARY ITEMS TERRITORY APPENDICES 128 Current membersof the Audit andRisk Management Committee as at 30 June 2018: Previous of members the Audit andRisk Management Committee for 2017–18: Audit andRisk Management Committee • • • • • • • Governance Board The committees include: governance for thedepartment’s activities. development andimplementation of policies,plansandprocedures that provide a foundation of good The board andcommittee oversee theallocation of resources across thedepartment andthe are focused onkey governance elements. The department’s governance structure comprises aGovernance Board andsupporting committees that DEPARTMENT BOARD AND COMMITTEE –MEMBERSHIP APPENDIX 1 Ms Erin Noyes (Secretariat) member) Mr Stephan Jackson (external Mr Nigel Weston Ms Kathleen Davis Mr Keith Saalfeld Ms Collene Bremner Mr Simon Cruickshank (Chair) Committee Member Ms Carly Holman (Secretariat) Ms TaniaMoloney Committee Member Executive Director, Environment Protection Executive Director, Bushfires NT Executive Director, Flora and Fauna Executive Director, Water Resources Executive Director, Corporate Services Executive Director, Rangelands Chief Executive Officer (Chair) Corporate Services Rangelands Environment Flora andFauna Bushfires NT Water Resources Division Corporate Services Rangelands Division • • • • • A/Manager Corporate Governance A/Director Weed Management Branch Director Environment Policy Director Aboriginal Ranger Grants Program Executive Director A/Deputy Executive Director Position Environmental Services Logistics, Senior Director Engineering and Department of Infrastructure Planning and Manager Corporate Governance Director Pastoral Lease Administration and Board Position Regional Manager, Katherine Regional Director, South Executive Officer Executive Director, Onshore Gas Reform Support Executive Director, Environment Policy and APPENDICES 129 Vicki Highland (Chair) Vicki Highland Murray Michelle Edlund Edwin Williamson Leanne Litten Rebecca Hughes Megan (Chair) Rocha Da Luis Hill Jason Thompson Tahnee Chris Brown Maclean Kara Wallace Cameron Corporate Services Services Corporate • • • • • • Rangelands • • • • • • Director, Land Development Coordination, Coordination, Land Development Director, Rangelands and Communications Corporate Director, Services. Corporate Media, Branch Services Geospatial Manager, Senior NT Bushfires and Engagement, Policy Director, Branch Assessment Land Director, Services. Corporate Officer, Information Chief • • • • • • Kiley Hanslow (Chair) Hanslow Kiley Jackson Cherie Russ Allan Koberstein Ralf Majid Matthew Ducey Pru Rance Duncan Gibbons Noel Dilshad Mohammed Hester Stephen Paul Purdon (Chair) Purdon Paul Watters Alison Fox Mel Gummer Simon Rhind David Peehikuru Fity Water Resources Resources Water • • • • • • • • • • Environment Environment • • • • • • Regional Director, South (Chair) South Director, Regional Fauna and Flora Director, Executive Services Corporate Director, Executive Protection Environment Director, Executive Chief Executive Officer Executive Chief (Chair) Rangelands Director, Executive Alaric Fisher (Chair) Fisher Alaric Pridham Jo Saalfeld Keith Edwards Glenn Smit Neil Einoder Luke Purich Plaxy Randall Debbie McDonald Peter (Weeds) Lukitsch Bert (Parks) Cooper Tess Collene Bremner (Chair) Bremner Collene Williams Lisa Fischer Joshua Seib Miranda Baulch Ken Fiddaman Lucas Munckton Troy Oakhill Des • • • • • • Committee Governance (ICT) Technology Communications and Information Emergency Management Committee Management Emergency Flora and Fauna Flora • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Divisional Work Health and Safety Committees and Safety Health Work Divisional NT Bushfires APPENDICES 130 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Advisory Committee DarwinHarbour Water • • • • • • • • • • Committee WaterSprings Alice Advisory Committees Water Advisory STATUTORY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES –MEMBERSHIP APPENDIX 2 Mr DanielMrThompson Dr Claire Streten MrSmith Jim RoeMr Alan Mr Mark Robertson Christophersen Ms Patricia Rigby- Mr Terry O’Connor Ms Shar