Achievement of the Museum's outcome is assessed by PBS performance indicators and targets that focus on the continuing development of the collections through appropriate acquisitions, people's ability to access and learn about the collections, the quality of the experience and learning for visitors, and the number of people who visit the Museum. These measures are also seen in relation to the efficacy with which the Museum manages resources and budgets. This year the Museum continued to meet all targets specified for the delivery of its PBS outcome, as the tables below indicate.
Performance summary, measured against PBS
Performance summary, measured against PBS |
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Performance indicators |
Achievements |
| Relevance of acquisitions | |
| Proportion of acquisitions acquired in accordance with Collection Development Framework Target 100% |
100% of acquisitions acquired in accordance with Collection Development Framework |
| Accessibility of National Historical Collection | |
| Proportion of the collection which is available for exhibition, public programs and research Target 50% |
50% of the National Historical Collection is available for exhibition, public programs and research |
| The extent to which awareness and understanding is increased of Australia's history and culture | |
| Proportion of visitors and users who indicated the Museum's exhibitions and public programs have contributed a new or different awareness or perspective on Australia's history or culture Target 75% |
81% of visitors surveyed confirmed they had learned something new about Australian history during their visit |
| Access to exhibitions and programs | |
| Number of visitors or users of Museum's exhibitions and programs (excluding web) Target 600,000 |
945,210 visitors or users in 2006–07 |
Financial summary, measured against PBS
Financial summary, measured against PBS |
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| Total price of outputs: $44.431m | Actual price of outputs: $47.081m |
| Departmental appropriations: $40.026m | Actual appropriations: $40.026m |
| Revenue from other sources: $4.405m | Actual revenue from other sources: $10.705m |
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