Statement of Intent 1 July 2003 - 30 June 2004
Part 2: Departmental forecast report (continued)
Output class performance statements 2003/04
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.
Quantity, quality, timeliness and cost
During the year the Minister of Defence expects the Ministry to:
- complete satisfactorily an approved programme of audits and assessments that will lead to improvements in performance and accountability in the defence organisations
- conduct other audits and assessments as and when directed.
Audits and assessments will have the following characteristics:
- the programme of audits and assessments will be determined through risk assessment
- audits and assessments will be relevant and timely
- audits and assessments will be conducted in accordance with the Ministry's Evaluation Manual
- audits and assessments will meet Defence Evaluation Board expectations
- all reports will be reviewed for accuracy and logic by auditees and management
- all reports will be subjected to peer review
- managerial review will be maintained throughout each audit or assessment.
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 views
- seeking the views of key stakeholders in audit and assessment of performance.
In addition, the Evaluation Division will implement recommendations agreed by the Ministry from audits or reviews.
This output class will be provided within the appropriated sum of $1.967 million (inclusive of GST).
| Year | Cost GST incl. $000 |
Cost GST excl. $000 |
Total revenue GST excl. $000 |
Revenue: Crown GST excl. $000 |
Revenue: other GST excl. $000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003/04 | 1,967 | 1,748 | 1,748 | 1,748 | - |
| 2002/03 | 1,967 | 1,748 | 1,748 | 1,748 | - |
