PART 6
APPENDICES
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•	Flagship collaboration clusters
•	Service charter
•	Administrative law
•	Consultancy services
•	Science and Industry Endowment Fund Annual Report 2010–11
•	Research Group structure
Appendix 1: Flagship Collaboration Fund Clusters 
During 2010–11, approximately $17.2 million was disbursed from the Flagship Collaboration Fund. Overall 94 per cent of the initial $114.25 million had been committed to scholarships, fellowships, projects and clusters. Three new clusters involving 14 national and international universities and industry partners were approved for funding. Active clusters are listed below. Completed clusters are listed in previous annual reports.
Year	06–07	07–08	08–09	09–10	10–11	
Disbursement ($m)	8	15.5	14	16.7	17.2	
Committed ($m)	50	56	88	96	108	

Round 2 clusters
Flagship	Cluster name	Cluster leader(s)	Other partners	
Wealth from Oceans	Subsea pipelines for reliable and environmentally safe development	Professor Mark Cassidy, University of Western Australia (UWA)	Curtin University of Technology (CUT), Flinders University, Monash University, University of Sydney, University of Queensland (UQ)	

Round 3 clusters
Flagship	Cluster name	 Cluster leader(s)	Other partners	
Energy Transformed	The ‘intelligent grid’ – modelling distributed generation and interruptible load	Professor Stuart White, University of Technology, Sydney	University of South Australia, UQ, CUT, Queensland University of Technology	
Light Metals	Breakthrough technology for primary aluminium	Professor Geoff Brooks, Swinburne University	University of New South Wales (UNSW), UQ	
Preventative Health	The ASPREE healthy ageing cohort biobank	Professor John McNeil, Monash University	University of Melbourne, University of Tasmania, Australian National University (ANU), Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research	

Round 4 clusters
Flagship	Cluster name	Cluster leader(s)	Other partners	
Climate Adaptation	Human health and climate change adaptation	Professor Anthony Capon, ANU	University of Western Sydney, Curtin University, UQ, University of Melbourne, James Cook University, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Ove Arup Pty Ltd	
Climate Adaptation 	Regional adaptation to climate change – 
a case study in south-east Queensland	Professor Jan McDonald, Griffith University	UQ, University of Sunshine Coast	
Minerals Down Under	Future sustainability of Australia’s mineral industry	Professor David Brereton, UQ	University of Technology Sydney, CUT, Central Queensland University, ANU	
Minerals Down Under	Preconcentration and agglomeration to enhance heap leaching of nickel laterite	Professor John Ralston, University of South Australia	UQ, University of Melbourne, University of British Columbia	
Future Manufacturing	Sensor systems for analysis of aquatic environments	Professor Justin Gooding, UNSW 	Griffith University, CUT, Monash University, Flinders University, La Trobe University	
Preventative Health	STroke imAging pRevention and Treatment (START)	Professor Geoffrey Donnan, University of Melbourne	National Stroke Institute, Brain Research Institute, Neurosciences Victoria, Melbourne Health 	
Wealth from Oceans	Institutional and social barriers to science impact (Coastal Cluster)	Professor David Wood, CUT	University of Adelaide, Deakin University, Flinders University, University of Sunshine Coast, University of Tasmania, University of Wollongong	

Round 5 clusters
Flagship	Cluster name	Cluster leader(s)	Other partners	
Water for a Healthy Country	Ecological Response to Altered Flow Regimes Cluster 	Professor Stuart Bunn, Griffith University	UNSW, Charles Sturt University, Monash University, Latrobe University, Australian Rivers Institute (Griffith University)	
Food Futures	Healthy complex cereal carbohydrates	Professor Geoff Fincher, University of Adelaide	University of Melbourne, UQ	
Food Futures	Sex ratio and sterility for commercial animal production	Professor Michael Holland, UQ	University of Newcastle, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Monash University, Flinders University, Simon Fraser University (Canada), Central Michigan University	
Energy Transformed	Biological solutions for energy and greenhouse challenges	Professor Chris Easton, ANU	University of Manchester, UQ, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology	

Appendix 2: Service Charter
CSIRO’s Service Charter describes the standards of service we aim to deliver to our customers and our commitment to ensuring that these standards are maintained. 
In summary:
•	we believe our customers and partners are essential to our success 
•	we maintain relevance in our work through input from the public, government, industry and the research community 
•	we communicate with our customers in a courteous, helpful and professional manner 
•	we respect our customers’ confidentiality 
•	we evaluate our services to ensure the highest standards.
