Annual Report 2008-2009 - Department of Transport

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Key Performance Indicators
Key Efficiency
Indicators
Cost per registered vessel
of maritime disaster
response
Average survey cost per
commercial vessel
Average cost per private
recreational vessel
registration
2005-06
Actual
2006-07
Actual
2007-08
Actual
2008 09
Target
2008-09
Actual
$47.18 $51.10 $48.01 $44.04 $35.40
$1,829.25 $1,942.70 $2,124 $2,479 $2,749
$54.02 $52.34 $59.99 $49.82 $79.83
Reasons for Significant Variance
Total costs for this indicator have fallen from $4,425,919
in 2007-08 to $3,346,937 in 2008-09 together with a 4,426
increase in vessel numbers. Improved cost allocation
methods are the major contributing factor.
Significant additional employment costs were incurred
during the year due to a 4.5% salary increase granted
in February 2008 but not paid until September 2008,
therefore including more than 6 months back pay in
this fiscal year. The next 5% increase was granted in
February 2009. Specified Callings salary increases for
the Business Units Marine Surveyors were also granted
during this time.
The steep increase in costs impacting this KPI are
the result of a rolling program across all business
units of the Department implementing comprehensive
costing/pricing models. The accurate re-assignment
of expenses has for this KPI raised costs. Having
established a new benchmark, the next step was to
compare this 08/09 result against 07/08 using the same
costs allocation. However, direct comparisons are not
possible because the new cost allocation method has
not been applied to previous financial years due to the
significant effort/costs involved. The 09/10 results will
become available for comparison and analysis.