Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Annual Report 2019 Page i Statement of compliance For year ended 30 June 2019 Hon. Alannah MacTiernan MLC Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food and Hon. Dave Kelly MLA Minister for Fisheries In accordance with section 63 of the Financial Management Act 2006, I hereby submit for your information and presentation to Parliament, the report of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development for the reporting period ending 30 June 2019. The report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Financial Management Act 2006 and reporting requirements under the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 and Soil and Land Conservation Act 1945. 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Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Annual Report 2019 Page iii Guide to this report This report presents the statutory compliance, performance In this report, we refer to the Department of Primary Industries and operational reporting for the financial year ending 30 June and Regional Development as ‘the department’ or ‘DPIRD’. 2019. It consists of four principal sections and appendices: A list of acronyms used is provided on the following page. Overview — provides a snapshot of the year in review and outlines who we are and what we do, the industries and communities we support, and how we go about our business. Agency performance — outlines what we have achieved along with details of how we performed against targets for the year. Significant issues — describes current and emerging issues and trends impacting on our operations. Disclosures and legal compliance — details our financial situation and performance against our key performance indicators (KPIs) along with reports on staffing, governance and legal and policy issues. Appendices — incorporates Statement by the Commissioner of Soil and Land Conservation; Breeding stock status, catch and effort ranges for Western Australia’s (WA) major commercial and recreational fisheries; and State register of authorisations, exemptions and aquaculture leases. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Annual Report 2019 Page iv Acronyms CLso Candidatus Liberibactersolanacearum MODIS ModerateResolution Imaging Spectroradiometer CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research NA not applicable Organisation NBN NationalBroadband Network DAWR Departmentof Agricultureand WaterResources NCoS net cost of service (Commonwealth) NGO non-governmentorganisation DAIP DisabilityAccess and InclusionPlan NOI Notice of Intention DAFWA Departmentof Agricultureand Food,Western NRM naturalr esourcem anagement Australia(former department) OBM OutcomeB ased Management framework DBCA Departmentof Biodiversity,Conservation and OSH occupationals afety and health Attractions(Western Australia) RfR Royalties for Regions DPC Departmentof the Premierand Cabinet (Western R&D researchand development Australia) RDC RegionalDevelopment Commission DPIRD Departmentof PrimaryIndustries and Regional RSPCAWA RoyalSociety for the Preventionof Crueltyto Development (WesternAustralia) AnimalsWestern Australia DPLH Departmentof Planning,Lands and Heritage SEMC State EmergencyManagement Committee (WesternAustralia) TAC Total AllowableCatch FTE full-time equivalent(staff hours) TDGDLF TemperateDemersal Gillnet Demersal Longline Fish ResourcesManagement Act 1994 FRMA Fishery ICT informationand communicationstechnology TPP Tomatopotato psyllid IFS Industry funding scheme UWA Universityof WesternAustralia JTSI Departmentof Jobs, Tourism,Science and WA WesternAustralia Innovation (WesternAustralia) KPI key performance indicator WARMS WesternAustralian Rangeland Monitoring System LCD Land ConservationDistrict WCDSF West CoastDemersal Scalefish Fishery LCDC Land ConservationDistrict Committee Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Annual Report 2019 Page v Contents Statement of compliance ..................................................... ii Disclosures and legal compliance ........................................ 48 Contact ............................................................................... iii Independent auditor’s report ............................................. 49 Guide to this report ............................................................. iv Financial statements ......................................................... 54 Acronyms ............................................................................ v Additional key performance indicator information ........... 163 Contents ............................................................................. vi Ministerial directives ....................................................... 195 Overview ................................................................................ 1 Other financial disclosures ............................................. 195 Executive summary ............................................................ 2 Governance disclosures ................................................. 200 Operational structure .......................................................... 5 Other legal requirements ................................................ 200 Administered legislation .................................................... 11 Government policy requirements .................................... 208 Performance management framework .............................. 12 Appendices ........................................................................ 224 Shared responsibilities with other agencies ...................... 14 Appendix 1: Statement from the Commissioner of Soil and Agency performance ............................................................ 19 Land Conservation ......................................................... 225 Report on operations ........................................................ 20 Appendix 2: Breeding stock status, catch and effort ranges for Western Australia’s major commercial and recreational Case studies ..................................................................... 27 fisheries .......................................................................... 233 Financial targets and results ............................................. 34 Appendix 3: State register of authorisations, exemptions Key performance indicator targets and results ................. 37 and aquaculture leases .................................................. 250 Significant issues impacting the agency ............................... 43 Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Annual Report 2019 Page vi Overview Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Annual Report 2019 Page 1 Executive summary Year at a glance Aligned our efforts to the Facilitated Huon Aquaculture taking Won an Australian Biosecurity ‘Our Priorities: Sharing a 2200ha aquaculture Award for our State-Wide Prosperity’ strategy lease off Geraldton to farm Array Surveillance to drive a whole-of-government yellowtail kingfish Program – a marine pest early approach to economic development detection system Successfully Provided $729.4m through the eradicated citrus canker Commenced a five-year, Royalties for Regions from WA, following incursion in the $48m scientific research program towards 228 new and Kimberley and Pilbara partnership