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Chicken Meat, Pasture Seeds and Honey Bee R&D, Will Not Be Affected Directly by the Budget Decision Annual Report 2013-2014 ©2014 Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be made using any of the contact details below. ISSN: 1037-3470 RIRDC Publication No.14/060 Level 2 15 National Circuit Barton ACT 2600 PO Box 4776 Kingston ACT 2604 Phone: 02 6271 4100 Fax: 02 6271 4199 Email: [email protected] Web: www.rirdc.gov.au ABN: 25 203 754 319 Printed by Union Offset Printing, Canberra Design and typesetting by Downie Design 2 RURAL INDUSTRIES R&D CORPORATION Annual Report 2013-2014 Contents Transmittal letter ........................................................................................................................................................5 About RIRDC ..............................................................................................................................................................7 Organisational Structure ......................................................................................................................................9 RIRDC’s Corporate Plan ....................................................................................................................................10 Chair’s report ..............................................................................................................................................................11 Performance snapshot ......................................................................................................................................... 15 Key Achievements in 2013-14 ............................................................................................................................16 Financial snapshot .................................................................................................................................................25 RIRDC's Portfolio Structure .............................................................................................................................28 Collaboration............................................................................................................................................................. 31 Evaluation ..................................................................................................................................................................35 Performance against the Australian Government’s research priorities ..................................41 R&D outputs and outcomes for 2013-14 ...................................................................................................44 Goal 1: Promote leadership and innovation in the rural sector ..........................................45 Goal 2: Increase profit and productivity in rural industries ................................................... 51 Goal 3: Enhance sustainability across the rural sector ...........................................................80 Corporate Governance ...................................................................................................................................... 87 Financial and performance statements ..................................................................................................109 Appendices .............................................................................................................................................................158 Appendix 1: Statutory levy and industry sub-accounts..........................................................160 Appendix 2: Legislative requirements ..............................................................................................175 Appendix 3: RIRDC R&D Advisory Committees and Chairs at 30 June 2014 ........178 Appendix 4: Service charter...................................................................................................................179 Appendix 5: RIRDC Selection Committee Report 2014 .........................................................181 Appendix 6: Glossary .................................................................................................................................183 Appendix 7: Index of Annual Report requirements ................................................................. 186 Index ............................................................................................................................................................................190 Corporate Directory ...........................................................................................................................................194 3 Transmittal letter 15 October 2014 The Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP Minister for Agriculture Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 Dear Minister, In accordance with Section 28 of the Primary Industries Research and Development Act 1989, I present the Annual Report of the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation for the year ended 30 June 2014. This Annual Report has been prepared and approved by the Board of the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation in accordance with Section 9 of the former Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997, as it applied to the 2013-14 reporting period, and section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. Yours sincerely, Professor Daniela Stehlik Chair Enc: cc: Senator the Hon. Richard Colbeck Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture Dr Paul Grimes Secretary, Department of Agriculture 5 About RIRDC About RIRDC • The 2013-14 RIRDC Annual Report This document is RIRDC’s annual report to government and industry stakeholders which covers the Corporation’s operations for 2013–14. It is aligned with RIRDC’s Corporate Plan 2012–2017, the Annual Operational Plan 2013–14, and the Australian Government Research Priorities. During 2013-14 RIRDC's management as a statutory corporation was subject to requirements of the Commonwealth and Companies Act 1997 (CAC Act). From 1 July 2014, the CAC Act was repealed and replaced by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act). Some provisions of the CAC Act remain in force during the transition period, including performance reporting requirements for the 2013-14 financial year. It complies with mandatory and best practice reporting and includes: • An operational report • Financial statements • The Auditor-General’s report on the financial statements • RIRDC’s purpose To invest in research and development that is adopted and assists rural industries to be productive, profitable and sustainable. • Enabling legislation RIRDC’s enabling legislation is the Primary Industries Research and Development Act 1989 (Commonwealth Government of Australia) (the PIRD Act 1989). • Responsible Minister for the reporting period The Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP (current Minister) Minister for Agriculture The Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry • Our deliverable To maximise the knowledge outcomes for industry and government from our R&D investments in new and emerging industries, established rural industries, and national rural issues. • Our key performance indicators RIRDC evaluates performance against the following: • Sector five-year R&D plans are meeting their objectives to provide the knowledge: – for diversification in Australia’s rural industries; – increasing the profitability, resilience and sustainability of RIRDC’s established industries; and – to address national rural issues and to meet the needs of industry, community and Government. (continues overleaf) 7 (from previous page) • Demonstrated high level of support from industry, government stakeholders and partners through regular stakeholder surveys and continuing co-investment. • Implementation of a revised strategy to increase use of RIRDC’s research, development and extension outcomes: – leading to adoption of new technologies and industries; – adoption of knowledge to increase the profitability; – resilience and sustainability of RIRDC’s established industries; and – adoption of knowledge to address national rural issues is demonstrated by client surveys and program evaluations. • Certification On 24 September 2014 the RIRDC Board authorised this Annual Report with the following resolution: The Board: Approved the Annual Report for the year ending 30 June 2014, which includes the following certification: “That the Corporation Board accepts responsibility under Section 9 of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 for the preparation and content of this Report of Operations in accordance with the Finance Minister’s Orders”. 8 RURAL INDUSTRIES R&D CORPORATION Annual Report 2013-2014 Figure 1. RIRDC’s organisational structure (as at 30 June 2014) Organisational Structure Organisational RIRDC BOARD MANAGING DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE MANAGER GENERAL MANGER - CORPORATE EXTERNAL SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH RESEARCH AND PUBLIC MANAGERS MANAGERS SENIOR AFFAIRS (THREE ON (FOUR FULL MANAGER ICT MANAGER CONTRACT) TIME) RESEARCH FINANCE MANAGER MANAGER PROJECT EXECUTIVE MANAGER OFFICE MANAGER (PART TIME) PROGRAM CO-ORDINATORS ADMINISTRATIVE FINANCE OFFICER (FOUR FULL TIME, ONE PART TIME) OFFICER (PART TIME) (PART TIME) At 30 June 2014 the Corporation had 16 staff employed on a full time basis (including
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