Part six: Indexes
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•	Acronyms
•	Glossary
•	Index
•	Compliance index

Acronyms
AAHL Australian Animal Health Laboratory
ACBRF AAHL Collaborative Biosecurity Research Facility
ACCESS Australian Community Climate Earth-System Simulator
ADJR Act Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
ANAO Australian National Audit Office
ANIC Australian National Insect Collection
ANFC Australian National Fish Collection
ANH Australian National Herbarium
ANSTO Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
ANU Australian National University
ANWC Australian National Wildlife Collection
APSIM Agricultural Production System Simulator
AQIS Australian Quarantine Inspection Service
ARRC Australian Resources Research Centre
ASKAP Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder
ATNF Australia Telescope National Facility
CAC Act Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997
CASS CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science
CDS Commonwealth Disability Strategy
CRC Cooperative Research Centre
CREST Creativity in Science and Technology
CSIR Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
CSIROSEC CSIRO Science Education Centre
CUT Curtin University of Technology
DAFF Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
EFT Equivalent Full-Time
EMC Executive Management Council
EPBC Act Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
ERA Ecological risk assessment
ESD Ecologically Sustainable Development
ESS Environmental Sustainability Strategy
ET Executive Team
ETF Energy Transformed Flagship
FNS Food and Nutritional Sciences
FOI Act Freedom of Information Act 1982
GCC Global Corporate Challenge
GHG Greenhouse Gas Emissions
GPUs Graphics processing units
GRA Global Research Alliance
HSE Health, Safety and Environment
HSMA Health and safety management arrangements
ICT Information and Communication Technologies
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IES Indigenous Engagement Strategy
IMOS Integrated Marine Observing System
IP Intellectual Property
IT Information Technology
JCU James Cook University
KPI Key Performance Indicator
LRE Leading the Research Enterprise
LTIFR Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate
MNF Marine National Facility
MTFR Medical Treatment Frequency Rate
NCAP Nissan Casting Australia Pty Ltd
NCRIS National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy
NEHTA National E-Health Transition Authority
NIS National Innovation System
NRPs National Research Priorities
NSW New South Wales
QFA Quadrennium Funding Agreement
QLD Queensland
RAM Rotated Arc Mixer
R&D Research and development
SA South Australia
SAC Sector Advisory Council
SIEF Science and Industry Endowment Fund
SIR Act Science and Industry Research Act 1949
SKA Square Kilometre Array
TCP Transformational capability platforms
UNSW University of New South Wales
USQ University of Queensland
US United States
UWA University of Western Australia
VIC Victoria
WA Western Australian
WAGCOE Western Australian Geothermal Centre of Excellence
WLAN Wireless Local Area Networks
XRD X-ray diffraction
XRF X-ray fluorescence
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Glossary 
Intellectual property 
Inventions: This is the number of inventions where one or more patent/applications are current. Accordingly an invention might include a granted patent that is near the end of its life 
(e.g. 20 years), or it might include a provisional patent application that has only recently been filed. Furthermore, one invention might relate to a patent application in one country only, or it might relate to over 20 patents/applications in different countries covering the one invention. 
New inventions: This is the number of new inventions where an application (normally an Australian provisional application) is filed for the first time to protect that invention. A major implication of ﬁling that provisional application is that it provides the applicant with an internationally recognised priority date. A small percentage of CSIRO’s new inventions are filed as US provisional applications. 
PCT applications: International PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) applications are a ‘temporary’ phase in any international patenting process and these have a life span of 18 months. This type of application is very common in major international corporations and is used by CSIRO when it considers its invention may have wide commercial application. In view of the 18-month time span, it is reasonable to approximate that two-thirds of the reported number were filed in the previous 12 month period. 
Granted patents: Once a patent application has been examined and satisfies various patentability criteria it becomes a granted patent. It remains a granted patent until the end of the patent period (normally 20 years) provided renewal fees are paid. 
Live patent cases: A live patent case is where either a patent application or a granted patent exists. It does not include cases that have lapsed, expired or been withdrawn. 
Applications may include provisional applications, PCT applications, and applications pending in Australia or foreign jurisdictions. 
Publications 
Journal articles: Includes journal articles and other items published as part of a journal (for example, an editorial or book review). 
Conference papers: Includes published conference papers, abstracts or edited proceedings. 
Technical reports: Includes individually authored chapters as well as whole reports that are subject to peer review and usually publicly released. 
Books and chapters: Includes monographs, complete or individual chapters, usually published by a commercial publisher. 
Student supervision and sponsorship 
Sponsored students: Students are deemed to be sponsored if they receive a full or partial scholarship paid from CSIRO funds to pursue a research project leading to a PhD or Honours/Masters degree. This excludes CSIRO employees, whose study expenses are considered to be ‘training and development’. 
Supervised students: Students are deemed to be supervised if they have a CSIRO staff member appointed officially by the University as the supervisor for their research project. Normally, CSIRO staff are joint supervisors in conjunction with a university academic. 
