Annual Report 2014-2015 ©2015 Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
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Annual Report 2014-2015 ©2015 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. ISBN: 978-1-74254-815-9 RIRDC Publication No.15-069 ISSN: 1037 3470 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 Front cover image: truffles CONTENTS Transmittal Letter ......................................................................................................................................................5 About RIRDC ..............................................................................................................................................................6 Organisational Structure ......................................................................................................................................9 RIRDC’s Corporate Plan ...................................................................................................................................10 Chair’s Report .............................................................................................................................................................11 Key Performance Indicators ............................................................................................................................ 15 Overview of R&D Investment ...........................................................................................................................17 Communicating R&D Results ..........................................................................................................................23 Highlights and Achievements in 2014-15 ...................................................................................................24 Financial Snapshot ...............................................................................................................................................33 RIRDC’s Portfolio Structure............................................................................................................................. 37 Collaboration............................................................................................................................................................39 Evaluation ...................................................................................................................................................................43 Performance Against the Australian Government’s Research Priorities ............................... 47 R&D Outputs and Outcomes for 2014-15 ............................................................................................... 50 Goal 1: Promote Leadership and Innovation in the Rural Sector ........................................ 51 Goal 2: Increase Profit and Productivity in Rural Industries .................................................55 Goal 3: Enhance Sustainability Across the Rural Sector ........................................................82 Corporate Governance ......................................................................................................................................95 Financial and Performance Statements ....................................................................................................117 Notes to the Financial Statements .............................................................................................................127 Appendices ..............................................................................................................................................................167 Appendix 1: Statutory Levy and Industry Sub-Accounts ...................................................... 168 Appendix 2: Legislative Requirements .............................................................................................183 Appendix 3: RIRDC R&D Advisory Panels and Chairs at 30 June 2015..................... 186 Appendix 4: Service Charter .................................................................................................................187 Appendix 5: RIRDC Selection Committe Report 2014-15 .................................................... 189 Appendix 6: Glossary ..................................................................................................................................191 Appendix 7: Index of Annual Report Requirements .................................................................193 Index .............................................................................................................................................................................197 Corporate directory ...........................................................................................................................................201 4 Transmittal letter 15 October 2015 The Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 Dear Minister, In accordance with Section 28 of the Primary Industries Research and Development Act 1989 (PIRD Act), I present the Annual Report of the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation for the year ended 30 June 2015. This Annual Report has been prepared and approved by the Board of the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation in accordance with section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act) and the Funding Agreement 2015-2019 between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. Yours sincerely, Professor Daniela Stehlik Chair cc: Senator the Hon. Anne Ruston Assistant Minister to the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Mr Daryl Quinlivan Secretary, Department of Agriculture 5 ABOUT RIRDC V The 2014-15 RIRDC Annual Report This document is the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation’s (RIRDC) annual report to government and industry stakeholders which covers the Corporation’s operations for 2014–15. It is aligned with RIRDC’s Corporate Plan 2012–2017, the Annual Operational Plan 2014-15, and the Australian Government’s research priorities. It complies with mandatory and best practice reporting and includes: • A report on performance • Financial statements • The Auditor-General’s report on the financial statements V RIRDC’s purpose To invest in research and development that is adopted and assists rural industries to be productive, profitable and sustainable. V Enabling legislation RIRDC’s enabling legislation is the Primary Industries Research and Development Act 1989 (Commonwealth Government of Australia) (the PIRD Act). V Responsible Minister for the reporting period The Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP Minister for Agriculture V 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. V 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. 6 • 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 uptake 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 demonstrated by client surveys and program evaluations. V Certification On 9 September 2015 the RIRDC Board authorised this Annual Report with the following resolution: The Board: Approved the Annual Report for the year ending 30 June 2015, which includes the following certification: “That the Corporation Board accepts responsibility under Section 46 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 for the preparation and content of this Report of Operations in accordance with the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Financial Reporting) Rule 2015”. 7 8 ORGANISATIONAL structure Figure 1: Organisational structure RIRDC BOARD MANAGING DIRECTOR BUSINESS SENIOR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GENERAL MANAGER MANAGERS MANAGER – CORPORATE (TWO FULL TIME) (PART-TIME) SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER AND PUBLIC ICT AFFAIRS MANAGER PROGRAM EXTERNAL MANAGERS RESEARCH (TWO MANAGERS FULL TIME, (FOUR ON ONE PART FINANCE CONTRACT) TIME) MANAGER EXECUTIVE OFFICE MANAGER (PART TIME) PROGRAM CO-ORDINATORS HR & GOVERNANCE FINANCE OFFICER (ONE FULL TIME, OFFICER (PART TIME) (PART TIME) THREE PART TIME) At 30 June 2015 the Corporation had 11 staff employed on a full time basis (including the Managing Director) and seven part-time staff