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AppendixTAFE NSW payment performanceindicators13.3 Aged analysis at the end of each quarterQuarter Current(iewithinduedate)$’000Lessthan 30daysoverdue$’000Between30 and60 daysoverdue$’000Morethan 60daysoverdue$’000December 2,877 236 78 84June 11,652 220 68 37Source: DET Finance and Administration13.4 Accounts paid on time within eachquarterQuarterTarget%Total AccountsPaid on TimeActual%TotalAmountPaid$’000 $’000September 95% 93% 88,411 94,855December 95% 91% 76,574 84,297March 95% 93% 114,621 123,723June 95% 93% 151,460 163,314Source: DET Finance and AdministrationTAFE NSW late payment ofaccountsThere were no instances where interest waspayable under Section 15 of the Public Financeand Audit Regulation 2005 resulting fromthe late payment of accounts. Proceduresare continually reviewed to ensure the mosteffective services are provided to clients.Appendix 14: Land DisposalIn 2006-07 net proceeds from the sale of 18school properties amounted to $105.1 million.Five TAFE NSW properties were sold, realisingnet proceeds of $12.6 million.The net proceeds from the sale of schooland TAFE property, which is surplus to theeducational requirements of the Department,are used for maintenance or upgrading offacilities at schools and TAFE colleges.There were no business or family connectionsbetween the buyers and departmental staff.Appendix 15: Major AssetsThe Department of Education and Trainingmaintains asset registers which list the location,age, replacement cost and depreciatedvalue of its building stock. Due to the sizeand complexity of the registers they are notreproduced in this report.By the end of 2007, the Department had thefollowing building stock:• 18,049 operating school buildings on 2,432sites with a total floor space of around 7.64million square metres• 5,295 demountable buildings on school sites,providing a further floor space of around411,000 square metres• 1,852 TAFE NSW buildings at 133 colleges,providing a total floor space of approximately1.65 million square metres.In 2007, the Department identified 1,491 schooland 163 TAFE buildings at 476 sites that havebeen statutorily listed by local councils andgovernment authorities as heritage significant.The Department's Heritage Asset ManagementStrategy was completed in 2007 and submittedto the NSW Heritage Council.The preparation of the Department’s Heritageand Conservation Register is continuing usingthe State Heritage Inventory Program suppliedby the NSW Heritage Office. The Heritageand Conservation Register is a compliancerequirement specified in the Heritage Act, 1977.15.1 Plant and Equipment (Valued at $50,000and Above)Institute/RegionCollege/SchoolHunter Maitland Milling MachineFU125Hunter Maitland Milling MachineFU125Hunter Maitland Milling MachineFU125Hunter Maitland Milling MachineFU125Hunter Newcastle Hydraulic PressBrakeHunter Glendale Car O Liner MK6Repair SystemItem Value $55,50055,50055,50055,50066,90070,891Illawarra Nowra PABX System 79,307Illawarra Wollongong Hydraulic PressBrake66,90092 NSW Department of Education and Training - Annual Report 2007
AppendixInstitute/RegionNorthernSydneySouthWesternSydneyCollege/SchoolNorthSydneyLidcombeItem Value $Air ConditioningUnitBavelloni GlassBevelling Machine62,85088,846Sydney St George PABX 121,417Sydney Ultimo Guillotine 75,000Sydney Ultimo Air Conditioning 619,999UnitSydney Ultimo Lithographic Press 158,000Sydney Sutherland Kitchen Exhaust 71,500UnitWestern Blacktown Wheel Aligner 51,830SydneyWesternSydneyOTEN -DeliveryandServicesDigital BetacamRecorder56,440WesternSydneyMt. DruittProfile CuttingMachine81,000Appendix 16: WasteReduction and PurchasingPolicyThe NSW Government’s Waste Reductionand Purchasing Policy (WRAPP) requires allState Government agencies to develop andimplement a WRAPP plan to reduce waste andincrease the purchase of recycled content inthe areas of paper products, office equipment,vegetation material and construction anddemolition material. A new WRAPP Plan2007-08 - 2009-10 for the Department ofEducation and Training was approved inOctober 2007.The Department has incorporated WRAPPthroughout key policy and strategic planningdocuments such as the EnvironmentalEducation Policy for Schools and theDepartment’s Environmental ManagementStrategy. The Department achieves WRAPPobjectives through School EnvironmentalManagement Plans and the TAFE NSWService Delivery Strategy.The Department promotes the purchase ofpaper with at least 50% recycled content.In addition, the Department works closelywith suppliers and stakeholders to furtherdevelop waste reduction and recycled contentpurchasing initiatives.WRAPP requires State Government agenciesto report periodically to the NSW Departmentof Environment and Conservation (now theDepartment of Environment and ClimateChange). The Department collected andanalysed waste related statistics in thepreparation of its 2007 WRAPP ProgressReport which it submitted in August 2007.Reducing the generation of wasteThe Environmental Education Policy forSchools released in 2001-2002 continues toapply across the State. This policy requiresschools to develop a School EnvironmentalManagement Plan that addresses the focusareas of curriculum development, managementof resources and management of schoolgrounds.The Sustainable Schools Program commencedin 2003 in partnership with the NSWDepartment of Environment and Conservationand the Commonwealth GovernmentDepartment of the Environment and Heritage.The Environmentally Friendly Purchasing inSchools Program was developed in conjunctionwith the NSW Department of Environment andConservation. In June 2005, staff across theState were trained as facilitators for the regionalimplementation of this program.TAFE NSW environment officers develop andconduct programs with teachers, staff andstudents to reduce Institute waste streams andimplement practices of purchasing recycledmaterials. In addition, TAFE NSW providesenvironmental awareness courses for peoplein the workforce as well as community trainingcourses. The Department’s 23 EnvironmentalEducation Centres provide similar servicesand activities for students, teachers and schoolcommunities.Resource recoveryThe Department of Education and Training hasimplemented waste minimisation strategies,the outcomes of which include the recycling for2006-07 of:• 2,366 tonnes of paper and cardboard• 14 tonnes of comingled containers• Nearly 23,000 computer CPU and laptopunits• 23,000 computer monitors.Further waste minimisation strategies forcapital works programs for the DepartmentNSW Department of Education and Training - Annual Report 2007 93
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