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Index 
A 
AAHL Collaborative Biosecurity Research Facility, 70 
see also Australian Animal Health Laboratory 
ACCESS (Australian Community Climate-Earth System Simulator), 9, 52 accidents, staff, 96 accountability, 82–84, 86–88, 90–93 
see also governance framework 
achievements, vi–vii, viii–ix, xii–xv, 7–11 
Core Research and Services (Program 2), 48–57 National Research Flagships (Program 1), 20–39 National Research Infrastructure: National Facilities and Collections (Program 4), 66–74 Science Outreach: Education and Publishing (Program 3), 58–64 see also performance 
ACIL Tasman, evaluation of CSIRO, vii, 14, 15–16 acronyms, 210–211 
Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: Preparing Australian Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for the Future, 20, 63 adaptive capacity, to climate change, vi, xiii, 15, 20–21, 36, 59, 75 
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977, 
180 administrative law, 87, 180–181 advanced materials, 106 advisory committees, 83–84 aerospace industry, new technologies, 57 Agribusiness Group, xiii, 3–4, 40, 48–49 
name change, i, xiii, 3, 6, 40, 48 see also Entomology Division; Food and Nutritional Sciences Division; Food Futures Flagship; Livestock Industries Division; Plant Industry Division; Sustainable Agriculture Flagship 
agricultural industries, sustainability of, xiii, 15, 20, 24, 25, 34–35, 103 Agricultural Production System sIMulator (APSIM), 15 air quality research, 28 alumina production process, 28, 29 Alzheimer’s disease research, xiii, 32, 33 Animal Health Laboratory; see Australian Animal Health Laboratory 
appendices, 176–205 Appraisal and Investment Committee (Executive), 84 APSIM (Agricultural Production System sIMulator), 15 aquaculture industry, 24, 25, 39, 89 
see also prawn fisheries, sustainable farming 
aquifer recharge, management of, 36 archives, 180 Archives Act 1983, 180 Asia-Pacific region, vi, 20, 52, 104 asset valuations, vii, 88 astronomy; see Astronomy and Space Science Division; Australia Telescope Compact Array; Australia Telescope National Facility; Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder; Deep Space Communication Complex; Parkes radio telescope; radio astronomy; radio telescopes; Square Kilometre Array Astronomy and Space Science Division, 4, 40 Atlas of Living Australia, viii, xiv, 53 atypical scrapies, 70, 72 Audit Committee (Board), 83, 101 audits 
environmental, organisational, 10, 101
external, 87, 181
financial, 114–115, 195–196
AuScope Grid, 57 Australia Telescope Compact Array, 68 
see also Australia Telescope National Facility; Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder; Square Kilometre Array 
Australia Telescope National Facility, 54, 66, 67, 68, 72 
see also Australian Square Kilometre Array 
Pathfinder Australia’s Biodiversity and Climate Change, 63 Australian Animal Health Laboratory, 66, 67, 68, 69–72 
see also AAHL Collaborative Biosecurity 
Research Facility
Australian Biological Collections, 11, 66, 67, 68–69, 73–74 Australian Community Climate Earth-System Simulator (ACCESS), 9, 52 Australian Government Employment Bargaining Framework and Supporting Guidance, 83 Australian Government Foreign Exchange Risk Management Guidelines, 82 Australian Imaging Biomarker and Lifestyle Flagship Study of Ageing, 33 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, 77 Australian National Audit Office, 87 
independent audit report, 114–115, 195–196 
Australian National Fish Collection, 66, 68, 69, 74 
see also National Biological Collections 
Australian National Herbarium, 66, 68, 69, 74 
see also National Biological Collections 
Australian National Insect Collection, 66, 68, 69, 73 
see also National Biological Collections 
Australian National Wildlife Collection, 66, 68, 73 
see also National Biological Collections 
Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder, xiii, xiv, 4, 40, 54, 72, 101 
see also Australia Telescope National Facility; Square Kilometre Array 
avian inﬂuenza, 70 awards and honours, 76–78 
B 
BARLEYmax™, 13, 24 BHP Billiton Science Awards, 60, 61 Biochar, 15 Biodiversity Portfolio, 4, 10, 40 biological collections, 11, 66, 67, 68–69, 73–74 biopolymers, sources of, 48 biosecurity, xii, 40, 48, 70, 73 Black Tiger prawns, farmed, 24, 89 
see also prawn fisheries, sustainable farming 
BLUElink, 10, 39 Board, xvi 
Committees, 18, 83, 159–162
members, 90–91
performance assessment, 84
remuneration, 84, 159

bowel cancer research, 32 
see also colon disorders, diagnosis of 
briefings, Government, 104 broad direction setting document, 8, 86 Building Our People and Science Excellence (strategic element), 2, 10 
C 
capability assessments, 41–43, 106–107 
see also Flagship reviews 
capability development funds, 11, 106 car parts manufacturing, 29 carbon dioxide 
capture and storage, 51
sequestration, 15, 34
case study, 59
see also environmental footprint, mitigation;
greenhouse gas emissions
CarbonKids, 59, 60, 61, 62 case studies 
Australian Animal Health Laboratory,
