Part six Indexes
Acronyms 
AAHL	Australian Animal Health Laboratory
ACBRF	Australian Animal Health Laboratory Collaborative Biosecurity Research Facility
ACCESS	Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator
ADJR Act	Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977
AGP	Australian Growth Partnership
AIBL	Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle
ALA	Atlas of Living Australia
ANIC	Australian National Insect Collection
ANFC	Australian National Fish Collection
ANH	Australian National Herbarium
ANU	Australian National University
ANWC	Australian National Wildlife Collection
ASKAP	Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder
ATNF	Australia Telescope National Facility
CAC Act	Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997
CDSCC	Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex
CIE	Centre for International Economics
CO2	Carbon dioxide
CPGs	Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines
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
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
EA	Enterprise Agreement
EMC	Executive Management Council
EPBC Act	Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
ESD	Ecologically Sustainable Development
ESM	Enterprise Strategy Measure
ESS	Environmental Sustainability Strategy
ET	Executive Team
FCF	Flagship Collaboration Fund
FOI Act	Freedom of Information Act 1982
FTE	Full-Time Equivalent
GE	General Electric
GRA	Global Research Alliance
HSE	Health, Safety and Environment
HSMA	Health and safety management arrangements
ICP	Integrated Carbon Pathways
IOCI	Indian Ocean Climate Initiative
IP	Intellectual Property
IPA	Indigenous Protected Area
IPS	Information Publication Scheme
KEA	Key Executive Action
LTIFR	Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate
MNF	Marine National Facility
MTFR	Medical Treatment Frequency Rate
NCRIS	National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy
NIS	National Innovation System
PCC	Post-combustion capture
PCT	Patent Cooperation Treaty
RAFT	Reversible Addition-Fragmentation chain Transfer
R&D	Research and development
SHO	Super-high oleic
SIEF	Science and Industry Endowment Fund
SIR Act	Science and Industry Research Act 1949
SKA	Square Kilometre Array
SMEs	Small-to-medium enterprises
START	STroke imAging pRevention and Treatment
WLAN	Wireless Local Area Networks

Glossary 
Enterprise Strategy Measures: ESMs are designed to provide evidence of our performance in four dimensions that are critical to the success of CSIRO’s Strategy 2011–15.
Key Executive Actions: KEAs are designed to focus the Board and the Executive Team’s attention on the most important priorities of the Organisation.
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 (for example, 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.

Index
A
AAHL Collaborative Biosecurity Research Facility, 63
see also Australian Animal Health Laboratory
accidents, staff; see injury rates, staff
accountability and management, 78–79
see also governance framework
acronyms, 184
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977, 163
administrative law, 163
advertising campaigns, Indigenous recruitment, 14
advisory committees, 80
aerospace industry, technologies for, 28, 54
agricultural industries, sustainability of, xi, 10, 14, 23, 34–35, 50
Alzheimer’s disease research, 32
Animal Health Laboratory, 50, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66
appendices, 162–180
aquaculture industry, 26, 50
archives, 163
Archives Act 1983, 163
armour production technology, vii, xi, 28
ASTER maps, 31
Asteric™ Viscosity Modifiers, vii, 55
astronomy; see Australia Telescope Compact Array; Australia Telescope National Facility; Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder; Parkes radio telescope; Square Kilometre Array
Atlantic salmon selective breeding program, 26
Atlas of Living Australia, xii, 48, 62, 63, 64, 65
see also National Biological Collections
Audit and Risk Committee (Board), 79
Audit Committee (Board), 79
audits
external, 81
financial, 96–97, 169–170
AusAID, 10, 13, 14, 46
AusAID-CSIRO Research for Development Alliance, 22
Australia Pacific LNG, 36, 48
Australia Telescope Compact Array, 63, 64
see also Australia Telescope National Facility; Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder; Parkes radio telescope
Australia Telescope National Facility, 61, 63, 64, 66
see also Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder; Parkes radio telescope
Australia’s Virtual Herbarium, 63, 65