Molloy Ms Sue McKinnon Ms Maria Kraatz Mr Nick Hannigan Professor Karen Gibb Ms Shenagh Gamble Mr David Ciaravolo Mr Nigel Browne Ms AnnieAndrews Ms Wendy Stuart Ms Eli Melky Mr Glenn Marshall Ms Veronica Lynch Mr Richard Hayes Ms Robyn Grey-Gardner MrDavis Adam Ms Jocelyn Davies (Chair) Mr Rod Cramer Mr Jimmy Cocking • • • • • • • • • • • • • Committee WaterKatherine Advisory • • • • • • • • • • • Committee HowardWater Advisory Ms CharmaineRoth Mr Steven Rose Mr Peter Rix Ms Marie Piccone (Chair) Mr Shane Papworth Mr Peter Marks DrKing Alison MichaelMrJarram Mr Rick Fletcher Mr Warren de With Mr AllisterAndrews MarieAllenMs NealMrAdamson Mr Gerry Wood Mr Mark Smith Mr Matthew Salter Mr Bill Risk Ms Kate Peake Mr Shane Papworth Donna JacksonMs Ms Jan Hintze Mr David George (Chair) Mr David Ciaravolo Ms Maree Bredhauer • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Committee WaterOolloo Advisory • • • • • • • • • • Advisory Committee WesternDavenport Water Mr Eddie Webber Mr Simon Smith Mr Richard Perry Ms Kate Peake Mr Sam McBean Dr Lorrae McArthur Mr Peter Marks Mr Robert Lindsay Ms Mona Liddy DrKing Alison Mr Phil Howie Mr Warren de With Mr John Childs(Chair) Mr Malcom Baker Mr Peter Wood Mr David Sweeney Mr Stuart Smith Mr Ryan Roxas Mr Alex Read Mr Mark Parsons Mr Paul McLaughlin Mr Vincent Lange Mr CharlesFrith Mr Peter Donohoe APPENDICES 131 Ms Ms Kristen Appel Alastair Bayly Mr Bird Elizabeth Ms Cromarty Ben Mr Lian Digby Donna Ms Hayes Andrew Edward Mr Heaslip Frank Benjamin Mr (D/ Kaethner Benjamin Mr Chair) McKay Kimberly Ms Armstrong Severin Ashley Mr Alderson Jessie Ms Campion Bulmaniya Otto Mr (Chair) Gellar Nigel Mr Anna Ms Pickworth Ponto Simon Mr Rioli William Mr (D/Chair) Rogers Clarry Mr Tipiloura Connell Mr Weigal Jakob Mr Wilson Greg Mr

Alice Springs Regional Regional Springs Alice Committee Bushfires • • • • • • • • • • Bushfires Regional Arnhem Committee • • • • • • • • • • Mr Shaun William Ansell William Shaun Mr Bielby Maree Alice Ms Bird Marie Elizabeth Ms (Chair) (D/Chair) Blore John Paul Mr Braitling Matthew Mr Burke Paul Mr Cook David Gary Mr Kaethner Benjamin Mr May Karen Ms Rigby- Patricia Ms Christophersen Gellar Nigel Mr Smith Todd Mr Spain Mark Mr Stewart Ian Mr Ms Tynan Dianne Mr Colin Beard Colin Mr Childs John Mr George David Mr Howie Philip Mr Roussos George Mr Mr Mark Ballard Mark Mr Edwards Trevor Mr George David Mr Harris Tom Mr Marmion Kirsten Ms (Chair) Martin Lance Mr Tilburg Van Henry Mr Yin Foo Des Mr Ms Julia Julia Ms Schult Weston Nigel Mr • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Water Resources Review Review Resources Water Panel • • • • • the of Council Bushfires Territory Northern • • • • • • • • Drillers Qualification Qualification Drillers Committee Advisory • • Mr Adamson Mr Neal Gibb Karen Professor Ms Jackson Donna Kew Ian Mr Knox Robin Ms (Chair) Lancaster Ian Mr Tim Mr Moore Lisa Peters Ms Mr David Ciaravolo David Mr Crook David Dr Andrews Allister Mr Hayes Tracey Ms Hillen Sharon Ms James Jocelyn Ms Kerin Sarah Ms Lange Vincent Mr Lardy Helena Ms (Chair) Mohr-Bell Rebecca Dr O’Brien Clair Ms Rix Peter Mr Roberts Kerry Mr Mr Younghusband Kane Mr Rodney Baird Rodney Mr Cook Sarah Mrs Adam Davis Mr Grey-Gardener Robyn Ms Jones Mr Mitch Lane Willie Mr Lange Vincent Mr (Chair) Low (Bill) William Mr Pepperill Dan Mr Laurie Price Mr Rapid Creek Water Advisory Advisory Rapid Creek Water Committee • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Tindall-Mataranka Daly Daly Tindall-Mataranka Advisory Water Waters Committee • • • • • • • • • • Ti Tree Water Advisory Advisory Water Tree Ti Committee APPENDICES 132 • • • • • • • • • • • Bushfires Committee Vernon/Arafura Regional • • • • • • • • • • Committee Savanna Regional Bushfires • • • • • Committee Barkly Regional Bushfires Mr DanielMrThomson Chair) Mr Ian James Stewart (D/ Mr Kevin Phillips Mr Desmond Oakhill Mr AndrewMcTaggart Mr David William McLachlan SusanJones Ms MrHarrower Thomas Mr Colin Arthur Deveraux Mr Rodney Beament (Chair) Mr Shaun William Ansell SamMr Tapp MrShephard Thomas Ms Heidi Millership (D/Chair) Mr James (Benjamin) Lewis