environmental footprint, 71
BARLEYmax™, 13
Black Tiger prawn industry, 89
CarbonKids, 59
climate change adaptation, 75
Flagship Collaboration Fund, 173
impact of CSIRO activities, 15–16
Murray-Darling Basin, 71
social media introduction, 65
wireless local area networks, 47
casting technologies, 29, 56 CASTvac™, 29 cement substitutes, 15, 26 Chairman’s Medal, ix, 77 citation rate, vii, 41, 43, 44–46 clients, feedback; see feedback Climate Adaptation Flagship, 4, 15, 20–21, 75 Climate Adaptation Futures Conference, 20 climate change 
adaptive capacity development, vi, xiii, 15, 20–21, 36, 59, 75 projections, regional, vi, 20 see also Climate Adaptation Flagship 
clusters, Flagship, 7, 18, 173, 176–178 coal mines, 51 
see also longwall mining technology 
Coal Technology Portfolio, 4, 7, 40, 50 coastal regions, modelling, 21, 39, 75 Code of Conduct, 86, 108 collaborative activities, vii, viii, 2, 102–105 
Cooperative Research Centres, 28, 29, 38, 51, 56, 57, 102–103, 105 Flagships, 18–19, 176–178 government agencies, vii, xiii, 7, 33, 35, 37, 38, 39, 52, 53, 103–104 industry, xiii, 7, 18–19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30–31, 35, 55, 56, 103 international, vi, xiii, 9, 20, 26, 28, 38, 49, 55, 57, 74, 104, 107 state/territory governments, 20, 21, 22, 34, 36, 38, 39, 105 universities, 18, 24, 27, 33, 49, 53, 72–73, 102, 176–178 see also customer engagement strategy 

colon disorders, diagnosis of, 27, 32 Comcare investigations, 96 ComEx Committee, 84 Commercial Committee (Board), 9, 18, 83, 103 Commercial Executive (ComEx) Committee, 84 commercialisation activities, 15, 22–23, 24, 32, 47, 56, 57 
notification requirement, 83
see also intellectual property; joint ventures
committees 
Board, 18, 83–84, 103, 159–162 Executive, 84 Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997, 
i, 58, 82, 83, 84 Commonwealth Disability Strategy, 87, 182 Commonwealth Fraud Control Policy, 82 Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines, 82 competitive strength, as research priority, 14, 24, 26, 28, 41, 52, 56, 83, 102 Compliance Report, 82 computational and simulation sciences, 54–55, 106 Conducting Science with Impact (strategic element), 2, 9 consultancy services, 183–189 contact details 
administrative law, 181 
organisational, cover Contested Country, 63 contractors, health and safety of, 95 contracts 
notifications to Minister of changes, 83
streamlining of processing, 18
see also consultancy services

Control Self-Assessment Questionnaires, 87 Cooperative Research Centre Program, involvement in; see collaborative activities Copyright and Publication procedures, 86 Core Research and Services (Program 2) 
independent reviews of, 41–43
performance summary, 40–57

cotton industry, 56 Cottonscope, 56 Creativity in Science and Technology (CREST), 60, 61 CSIRO–the way we work, 82 CSIRO Medal for Lifetime Achievement, 77–78 CSIRO medals and awards, 77–78 CSIRO PUBLISHING, 60, 62–64 CSIRO values compass, 10, 108–109 CSIRO Wellbeing Plan for Kids, 33 customer engagement strategy, 18, 103 customer feedback; see feedback Cybernose®, 24–25 
D 
Deep Space Communication Complex, xiv, 60, 62 
see also Tidbinbilla site 
deficit, vii, 88 
see also financial statements 
Delivering on National Challenges (strategic element), 2, 7–8 dementia; see Alzheimer’s disease research Derwent River estuary, health monitoring, 39 developments since the end of the financial year, i, xiii, 3, 4, 6, 40, 48 Digital Technologies and Services Portfolio, 4, 41 disability strategy, Commonwealth, 87, 181 disclosure of interests, Board members, 84, 163–165 Discovery Centre, 60, 61–62 disposal of business, notifications of, 83 distributed energy technologies, 23 Divisional capability development funds, 11, 106 Divisional reviews, 106 
see also capability assessments; reviews,
independent; Science Assessment Reviews
Double Helix Science Club, 60 Dry Times, 63 
E 
Earth Science and Resource Engineering Division, 4, 50, 106 eBooks, release of, 63 ecologically sustainable development reporting, 98–101 ECOS (magazine), 63, 64 Ecosystem Sciences Division, i, 3, 4, 6 ecosystems, research and conservation, 20–21, 34–35, 36–37, 38–39, 52–53, 75, 98 
see also marine systems, research; natural
resource management; sustainability
education and outreach programs, 5, 58–64 Education Investment Fund, 52 emissions, greenhouse gas; see greenhouse gas emissions employee induction program, 109 Employment Bargaining Framework and Supporting Guidance, Australian Government, 83 Endowment Committee (Board), 83 energy efficiency, vi, xiii, 22, 23, 55 
organisational, 10, 71, 99 
Energy Group, xiii, 4, 40, 50–51 
see also Coal Technology Portfolio; Earth Science and Resource Engineering Division; Energy Technology Division; Energy Transformed Flagship; Petroleum and Geothermal Portfolio; Wealth from Oceans Flagship 
energy security, 4, 22, 50 Energy Technology Division, 4 Energy Transformed Flagship, 4, 7, 22–23 Enterprise Agreement, 83, 108 Entomology Division, 3, 40, 106 
merger with Sustainable Ecosystems, i, 3, 4, 6, 40 