see also Australian National Herbarium
Australian Animal Health Laboratory, 50, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66
Australian Biological Collections; see National Biological Collections
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences, 38
Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator, 48
Australian Defence Apparel, vii, xi
Australian e-Health Research Centre, 32
Australian Future Fibre Research and Innovations Centre, 54
Australian Growth Partnership program, 72
Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle, 32, 167
Australian Manufacturing and Materials Innovation Precinct, 54
Australian Maritime Safety Authority, 39
Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, 73
Australian National Audit Office, 81
independent audit reports, 96–97, 169–170
Australian National Fish Collection, 61, 64, 65, 68
Australian National Herbarium, 61, 64, 65, 68
see also Australia’s Virtual Herbarium
Australian National Insect Collection, 61, 64, 65, 67
Australian National University, 36
Australian National Wildlife Collection, 61, 64, 65, 68
Australian Plant Image Index, 65
Australian Solar Institute, 10, 25
Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder, xii, 52, 61
see also Australia Telescope National Facility
Australian Sustainable Manufacturing Initiative, 28
awards, medals and honours, vi, vii, viii, xi, 46, 53, 55, 63, 73–74
B
balanced scorecard, development of, 4
BARLEYmax™, 26
Bayer, 13, 57
bee silk, commercialisation of, 48
Belmont Forum on Global Change, 48
BHP Billiton Science Awards, 59
biodiversity, 48
impact of climate change on, 13, 22
marine, 39, 47
see also Atlas of Living Australia; National Biological Collections
biofuels, 24, 46
biological collections; see National Biological Collections
Biological Control of Weeds in Australia, 60
biomarkers, 32
see also Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle
biosecurity, 50, 62, 63
see also Australian Animal Health Laboratory; Biosecurity Flagship
Biosecurity Flagship, i, 7, 8, 50
biosensor technology, 26
Black Tiger prawn breeding program, 26
blood tests, for bowel cancer, 33, 50
Board
Committees, 79
meetings, 147–148
members, ix, 79, 82
remuneration, 79
Boeing, 10, 13, 14, 28, 54
bowel cancer research, 32, 33, 50
branding, CSIRO, 12
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), 10, 14
Brazilian Enterprise for Agricultural Research, xi
see also Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa)
broadband technologies, wireless, 52
see also wireless local area network technology
Bureau of Meteorology, vi, xi, 23, 36, 46, 48, 49
Burke and Wills: The Scientific Legacy of the Victorian Exploring Expedition, 60
C
cadetships, Indigenous, 14
Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, 58, 59–60
Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex / Combined Unions Enterprise Agreement 2011, 91
capability assessments; see Divisional science reviews; Flagship reviews; science assessment reviews
capital investment strategy, 9
Carbon Farming Futures Program, 10
Carbon Farming Initiative, 34
carbon footprint, 46
see also greenhouse gas emissions
carbon sequestration, 10, 37, 46, 47
see also greenhouse gas emissions
CarbonKids, 57
Census of Marine Life, 46
C-Green network, 88–89
Chairman
certification of financial statements, 98
foreword, vii–ix
Chairman’s Medal, viii, 74
Charter, Board, 79
Chief Executive
certification of financial statements, 98
report, x–xii
Chief Finance Officer
certification of financial statements, 98, 171
Chile, mining industry, xi, 10, 14, 54
China, collaboration with, 43, 48
see also Chinese Academy of Science
Chinese Academy of Science, xi, 10, 14
citation impact, 5, 40–41
clients, feedback; see surveys
Climate Adaptation Flagship, 22–23
climate change, 23, 46, 48, 49
adaptive capacity development, 13, 22, 38
impact on biodiversity, 13, 22
see also Climate Adaptation Flagship
Climate Change: Science and Solutions for Australia, 48
Clinical Genomics, 33, 50
clusters, research, 13, 14, 20, 28, 34, 54
CO2CRC Otway Project, 47
coal seam gas industry, 48
see also Australia Pacific LNG
Code of Conduct, 78
collaborative activities, fostering of, 10–11, 12, 13–15, 78
colon cancer research, 32, 33, 50
Comcare, 80, 85, 86
Comcover, insurance, 80
see also workers’ compensation
Commercial Committee (Board), 79
Commercial Executive Committee, 79
commercialisation activities, vii, x, xi, 26, 30, 48, 53, 54, 71–72
notification requirement, 79
review of procedures, 79
see also equity portfolio; intellectual property management; joint ventures
Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna, 38
Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change (global), xi
committees, management, 79, 80
Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997, i, 78
Commonwealth Authorities and Companies (Report of Operations) Orders 2011, i
Commonwealth Fraud Control Policy, 78, 81
Commonwealth Ombudsman, 163
Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines, 78
community awareness of CSIRO, 12
on-line survey, 5, 59
Compliance Report, 78
consultancy services, 164–165
Consultative Council, 11
contact details
administrative law, 163
organisational, inside back cover
contracts; see consultancy services
Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies, 47
Cooperative Research Centre program, involvement in, 13, 47
Core Research and Services (Program 2)
performance summary, 40–55
Cosmos Prize, 46
Cotton Breeding and Biotechnology Team, viii
cotton industry, viii, 13
Cotton Seed Distributors, 13
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, history, ii
CREativity in Science and Technology Program, 54, 166
Crop Biofactories Initiative, 51
CSIRO Medal for Lifetime Achievement, 74
see also awards, medals and honours
CSIRO PUBLISHING, 56, 60
CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet Fast and Fresh Recipes, 50
CSIRO Values Compass, inside front cover, ii
CSIRO-Chile International Centre of Excellence in Mining and Minerals Processing, xi, 10, 14, 54
CSIRO/Macquarie University joint chair appointment, 69, 167
cultural awareness programs, strategic, 14
Curtin University, 13
customer engagement strategy; see collaborative activities, fostering of
customer feedback; see surveys
D
data management, research, 9
Deakin University, 66
decision support tools, farming, 34
Deep collaboration and connection (strategic objective), 2, 10–11
Deep Space Communication Complex, 58, 59–60
enterprise agreement, 91
defence apparel, new technology, vii, xi, 28
Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation, 36
Delegations and Authorities Framework, 79, 80
deliverables; see key performance indicators
demographics, staff, 91–92
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 10
Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, 24, 34, 46
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, 13, 22
desalination, water, 23
‘diamond planet’ discovery, 13, 66
Digital Productivity and Services Flagship, i, 8
digitisation of National Biological Collections, 64–65
see also Atlas of Living Australia; Australia’s Virtual Herbarium
disclosure of interests, Board members, 79, 149–151
Discovery Centre, 57, 59
Diversity and Inclusion Plan, 11, 91
Division of Animal, Food and Health Sciences, 50
Division of Food and Nutritional Science, amalgamation, 50
Division of Livestock Industries, amalgamation, 50
Divisional science reviews, 18, 40, 44–45, 80
Double Helix Science Club, 57
E
ecologically sustainable development, CSIRO contribution to, 87
ECOS (magazine), 60
ecosystems, research and conservation; see biodiversity; marine systems research
education and outreach programs, 56–60
electronic publications repository, 18
Embrapa (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation), 10, 14
Endowment Committee (Board), 79
Energy Efficiency Opportunities program, 89
Energy Group, 46–47
see also Energy Transformed Flagship; Wealth from Oceans Flagship
energy security, 24, 46
Energy Transformed Flagship, vii, x–xi, 24–25
future review of, 18
energy use efficiency measures, 24, 46–47
organisational, 88, 89–90
EnergySavers, 24
Enterprise Agreements, 79, 91
Enterprise Connect, 54
Enterprise Strategy Measures, 4–7, 80
Environment Communications Strategy, 48
Environment Group, 48–49
see also Climate Adaptation Flagship; Water for a Healthy Country Flagship
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, 87
environmental footprint, reduction; see carbon footprint; greenhouse gas emissions
environmental management report, organisational, 87–90
Environmental Sustainability Strategy, organisational, 88–89
ePublish, electronic publications repository, 18
equity portfolio, 72
eReefs project, SIEF funding for, 166
Eureka Prizes, 73
European Patent Office Non-European Inventor Award, vi, 53
Executive Management Council, 79
Executive Team
remuneration, 140–146
roles and responsibilities, 79, 83
exotic pests and diseases, 61, 62, 64, 66
see also Australian Animal Health Laboratory; biosecurity
expenses; see financial performance summary; financial statements
external engagement, fostering; see collaborative activities, fostering of
external revenue; see financial statements; revenue
external reviews; see audits; Divisional science reviews; Flagship reviews; independent reviews; science assessment reviews
external scrutiny, 163
see also Australian National Audit Office
extreme weather events, 13, 14, 52
F
Federal Budget, 16
see also Portfolio Budget Statements
feedback; see surveys
fellowships, 14, 20, 69, 70
female staff, 92
Filling the Research Gap, funding from, 10
finance procedures, review of, 79
financial performance summary, vii, 2–3
see also financial statements
financial statements, 96–159
Science and Industry Endowment Fund, 169–179
fisheries, sustainability, 38
5 Easy Steps (decision support tool), 34
Flagship Advisory Committees, 80
see also Flagship Oversight Committee
Flagship Collaboration Fund, 13–14, 17, 20
Flagship Oversight Committee, 79
see also Flagship Advisory Committees
Flagship reviews, 17–18, 80
new methodology for, 8
Flinders University, 33
floods, impact on Moreton Bay, 38
Food Futures Flagship, xi, 26–27
Food, Health and Life Science Industries Group, 50–51
see also Food Futures Flagship; Preventative Health Flagship; Sustainable Agriculture Flagship
food security, 10, 14, 22, 27, 50
see also agricultural industries, sustainability of
Food Security Initiative, African, 10, 14
Foreign Exchange Risk Management Guidelines, Government, 78
foreword, Chairman’s, viii–ix
fraud control policy, 78, 81
Freedom of Information Act 1982, 163
freedom of information report, 163
funding; see financial performance summary; financial statements; Quadrennium Funding Agreement; revenue
Future Manufacturing Flagship, xi, 28–29
future review of, 18
G
Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance, 36, 48
General Electric, 13, 28, 54
Geoscience Australia, xi, 31, 36
geothermal energy, xii, 46
Get Wasted Workshop, 89
Global Research Alliance, 10, 14
global science precincts, establishment of, xii, 5, 9, 13, 50, 54, 79
global warming; see climate change
glossary, 185
goals, Flagship, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39
governance framework
organisational, 78–79
Science and Industry Endowment Fund, 69, 78
governing legislation, 78
Government, advisory role to, xi, 12, 15
see also Trusted Advisor (strategic objective)
government agencies, collaboration with, 10, 13, 22, 28, 38, 39
grains industry research, xi, 26, 27, 35, 51
Grains Research and Development Corporation, xi, 13, 27, 35, 51
grants, Science and Industry Endowment Fund, 69, 70, 166–167
Green Growth Partnerships Program, 28
greenhouse gas emissions, 48
efforts to reduce, vii, 10, 24–25, 30, 34, 46–47
organisational, 88, 90
see also carbon sequestration
Griffith University, 36
ground surface topography model, 36
H
Habitat Personnel, 14
health and safety, organisational, ix, x, 6, 12, 79, 84–86, 91
Health, Safety and Environment Committee, 79
Health, Safety and Environment Strategy, 12
Health, Safety and Environmental Sustainability and Community Policy, 84
health-related research, xi, 26, 32–33
see also Preventative Health Flagship
heating, ventilation and air conditioning industry, 25, 46
Helix, The (magazine), 57
Hendra virus, 62, 66
highlights of 2011–12, vi–ix
history, organisational, ii
honours; see awards, medals and honours
Human Life Sciences Precinct, 54
human resources management, 91–93
review of procedures, 79
Hunter Institute of Technology, vii, xi, 25
hygiene products, new technologies, 29
I
impact, as Enterprise Strategy Measure, 4–5
Improvement Notices, Comcare, 85
independent reviews, 17, 18, 44
see also Divisional science reviews; Flagship reviews; science assessment reviews
Indian Ocean Climate Initiative, 23
Indigenous cadetships, 14
Indigenous Engagement Steering Committee, 14
Indigenous Engagement Strategy, 14–15, 91
Indigenous Expert Working Group on Indigenous Engagement with Sciences, 15
Indigenous Protected Areas, guidelines for management, 48
Indonesian Department of Food Security, 22
induction programs, 78, 79
industries, collaboration with, 10, 13, 26, 28, 38, 48, 54
see also collaborative activities, fostering of
Industry Engagement Strategy, 12
Information Publication Scheme, 163
Information Sciences Group, 52–53
injury rates, staff, x, 6, 85, 86
Innovation Maturity Model, 11
Inspiring Australia program, 15, 57
Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Science, xii
insurance cover, organisational, 80
Integrated Carbon Pathways project, 8
Integrated Natural Resource Management Science, 13
intellectual property management, 71–72
review of procedures, 79
see also commercialisation activities
Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service, 48
international collaboration, xi, 13, 16, 24, 31, 38, 48, 54
fostering, 10, 14
on publications, 42, 43
inventions; see commercialisation activities; intellectual property management
Investigator (research vessel), xii, 48, 61, 64
see also Marine National Facility
J
Japanese National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 10, 14
Japanese space agencies, xi, 31
joint ventures, 46, 72
see also commercialisation activities
journal publication rates, 17, 19, 40–43
see also publication rates
judicial decisions, 163
K
Key Executive Actions (Operational Plan), 8–12
key performance indicators, 17, 40, 57, 62, 69
see also Enterprise Strategy Measures
L
leadership development, x, 91
Leading in CSIRO, 91
Leading the Research Enterprise program, 91
learning and development, organisational, x, 11, 91
Learning Management System, 11
legislative framework, 78
letter of transmittal, i
licensing activity; see commercialisation activities; equity portfolio; intellectual property management
Lifetime Achievement Medal, 74
litigation, WLAN patent, vi, 7, 12, 53
Long Baseline Array, 63
see also Australia Telescope National Facility
lost time injury frequency rate, x, 6, 85, 86
Lubrizol Corporation, vii, 55
M
management and accountability, 78–79
see also governance framework
Manufacturing, Materials and Minerals Group, 54–55
see also Future Manufacturing Flagship; Minerals Down Under Flagship
manufacturing sector, innovations for; see Future Manufacturing Flagship; Manufacturing, Materials and Minerals Group
Manufacturing Trends 2020, 28
Marine Climate Report Card, xi
Marine National Facility, xii, 48, 61, 63, 64, 67
marine oil spills, xi, 39
marine systems research, 48
see also Marine National Facility
maritime safety research, 39
Mathematicians in Schools program, 57
Maths by Email, 57
McCusker Alzheimer’s Research Foundation, 32
medals; see awards, medals and honours
medical diagnostics; see health-related research
medical treatment injury frequency rate, 6, 85, 86
memoranda of understanding, 14, 48
methane emissions; see greenhouse gas emissions
Mineral Resources Research Precinct, 54
mineralogical maps, production of, xi, 31
Minerals Down Under Flagship, xi, 30–31
Minerals, Metals and Sustainability: Meeting Future Material Needs, 60
Minetec, 30
mining industry, xi, 13, 30–31, 54
Chilean, xi, 10, 14, 54
Ministerial directions and notifications, 79
Monash University, 54
Mopra Telescope, 63
see also Australia Telescope National Facility
Moreton Bay, 3D model of, 38
Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory, 61
Murray-Darling Basin Authority, 37
Murray-Darling Basin, management, xi, 36, 37
N
NASA, xi, 13, 31
National Biological Collections, 9, 61, 62, 63–68
digitisation of, 62, 64–65
see also Atlas of Living Australia; Australian National Fish Collection; Australian National Herbarium; Australian National Insect Collection; Australian National Wildlife Collection
National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy, 63
National Environmental Protection Measures, 89
National Fish Collection, 61, 64, 65, 68
National Flagships (strategic objective), 2, 8
see also National Research Flagships (Program 1)
National Food Plan, 15
National Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reporting Scheme, 89
National Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Performance Test Facility, 25
National Herbarium, 61, 64, 65, 68
National Innovation System, 2, 9, 15, 69, 166
National Insect Collection, 61, 64, 65, 67
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US), 14, 48
National Plan for Environmental Information, 15
National Pollution Inventory, 89
National Research Facilities, 61, 62, 63, 64
see also Australia Telescope National Facility; Australian Animal Health Laboratory; Marine National Facility
National Research Flagships (Program 1), x–xi, 7, 8
external revenue, 17, 19
impact statements, 4
performance summary, 16–39
reviews of, 17–18
see also Climate Adaptation Flagship; Energy Transformed Flagship; Flagship Advisory Committees; Flagship Collaboration Fund; Food Futures Flagship; Future Manufacturing 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, 61–68
see also Australia Telescope National Facility; Australian Animal Health Laboratory; Marine National Facility; National Biological Collections
National Research Priorities, 2
National Science Week, 57
National Strategy on Energy Efficiency, 46
National Wildlife Collection, 61, 64, 65, 68
natural resource management; see biodiversity; Murray-Darling Basin, management; sustainability; water resources
New Horizons Initiative, 54
New Zealand, participation in Square Kilometre Array, vi, x, 11, 52
Ngara technology, 52
Nominations and Remuneration Committee (Board), 79
Northern Australia Sustainable Yields project, xi
Notifiable Incidents, Comcare, 85
notifications to Minister, 79
Novacq™, 26
O
objectives, organisational; see strategic objectives
occupational health and safety; see health and safety, organisational
Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991, 84
office locations, xiii
oil spills, marine, xi, 39
Ombudsman, Commonwealth, 163
One-CSIRO approach, 11
On-line Zoological Collections of Australian Museums, 65
Operating Model, 78
Operational Plan, 2, 80
implementation, 8–12
Order of Australia honours, 73
Organic Geochemistry of Mineral Systems Cluster, 54
organisational objectives; see strategic objectives
organisational role, viii, x, 78
organisational structure, xiv–xv
Orica, 10, 13, 28, 54
outcome and program structure, 16
Outsourcing of Information Technology Infrastructure Services guidelines, 78
OzAtlas mobile application, 65
P
Pacific region, climate change in, 46
Parkes radio telescope, 58, 59, 61, 63, 64, 67
see also Australia Telescope National Facility
Parliamentary inquiries, submissions to, 15
partners/partnerships, fostering; see collaborative activities, fostering of
patents; see commercialisation activities; intellectual property management
Pathways to Food Security, 10
Pawsey Supercomputer, xii
people, as Enterprise Strategy Measure, 6
People Health and Safety Committee (Board), 79
people management, 91–93
review of procedures, 79
People Policy, 91
performance indicators; see key performance indicators
performance summaries, 2–20
environmental, organisational, 87–90
financial, vii, 2–3 (see also financial statements)
Program 1, 16–39
Program 2, 40–55
Program 3, 56–60
Program 4, 61–68
Program 5, 69–70
Perth Basin, 3D geological model, 46
PhD students, 13, 56
photovoltaics, 24, 47
Pigeon Paramyxovirus, 66
plans and planning; see Operational Plan; 2011–15 Strategy
plant oil research, 27, 50, 51
Policy Framework, 79–80
polymer technology, vii, viii, xi, 55, 73
Portfolio Budget Statements, 2, 80
postgraduate scholarships, 56
Precinct Oversight Committee, 9, 79
Preventative Health Flagship, 32–33
future review of, 18
primary industries; see agricultural industries, sustainability of
Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council, 15
Prime Minister’s Science Prize, vii, viii, xi, 55, 73
Prime Minister’s Taskforce on Manufacturing, xi, 12, 15, 28, 53
Privacy Act 1988, 163
procurement procedures, 78, 79
program and outcome structure, 16
program performance, 16–70
see also Core Research and Services (Program 2); National Research Flagships (Program 1); National Research Infrastructure: National Facilities and Collections (Program 4); Science and Industry Endowment Fund (Program 5); Science Outreach: Education and Scientific Publishing (Program 3)
Prohibition Notices, Comcare, 85
Protective Security Risk Assessment, 81
Provisional Improvement Notices, Comcare, 85
Public Research Agency Charter, 78
Public Service Medal, 73
publication rates, 40–43
Flagship, 17, 18–19
from SIEF funded research, 70
see also CSIRO PUBLISHING
publishing services; see CSIRO PUBLISHING
Q
Quadrennium Funding Agreement, x, 78
Quantitative Marine Science program, 13
Queensland, impacts of climate change, 13, 22
R
radio astronomy; see Australia Telescope Compact Array; Australia Telescope National Facility; Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder; Parkes radio telescope; Square Kilometre Array
RAFT technology, vii, xi, 55
recruitment, Indigenous staff, 14
Regional Sites Working Group, 11
remuneration
Board, 79, 139
Executive Team, 140–146
renewable energy, xii, 24, 46
see also biofuels; geothermal energy; solar power
research clusters, 13, 14, 20, 28, 34, 54
Research Data Service, 9
Research Facilities, National; see Australia Telescope National Facility; Australian Animal Health Laboratory; Marine National Facility; National Research Facilities
research fellowships, 69
see also fellowships
Research Group Structure, 180
resources, as Enterprise Strategy Measure, 7
responsible Ministers, 78
retention, staff, 92
revenue
Flagship, 17, 19
publishing, 60
sources of, vii, x, 2, 3, 78
see also financial performance summary; financial statements
Reversible Addition-Fragmentation chain Transfer (RAFT) technology, vii, xi, 55
reviews
Divisional, 18, 40, 44–45, 80
Flagship, 17–18, 80
management procedures, 79, 80, 81
science assessment reviews, 40, 44–45
science outreach programs, 59
risk management, organisational, 78, 80
river networks model, 36
roadmaps, 9
Flagship, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38
role, organisational, viii, x, 78
S
safety performance; see health and safety, organisational
safflower seed oil, 51
scholarships, 14, 56, 69, 70
Science and Industry Endowment Act 1926, i, 69, 78
Science and Industry Endowment Fund Advisory Council, 69, 166, 167, 168
Science and Industry Endowment Fund Expert Panel, 166, 168
Science and Industry Endowment Fund (Program 5)
Annual Report 2011–12, 166–179
financial statements, 169–179
performance overview, 69–70
Trustee certification of financial statements, 171
Science and Industry Endowment Fund Undergraduate Degree Panel, 167, 168
Science and Industry Research Act 1949, 78, 91
Science and Solutions for Australia series, 48, 60
science, as Enterprise Strategy Measure, 5
science assessment reviews, 40, 44–45
see also Divisional science reviews; Flagship reviews
Science by Email, 57, 58
science communication, viii, 12, 48, 56–60, 78
science education and outreach programs, 56, 57–60
Science Education Centres, 57, 59
Science excellence and preparedness (strategic objective), 2, 9
Science for Breakfast (Parliamentary briefings), 15
Science in CSIRO, 91
science investment process, 80
Science Outreach: Education and Scientific Publishing (Program 3)
performance summary, 56–60
science reviews, Flagship, 17–18
Scientists in Schools program, 57, 59
Scientriffic (magazine), 57
SCOPE (TV program), 57
sea-level rise, 38
Security Committee, 81
security risk assessment, protective, 81
service agreement, with Science Industry Endowment Fund, 78
Service Charter, 162
Shark Bay, impact of extreme events on, 13
small-to-medium enterprises, fostering capabilties of, 54
smart grid technologies, 46
social media, expansion of use, viii, 12
solar cooling system, vii, xi, 25
solar power, xii, 24, 46
see also solar cooling system
South Africa, participation in Square Kilometre Array, vi, x, 11, 52
South-East Queensland Climate Adaptation Research Initiative, 13
South-East Queensland Healthy Waterways Partnership, 38
southern bluefin tuna, stock management, 38
Southern Surveyor (research vessel), 61, 64, 67
see also Marine National Facility
spin-out companies, 72
Square Kilometre Array, vi, x, 11, 52
see also Australia Telescope Compact Array; Australia Telescope National Facility; Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder
Square Kilometre Array Organisation, vi, 11, 52
staff demographics, 91–92
staff training; see learning and development, organisational
standards and procedures, organisational, 79–80
Starpharma, 72
state and territory governments, collaboration with, xi, 22, 23, 38
State of the Climate Report 2012, vi, xi, 48, 49
Statement of Expectations, Minister’s, 78
Statement of Intent, Board, 78
Statement of IP Principles for Australian Government Agencies, 71
Stats by Email, 57
stem cell research, 166
strategic alliances, fostering; see collaborative activities, fostering of
Strategic Cultural Awareness programs, 14
strategic objectives, 2
summary implementations, 8–12
Striving for Zero Harm (health and safety strategy), 84
see also Zero Harm Strategy
Stroke imaging prevention and Treatment (START) study, 32
structure, organisational, xiv–xv
surveys
community attitudes to CSIRO, 5, 59
customers, 4, 17, 20, 59
staff, x, 6, 11, 93
sustainability, 8, 15
of agricultural industries, xi, 10, 14, 23, 34–35, 50
of fisheries, 38
of manufacturing industries, 28
see also Environmental Sustainability Strategy, organisational
Sustainable Agriculture Flagship, 34–35
review, 18
Swinburne University, 13
Synchrotron Science, SIEF investment in, 69, 166
T
technology transfer; see commercialisation activities
Textor Technologies, 29
The Helix (magazine), 57
Total Wellbeing Diet, 50
trade marks; see intellectual property management
transmittal letter, i
Transparent Electrodes for Plastic Electronics Research Centre, 54
trend data, 41–44, 85, 86, 89–90, 92
Trusted Advisor (strategic objective), 2, 12, 13, 15, 28
