Annual Report 2008-09 | Director of National Parks
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Contents Our mission ii Our values and approaches ii An organisational snapshot 1 Key highlights and issues for 2008–09 1 Director’s review 3 The Director’s overview of the year 1 Director of National Parks | Parks of National Director Corporate overview and financial summary 9 The Director’s legal basis and responsibilities 2 Income, expenditure and system information at a glance Information on the work undertaken by the agency Organisational structure 37 Key management 3 Membership of statutory boards Our staff Annual ReportAnnual 2008–09 Planning, reporting and performance 47 Director of National Parks Annual Report 2008-09 Planning, operating and reporting frameworks 4 and strategies How the agency performed during 2008–09 Management and accountability 63 Key corporate governance arrangements 5 including compliance and enforcement and agency safety statistics Financial statements 75 Audited 2008–09 financial statements Street address Postal address Enquiries 5 Farrell Place GPO Box 787 Phone: (02) 6274 2220 Canberra City ACT 2601 Canberra ACT 2601 Fax: (02) 6274 2349 Managing the Australian Appendices 113 environment.gov.au/parks Government’s protected areas A Agency Resourcing Statement 2008–09 114 7 B Ecologically sustainable development The web address for this annual report is: and environmental performance 115 environment.gov.au/parks/publications/annual/08-09 C Freedom of information statement 123 D Compliance index 125 Index 126 Our mission © Director of National Parks 2009 ISSN 1443-1238 To assist the Minister and the Department of the Environment, Water, This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any Heritage and the Arts in the conservation and appreciation of Australia’s process, re-used or redistributed without prior written permission from the Director of National Parks. Any permitted biological diversity and associated cultural heritage through leadership reproduction must acknowledge the source of any such material reproduced and include a copy of the original copyright ! and cooperation in the management of Australia’s protected areas, notice. Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction and copyright should be addressed to: The Director of National Parks, GPO Box 787, Canberra ACT 2601. Waters) Coral Sea building knowledge of Australia’s biodiversity and working with Norfolk Island Elizabeth and National Park & Botanic Garden Marine National Nature Reserve Marine Park Middleton Reefs Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve (Commonwealth Lord Howe Island Conservation Zone Indigenous Australians. Director of National Parks Australian business number: 13051 694 963 Reserve East Marine Region Lihou Reef National Nature Commonwealth Marine Reserve Macquarie Island ! ! © Commonwealth of Australia, 2009 Beagle East Our values and approaches Flinders Gippsland Freycinet Reserve ! Credits: ! Coringa-Herald National Nature As part of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts portfolio, ! Front cover ! Parks Australia commits to professionalism as a major public service Researcher with bird – Nick Rains Pulu Keeling coastline – Fusion Films South Tasman Rise institution serving the Government and Minister in accordance with Traditional basket – Michael Nelson Bushland with fallen bark – Nick Rains Booderee ! National Park & Botanic Gardens Children at rock pools – June Andersen Mornington reserve (NRS) – Nick Rains ! the values of the Australian Public Service and specific Huon ! Marine Park Solitary Islands Marine Reserve planning process) Waratah – Michael Nelson Mornington reserve (NRS) – Nick Rains Apollo Great Barrier Reef (excluded from marine from (excluded departmental values: Km Yellow-footed rock wallaby – Nick Rains Northern Tanami IPA – Nick Rains (Commonwealth Waters) North • caring for the environment Scribbly gum – At a Glance Photography Bigeye barracuda – Robert Thorne Boags Torres Strait Marine Region 2,000 Marine Region Gum leaves – Nick Rains Marine turtle – Neil Gemmell Franklin • respecting and responding to the values of Indigenous Reef fish – Neil Gemmell Tasman Fracture Zeehan Chapter pages Kakadu Nelson landowners and other partners Seabirds at Lihou Reef – Neil Gemmell Botanic Gardens National Park South-east Murray Australian National ! Marine Region Thorny devil – Nick Rains Seabirds at Lihou Reef – Neil Gemmell • engaging with and responding to stakeholders Rainbow bee-eater – Nick Rains ± Banksia at Booderee – At a Glance Photography a • providing leadership and being active team contributors Galahs – Nick Rains Bees on eucalypt bud – June Andersen 1,000 Kangaroos – Nick Rains Planting at ANBG – Barry Brown Cartier Island • committing to learning and development Marine Reserve Kookaburra – June Andersen Identifying plant species – Carl Davies u-Kata Tjut ! 