Environment Group, xiii, xiv, 4, 40, 52–53 
see also Climate Adaptation Flagship; Land and Water Division; Marine and Atmospheric Research Division; Sustainable Ecosystems Division; Water for a Healthy Country Flagship 
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, 98 environmental disaster modelling, 55 environmental flows, vi, 36 
see also Murray-Darling Basin, management;
wetlands, management of
environmental footprint, mitigation, x, 10, 34, 57, 59, 71 
see also greenhouse gas emissions 
environmental sustainability, 35, 52–53, 85 
as broad research direction, 98
organisational, 10, 98–101
see also natural resource management;
sustainability
e-Publish, publications repository, 16 equal employment opportunities, 110 equine ﬂu; see Hendra virus eResearch Strategy, 54 Ethical Conduct in Human Research procedures, 86 Eureka Prizes, 77 Executive Team, xvi, 84, 92–93 
remuneration, 160–161
responsibilities, xvi, xviii–xix, 81, 86
expenditure, research 
Program 1, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 Program 2, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56 see also financial statements 
Exploration and Mining Division, merger, 50 Exploring New Horizons (strategic element), 2, 8 external engagement; see collaborative activities; customer engagement strategy external revenue, vi, 17, 88, 103 
see also financial statements external reviews; see audits; capability assessments; reviews, independent; Science Assessment Reviews 
F 
Facebook Fan page, 65 Federal Budget, 68 
see also Portfolio Budget Statements 
feedback 
clients and customers, 17–18, 59, 61
staff, 109
see also reviews, independent; surveys
Fellowships and Societies, 78 financial performance 
summary, vii, 88
see also financial statements
financial statements, 114–172 
Science and Industry Endowment Fund, 195–205 
fisheries, sustainability, 20, 38 
see also prawn fisheries, sustainable farming 
Flagship Advisory Committees, 86 Flagship Collaboration Clusters, 7, 18, 173, 176–178 Flagship Collaboration Fund, 18–19, 103, 173 Flagship reviews, 7, 18–19 Flagships; see National Research Flagships (Program 1) Food and Nutritional Sciences Division, 3, 40 Food Futures Flagship, 3, 12, 13, 24–25, 89 
review of, 7, 19 
Food, Health and Life Science Industries Group, i, xiii, 3, 6, 40, 48 
see also Agribusiness Group 
food safety, management of, 49, 63 food security, global, xii, 3, 34, 48, 103, 104 
see also agricultural industries, sustainability of 
foot and mouth disease, 72 forecasts 
ocean, 39
weather, 52
Foreign Exchange Risk Management Guidelines, Government, 82 forestry industries, sustainability, 20, 34 foreword 
Chairman’s, viii–ix, x
Chief Executive’s, xii–xv
fraud control policy, 82, 87 Freedom of Information Act 1982, 87, 180 freedom of information report, 87, 180 funding; see financial statements; revenue, external Future Cities workshop, 103 future directions, organisational, xv Future Manufacturing Flagship, 4, 26–27 
G 
Gemmological Digital Analyser™, 55 geopolymer concrete, 26 geothermal energy, xiii, 50–51 
see also Petroleum and Geothermal Portfolio 
Global Foresight Project, viii–ix Global Research Alliance, 104 global warming; see climate change glossary, 211 gold research, 31 governance framework, 82–84, 86–87 
Science and Industry Endowment Fund, 192–193 
governing legislation, i, 82 government agencies, partnerships with; see collaborative activities grains industry research, 13, 15, 24, 25, 35, 49, 104 graphics processing unit supercomputer, 54–55 Great Barrier Reef, management options, 9 greenhouse gas emissions 
organisational, 99–100 reduction, 4, 22, 26, 30, 34, 50, 51, 59 as research priority, 23, 28, 29, 31, 35, 50, 59, 98 
groundwater resources, 37, 85 Guidelines for Open Pit Slope Design, 63, 64 
H 
Harnessing One-CSIRO (strategic element), 2, 10 health and safety, organisational, vii, 10, 94–97 health records, electronic, 55 Health, Safety and Environment Committee, 84 Health, Safety and Environmental Sustainability and Community Policy, 94 health-related research, xiii, 27, 32–33, 55 
see also Preventative Health Flagship 
Hendra virus, xiii, 49, 69–70 Heritage Strategy, 101 highlights of 2009-10, vi–vii 
see also achievements 
honours and awards, 76–78 human resources management, 5, 108–110 hydrocarbon sensor, xiii 
I 
Improvement Notices, 96 Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, xv, 53 Indigenous Cadetships procedures, 86 Indigenous Engagement Strategy, 105, 110 Indigenous Intellectual Property Protocol, 105 Indigenous Research Engagement Protocol, 86 Indigenous Science Education Pathway project, 105 Indigenous Strategic Awareness Program, 105 Indonesia, climate change projections for, vi, 20 induction program, employee, 109 industries, partnerships and collaboration with; see collaborative activities Information and Communication Technologies Centre, 4 Information Management and Technology Division, 4 Information Sciences Group, xiii, xiv, 4, 40–41, 54–55 
