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- Audit Work Program–July 2010 > Resources, Energy and Tourism
Resources, Energy and Tourism
Audit strategy overview
The Resources, Energy and Tourism portfolio was established through Administrative Arrangement Orders in December 2007 and is responsible for Australia’s resources, energy and tourism industries. Portfolio agencies include:
- Geoscience Australia;
- the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority; and
- Tourism Australia.
Combined funding for the portfolio in 2009–10 was $1.3 billion. The Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism (DRET) administers a number of major energy and resource programs. Recent audits have given priority to the portfolio agencies of Tourism Australia and Geoscience Australia. The ANAO’s future audit program will focus on the department’s major energy and resources programs.
Potential audits
Renewable Energy Demonstration Program
The Renewable Energy Demonstration Program (REDP) is a $235 million competitive grants program designed to accelerate the commercialisation and deployment of new renewable energy technologies for power generation in Australia. The REDP aims to:
- demonstrate the technical and economic viability of renewable energy technologies for power generation through large-scale installations;
- support the development of a range of renewable energy technologies for power generation in Australia;
- enhance Australia’s international leadership in renewable energy technology for power generation development; and
- attract private sector investment in renewable energy power generation.
This program is administered by the Australian Centre for Renewable Energy within DRET.
An audit would examine the administration of the REDP by DRET.
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