Ms TammyKruckow Mr Michael Harding Mr CampbellElliott Mr Simon Cheers Ms Alice Beilby (Chair) MsBeckhouse Jessica Mr Donald Shadforth Ms Lena Perkins (Chair) Mr Michael Donald Johnson Mr Ian Halstead Mr Kenneth Gerard Ford • • • • • • • • • • • • Working Group Lhere Mparntwe (Todd River) • • • • • • Authority (NT EPA) NT Environment Protection • • • • Advisory Committee Northern TerritoryWeed • • • • • Pastoral LandBoard Mr Sunil Dhanji Mr Stephen Brooks Ms Sophie Creighton Mr Scott Allen Ms Sarah Fairhead Mr Robert Campbell Dr Ken Johnson (Chair) Mr Geoff Kenna Dr Fiona Walsh Mr David Letheby Mr ChrisDay Mr Alex McLean Mr Colin Joseph Woodward Dr Ian Geoffrey Wallis Dr Paul Vogel (Chair) Ms JaniceReykvan Dr David Ritchie Ms Samantha Louise Nunan Dr Dionne Lee Walsh Mr Jay Francis Mohr-Bell Mr Garry Fisher Mr Anthony David Cox Mr Paul Zlotkowski (Chair) Ms Anne Kilgariff DavidMrJames Dr Leigh Hunt Mr Steven Craig Group Management Partnership Coastal andMarine • • • • • • • • • • • • Advisory Group ManagementLand Aboriginal • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Mr Ronald (Ricky) Archer PaulMrJenkins Mr Peter Donohoe Ms Melissa George Mr Matthew Salmon Ms LindaFord Ms Karen May Mr Henry Wilson Dean Yibarbuk Mr Mr Brian Tipungwuti DrFisher Alaric MrHogg Adrian Ms Karen May Ms Robin Knox TrevorMr Cox Mr Graeme Williams Mr David Ciaravolo Ms Janice Warren, Mr Ed Butler Professor Karen Gibb Mr Brian Tipungwuti Ms Shar Molloy Ms Diane Brodie Ms Melissa George Mr Ross McDonald PedderMs Adele Ms Katherine Winchester APPENDICES 133 17 440 71 645 20 000 20 000 20 000 20 000 10 000 18 557 30 000 14 000 23 762 48 448 50 000 11 400 100 000 Amount $ Amount 1 396 615 NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG funded NTG or or NTG Funded Funded Externally Externally Externally externally externally Grant name Grant Project Grant for sustainable farm management management sustainable farm for Grant Project plan and education - Grant and Conservation Land Management management weed animal and feral Integrated swamp Arafura in the Operational Grant to support the Centre the to support Grant Operational Bushcare Claypans Ilparpa for Grant Project Project Bushcare River Todd Lower for Grant Project Project Community Springs Alice for Grant Project Plan Business Project Solar to DesertSMART Roadmap for Grant Project (2013-18) Review Town West Arnhem Fire Management Agreement Agreement Management Fire Arnhem West of Territory the Northern between (WAFMA) (NT) Limited and Darwin ALFA and Australia to be used (DLNG). Funding Ltd LNG Pty and planning, mitigation fire conduct to western in country on activities suppression Land. Arnhem drillers of and licensing the training Support Centre to support the Grant Operational at area free feral a large of Establishment Sanctuary Wildlife Newhaven for Energy Sustainable for Grant Project Centre Education Outdoor Batchelor - Capital grant Grants Ranger Aboriginal hubs and - Homeland Rangers Djelk for workshop maintenance equipment Project Grant for EcocScience School days School EcocScience for Grant Project Environmental Intertidal for Grant Project Bay Ludmilla at Monitoring Cane Toad Management at Marrara at Management Toad Cane Recipient Alawa Primary School Primary Alawa Rangers Swamp Arafura Corporation Aboriginal Lands Environment Arid Centre Arnhem Land Fire Land Fire Arnhem (ALFA) Ltd Abatement Industry Drilling Australian Committee Marine Australian Inc. Society Conservation Wildlife Australian Conservancy Area School Batchelor Aboriginal Bawinanga Corporation Australian Trust for for Trust Australian Volunteers Conservation APPENDIX 3 APPENDIX APPENDICES 134 and Culture ofDepartment Tourism Environment andEnergy Department of Corporation DEMED Aboriginal Corporation KurimAboriginal Deewin Darwin Military Museum Government Council Coomalie Community City of Palmerston Charles Darwin University Central LandCouncil Recipient Waterfowl returns incentive Indigenous CarbonIndustry Network Contributionto establishment of the Saltwater Bininj Mundbalk Management: Fresh Water Bininj Mundbalk to for Adjumarllarl Rangers - Targeted Land Land Management andConservation Grant equipment Adjumarllarl Rangers -4WD, 3UTV's for spray Aboriginal Ranger Grants -Capitalgrant for Asyrikarrak KirimRangers -4WDandtrailer Aboriginal Ranger Grants -Capitalgrant for Small Grant for Tree Management Transfer Station Project Grant for fencing the Adelaide River Small Grant for Healthy Waterways signage agreement auditing services in relation tothe WAFMA Research Agreement for monitoringand NorthernTerritory Project Grant for Bioenergy Potential of The Management inthe Tennant Creek region Muru-Warinyi Ankkul Rangers -Strategic Fire Land Management andConservation Grant for reporting system Ranger andLandManagement planningand Aboriginal Ranger Grants -Capitalgrant for Warlpiri Rangers - Work shedNyirripi Aboriginal Ranger Grants -Capitalgrant for Warlpiri Rangers - Work shed Willowra Aboriginal Ranger Grants -Capitalgrant for Yuendumu for Anangu Luritjiku Rangers - Work shed Aboriginal Ranger Grants -Capitalgrant ranger groups coordinator -4WDandtrailer Aboriginal Ranger Grants -Capitalgrant for Grant name externally Externally Funded NTG or funded NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG Amount $ 50 000 30 000 72 113 87 150 69 728 24 684 20 000 52 325 87 000 85 000 85 000 82 500 88 182 1 000 5 000 2 618 APPENDICES 135 3 500 5 000 23 617 25 340 16 000 30 000 50 000 19 139 27 200 19 000 18 405 24 500 18 630 663 193 Amount $ Amount NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG funded NTG or or NTG Funded Externally Externally externally externally Grant name Grant Land Management and Conservation Grant for for Grant and Conservation Land Management temperature water - Surface Rangers Dhimurru IPA - Dhimurru loggers Grant and Conservation Land Management Landscape - Cultural Rangers Dhimurru for Bradshaw - Port Mapping Regional Arnhem East for Grant Project Recycling Oil Waster Council's Grant Infrastructure Scheme Deposit Container to freight cages, recycling manufacturing for Arnhem to East Darwin from cages transport Land Operational Grant to support the Centre to support the Grant Operational Development Infrastructure Water National irrigation the Ord of extension for Fund arable new provide To 1 and 2. Stages Scheme irrigation channels constructing land by farming the Scheme into irrigation the Ord from Territory. Northern Land Management and Conservation Grant Grant and Conservation Land Management drone - Harnessing Rangers Dhimurru for in Dhimurru mapping grass Sea for technology Area Indigenous Protected Future" the for "Composting for Grant Small Project Grant for Todd River River Red Gum Gum Red River River Todd for Grant Project Restoration. Vegetation and Prevention Fire Grant Infrastructure Scheme Deposit Container storage manual handling and glass container for Aboriginal Ranger Grants - Capital grant for for - Capital grant Grants Ranger Aboriginal - UTV Rangers River Fish for - Capital grant Grants Ranger Aboriginal units - spray Rangers River Fish Grant and Conservation Land Management Rangers' River - Fish Rangers River Fish for monitoring species and biodiversity threatened program Container Deposit Scheme Infrastructure Grant Grant Infrastructure Scheme Deposit Container program recycling Lajamanu community for Recipient Dhimurru Land Dhimurru Aboriginal Management Corporation Arnhem East Regional Council Defenders Environmental Inc. NT Office Australia GeoScience Greening Australia Australia NT Greening Services Property Hornsby Land Indigenous Corporation Industry Services Training Training Industry Services Ltd. Pty APPENDICES ManagementAlliance Indigenous Land&Sea NorthAustralian Aboriginal Corporation Mimal LandManagement Association Incorporated Progress Resource Milingimbi &Outstations Resource Centre Marthakal Homeland School MacFarlane Primary Association of theNT Local Government Aboriginal Corporation Laynhapuy Homelands Corporation Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Council Keep Australia Beautiful Centralised Aboriginal Corporation Jawoyn Association Jacob's Group Australia 136 Recipient 2020 Indigenous State of theRegion