see also Astronomy and Space Science Division; Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder; Digital Technologies and Services Portfolio 
injury rates, staff, 97 intellectual property, ix, xiv, 5, 16, 191 
Indigenous, protocol on, 105
see also commercialisation activities

Intelligent Grid, 23 international collaboration; see collaborative activities inventions; see commercialisation activities; intellectual property investment decisions, science, 8, 9, 86, 106–107 iron ore processing, 31, 57 
J 
Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature Reserve, 21 joint ventures, 32, 50 
notifications to Minister, 83 see also commercialisation activities; financial statements 
judicial decisions, 180 Julius Awards, 107 
L 
Land and Water Division, 4, 106 leadership development, 95, 109 Leading the Research Enterprise, 109 learning and development, staff, 10, 95, 109–110 letter of transmittal, i licensing activity; see commercialisation activities; intellectual property Light Metals Flagship, 4, 28–29 
review of, 7, 19 
Livestock Industries Division, 3, 40, 106 local area networks (LANs) technology; see wireless local area networks (WLANs) technology longwall mining technology, xiii, 51 lost time injury frequency rate, 96, 97 
M 
Make it Safe: A Guide to Food Safety, 49, 63 Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year, 76 management and accountability, 82–84, 86–88, 90–93 management and advisory committees, 83–84 Manufacturing, Materials and Minerals Group, xiii, xiv, 4–5, 41, 56–57 
see also Future Manufacturing Flagship; Light Metals Flagship; Materials Science and Engineering Division; Minerals Down Under Flagship; Molecular and Health Technologies Division; Process Science and Engineering Division 
manufacturing sector, innovations for; see Future Manufacturing Flagship; Manufacturing, Materials and Minerals Group Marine and Atmospheric Research Division, 4, 40 Marine Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Report Card, 75 Marine National Facility, 66, 67, 68, 72–73 marine systems, research, xiii, 4, 9, 20, 21, 38–39, 40, 53, 66, 67, 74, 75, 102 Materials Science and Engineering Division, 4, 6, 41 
merger with Molecular and Health Technologies Division, i, 4, 6 
Mathematicians in Schools, 61 Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics Division, 4 Maths by Email, 61 medals and awards, 76–78 medical diagnostics, 27, 32–33 medical treatment frequency rate, staff, 96, 97 
Megatrends and megashocks: A new view of our future world, 8 mentoring program, staff, 105 Minerals Down Under Flagship, 4, 30–31 
review of, 7, 19 
minerals exploration technologies, 15, 30, 56, 57 mining industry, xiii, xiv, 28, 30, 31, 51, 55, 56, 57 Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, 83 Ministerial directions and notifications, 83 Minister’s powers, 83 Molecular and Health Technologies Division, 4, 6, 41, 106 
merger with Materials Science and Engineering Division, i, 4, 6 
multimedia products, 62 Murray-Darling Basin Floodplain Inundation Model, vi, 36 Murray-Darling Basin, management, vi, 14, 15, 36, 85 Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project, 85 
N 
National Biological Collections, 11, 66, 67, 68–69, 73–74 National E-Health Transition Authority, 55 National Fish Collection, 66, 68, 69, 74 National Herbarium, 66, 68, 69, 74 National Innovation Priorities, xv, 2 National Innovation System, viii, 2, 9, 103, 173 National Insect Collection, 66, 68, 69, 73 National Research Facilities, 54, 66, 67, 68, 69–73 
see also Australia Telescope National Facility; Australian Animal Health Laboratory; Marine National Facility 
National Research Flagships (Program 1), vii, xiii, 7, 173 
external revenue, 17 performance summary, 12–39 reviews of, 7, 18–19 see also Climate Adaptation Flagship; Energy Transformed Flagship; Flagship Advisory Committees; Flagship Collaboration Clusters; Flagship Collaboration Fund; Food Futures Flagship; Future Manufacturing Flagship; Light Metals Flagship; Minerals Down Under Flagship; Preventative Health Flagship; Sustainable Agriculture Flagship; Water for a Healthy Country Flagship; Wealth from Oceans Flagship 
National Research Infrastructure: National Facilities and Collections (Program 4) 
performance summary, 66–74 see also Australia Telescope National Facility; Australian Animal Health Laboratory; Marine National Facility; National Biological Collections 
National Research Priorities, 2, 102 National Solar Energy Centre, 23 National Water Initiative, 36 National Wildlife Collection, 66, 68, 69, 73 natural resource management, 4, 21, 35, 36, 39, 52, 53, 66, 68 
see also Murray-Darling Basin, management;
sustainability; water resources

near miss reporting, vii, 96 New People Leader Program, 109 New Starter Orientation Program, 109 Newcastle Disease, 70 Nominations and Remuneration Committee (Board), 83 northern Australia 
sustainable development of, 35
water resources asset assessment, xiii, 37

notifiable incidents, 96 notifications to Minister, 83 Novacq™, 25 
O 