500 National Park Banksia flower – June Andersen ! • committing to excellence in our operations Researcher – Nick Rains Ulur • accepting responsibility and being accountable Orchid – June Andersen Lantana – Michael Nelson ! Twelve Apostles, Great Ocean Road – © Tourism Australia 0 North-west Full-page images Marine Region Great Australian • acting with integrity and achieving results. and Tourism NT Bight Marine Park South-west Marine Region Sea anemone, Mermaid Reef – Jay M Hayes, (Commonwealth Waters) Kings Canyon – © Tourism Australia and Tourism NT Commercial Diver Objectives are achieved by: Uluru ranger – © Tourism Australia and Tourism NT Rain over Uluru – Leanne Handreck Parks forum – Rebecca Chandler Ashmore Reef • basing our work on the best available information Brolga at Kakadu – Michael Nelson White-faced heron – June Andersen National Nature Reserve and analysis Maps – Environmental Resources Information Network Other images Design – Cre8IVE • working in partnerships to improve environmental, Editor – Elizabeth Hutchings Editing Mermaid Reef Marine Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve & Conservation Zone National Nature Reserve Jim Jim Falls in the wet season – Ian Oswald-Jacobs ! cultural and heritage outcomes Indexer – Barry Howarth Feral buffalo – Anna Pickworth terrestrial reserves • communicating and influencing effectively Horn-eyed ghost crab – Fusion Films Printed by Canprint on Australian paper Ningaloo Marine Park Masked booby – Fusion Films (Commonwealth Waters) • valuing and investing in our people to develop made from sustainable plantation timber their capabilities National Park Christmas Island ! • effectively managing risks Map data sources Commonwealth marine reserves Commonwealth Australia’s marine jurisdiction • developing and delivering high quality policies Indigenous Protected Areas (Declared), Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database – CAPAD 2006: © Commonwealth of Australia, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 2009. Pulu Keeling and programs National Park • managing change in a strategic and flexible manner State and Territory Borders: © Commonwealth of Australia, Geoscience Australia. • monitoring and managing performance to ensure Caveat: All data are presumed to be correct as received from data providers. No responsibility is taken by the cost-effective outcomes are delivered. Commonwealth for errors or omissions. The Commonwealth does not accept responsibility in respect to any information Figure 1: Locations of Commonwealth parks and reserves managed by the Director of National Parks in 2008–09 Parks the Director of National managed by and reserves parks of Commonwealth 1: Locations Figure or advice given in relation to, or as a consequence of anything contained herein. Geographic Coordinate System on the GDA94 Datum. i ii Contents Our mission ii Our values and approaches ii An organisational snapshot 1 Key highlights and issues for 2008–09 1 Director’s review 3 The Director’s overview of the year 1 Director of National Parks | Parks of National Director Corporate overview and financial summary 9 The Director’s legal basis and responsibilities 2 Income, expenditure and system information at a glance Information on the work undertaken by the agency Organisational structure 37 Key management 3 Membership of statutory boards Our staff Annual ReportAnnual 2008–09 Planning, reporting and performance 47 Director of National Parks Annual Report 2008-09 Planning, operating and reporting frameworks 4 and strategies How the agency performed during 2008–09 Management and accountability 63 Key corporate governance arrangements 5 including compliance and enforcement and agency safety statistics Financial statements 75 Audited 2008–09 financial statements Street address Postal address Enquiries 5 Farrell Place GPO Box 787 Phone: (02) 6274 2220 Canberra City ACT 2601 Canberra ACT 2601 Fax: (02) 6274 2349 Managing the Australian Appendices 113 environment.gov.au/parks Government’s protected areas A Agency Resourcing Statement 2008–09 114 7 B Ecologically sustainable development The web address for this annual report is: and environmental performance 115 environment.gov.au/parks/publications/annual/08-09 C Freedom of information statement 123 D Compliance index 125 Index 126 Our mission © Director of National Parks 2009 ISSN 1443-1238 To assist the Minister and the Department of the Environment, Water, This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any Heritage and the Arts in the conservation and appreciation of Australia’s process, re-used or redistributed without prior written permission from the Director of