Report 2018- Land Management andConservation Grant - weeds, fire, ferals and keep culture strong - Rangers delivering oncountry to manage for Mimal Rangers -Mimal LandManagement Land Management andConservation Grant Ranger Station Mimal Rangers -Solar power for Barrapunta Aboriginal Ranger Grants -Capitalgrant for Gurriba Island Turtle Sanctuary inremotemonitoring techniques locations, on Using novel methodstoestablishturtlenesting Land Management andConservation Grant - Marthakal Rangers -5.4mpatrol vessel Aboriginal Ranger Grants -Capitalgrant for Small Grant for Bush Tucker Garden management Operational Grant tosupport regional waste Control Yirralka Rangers -Laynhapuy IPA Feral Animal Land Management andConservation Grant for equipment for Yirralka Rangers -2x ATV's with spray Aboriginal Ranger Grants -Capitalgrant Larrakia Rangers -5.4mpatrol vessel Aboriginal Ranger Grants -Capitalgrant for Operational Grant tosupportthe Centre Jawoyn Lands led response thethreat to of Gamba Grass on - Strategic, Regional andsustainableRanger Land Management andConservation Grant Jawoyn Rangers -4WDandspray units Aboriginal Ranger Grants -Capitalgrant for in thedry season. supply or augment water toirrigation projects to convert theexcesses of the wet seasonto an economic andsustainable way in which targeted areas of theNorthern Territory is assess if MARandconjunctive water usein irrigation development. Feasibility study to of certain aquifers insupportof mosaic investigate theeconomictechnical and viability Fund -Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) National Water Infrastructure Development Grant name externally Externally Funded NTG or funded NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG Amount $ 450 180 105 000 120 000 200 000 80 822 60 000 24 151 99 606 31 625 64 131 98 705 28 000 73 157 5 000 APPENDICES 137 9 948 89 000 24 851 90 908 73 406 40 273 67 200 69 776 39 675 19 765 83 360 100 000 100 000 112 500 105 356 Amount $ Amount NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG funded NTG or or NTG Funded Externally Externally externally externally Grant name Grant Aboriginal Ranger Grants - Capital grant for for grant - Capital Grants Ranger Aboriginal shed renovation, work - Rangers Mangi Yugul wash and chemical storage goods hazardous facility for - Capital grant Grants Ranger Aboriginal bikes - Quad Rangers Malak Malak for - Capital grant Grants Ranger Aboriginal Island Indian - field station Rangers Kenbi for - Capital grant Grants Ranger Aboriginal - 4WD Rangers Malak Malak for - Capital grant Grants Ranger Aboriginal unit and spray ATV - Rangers Bulgul for Grant and Conservation Land Management resource and natural - Cultural Rangers Kenbi Kenbi land and sea activities on management country Grant and Conservation Land Management - Land Management Rangers Wardaman for & Practices Conservation Improved for Projects IPA Wardaman on the Maintenance Cultural Grant and Conservation Land Management Numburindi and Numbulwar Mangi Yugul for animals feral of - Management groups ranger Land Indigenous Arnhem East in the South IPA) (SEAL Area Protected Project Grant for capturing and Recording Land and Recording capturing for Grant Project Wildlife. for Aboriginal Ranger Grants - Capital grant for for grant - Capital Grants Ranger Aboriginal - Satellite Rangers and Garawa Garawa Waanyi System Talk to Push for - Capital grant Grants Ranger Aboriginal Ranger for facilities - Rangers Wudicupildiyerr house coordinator base and Ranger for - Capital grant Grants Ranger Aboriginal and trailer ATV - 4WD, Rangers Wardaman Grant and Conservation Land Management Aboriginal - Increasing Rangers Bulgul for within the country for in caring capacity Ranger catchment Finniss-Reynolds Grant and Conservation Land Management Numburindi and Numbulwar Mangi Yugul for Aboriginal Culture: Art and - Protecting Rangers Mangi, Yugul - Management Site Art Rock and PWCNT Numburindi Numbulwar Support a Kenbi Fire Liason officer under the under Liason officer Fire a Kenbi Support Project Resilience Bushfire Kenbi Recipient Northern Land Council Northern Garden Botanic Pink