Output Class 1 - Policy Advice

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This class of outputs includes the provision of policy advice to the Government and to the Minister, relating to land, property and seabed information, as well as the provision of ministerial support.

Output 110 – Policy Development and Ministerial Servicing

This output involves the provision of policy advice, briefings and support on matters relating to departmental functions and the provision of support to the Minister, which includes:

  • draft replies to ministerial correspondence
  • answers to Parliamentary questions
  • draft speech notes
  • draft communication releases
  • briefing notes, and
  • the production of the Department's accountability documents (ie Estimates, Statement of Intent, Annual Report, and Output Plan).

The policy advice function encompasses new policy proposals, reviews of legislation, proposed new legislation, reports to Cabinet, Cabinet committees and Parliamentary select committees, and consultation with, and advice to, other departments on policy matters relating to departmental functions.



PERFORMANCE MEASURE PERFORMANCE
QUANTITY
Policy advice, briefings and support on matters relating to departmental functions will be provided to the Minister as required. 279 briefings and submissions were provided to the Minister.
Ministerial support services will be provided as required, including:
  • draft replies for letters to the Minister, including Official Information Act requests, and
  • draft responses to Parliamentary questions.
300 ministerials will be processed (range is 250-350).		 28 Parliamentary questions were received and responded to within appropriate timeframes.

Two oral questions were received and responded to within appropriate timeframes.

113 ministerials were processed.
Accountability documents (as indicated in the description) will be completed. The 2006/07 Annual Report and 2008/09 Statement of Intent were completed on time and to legislative requirements.
QUALITY
All policy advice, reports and draft responses for the Minister's signature will meet the policy advice/ministerial communication quality standards. Standards were met.
The Department will achieve a minimum rating of "good" from six-monthly assessments by the Minister on our performance against the policy advice quality standard. The rating of "very good" was achieved.
95% of the Department's Cabinet papers will be accepted by the Minister's office without amendment. 95% of Cabinet papers were accepted without amendment.

One out of 20 Cabinet papers was returned with amendments.
95% of draft responses to ministerials will be accepted by the Minister without amendment. 95% of draft responses to ministerial correspondence were accepted without amendment.

Five out of 113 ministerials were returned with amendments.
All accountability documents will meet the advised standards and specifications. All accountability documents met the advised standards and specifications.
TIMELINESS
All policy advice will be delivered to specified deadlines agreed with the Minister. All agreed deadlines were met.
All draft responses to ministerial correspondence will be provided within 10 working days or by a date agreed with the Minister's office. All draft responses were provided within 10 working days of the date agreed with the Minister's office.
All draft responses to Parliamentary questions will be provided to deadline. All agreed deadlines were met.

Financial performance

Actual
30/6/07
$000		   Actual
30/6/08
$000		 Voted
30/6/08
$000
2,149 Revenue Crown 2,496 2,496
– Revenue other – 25
2,149 Total revenue 2,496 2,521
2,168 Total expenses 2,517 2,521
(19) Net surplus/(deficit) (21) 0

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