N&Y NRMB Annual Report 2008-09
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NORTHERN & YORKE NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT BOARD ANNUAL REPORT 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009 Northern & Yorke Natural Resources Management Board Annual Report 2008 - 2009 For further information please contact: General Manager Northern & Yorke Natural Resources Management Board 41-49 Eyre Road, P O Box 175, CRYSTAL BROOK 5523 Telephone: (08) 8636 2361 Facsimile: (08) 8636 2371 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.nynrm.sa.gov.au ABN: 52523451613 October 2009 _______________________________________________________________________________ Northern & Yorke NRM Board Annual Report 2008-09 Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL ................................................................ 6 FOREWORD .................................................................................. 7 NORTHERN & YORKE NRM BOARD INITIAL PLAN & STRATEGIC GOALS .. 8 SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S STRATEGIC PLAN .......................................... 11 PLANS AND OBJECTIVES ................................................................ 11 LINKS BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THE SA STRATEGIC PLAN ............. 11 STATE NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN ......................... 12 LINKS BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THE STATE NRM PLAN .................. 13 OPERATIONS AND INITIATIVES ......................................................... 13 ROLE, LEGISLATION AND STRUCTURE .............................................. 17 OBJECT OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT .............. 17 ADMINISTRATION OF THE ACT ...................................................... 17 ROLE OF THE BOARD .................................................................. 17 FUNCTIONS OF THE NORTHERN & YORKE NRM BOARD ..................... 18 MEMBERSHIP ............................................................................ 19 MEETINGS: GENERAL AND SPECIAL .............................................. 20 RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER AGENCIES ........................................ 21 GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS ................................................... 22 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE .................................................... 24 MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES ............................................. 26 EMPLOYEE NUMBERS, GENDER AND STATUS .................................. 26 STATUS OF EMPLOYEES IN CURRENT POSITION .............................. 26 EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT ........................................................... 27 LEAVE MANAGEMENT ................................................................. 27 WORKFORCE DIVERSITY ............................................................. 27 PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT .................................................... 29 LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT ............................. 29 ACCREDITED TRAINING PACKAGES ............................................... 29 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS ............................ 29 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ........... 30 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ............................................................. 32 CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS .................................................. 32 ACCOUNT PAYMENT PERFORMANCE ............................................. 32 FRAUD ..................................................................................... 32 CONSULTANTS .......................................................................... 32 OVERSEAS TRAVEL ....................................................................... 35 DISABILITY ACTION PLANS ............................................................. 35 ASBESTOS MANAGEMENT IN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS ....................... 36 URBAN DESIGN CHARTER ............................................................... 36 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ............................................................ 36 PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION STATEMENT .................................. 36 STATISTICAL REPORT ................................................................. 37 ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACTION PLAN REPORT ...................................... 37 GREENING OF GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS FRAMEWORK ..................... 38 REGIONAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STATEMENTS .................................. 38 RECONCILIATION STATEMENT ......................................................... 38 _______________________________________________________________________________ Northern & Yorke NRM Board Annual Report 2008-09 Page 3 STATEMENT OF FACT FOR SIGNIFICANT MINISTERIAL DIRECTIVES ......... 38 STATEMENT OF FACT FOR SIGNIFICANT FUNCTIONS ASSIGNED BY MINISTER ..................................................................................... 38 STATEMENT OF FACT FOR FUNCTIONS OR POWERS DELEGATED TO THE BOARD ........................................................................................ 38 REQUIREMENTS FOR ANNUAL REPORT ............................................. 39 SPECIFIC REPORTS ....................................................................... 39 BOARDS AND COMMITTEES LISTING ................................................. 40 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................. 42 GLOSSARY .................................................................................. 42 PUBLICATIONS RELEASED OR UPDATED DURING 2008-2009 .................. 42 ATTACHMENT 1: ANNUAL REPORT OF LOWER NORTH NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT GROUP ................................................. 44 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL ............................................................... 46 FOREWORD ................................................................................. 48 NRM GROUP MATTERS CONTAINED IN THE NRM BOARD’S REPORT ........ 49 OPERATIONS AND INITIATIVES ......................................................... 50 ROLE, LEGISLATION AND STRUCTURE .............................................. 54 ROLE OF THE GROUP ..................................................................... 54 FUNCTIONS OF THE LOWER NORTH GROUP ....................................... 54 MEMBERSHIP ............................................................................... 55 MEETINGS: GENERAL AND SPECIAL ................................................. 55 RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER AGENCIES ........................................... 55 GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS ...................................................... 55 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ............................................................. 56 STATEMENT OF FACT FOR SIGNIFICANT BOARD DIRECTIVES ................ 56 STATEMENT OF FACT FOR SIGNIFICANT FUNCTIONS ASSIGNED BY THE BOARD ........................................................................................ 56 REQUIREMENTS FOR ANNUAL REPORT ............................................. 56 SPECIFIC REPORTS ....................................................................... 56 COMMITTEES LISTING .................................................................... 57 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................. 57 GLOSSARY .................................................................................. 57 ATTACHMENT 2: ANNUAL REPORT OF UPPER NORTH NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT GROUP ................................................. 58 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL ............................................................... 60 FOREWORD ................................................................................. 62 NRM GROUP MATTERS CONTAINED IN THE NRM BOARD’S REPORT ........ 63 OPERATIONS AND INITIATIVES ......................................................... 64 ROLE, LEGISLATION AND STRUCTURE .............................................. 68 ROLE OF THE GROUP ..................................................................... 68 FUNCTIONS OF THE UPPER NORTH GROUP ........................................ 69 MEMBERSHIP ............................................................................... 69 MEETINGS: GENERAL AND SPECIAL ................................................. 70 RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER AGENCIES ........................................... 70 GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS ...................................................... 71 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE ............................................................. 71 STATEMENT OF FACT FOR SIGNIFICANT BOARD DIRECTIVES ................ 71 _______________________________________________________________________________ Northern & Yorke NRM Board Annual Report 2008-09 Page 4 STATEMENT OF FACT FOR SIGNIFICANT FUNCTIONS ASSIGNED BY THE BOARD ........................................................................................ 71 REQUIREMENTS FOR ANNUAL REPORT ............................................. 71 SPECIFIC REPORTS ....................................................................... 72 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................. 72 GLOSSARY .................................................................................. 72 ATTACHMENT 3: ANNUAL REPORT OF YORKE PENINSULA NRM GROUP ... 73 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL ............................................................... 75 FOREWORD ................................................................................. 77 NRM GROUP MATTERS CONTAINED IN THE NRM BOARD’S REPORT ........ 78 OPERATIONS AND INITIATIVES ......................................................... 79 ROLE, LEGISLATION AND STRUCTURE .............................................. 82 ROLE OF THE GROUP ..................................................................... 82 FUNCTIONS