DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES ANNUAL REPORT TO THE ...

DISCLOSURES AND LEgAL COMPLIANCE � OTHER FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES
Other Financial Disclosures
capital works Program
A new Marine Operations Centre at Denham is
under construction and is due to open in 2012.
This new centre will facilitate the delivery of the
Department’s services, including fisheries and
marine protected area management, in the Shark
Bay World Heritage Area. It will also accommodate
staff from the Department of Environment and
Conservation and the Shark Bay Volunteer Sea
Rescue Group.
The capital program for 2010/11 has funded
the continuing upgrade of departmental vessels
of various sizes to support the Department’s
compliance and education services, and research
and monitoring program.
Where actual spending is under planned
expenditure, adjustments are made to future outyears
in the capital program.
The table below details key areas of
infrastructure that assists the Department of
Fisheries to deliver planned services.
table 24. Capital Works Program 2010/11
137
Project Description
Planned
Expenditure
Actual
Expenditure
$’000 $’000
Information Systems 2,971 1,010
Plant and Equipment 1,718 1,784
Physical Infrastructure 5,134 1,716
Vessels 3,531 827
TOTAL: Capital Works Program 13,354 5,337
Vessels
Major vessel replacements completed for the year
included the 20-metre offshore patrol vessel PV
Houtman based in Geraldton ($3,361,860), the
11.3-metre rigid inflatable boat PV Armatus based in
Mandurah ($471,677), the 8.5 metre rigid inflatable
boat FD 44 based in Exmouth ($271,069) and the
7.5 metre research vessel Snipe II based at Hillarys
($153,000).
The 23-metre research vessel RV Naturaliste
based in Fremantle was re-powered as part of
its major refit ($145,000). Routine outboard
replacements were completed on small patrol
vessels based in Denham and Karratha and