Report on Resources

Introduction

The Commission operates under a single sub-vote of the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management as specified in the Estimates. The Commission managed its programs and services within a planned budget reduction of 22% for the year. It received revenues from application fees of $132,800 for 2003/04 compared with fee revenues of $137,950 for 2002/03. The Commission spent $32,609 less than the estimate for the year. It started the 2003/04 fiscal year with 23 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff and started fiscal 2004/05 with 20 FTE's in line with the budget and plan. The Commission did not make any capital expenditures during the year.

In addition, the lack of interest by local governments in delegated decision-making for the ALR means the Commission has been unable to substantially reduce the number of applications it receives and processes. Thus the Commission's workload, measured by the number of applications, has remained unchanged between 2002/03 and 2003/04, an outcome that is largely beyond the Commission's control.

2003/04 Resource Summary