Attachments

Attachments

Attachment 1 - ABS Actual and Projected Revenue 2004-05 to 2009-10
Attachment 2 - ABS Pricing Principles
Attachment 3 - Assessment for Inclusion in the BIS
Attachment 4 - Determining the Content of the AIS and CIS
Attachment 5 - Products and Services in the BIS and SIS
Attachment 6 - Overhead Categories
Attachment 7 - Partially Cost-Recovered Activities



Attachment 1

		2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10
		Actual	Actual	Projectd	Projectd	Projected	Projected
Full Cost Recovered	11423	6876	5830	6805	5705	5555
Web Services	2806	682	100	25	25	25
	AusStats	1389	208	0	0	0	0
	ABS@	1072	378	75	0	0	0
	Ecommerce	346	96	25	25	25	25
Information Consultancies	4814	3783	4510	5560	4460	4310
	Population Census Information Consultancies	942	683	1050	2100	850	1000
	International Trade Information Consultancies	438	373	400	400	400	400
	International Trade Subscriptions	522	543	560	560	560	560
	Other Information Consultancies	2913	2183	2500	2500	2500	2500
Other Full Cost Recovery	3802	2412	1220	1220	1220	1220
	Training & Seminars	64	117	70	70	70	70
	Publications	776	310	200	200	200	200
	CDATA	419	101	0	0	0	0
	Licence Fees & Royalties	406	361	100	100	100	100
	Confidentialised Unit Record Files	422	505	350	350	350	350
	Statistical Consultancies	1540	957	500	500	500	500
	Full Cost Recovery Not Elsewhere Classified	176	61	0	0	0	0
Partial Cost Recovered	7624	12818	11610	16815	12001	11863
	Outposted Officers	1329	1046	794	779	790	740
	International Consultancies	343	383	450	450	450	450
	Statistical Units Funding	2243	2264	2254	2154	2154	1809
	User Funded Surveys	3709	9125	8112	13432	8607	8864
Not Elsewhere Classified	46	2	0	0	0	0
Total Sale of Goods & Services	19093	19696	17440	23620	17706	17418

Note: Licence Fees & Royalties are excluded from cost recovery policy
Attachment 2
Principle 1
ABS is committed to open access to official statistics by all levels of governments, and the community generally.

Principle 2
ABS will provide free access channels to the Basic Information Set funded by appropriation.

Principle 3
The ABS will recover the costs of accessing the Basic Information Set via non-free access channels (e.g. print on demand) on a marginal cost basis.

Principle 4
Where cost effective to do so, the ABS will recover the costs of producing and providing information products and services that are additional to the Basic Information Set, including salaries, operating and capital costs, and associated overheads, from users.

Principle 5
The ABS will recover the costs of products and services provided in addition to the Basic Information Set, on an incremental cost basis for those which only the ABS can provide (e.g. due to confidentiality considerations), and on a commercial cost basis, for those which may compete with products and services provided by other suppliers.

Principle 6
The ABS will set its pricing policy, in conformity with Government guidelines on Cost Recovery and Competitive Cost Neutrality, with a view to:

• relieving the general taxpayer of those elements of the cost of the statistical service which have a specific and identifiable value to particular users;
• enabling the demand for ABS products and services to be used as one indicator of how ABS resources should be used; and
• encouraging users to address their real needs for ABS statistical products.

Principle 7
The ABS strongly encourages secondary provision of ABS data. However, the ABS may recover the cost of dissemination and product creation from on providers of ABS information. It may also recover from them the costs of compliance with licensing conditions.

Principle 8
The ABS provides technical assistance to international agencies and other countries. Wherever possible it will use the applicable AusAID pricing schedule, which approximates charging on a marginal cost basis. Exceptions apply in the following situations:

• where the work is tendered in a competitive situation, the ABS will quote on a commercial cost basis;
• where international agencies have their own standard rates, the ABS may choose to apply those rates; and,
• consistent with our international policy, ABS may partially recover, or waive, its costs for statistical work associated with international engagement if it is a strategically important initiative that the ABS has decided to support, and/or there are important staff development opportunities.