Our full Service Charter is available on our website: www.csiro.au/servicecharter
CSIRO welcomes your feedback on our performance. Please contact the CSIRO officer with whom you have been dealing or CSIRO Enquiries who can direct your feedback to the relevant person. 
CSIRO Enquiries: 
Bag 10, Clayton South, VIC 3169
Phone:	1300 363 400
Fax:	+61 3 9545 2175 
Email:	enquiries@csiro.au
Appendix 3: Administrative law
Freedom of information
The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) provides the public with a general right of access to documents held by Australian Government agencies including CSIRO. The general right is limited by exceptions to protect essential public interests or the privacy or business affairs of those who give information to the agency.
In the year to 30 June 2011, CSIRO received 44 requests for information under the FOI Act.
The following information is provided in compliance with section 8 of the FOI Act:
•	the functions and powers of CSIRO are set out on page 84
•	information about CSIRO’s procedures for external consultation can be found at www.csiro.au/SAC and 
www.csiro.au/FAC
•	CSIRO holds the following categories of documents:
•	corporate records including documents relating to government, policy, finance, personnel, business development, commercialisation, communication, real property, intellectual property and education
•	business unit records including documents relating to scientific research and technology transfer
•	members of the public may obtain access to scientific and technical publications from CSIRO PUBLISHING (www.publish.csiro.au). CSIRO administrative manuals are available from the Freedom of Information Officer.
Part V of the FOI Act confers a right to request CSIRO to amend a document to which lawful access has been granted, where the applicant claims that information in the document:
•	relates to his or her personal affairs
•	is incomplete, incorrect, out-of-date or misleading
•	has been used, is being used, or is available for use by the agency or Minister for an administrative purpose.
In the year to 30 June 2011, CSIRO received no requests for amendments of personal information under the FOI Act.
Information on CSIRO’s implementation of the Information Publication Scheme (IPS) can be found on page 89.
Archives, privacy, administrative decisions 
CSIRO maintains an archives collection which includes records dating from the establishment in 1926 of the Council for Science and Industrial Research, the predecessor of CSIRO. Certain CSIRO records are held by Australian Archives. Disposal arrangements for CSIRO records are made in accordance with the provisions of the Archives Act 1983. Access to records over 20 years old is provided in accordance with that Act.
The Privacy Act 1988 provides for Information Privacy Principles and National Privacy Principles. During 2010–11, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner did not undertake any investigations under section 36 of the Privacy Act 1988 in relation to CSIRO.
The Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (ADJR Act) enables a person aggrieved by certain classes of administrative decisions made by Australian Government agencies, including CSIRO, to obtain reasons for or to challenge those decisions. During 2010–11, CSIRO received no challenges or requests for statements of reasons under the ADJR Act.
Judicial Decisions
During 2010–11, there were no judicial decisions or decisions of administrative tribunals that have had, or may have, a significant impact on the operations of CSIRO.
Reviews by outside bodies
During 2010–11, there were no reports on the operations of CSIRO by the 
Auditor-General (other than the report on the Financial Statements), a Parliamentary committee or the Commonwealth Ombudsman.
Contact
All enquiries under the above legislation (including FOI requests) should be directed to:
Freedom of Information Officer and Privacy Officer
CSIRO, PO Box 225, Campbell ACT 2602
Phone:	02 6276 6123
Fax:	02 6276 6437
Email:	rosemary.caldwell@csiro.au
Appendix 4: Consultancy services
CSIRO’s policy on selection and engagement of consultants is based on the principles of:
•	value for money 
•	open and effective competition 
•	ethics and fair dealing 
•	accountability and reporting 
•	national competitiveness and industry development 
•	support for other Australian Government policies. 
These principles are included within CSIRO’s Procurement Policy and Procedures.
CSIRO engages individuals and companies to provide professional services, taking account of the skills and resources required for the task, the skills available internally and the cost-effectiveness of these options.
CSIRO spent $1,845,670 (including goods and services tax (GST)) on consultancies during 2010–11 ($1,249,355 in 2009–10). There were 25 consultancies let during the year with the total whole-of-life value of $1,917,497 (including GST) ($2,282,903 in 2009–10). Table 6.1 provides details of consultancy services let by CSIRO during 2010–11 with a contract value, GST inclusive, of $10,000 or more.
Notes to table:
Reason code	Reason for consultancy	
IS	Need for independent study/evaluation.	
PA	Need for professional assistance to manage and facilitate change and its consequence.	
SS	Specialist skills were not otherwise available.	
Procurement code	Procurement method	
PM	An existing panel member – this category includes standing offers, common use arrangements and approved supplier panels.	