obesity prevention strategies, 32, 33 objectives, organisational; see organisational objectives occupational health and safety; see health and safety, organisational Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991, 94 ocean current, discovery of, 38 ocean forecasting system, 39 Ocean Marine Research Centre, 53 Office locations, xvii Office of the Chief Executive Science Leaders, 107 Office of the Chief Executive Science Team, 11 Office of the Chief Executive’s Science Excellence Scheme, 8 oil and gas industry, exploration technologies, 51 One-CSIRO, harnessing, 2, 10 Operating Model, 82 Operational Plan, 3, 7, 41, 86 Order of Australia honours, 76 ore deposits; see minerals exploration technologies organisational objectives, 2–5, 7–11 
Core Research and Services (Program 2), 48, 50, 
52, 54, 56
National Research Flagships (Program 1), 20, 22, 
24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38
see also performance indicators 
organisational role, xvi, 2, 14, 19 organisational structure, xviii–xix orientation program, staff, 109 Out of the Scientist’s Garden, 63, 64 outcome and program structure, 2–6 outreach and education programs, 5, 58–64 Outsourcing of IT Infrastructure Services guidelines, 82 
P 
Parkes radio telescope, 60, 61 Parliamentary inquiries, 180 partners/partnerships; see collaborative activities; joint ventures patents; see commercialisation activities; intellectual property people management, 5, 108–110 People Policy, CSIRO, 108 performance, 7–11 
environmental, organisational, 98–101 
financial, vii, 88, 114–172
Science and Industry Endowment Fund, 
195–205
framework, 2–6
health and safety, 94–97
Program 1, 12–39
Program 2, 40–57
Program 3, 58–64
Program 4, 66–74
see also achievements
performance indicators 
Program 1, 12, 14–19
Program 2, 41–46
Program 3, 60–64
Program 4, 66–74
Petroleum and Geothermal Portfolio, 4, 7, 40, 50 petroleum exploration technologies, 51 Petroleum Resources Division, merger, 50 PhD students, 58, 106 plans and planning, xvi, 11, 86 
see also Operational Plan; 2007-2011 Strategic Plan; 2011-2015 Strategic Plan 
Plant Industry Division, 3, 40, 106 Polar Eyes, 61 Policy Framework, 84, 86 polymer technology, vi, 26, 57 Portfolio Budget Statements, 2, 12, 41, 60, 86 postdoctoral fellows program, 8, 58, 106 postgraduate training and development, 8, 58, 106 poultry industry, 49, 70 prawn fisheries, sustainable farming, xiii, 15, 24, 25, 89 Preventative Health Flagship, 3, 32–33, 105 
review of, 7, 19 Preview (magazine), 63 primary industries; see agricultural industries, sustainability of Prime Minister’s Prize for Science, 76 Privacy Act 1988, 87, 180 procedures, review of, 84, 86 Process Science and Engineering Division, 4 procurement guidelines, Commonwealth, 82 program structure, organisational, 2–6 Prohibition Notices, 96 Protective Security Policy, 87 Provisional Improvement Notices, 96 Public Research Agency Charter, 83 publication rates, 43–44 publications, 16–17, 43–44, 62–64, 104, 107, 190 
see also CSIRO PUBLISHING publishing services; see CSIRO PUBLISHING 
Q 
Quadrennium Funding Agreement, 10, 82 Queensland 
climate change adaptation research, 21, 75
water security, xiii, 39
wet tropics report card, 53
R 
radio astronomy, 15, 101 
see also Australia Telescope Compact Array; Australia Telescope National Facility; Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder; Square Kilometre Array 
radio telescopes, 60 
see also Australia Telescope Compact Array; Australia Telescope National Facility; Australian 
Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder; Square
Kilometre Array
RAFT, vi, 57 Recordkeeping procedures, 86 relationships; see collaborative activities; customer engagement strategy remuneration 
Board, 84, 159
Executive Team, 160–161
Remuneration Committee (Board), 83 renewable energy, vi, xiii, 22, 50–51 
see also solar power, innovations in 
report cards, 53, 75 Research Facilities, National; see Australia Telescope National Facility; Australian Animal Health Laboratory; Marine National Facility; National Research Facilities research infrastructure; see National Research Infrastructure: National Facilities and Collections (Program 4) responsible Minister, 83 revenue, external, vi, 17, 88, 103 
see also financial statements 
reviews, independent, 86 
capability assessment, 41–43, 106–107
Core Research and Services, 41–43
CSIRO, vii, 14, 15
Divisional, 106
Flagship, 7, 18–19
Flagship Collaboration Fund, 103
Science Assessment Reviews, 106–107
science outreach programs, 59, 61
see also audits
risk and disaster management, modelling, 55 risk management, organisational, 86–87 roadmaps, Flagship, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39 role, organisational, xvi, 2, 14, 19 Rotating Arc Mixer (RAM), 57 
S 
safety performance; see health and safety, organisational salt-tolerant wheat, xiii, 49 Science and Industry Endowment Act 1926, i, 82 Science and Industry Endowment Fund, i, vii, ix, xiv, 8, 82 
Annual Report 2009-10, 192–205 
