APPENDIX C: CLASSIFICATION OF AGENCIES
The financial activities of governments are measured under the Government
Finance Statistics framework1. All entities controlled by governments are
classified into sectors according to the nature of their activities and funding
arrangements.
The general government sector equates to the scope of the Budget. General
government agencies typically deliver public services or are regulatory in nature.
There are both budget dependent and non-budget dependent general government
agencies which operate under the Financial Management Framework. The extent
of the agency reliance on Consolidated Fund allocations determines this
classification.
Budget dependent agencies receive an appropriation from the Consolidated Fund.
Non-budget dependent agencies source funds from regulatory and user charges
and in some cases a grant from a budget dependent agency.
The structure as it relates to NSW Government entities is presented in Figure C.1.
Figure C.1: Structure of the Total State Sector
Total State Sector
General
Government Sector
Budget
Dependent
Non-Budget
Dependent
Includes:
 Department of Health
Includes:
 NSW Self Insurance
Corporation
 Department of
Education and
Training
 WorkCover Authority
 Maritime Authority of
 NSW Police Force
New South Wales
Public Trading
Enterprise Sector
Includes:
 Energy generation,
transmission and
distribution
corporations
 Sydney and Hunter
Public Financial
Enterprise Sector
Includes:
 NSW Treasury
Corporation
 Lifetime Care and
Support Authority of
New South Wales
Water Corporations
 Rail Corporation New
South Wales
1
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian System of Government Finance Statistics: Concepts, Sources and
Methods, Cat No 5514.0, ABS, Canberra, 2005.
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The other sectors are public trading enterprises (PTEs) and public financial
enterprises (PFEs). The PTE sector is referred to by the ABS as the public
non-financial corporations sector. Agencies in these sectors are generally
commercially focussed entities. They operate under the Commercial Policy
Framework, which aims to replicate disciplines and incentives that lead private
sector businesses towards efficient commercial practices. The commercial
agencies in this sector generally pay dividends and tax equivalent payments to the
general government sector, in accordance with normal commercial principles.
Some PTEs address important social objectives and provide services to client
groups on a subsidised basis. These include Rail Corporation New South Wales
and New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation, which receive substantial
grants from the general government sector to provide these services.
Table C.1 lists all material entities controlled by the NSW Government and the
sector in which they are classified. There are other smaller entities that are not
material to the budget and as such are not consolidated or listed in budget papers.
Table C.1:
Classification of Agencies
Funding Category
Budget
Non-Budget
Dependent Dependent
Aboriginal Housing Office
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Audit Office of New South Wales
Australian Museum
Barangaroo Delivery Authority
Board of Studies, Office of the
Building and Construction Industry
Long Service Payments
Corporation
Cancer Institute NSW
Casino, Liquor and Gaming Control
Authority
Catchment Management
Authorities
Centennial Park and Moore Park
Trust
City West Housing Pty Limited
Communities NSW
Community Relations Commission
of New South Wales
Compensation Authorities Staff
Division
Country Energy
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Public
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General
Trading
Financial
Government
Enterprises
Enterprises
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Budget Statement 2010-11
Funding Category
Budget
Non-Budget
Dependent Dependent
Crime Commission, New South
Wales
Crown Finance Entity
Crown Lands Homesites Program
Crown Leaseholds Entity
Delta Electricity
Education and Training,
Department of
Electoral Commission, New South
Wales
Electricity Tariff Equalisation
Ministerial Corporation
EnergyAustralia
Environment and Climate Change
and Water, Department of
Environmental Trust
Eraring Energy
Events New South Wales Pty
Limited
Fair Trading Administration
Corporation
FANMAC Trusts
Film and Television Office, New
South Wales
Fire Brigades, New South Wales
Food Authority, NSW
Forests NSW
Health Care Complaints
Commission
Health, Department of
Historic Houses Trust of New
South Wales
Home Care Service of New South
Wales
Home Purchase Assistance Fund
Human Services, Department of
Hunter Development Corporation
Hunter Region Sporting Venues
Authority
Hunter Water Corporation
Illawarra Venues Authority
Independent Commission Against
Corruption
Independent Pricing and
Regulatory Tribunal
Independent Transport Safety and
Reliability Regulator
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Public
Public
General
Trading
Financial
Government
Enterprises
Enterprises
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Funding Category
Budget
Non-Budget
Dependent Dependent
ABS Category
Public
Public
General
Trading
Financial
Government
Enterprises
Enterprises
Information Commissioner, Office
of
Industry and Investment,
Department of
Integral Energy
Judicial Commission of New South
Wales
Justice and Attorney General,
Department of
Land and Housing Corporation,
New South Wales
Land and Property Information
New South Wales
Land Development Working
Account
Landcom
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Authority
Legal Aid Commission of
New South Wales
Legislature, The
Liability Management Ministerial
Corporation
Lifetime Care and Support
Authority of New South Wales
Lotteries Corporation, New South
Wales2
Luna Park Reserve Trust
Macquarie Generation
Maritime Authority of New South
Wales
Minister Administering the
Environmental Planning and
Assessment Act
Motor Accidents Authority
Museum of Applied Arts and
Sciences
Natural Resources Commission
Newcastle Port Corporation
NSW Businesslink Pty Limited
NSW Trustee and Guardian
Ombudsman’s Office
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The State granted a licence to operate lotteries and transferred ownership of New South Wales Lotteries
Corporation to the Tatts Group. The operator licence and product licences are for a 40-year period starting
1 April 2010.
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Funding Category
Budget
Non-Budget
Dependent Dependent
Parramatta Stadium Trust
Planning, Department of
Police Force, NSW
Police Integrity Commission
Port Kembla Port Corporation
Premier and Cabinet, Department
of
Public Prosecutions, Office of the
Director of
Public Transport Ticketing
Corporation
Rail Corporation New South Wales
Rail Infrastructure Corporation
Redfern-Waterloo Authority
Rental Bond Board
Residual Business Management
Corporation
Roads and Traffic Authority of New
South Wales
Royal Botanic Gardens and
Domain Trust
Rural Assistance Authority, New
South Wales
Rural Fire Service, Department of
Self Insurance Corporation, New
South Wales
Services, Technology and
Administration, Department of
State Emergency Service
State Library of New South Wales
State Property Authority
State Records Authority
State Transit Authority
State Water Corporation
Superannuation Administration
Corporation
Sydney Catchment Authority
Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground
Trust
Sydney Ferries
Sydney Harbour Foreshore
Authority
Sydney Metro
Sydney Olympic Park Authority
Sydney Opera House Trust
Sydney Ports Corporation
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Public
Public
General
Trading
Financial
Government
Enterprises
Enterprises
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Funding Category
Budget
Non-Budget
Dependent Dependent
Sydney Water Corporation
Teacher Housing Authority
TransGrid
Transport Infrastructure
Development Corporation
Transport Safety Investigations,
Office of
Transport and Infrastructure,
Department of
Treasury Corporation, NSW
Treasury, The
Western Sydney Parklands Trust
WorkCover Authority
Workers’ Compensation
(Dust Diseases) Board
WSN Environmental Solutions
Zoological Parks Board
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ABS Category
Public
Public
General
Trading
Financial
Government
Enterprises
Enterprises
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Budget Statement 2010-11