Olive APPENDICES 138 NT Inc. The Environment Centre Corporation Ltd Thamarrurr Development Incorporated Roper River Landcare Council Roper Gulf Regional Innovation Technology and of Science Information Queensland Department of Agricultural &Fisheries Queensland Department Parap Primary School Olive Pink Botanic Garden Recipient Darwin 2018 Project Grant for Transitions Film Festival Day 2018" Small Grant for "COOLmob Sustainable House Operational Grant tosupportthe Centre western Top End region management of mimosaandgambagrass inthe and Malak Malak Rangers -Collaborative Thamarrurr, Asyrikarrak Kirim, Wudicupidilyerr Land Management andConservation Grant for Aboriginal Ranger Grants -Capital Sustainable Practice Project Grant for Developing Environmentally Control andEradication inthe Never-Never for Mangarrayi Rangers -Leadership inNeem Land Management andConservation Grant Mangarrayi Rangers -4WDand ATV Aboriginal Ranger Grants -Capitalgrant for Recycling Centre Grant for cancrusher at Mataranka Regional Container Deposit Scheme Infrastructure Territory Rangelands land managers onthecondition of Northern system that will inform both governments and Queensland DSITIA to provide anintegrated the Northern Territory Government andthe A collaborative research project between detections andsubsequent impact Red Witchweed Program new dueto Weeds Eradication Program Contributionto the National Four Tropical Small Grant for "Boomerang Bags" project for Wildlife. Project Grant for capturing andRecording Land Grant name externally NTG or funded NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG Amount $ 100 000 122 500 100 000 99 933 20 000 21 300 79 171 30 000 50 246 19 765 5 000 5 000 6 555 5 000 APPENDICES 139 2 117 66 662 53 291 27 165 70 197 10 000 90 685 14 099 24 286 20 000 70 000 123 109 592 607 329 974 Amount $ Amount 8 262 983 TOTAL NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG NTG funded NTG or or NTG externally externally Grant name Grant Aboriginal Ranger Grants - Capital grant for for grant - Capital Grants Ranger Aboriginal base facilities work - Rangers Tiwi for grant - Capital Grants Ranger Aboriginal - 4WD Rangers Tiwi Tiwi for - Capital Grants Ranger Aboriginal units spray - 2 x quads and trailers, Rangers Grant and Conservation Land Management of and eradication - Control Rangers Tiwi for Islands Tiwi - and ferals weeds outlier purchase to landholders for is provided Subsidy percent at 50 radios, and equipment firefighting of radios, for and 80 percent equipment for with GST) of (exclusive price the purchase applicant. $1 200 per of value maximum Aboriginal Ranger Grants - Capital for Tjuwanpa Tjuwanpa - Capital for Grants Ranger Aboriginal - 4WD Rangers Women's grant Linkage Council Research Australian and Preventing titled project for contribution northern quolls of declines population reversing volunteer to support 22 grant Operational brigades bushfire Land Management and Conservation Grant Grant and Conservation Land Management an Indigenous Towards - Rangers Tiwi for Islands Tiwi on the (IPA) Area Protected and clothing protective personal for Funding firefighters volunteer to is provided equipment and becoming basic training of on completion (ABV) Volunteer Bushfire Authorised an firefighting for program replacement Vehicle brigades bushfire volunteer the of vehicles Container Deposit Scheme Infrastructure Grant Grant Infrastructure Scheme Deposit Container due and signage conveyors, additional bins, for increase recycling to within the Management Weed for Grant Project Nauiyu Land Trust Grant and Conservation Land Management Transforming - Rangers Warddeken for a sustainable into Support Philanthropic Land and Sea Indigenous for funding source Management Recipient Tiwi Land Council Tiwi Tjuwanpa Outstation Outstation Tjuwanpa Centre Resource Corporation Aboriginal Technology of University for recipients Various relating grants bushfire or clothing protective to equipment Bushfire Volunteer Brigade Voyages Indigenous Indigenous Voyages Ltd Pty Tourism Daly) (lower Wangamaty Inc. 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