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OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT & HERITAGE Annual Report 2017–18 www.environment.nsw.gov.au © 2018 Office of Environment and Heritage With the exception of photographs, the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) is pleased to allow this material to be reproduced in whole or in part for educational and non-commercial use, provided the meaning is unchanged and its source, publisher and authorship are acknowledged. Specific permission is required for the reproduction of photographs. OEH has compiled this report in good faith, exercising all due care and attention. No representation is made about the accuracy, completeness or suitability of the information in this publication for any particular purpose. OEH shall not be liable for any damage which may occur to any person or organisation taking action or not on the basis of this publication. Readers should seek appropriate advice when applying the information to their specific needs. All content in this publication is owned by OEH and is protected by Crown Copyright, unless credited otherwise. It is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) , subject to the exemptions contained in the licence. The legal code for the licence is available at Creative Commons . OEH asserts the right to be attributed as author of the original material in the following manner: © Office of Environment and Heritage 2017. Photos Cover: Basin Trail Ku-Rin-Gai National Park (C.Davidson). Page2: Bradleys Head and Chowder Head walking track Sydney Harbour National Park (J.Yurasek). Published by: Office of Environment and Heritage 59 Goulburn Street, Sydney NSW 2000 PO Box A290, Sydney South NSW 1232 Phone: (02) 9995 5000 (switchboard) Phone: 131 555 (environmental information and publications requests) Phone: 1300 361 967 (national parks, general environmental inquiries and publications requests) Fax: (02) 9995 5999 TTY users: phone 133 677, then ask for 131 555 Speak and listen users: phone 1300 555 727, then ask for 131 555 Email: [email protected] Website: www.environment.nsw.gov.au Report pollution and environmental incidents Environment Line: 131 555 (NSW only) or [email protected] See also www.environment.nsw.gov.au ISBN 978-1-92575-457-5 OEH 2018/0480 October 2018 Contents Letter of submission 1 Message from the Chief Executive 2 About OEH 4 Purpose 4 Vision 4 Charter 4 Organisation structure 5 Park Operations Division 5 Park Programs Division 5 Regional Operations Division 6 Heritage Division 6 Policy Division 6 Science Division 6 Strategy and Performance Division 6 Portfolio partners 7 Our achievements in 2017–18 8 Conservation 8 Culture 11 Communities 12 Connection 16 People 18 Performance 19 Partners 21 Targets for 2018–19 22 Conservation 22 Culture 22 Communities 23 Connection 23 People 24 Performance 24 Partners 24 OEH financial statements 25 Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended 30 June 2018 29 Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June 2018 30 Statement of changes in equity for the year ended 30 June 2018 31 Statement of cash flows for the year ended 30 June 2018 32 iii Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2018 33 1. Summary of significant accounting policies 33 2. Expenses excluding losses 35 3. Revenue 38 5. Conditions on contributions 42 6. Program groups descriptions 42 6. Program statements for the year ended 30 June 2018 43 6. Program statements as at 30 June 2018 (continued) 44 7. Current assets – cash and cash equivalents 45 8. Current assets – receivables 45 9. Current assets – inventories 46 10. Current assets – other financial assets 47 11. Non-current assets – property, plant and equipment 47 12. Intangible assets 53 13. Fair value measurement of non-financial assets 55 14. Restricted assets 61 15. Current liabilities – payables 61 16. Current/non-current liabilities – borrowings 62 17. Current/non-current liabilities – provisions 63 17. Current/non-current liabilities – provisions 66 18. Current liabilities – other 87 19. Equity 87 20. Commitments 88 21. Contingent liabilities and contingent assets 88 22. Budget review 89 23. Reconciliation of cash flows from operating activities to net result 91 24. Financial instruments 92 25. Related party disclosures 96 26. Events after the reporting period 97 Appendices 99 1. Governance 99 2. Legislation and legal changes 103 3. Human resources 117 4. Funding and expenditure 127 Heritage Council of NSW Annual Report 2017–18 139 Heritage Council members 139 Heritage Council meetings and committees 139 State Heritage Register 140 Statutory planning tools 142 Statutory applications 142 iv Summary of other recommendations, advice and opinions made by the Council 143 NSW maritime heritage 143 NSW heritage grants 143 Corporation Sole ‘Minister Administering the Heritage Act 1977’ financial statements 144 CORPORATION SOLE ‘MINISTER ADMINISTERING THE HERITAGE ACT 1977’ 147 Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended 30 June 2018 147 CORPORATION SOLE ‘MINISTER ADMINISTERING THE HERITAGE ACT 1977’ 148 Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June 2018 148 CORPORATION SOLE ‘MINISTER ADMINISTERING THE HERITAGE ACT 1977’ 149 Statement of changes in equity for the year ended 30 June 2018 149 CORPORATION SOLE ‘MINISTER ADMINISTERING THE HERITAGE ACT 1977’ 150 Statement of cash flows for the year ended 30 June 2018 150 CORPORATION SOLE ‘MINISTER ADMINISTERING THE HERITAGE ACT 1977’ Notes to and forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2018 151 1. Summary of significant accounting policies 151 2. Expenses excluding losses 153 3. Revenue 154 4. Current assets – cash and cash equivalents 155 5. Current assets – receivables 155 6. Current assets – financial assets at fair value 156 7. Non-current assets – property, plant and equipment 157 8. Fair value measurement of non-financial assets 160 9. Restricted assets 162 10. Current liabilities – payables 163 11. Current liabilities – other 163 12. Commitments for expenditure 163 13. Contingent liabilities and contingent assets 163 14. Reconciliation of cash flows from operating activities to net result 163 15. Financial instruments 164 16. Related party disclosures 169 17. Events after the reporting period 169 Index 171 v vi Annual Report 2017–18: Office of Environment and Heritage Letter of submission The Hon Gabrielle Upton MP Minister for the Environment Minister for Heritage 52 Martin Place Sydney NSW 2000 Dear Minister I am pleased to submit to you the Annual Report of the Office of Environment and Heritage for your presentation to the New South Wales Parliament. This report provides a summary of our services and achievements and covers our performance for the period 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. In addition, the report contains the audited financial statements and appendices as required by legislation. The report also incorporates the Annual Report of the Heritage Council of NSW for the year ended 30 June 2018. The report was prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Annual Reports (Departments) Act 1985, the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983, regulations under those Acts and NSW Treasury Circular TC15-19. Yours sincerely Anthony Lean Chief Executive 1 Annual Report 2017–18: Office of Environment and Heritage Message from the Chief Executive 2017–18 was another successful year for the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) as we worked to connect communities to conservation and culture. I am particularly proud that we were able to deliver several government priorities alongside our existing programs to achieve great outcomes for New South Wales. A new strategic direction My top priority during the year was to develop a new Corporate Strategy for OEH to set the direction for our future. The Strategy, which was released in July 2018, was developed collaboratively with OEH staff and other key government stakeholders, and identifies four key outcome areas (Conservation, Culture, Communities and Connection) supported by three enablers (People, Performance and Partners). This was an important milestone for the organisation. It marks a new strategic direction and outlines a clear role for OEH as a catalyst for change. This means working with communities, government agencies, non-government agencies, industries and other stakeholders to achieve the best possible environmental, heritage, social and economic outcomes for the State. With the new Corporate Strategy in place, work is already underway to respond to the key opportunities and challenges we identified during the process. Major reforms and announcements OEH continued to be at the forefront of delivering major government reforms to improve the way New South Wales manages our environment and heritage, including: • commencing the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 and Local Land Services Act 2013 and establishing the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust on 25 August 2017. The BCT is an independent statutory authority responsible for facilitating strategic biodiversity conservation on private land • releasing the Draft Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill 2018 for consultation. The draft Bill proposes a new system which will transform the way we manage and conserve Aboriginal cultural heritage in New South Wales • commencing the new Coastal Management Act 2016 and supporting councils to deliver improved coastal management through grant funding and expert technical advice for planning and operational management • the Premier announcing the $112.5 million Energy Affordability Package. OEH will deliver key components of the package