Section 2: Revisions to agency outcomes

Outcomes, administered items and outputs

Table 1.1 ‘Agency outcomes and output groups’ lists the outcome statements and output groups for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

The ACCC has not made any changes to its outcome or outputs since the 2005-06 Portfolio Budget Statements.

Output cost attribution

The ACCC uses a process of cost allocation to estimate the costs of each output.

The cost of each output is comprised of direct and indirect costs. Direct costs are assigned to outputs according to detailed cost profiles. Indirect costs that comprise corporate and overhead items such as information technology, accommodation and human resource management are allocated to outputs based on a consumption (cost driver) basis.

Outcome 1

The ACCC has only one outcome, namely, ‘to enhance social and economic welfare of the Australian community by fostering competitive, efficient, fair and informed Australian markets’. The total appropriation for this outcome for 2005-06 is $89.8 million.

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