Principle 9
The Australian Statistician or his delegate may, where public interest issues are involved, decide to charge products and services on other bases.

Principle 10
In all cases where costs are recovered, the ABS will charge "efficient costs" i.e. the minimum costs necessary to deliver products and services that are fit for purpose.

Principle 11
ABS will use simple and cost effective pricing schedules and administrative systems.
Attachment 3

Attachment 4

DETERMINING THE CONTENT OF THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SET AND THE COMMERCIAL INFORMATION SET
(refer p. 35 of Guidelines)

Attachment 5


PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN THE BIS and SIS

Content of the Basic Information Set (BIS)

• Collection activities, statistical analysis and processing of surveys to final unit record file, including confidentialised unit record files (CURFs)
• Contents of the ABS web site
• Library Extension Program (LEP) support services
• National Information Referral Service (NIRS)
• Email notification service (web based)
• Limited consultancy service to media and Parliamentarians
• Media lock up services
• Access to statistics by members of the ABS’ Australian Statistical Advisory Council
• Access to statistics by clients with disabilities
• Access to statistics by survey respondents compiled from surveys they participated in
• Training on products and services in the BIS

Content of the Supplementary Information Set (SIS) (excluding commercial products and services)

• Content of the ABS web site delivered other than via self help on the site (e.g. printed publications, CD-ROMs)
• Access to confidentialised unit record files (CURFs) via CD-ROM, the Remote Access Data Laboratory or the ABS Site Data Laboratory
• Information and Statistical consultancies: extraction and analysis from unit record files
• Extensions to collection activities under the Census and Statistics Act 1905 funded from the private sector
• Training on products and services outside the BIS

Attachment 6


OVERHEAD CATEGORIES

Salary on-costs

• Superannuation
• Productivity Superannuation Benefit
• Workers & Other Compensation
• Comcover
• Long Service Leave
• Training
• Office Services
• Property Operating Costs
• Computing Costs

Share of corporate overheads

Attachment 7

Client Group	Nature of Partial Cost Recovery	Rationale
Schools	Some ABS products, particularly flagship publications, are available at a 30% discount to primary and secondary schools.	The price reduction represents the economies of scale achieved in bulk purchases are passed on to schools as price reductions. Charging the majority of the retail price ensures a self-rationing mechanism to limit demand to those who really want the product. Discounting the products ensures that they are accessible to students and teachers through their schools Provision of statistical products to schools ensures a critical mass of Australians is statistically literate and able to interpret statistical information effectively. Ensuring the development of high quality statistical graduates is an investment in Australia's future. Provision of ABS statistics to schools is non-rivalrous and helps to improve statistical literacy.
International organisations	International organisations receive, on request: free international trade data completion of statistical questionnaires a two hour customised consultancy service to provide advice	The ABS provides statistics on Australia to these international agencies to help contribute to the ABS’ corporate goal of assistance in the international community. Eligible international organisations include: United Nations International Labour Organisation Food and Agricultural Organisation UNESCO Economic and Social Council for Asia and the Pacific UNECE OECD IMF World Bank World Trade Organisation World Tourism Organisation Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Secretariat of the Pacific Community Provision of ABS statistics to international organisations is non-rivalrous and is consistent with the Government’s policy to meet international obligations.

Overseas statistical agencies	Overseas statistical agencies receive free completion of statistical questionnaires, on request.	The ABS provides statistics on Australia to these overseas statistical agencies to help contribute to the ABS’ corporate goal of assistance in the international community. These statistics are often shared in an exchange arrangement. Provision of ABS statistics to overseas statistical agencies is non-rivalrous and has substantial spillover benefits. Provision of statistics to overseas statistical agencies is consistent with the Government’s policy of international cooperation.
International statistical assistance or aid	Requests for international statistical assistance or aid may be partially cost-recovered	Partial cost recovery may apply where the international statistical assistance/aid is consistent with the Government policy on international aid and where the assistance/aid is: sponsored by an international agency; provided in countries within the aid policy setting of the government; or associated with international engagement. Partially cost recovered prices are set using the AusAID pricing schedule.

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