financial report, 195–205 Science and Industry Research Act 1949, i, 82, 83, 84, 110 Science Assessment Reviews, 106–107 Science by Email, 60 Science Committee (Executive), 84 science education and outreach programs, 5, 58–64 Science Education Centres, 60 Science for Breakfast (Parliamentary briefings), 104 science investment processes, 8, 9, 86, 106–107 Science Outreach: Education and Scientific Publishing (Program 3) 
performance summary, 58–64 
Science Team programs, 106 Scientists in Schools program, 61 SCOPE (TV program), 61 Sector Advisory Councils, 86 sensor network technologies, 37, 106 service agreement, 82 Service Charter, 2, 179 share transactions, notifications of, 83 silk proteins research, 48 simulation science facility, 54–55 Sir Ian Clunies Ross Award, 76 slag recycling, 30 ‘smart’ energy management technologies, vi, 22 smart metering systems, vi, 55 social media, introduction of, 65 soil biological health, 34 Solar Brayton technology, 23 solar power, innovations in, xiii, xiv, 23, 26 South East Queensland Climate Adaptation Research Initiative, 21 South East Queensland Healthy Waterways Partnership, 39 South Eastern Australian Climate Initiative, 36 Southern Surveyor (Research vessel), 66, 72–73 
see also Marine National Facility; The Investigator (Research vessel) 
Square Kilometre Array, viii, 16, 40, 72 
see also Australia Telescope Compact Array; 
Australia Telescope National Facility; Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder 
St George Hospital Clinical Research Project of the Year, 27 staff demographics, 110 staff management, 108–110 
see also health and safety, organisational 
staff surveys, 109 staff training, 10, 109–110 State of the Climate Report, xiii Statement of Expectations, 83 Statement of Intent, 83 states and territories, collaboration with; see collaborative activities strategic alliances, 10, 103, 104 
see also collaborative activities 
Strategic Plan 2007–11, viii, 86 Strategic Plan 2011–15, viii, 10, 86 Strategic Protective Security Risk Assessment, 87 strategic roadmaps, Flagship, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39 Striving for Zero Harm (health and safety strategy), 94, 95 submissions to government inquiries, 104 Super Science Initiative, 52 surveys 
children’s health, 33
customers, 14, 17–18, 61
staff, 109
see also feedback
sustainability, 23–24 
of agricultural industries, xiii, 15, 20, 24, 25,
34–35, 103
environmental, 10, 35, 52–53, 85, 98–101
of fisheries, xiii, 15, 20, 24, 25, 38, 89
of forestry industries, 20, 34
Sustainable Agriculture Flagship, 3, 7, 34–35, 98 Sustainable Ecosystems Division, 4, 106 
merger with Entomology Division, i, 3, 4, 6 
T 
Tasmania 
water quality improvement plans, 39
water resources asset assessment, xiii, 37
taxonomic research, 66, 73, 74 telerobotic mining technology, xiv, 30 
The Investigator (Research vessel), 52, 66 see also Marine National Facility; Southern Surveyor (Research vessel) 
Tidbinbilla site, xiv, 99, 100 
see also Deep Space Communication Complex 
titanium technologies, new, 15, 28, 29 trade marks; see intellectual property transformational biology, 106 transformational capability platforms, 8, 11, 106 transmittal letter, i 2009 St George Hospital Clinical Research Project of the Year, 27 2007-2011 Strategic Plan, viii, 86 2009-10 Federal Budget, 68 2009-10 Portfolio Budget Statements, 60, 62, 67 
see also Portfolio Budget Statements 
2011-2015 Strategic Plan, viii, 10, 86 
U 
UltraBattery commercialisation, 15, 22–23 undersea mineral deposits, mapping, 15 universities, collaboration with; see collaborative activities urban areas, impact of climate change, 20, 21, 75 
V 
values compass, CSIRO, 10, 108–109 visitation programs, 60 
see also science education and outreach programs 
W 
waste metals recovery technology, 57 Water Data Transfer Format, 37 Water for a Healthy Country Flagship, xiii, 4, 36–37 
review of, 7, 19 
water resources 
asset assessment, vi, xiii, 37 impact of climate change on, 36 see also Murray-Darling Basin, management; Water for a Healthy Country Flagship 
water use efficiency, organisational, 10, 100 Wealth from Oceans Flagship, 4, 7, 38–39 weather forecasting, 52 weed management, 21 Wellbeing plan for kids, 33 Western Australia 
water resources asset assessment, xiii, 37 
Western Australian Geothermal Centre of Excellence, 50–51 wet tropics report card, 53 wetlands, management of, 21, 36 wheat industry, innovations for, xiii, 49 Whistleblower Scheme, 86, 87 wireless local area networks (WLANs) technology, vii, xiv 
case study, 47
licensing, ix, xiv, 47
workers’ compensation 
claims, 96
premium, 97
Workplace Discrimination and Bullying procedures, 86 Workplace Diversity Plan, 110 
Y 
YouTube channel, 65 
Z 
Zero Emission House, design of, vi, xiii, 22 Zero Harm strategy, 10, 94, 95 
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Compliance index – statutory reporting requirements 
The index below shows compliance with information requirements contained in the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997, in particular Part 2 of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies (Report of Operations) Orders 2008 and the Science and Industry Research Act 1949. 
