Statement of Intent 1 July 2005 - 30 June 2008
Part 2: Departmental forecast report (continued)
Statement of forecast service performance - output performance statements 2005/06
Audit and assessment of performance
Description
Under this output 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 and timeliness
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.
Quality
The quality of audit and assessment of performance will be assessed in terms of whether it is credible, effective, respected and contributes to the achievement of the Government's defence and security 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.
Cost
This output will be provided within the appropriated sum of $1.774 million.
| Budgeted 2004/05 $000 |
Estimated Actual 2004/05 $000 |
Budget 2005/06 $000 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Crown | 1,748 | 1,739 | 1,748 |
| Revenue Other | 24 | 24 | 26 |
| Total revenue | 1,772 | 1,763 | 1,774 |
| Expenses | 1,772 | 1,763 | 1,774 |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | - | - | - |
