Document Index Portfolio Budget Statements National Competition Council

Section 2: Outcomes and Outputs Information

• Outcomes and Output Groups
• Outcome 1
• Measures in the 1999-2000 Budget
  • Additional Legal Funding for Matters Relating to Part IIIA of the Trades Practices Act 1974 -- Expense
    • Budget Measure Purpose
• Resources for Outcome 1
• Contribution of Outputs to Outcome 1
• Performance Information for Outcome 1
  • Evaluations
  • Competitive Tendering and Contracting

OUTCOMES AND OUTPUT GROUPS

The map on the following page shows the relationship between Government outcomes and the contributing outputs for the National Competition Council. Financial detail for Outcome 1 by output appears in Table 2.2 while non-financial information for Outcome 1 appears in Table 2.3.

	National Competition Council President:  Mr Graeme Samuel
	Overall Outcome Strong, sustainable economic growth and the improved wellbeing of Australians
	Outcome 1 The achievement of effective and fair competition reforms and better use of Australia's infrastructure for the benefit of the community Total Price of Outputs: $3.101 million Agency Outcomes Appropriation: $3.071 million
	Output Group 1.1 National Competition Council
	Output 1.1.1 Advice provided to governments on competition policy and infrastructure access issues	Output 1.1.2 Clear, accessible public information on competition policy

OUTCOME 1

The achievement of effective and fair competition reforms and better use of Australia's infrastructure for the benefit of the community.

Table 2.1 shows the relationship between the programme structure for 1998-99 and the new outcome structure for the 1999-2000 Budget for Outcome 1.

Table 2.1: Relationship between Programme and Outcome Structure for Outcome 1

MEASURES IN THE 1999-2000 BUDGET

Additional Legal Funding for Matters Relating to Part IIIA of the Trades Practices Act 1974 -- Expense

Budget Measure Purpose

This proposal will enable the National Competition Council (NCC) to meet the costs of additional legal obligations associated with Part IIIA of the Trade Practices Act 1974.

Part IIIA provides a regime for granting businesses access to significant infrastructure facilities or `services' that would be uneconomical to duplicate. Under Part IIIA, the NCC may recommend that a particular service be `declared'. If the Minister accepts an NCC recommendation and `declares a service', access to the `service' is negotiated privately, or is subject to arbitration. These decisions are appealable to the Australian Competition Tribunal. The Tribunal may require the NCC to provide it information, reports, or other assistance as requested.

RESOURCES FOR OUTCOME 1

Table 2.2 shows how the 1998-99 appropriation and programming structure relates to total resourcing for Outcome 1.

Table 2.2: Total Resources for Outcome 1

1. See Table 2.1 for details.

CONTRIBUTION OF OUTPUTS TO OUTCOME 1

The provision of advice to governments on information policy and infrastructure access issues, and the provision of public information on competition policy, are basic to the formulation of goals and strategies for achievement of effective and fair competition reforms and better use of Australia's infrastructure for the benefit of the community.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION FOR OUTCOME 1

Evaluations

An evaluation activity programme that relates to this outcome is being developed and the results will be shown in the NCC's Annual Report.

Competitive Tendering and Contracting

The NCC is currently 'testing' the market for a number of services including:

• the provision of financial and accounting services;
  
• the provision of data base management and mailing functions;
  
• personnel and payroll functions; and
  
• computer maintenance.