OT	Tenders sought from the market place (Request for Proposal, Request for Tender, Expressions of Interest).	
ST	Tenders being sought from suppliers who have pre-qualified through some form of previous competitive process.	
RQ	Purchasing thresholds consistent with CSIRO’s minimal standards.	
EX	Exemption arrangement such as sole supplier, pre-eminent expertise or urgency and/or practicality.	

Registration number	Consultant	Purpose	Cost1	Reason	Method	
2010/08/01	TPI Consultants	The consultant will provide advice to the CSIRO Software Services team in relation to ICT benchmarking services.	11,440	SS	PM	
2010/09/01	Wohlers Associates, Inc.	The consultant will create an industry-aligned Technology Roadmap for Additive Fabrication in Australia, with a particular focus on metals, especially Titanium.	60,000	IS	EX	
2010/09/02	Katrina Spencer	CSIRO has patented a genetic method for producing high-levels of fructans in grains. The purpose of this consultancy is to scope out the options and directions for CSIRO to commercialise this technology.	19,999	IS	RQ	
2010/09/03	Paul Hogie and Paul McFadden	The consultant will advise on eResearch enterprise data and information management, business transformation and strategy formulation, planning and implementation implications.	191,400	SS	ST	
2010/09/04	Richard Sauerman	The consultant will work with CSIRO Communications to progress development and implementation of CSIRO brand strategy.	65,000	IS	EX	
2010/10/01	Pacific Strategy Partners	The consultant will develop a detailed strategy identifying priorities in building an e-enabled organisation that impacts nationally and internationally through collaborative support for science-based integrated support tools, technologies and infrastructure.	210,000	SS	OT	
2010/12/01	Willem Bouma	The consultant will review and edit the First Order Draft of Climate Change in the Pacific Technical Report.	13,800	SS	RQ	
2010/12/02	Nice Idea Creative Pty Ltd	The consultant will design and produce a range of communication materials, templates, a visual identity style guide, and a logo, presenting up to six finished logos to presentation standard.	68,000	IS	EX	
2011/01/01	Mantrax Ventures Pty Ltd	The consultant will assist CSIRO to promote the RAFT technology within TCG Life Sciences Pty Ltd client base, to identify and facilitate R&D collaboration/licenses with appropriate clients.	21,000	SS	EX	
2011/01/02	451 Consulting	The consultant will provide expert advice on using the performance measurement process (PuMP) for the 2011–15 CSIRO Strategy.	11,000	PA	EX	
2011/02/01	Martin Grabert	The consultant will undertake evaluation of selected aspects of CSIRO’s International Strategy 2007–11, as well as provide advice on relevant developments in European science, as input to CSIRO’s next international strategy. 	16,500	SS	RQ	
2011/02/03	Dr David Cousins	The consultant will prepare an evaluation framework and assist CSIRO staff in conducting an initial evaluation within the Department of Primary Industries (Victoria) and CSIRO collaborative research relationship.	61,500	SS	RQ	
2011/02/04	Rhodes Shapter	The consultant will provide a strategy for the development of brand campaigns including strategy development and creative concept development.	196,600	SS	EX	
2011/02/05	Josh Tai	The consultant will provide Desktop external review and analysis of market size, case studies, and forecasts for target markets and arenas, to assist the Business Development group explore step change growth options for CSIRO.	61,490	SS	EX	
2011/04/01	OTM Consulting Ltd	The consultant will work with CSIRO to develop and commercialise the Near Wellbore Characterisation Tool to ensure that a commercially and technically strong Joint Industry Project collaboration can be established within a rapid time frame.	25,000	IS	EX	
2011/05/01	Centre for International Economics (CIE)	The consultant will refine and validate a Strategic Framework for CSIRO impact planning, monitoring and characterisation. External validation will improve the robustness of CSIRO’s impact evaluation framework.	88,000	IS	OT	
2011/05/02	Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu	The consultant will undertake economic evaluation, investment planning and business model development designed to prepare material to invite third party investment in the Australian Biosecurity Intelligence Network. 	85,000	IS	OT	
2011/05/03	Pricewater-houseCoopers	The consultant will conduct an independent review to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and service delivery of finance operations and procurement.	121,000	IS	OT	
2011/05/04	Pricewater-houseCoopers	The consultant will develop concept options for five of the major research precincts under consideration.	145,659	IS	OT	
2011/06/01	Deloitte	The consultant will design, develop and handover an Excel based financial model to support CSIRO’s 2011–15 strategy process.	55,000	SS	OT	
2011/06/02	Ernst & Young	The consultant will develop a strategic business case for the establishment of a South Australian based Australian Institute for Food and Nutrition Research.	76,778	SS	RQ	
2011/06/03	Rockwater Pty Ltd	The consultant will provide specialist hydrogeological advice in relation to the scoping of a geothermal project at the Pawsey Centre and the Australian Resources Research Centre (ARRC) site. 	222,349	SS	EX	
2011/06/05	Grosvenor Management Consulting Pty Ltd	The consultant will undertake a Functional review of CSIRO Property Services.	73,082	IS	RQ	
Total value of consultancies below $10,000	17,900			
Total value of consultancies let during 2010–11	1,917,497			

Appendix 5: Science and Industry Endowment Fund Annual Report 2010–11
As Trustee of the Science and Industry Endowment Fund (SIEF), it is a pleasure to share with you the progress we have made this year in supporting some very exciting and promising science being undertaken in a truly collaborative way. The Fund exists to support research that assists Australian industry, furthers the interests of the Australian community or contributes to the achievement of Australian national objectives.
SIEF funded research
SIEF’s unique placement in Australia’s science community, as an independent fund, has been recognised by the scientific community through the submission of hundreds of project suggestions over the course of 2010-–11. The quality of the researchers seeking involvement with SIEF has enabled the Fund to address issues of urgent national need using the best researchers in Australia to tackle those issues collaboratively. SIEF’s involvement with selected projects has been effective in drawing additional investment into these projects from other sources, thereby leveraging the value of the Funds’ investment in science and multiplying the potential for addressing key national and global needs with science. 
In the second year of its rejuvenation following the substantial gift of funds from CSIRO, SIEF’s strategy of funding projects which exhibit a high level of collaboration in areas of national priority, has seen it fulfil a unique role in Australia’s science landscape. As the outcomes of these elite projects emerge, they provide potential for extraordinary benefits to our whole community. 
One of the urgent challenges being tackled by SIEF is the need to ensure local and global food security. The Fund is sponsoring two projects that are investigating how to utilise more effectively the benefits of hybrid crops to increase yields. We have known for a long time that hybrid plants often have higher yields than their parents, but how this happens has remained a mystery. One of these projects looks to unlock this mystery and the other will look at asexual seed formation. These projects offer new methodologies in plant breeding in response to the need for increased yields and adaptation to climate change. In isolation, each can provide dramatic advances in crop breeding, but in combination they have the
potential to deliver a new paradigm in agricultural production. 
Another urgent challenge, as our population ages, is to better understand the mechanisms of healthy ageing. SIEF is supporting four leading research organisations from around Australia to enhance a major study investigating the mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease, early detection methods and healthy ageing. All these projects promise outcomes of real benefit to all Australians. 
SIEF Governance
I would like to sincerely thank the Advisory Council, composed of some of the luminaries of Australian science, who have ensured the projects funded are of the highest quality and potential benefit. The current members of the Advisory Council are:
•	Professor Alan Robson (Chair), Vice-Chancellor, University of Western Australia
•	Professor Margaret Sheil, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Research Council
•	Professor Tom Spurling, Professor, Faculty of Life and Social Sciences Swinburne University of Technology; CSIRO Board Member; Board Member, International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research
•	Dr Ezio Rizzardo, CSIRO Fellow and Honorary Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne 
•	Mr Nigel Poole, Strategic Adviser, CSIRO. 
The Council provides invaluable advice and guidance in relation to the most effective deployment of SIEF funds. 
The Advisory Council is supported by an Expert Panel which reviews hundreds of project suggestions that are submitted to SIEF. I would like to thank the members of the Expert Panel, chaired by Professor Tom Spurling, and comprised of Dr Ezio Rizzardo, Professor Oliver Mayo (former Dean, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Adelaide and former Chief CSIRO Animal Production) and Emeritus Professor John McKenzie (former Dean of Science and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) University of Melbourne). The Expert Panel provides detailed assistance to the Advisory Council and to the Trustee in relation to technical matters. Advice of specialist experts is sought as required.
The advice provided to the Trustee by all members of the Advisory Council and Expert Panel is pro bono, a tribute to the generosity of these individuals and their shared commitment to SIEF’s purpose of advancing the community’s wellbeing through science. 
Reinforcing the unique strengths of the Fund is the strong support provided by Australia’s premier science organisation, CSIRO. CSIRO has provided a gift of $150 million to the SIEF, made in tranches between October 2009 and April 2011. In addition, CSIRO provides support services to the Fund to enable the resources to be managed cost-effectively, maximising the funds available to science. The SIEF team has welcomed the commencement of Dr Melissa Straffon in March 2011 as a full-time, dedicated SIEF Manager. I am indebted to Dr Straffon for the excellent management of the Fund, and to Katrina O’Leary for governance support and to Rose Lenaghan for legal support. 
Gifts to SIEF
This financial year saw another generous gift imparted to SIEF from funds donated by the former CSIRO scientist, Dr John O’Sullivan. Dr O’Sullivan led a multidisciplinary CSIRO team that developed and patented the technology at the heart of most modern high speed wireless communications systems and which provided the source of funds for CSIRO’s own gift to SIEF. The Fund will apply Dr O’Sullivan’s generous donation to two postgraduate scholarships, preferentially in the area of utilisation of scarce radio frequencies. 
The gift originating from Dr O’Sullivan is a wonderful illustration of the positive contribution that can be made to society when people have faith in the vast capacity of science to address community needs. SIEF is a small and nimble entity which has the ability to be flexible in its strategy to address not only the needs of the Australian community, but to facilitate the vision of those who recognise the value of investing in science. 
Promotion of science
The inauguration this year of a program of postgraduate scholarships and postdoctoral fellowships addresses the critical need to promote science through funding the training of Australia’s scientific elite. The recipients of these John Stocker Postgraduate Scholarships and Postdoctoral Fellowships are of outstanding academic calibre and will be carrying out research with the highest potential for important scientific achievement and benefits to Australia. During 2010–11, the Fund has awarded six postdoctoral fellowships and three postgraduate scholarships in areas ranging from astronomy/astrophysics, exploration geosciences and combinatorial material sciences to mathematics and network sciences, environmental informatics and genomics/epigenomics. This successful program will continue for at least three further years. 
The John Stocker program has already established a prestigious reputation in the scientific and academic community and is a fitting echo of SIEF’s historical origins as an endowment made under an Act of Parliament in 1926 for the purpose of funding the training of an emerging nation’s young scientists. 
Future SIEF initiatives
In 2011–12, new initiatives for SIEF are anticipated, including the strategic investment in Australian research infrastructure projects of international significance. Processes and protocols for making large strategic investments in infrastructure to support precinct developments around Australia will be a focus for the Fund as well as SIEF’s ongoing commitment to Supporting Research, Emerging Research, Strategic Research and the Promotion of Science.
It has been my privilege to observe the unfolding of SIEF into an entity unique in Australia’s science landscape which is truly delivering on the vision of Senator the Hon Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research from the launch of the rejuvenated SIEF in October 2009. Senator Carr described the Fund as ‘a great national resource’, supported by ‘benefactors who share our passion for science and our faith in its ability to make the world a better place’ and I look forward to its continued development in 2011–12.
Dr Megan Clark 
Trustee SIEF
Appendix 6: Research Group structure
Energy
Divisions
Earth Science and Resource Engineering
Energy Technology
Portfolios
Advanced Coal Technology
Energy Transformed National Research Flagship
Petroleum and Geothermal
Wealth from Oceans National Research Flagship
Environment
Divisions
Ecosystems Sciences
Land and Water
Marine and Atmospheric Research
Portfolios
Biodiversity
Climate Adaptation National Research Flagship
Marine and Atmospheric Research
Water for a Healthy Country National Research Flagship
Facilities and Collections
Australian National Fish Collection
Australian National Wildlife Collection
Marine National Facility
Food, Health and Life Science Industries
Divisions
Food and Nutritional Sciences
Livestock Industries
Plant Industry
Portfolios
Food Futures National Research Flagship
Food and Nutritional Sciences
Livestock Industries
Plant Industry 
Preventative Health National Research Flagship
Sustainable Agriculture National Research Flagship
Transformational Capability Platforms
Transformational Biology
Facilities and Collections
Australian Animal Health Laboratory
Australian National Herbarium
Australian National Insect Collection
Information Sciences
Divisions
Astronomy and Space Science
ICT Centre 
Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics
Portfolios
Astronomy and Space Sciences
Digital Technologies and Services
Transformational Capability Platforms
Computational and Simulations Sciences
Sensors and Sensor Networks
Facilities and Collections
Australia Telescope National Facility
Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex
Manufacturing, Materials and Minerals
Divisions
Materials Science and Engineering
Process Science and Engineering
Portfolios
Future Manufacturing National Research Flagship
Light Metals National Research Flagship (closed from 1 July 2011)
Minerals Down Under National Research Flagship
Materials Science and Engineering
Transformational Capability Platforms
Advanced Materials

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