Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2005

Part 3: Departmental financial statements (continued)

Statement of objectives and service performance
For the year ended 30 June 2005

Output Class - Audit and assessment of performance

Description

Under this output class the Minister of Defence will purchase:

audits and assessments of any function, duty, or project of the New Zealand Defence Force
audits and assessments of the Ministry's procurement, replacement, or repair of major military equipment
audits of the controls on hazardous substances under the control of the Minister of Defence, as required by the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996.

Outcome

An effective and efficient New Zealand Defence Force capable of meeting New Zealand's defence objectives to protect New Zealand and its external interests.

Service performance

Quantity and timeliness

Target	Delivered
Complete satisfactorily an approved programme of audits and assessments that will lead to improvements in performance and accountability in the defence organisations.	The following programmed evaluations were completed during the year: 7/2004 Officer Career Management in the NZDF 11/2004 Effectiveness of the ATLAS HR Information System 12/2004 Effectiveness of Support Arrangements at Waiouru 13/2004 The Purchase of two Boeing 757 Aircraft for the RNZAF 15/2004 Development and management of Doctrine 16/2004 Personnel Retention in the NZDF 17/2004 Management of Naval Housing 18/2004 Redevelopment of RNZAF Base Ohakea - Review of Progress 1/2005 Naval Territorial Forces 2/2005 Naval Personnel Planning for Post-Protector Fleet 3/2005 The Territorial Air Force 4/2005 Physical Security of NZDF Facilities Outside Wellington 5/2005 Management of NZDF Land and Facilities 6/2005 P-3K Orion Upgrade Project 7/2005 Controls on Hazardous Substances Not Contained in Weapons Systems 8/2005 Development of Trentham Camp 10/2005 Deployment of a Provincial Reconstruction Team to Afghanistan 11/2005 C-130H Life Extension Project 12/2005 Territorial Force of the New Zealand Army
Conduct other audits and assessments as and when directed.	The following unprogrammed audits have been completed during the year to date: Requested by the Minister of Defence: 10/2004 Project Protector - Review of a Major Multi-agency Project 9/2005 New Zealand Defence Force Policies and Practices Relating to Physical, Sexual and Other Abuses Requested by the Chief of Defence Force: 14/2004 Review of NZDF Chaplaincy Services

Target

Delivered

Complete satisfactorily an approved programme of audits and assessments that will lead to improvements in performance and accountability in the defence organisations.

The following programmed evaluations were completed during the year:
- 7/2004
  Officer Career Management in the NZDF
- 11/2004
  Effectiveness of the ATLAS HR Information System
- 12/2004
  Effectiveness of Support Arrangements at Waiouru
- 13/2004
  The Purchase of two Boeing 757 Aircraft for the RNZAF
- 15/2004
  Development and management of Doctrine
- 16/2004
  Personnel Retention in the NZDF
- 17/2004
  Management of Naval Housing
- 18/2004
  Redevelopment of RNZAF Base Ohakea - Review of Progress
- 1/2005
  Naval Territorial Forces
- 2/2005
  Naval Personnel Planning for Post-Protector Fleet
- 3/2005
  The Territorial Air Force
- 4/2005
  Physical Security of NZDF Facilities Outside Wellington
- 5/2005
  Management of NZDF Land and Facilities
- 6/2005
  P-3K Orion Upgrade Project
- 7/2005
  Controls on Hazardous Substances Not Contained in Weapons Systems
- 8/2005
  Development of Trentham Camp
- 10/2005
  Deployment of a Provincial Reconstruction Team to Afghanistan
- 11/2005
  C-130H Life Extension Project
- 12/2005
  Territorial Force of the New Zealand Army

Conduct other audits and assessments as and when directed.

The following unprogrammed audits have been completed during the year to date:

Requested by the Minister of Defence:

10/2004
Project Protector - Review of a Major Multi-agency Project
9/2005
New Zealand Defence Force Policies and Practices Relating to Physical, Sexual and Other Abuses

Requested by the Chief of Defence Force:

14/2004
Review of NZDF Chaplaincy Services

Output Quality Measures and Standards

	Comment
The 2005 Statement of Intent detailed the quality standards intended.	Evaluations were conducted in accordance with the Ministry's Evaluation Manual. Evaluations met the Defence Evaluation Board's expectations. All reports were reviewed for accuracy and logic by auditees and management. All reports were subjected to peer review. Managerial review was maintained throughout the evaluation process.
In addition:
the quality of audit and assessment of performance will be assessed in terms of whether it is credible, respected, and contributes to the achievement of the Government's defence policy objectives by: seeking the Minister's view seeking the views of key stakeholders in audit and assessment of performance.	The Minister has advised that the quality of audits and assessments of performance met the target requirements. The Defence Evaluation Board agreed at its meetings in December 2004 and June 2005 that audits and assessments met its expectations as to quality and utility.
the Evaluation Division will implement recommendations agreed by the Ministry from audits and reviews.	No recommendations from audits and reviews have had to be implemented during 2004/05.

Cost of Output Class - Audit and assessment of performance (GST exclusive)
For the year ended 30 June 2005

	30/6/2004 Actual $000	30/6/2005 Actual $000	30/6/2005 Main estimates $000	30/6/2005 Supp. estimates $000
Revenue
Crown	1,655	1,748	1,748	1,748
Other	2	13	-	24
*Total revenue*	1,657	1,761	1,748	1,772
Expenditure
Personnel	676	715	640	664
Operating	60	28	146	146
Other	897	876	962	962
*Total expenditure*	1,633	1,619	1,748	1,772
*Surplus*	24	142	-	-

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