CAC Act 1997, Report of Operations 2008 requirements	CAC Act 1997, Report of Operations 2008 reference	
Audited financial statements	Schedule 1, Clause 10 (1d)	
Auditor General’s Report	Schedule 1, Clause 11 (b)	
Board members – particulars	Schedule 1, Clause 14 (1a) (1b)	
Chairman and Chief Executive’s letter of transmittal	Schedule 1, Clause 4	
Commonwealth Ombudsman, Auditor General,
Parliamentary Committees (judicial decisions and
reviews by outside bodies)	Schedule 1, Clause 11 (b)	
Corporate governance practices	Schedule 1, Clause 15 (1)	
Committees – Audit and Board	Schedule 1, Clause 15 (2), (3)	
Developments since end of financial year	Schedule 1, Clause 10 (1f)	
Disability strategy	Schedule 1, Clause 18	
Enabling legislation – objectives and functions	Schedule 1, Clause 8 (a)	
Environmental performance and ecologically sustainable development	Schedule 1, Clause 17 (2)	
Factors, events or trends influencing performance	Schedule 1, Clause 10 (1b)	
Financial summary	Schedule 1, Clause 10 (1d)	
Freedom of information	Schedule 1, Clause 17 (1b)	
Government policies notified by the Minister	Schedule 1, Clause 12 (1b)	
Indemnities and insurance premiums for officers	Schedule 1, Clause 16	
Judicial decisions and decisions of administrative tribunals	Schedule 1, Clause 11 (a)	
Location of major activities and facilities	Schedule 1, Clause 9	
Ministerial directions/significant events	Schedule 1, Clause 12 (1a)	
Occupational health and safety	Schedule 1, Clause 17 (1b)	
Organisational structure	Schedule 1, Clause 9	
Outcomes (Portfolio Budget Statement)	Schedule 1, Clause 10 (1), (2)	
Outputs (Portfolio Budget Statement)	Schedule 1, Clause 10 (1), (2)	
Performance indicators	Schedule 1, Clause 10 (1), (2)	
Performance outcome	Schedule 1, Clause 10 (1), (2)	
Performance review	Schedule 1, Clause 10 (1), (2)	
Privacy legislation	Schedule 1, Clause 17 (1b)	
Responsible Minister	Schedule 1, Clause 8 (b)	
Review of operations and future prospects	Schedule 1, Clause 10 (1), (2)	
Risk management	Schedule 1, Clause 10 (1b)
Schedule 1, Clause 15 (3d)	
Significant changes in state of affairs and/or
principal activities	Schedule 1, Clause 10 (1e)	
Significant events	Schedule 1, Clause 10 (1c)	
Statement on governance	Schedule 1, Clause 15	
Strategic plan	Schedule 1, Clause 10 (1aii)	
Subsidiaries of the authority (details in Financial
Statements)	Schedule 1, Clause 9
Schedule 1, Clause 17 (2)	
Science and Industry Research Act 1949	SIR Act 1949	
Policies relating to scientific research	Act No 84, Section 46, 51 (2a)	
Development in policies during the year	Act No 84, Section 46, 51 (2b)	
Ministerial determinations in relation to the functions of the Organisation	Act No 84, Section 46, 51 (2c)	
Ministerial directions or guidelines relating to the
functions and powers of the Board	Act No 84, Section 46, 51 (2d)	
Policies of Australian Government to apply to CSIRO	Act No 84, Section 46, 51 (2e)	
Other reporting requirements		
Fraud control		
Intellectual property management		
Service Charter		
Other legislative requirements		
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918		
Freedom of Information Act 1982		
Equal Employment Opportunity (Commonwealth
Authorities) Act 1997		
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation
Act 1999		
Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth
Employment) Act 1991		
Privacy Act 1988		

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