turnover, staff, 92
2011–12 Operational Plan, 2
see also Operational Plan
2011–12 to 2014–15 Quadrennium Funding Agreement, 78
see also Quadrennium Funding Agreement
2011–14 Enterprise Agreement, 79, 91
see also Enterprise Agreements
2011–15 Strategy, viii, x, xii, 2, 4, 8, 11, 50, 80, 91
U
universities, collaboration with, xii, 10, 13, 33, 34, 36, 54, 56, 66
University of Melbourne, Strategic Relationship Agreement with, 10, 13
University of Newcastle, 13
University of Queensland, 13, 36
University of Tasmania, xii, 13, 56
University of Western Australia, 13
Urban Water Security Research Alliance, 36
V
Values Compass, inside front cover, 78
values, organisational, x, xii, 6
see also Values Compass
virtual biological collections, xii, 9, 63, 65
see also Atlas of Living Australia
Vision 2040, 54
visiting fellowships, 14, 20
see also fellowships
visitor programs; see science education and outreach programs
W
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, 166
waste management, organisational, 88, 89
Water for a Healthy Country Flagship, 36–37
water resources
impact of climate change on, 23
sustainable management, 36–37
see also Murray-Darling Basin, management; Water for a Healthy Country Flagship
Water: Science and Solutions for Australia, 36, 48, 60
water use efficiency, organisational, 88, 90
Wealth from Oceans Flagship, xi, 38–39
Western Australian Geothermal Centre of Excellence, 46
Western Australian Government, 23
wheat industry, innovations for, xi, 27, 35, 50
Whistleblower Scheme, 81
wireless broadband technologies, 52
see also wireless local area network technology
wireless local area network technology, vi, x, 2, 7, 12, 53
wireless metering, 46
work health and safety; see health and safety, organisational
Work Health and Safety Act 2011, 84
workers’ compensation
claims, 85, 86
premium, 80
workforce planning, 11, 91
Working in CSIRO, 91
World Food Program, 22
Y
year ahead, xii
year in review, x–xii
Z
Zero Harm strategy, 6, 12, 84

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 (Annual Reporting) Orders 2011 and the Science and Industry Research Act 1949.

CAC Act 1997, Annual Reporting Orders 2011 requirements 	Page	
Audited financial statements 	98–159	
Auditor General’s Report	96–97	
Board members – particulars 	82	
Chairman and Chief Executive’s letter of transmittal 	i	
Commonwealth Ombudsman, Auditor General, Parliamentary Committees (judicial decisions and reviews by outside bodies)	163	
Corporate governance practices	78–93	
Committees – Audit and Board	79	
Developments since end of financial year	i	
Enabling legislation – objectives and functions 	78	
Environmental performance and ecologically sustainable development	87–90	
Factors, events or trends influencing performance	x–xii	
Financial summary	3	
Freedom of information 	163	
Government policies notified by the Minister 	79–80	
Indemnities and insurance premiums for officers 	80	
Judicial decisions and decisions of administrative tribunals 	163	
Location of major activities and facilities 	xiii	
Ministerial directions/significant events	79	
Occupational health and safety 	84–86	
Organisational structure 	xiv–xv	
Outcomes (Portfolio Budget Statement) 	2–70	
Outputs (Portfolio Budget Statement) 	2–70	
Performance indicators 	2–70	
Performance outcome	2–70	
Performance review 	2–70	
Privacy legislation 	163	
Responsible Minister 	78	
Review of operations and future prospects 	x–xii	
Risk management 	80	
Significant changes in state of affairs and/or principal activities	x–xii	
Significant events 	79	
Statement on governance 	78–83	
Strategic plan 	8, 80	
Subsidiaries of the authority (details in Financial Statements)	107	
Science and Industry Research Act 1949		
Policies relating to scientific research	79	
Development in policies during the year	79	
Ministerial determinations in relation to the functions of the Organisation	79	
Ministerial directions or guidelines relating to the functions and powers of the Board	79	
Policies of Australian Government to apply to CSIRO	79	
Other reporting requirements		
Fraud control	81	
Intellectual property management	71–72	
Service Charter	162	
Other legislative requirements		
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918	14,177	
Freedom of Information Act 1982	163	
Equal Employment Opportunity (Commonwealth Authorities) Act 1997	91–92	
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999	87–90	
Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991	84–86	
Privacy Act 1988	163