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• Annual Report 2002
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  • Overview
  • Statement of responsibility and audit report
  • Departmental operations
  • Crown Operations
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Output Class - Audit and assessment of performance

• Description
• Outcome
• Service performance
• Financial performance

Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2002

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Departmental operations (continued)

Statement of objectives and service performance
For the year ended 30 June 2002

Output Class D2 - Audit and assessment of performance

Description

Under this output class the Minister of Defence will purchase independent evaluations of the New Zealand Defence Force’s delivery of its outputs, reviews of the efficiency and effectiveness of the New Zealand Defence Force’s management systems and resources utilisation and reviews of the Ministry’s acquisition activities. In addition, the Minister of Defence will purchase audits of the controls on hazardous substances under his control 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

Target	Delivered
Complete satisfactorily an agreed programme of evaluations	The following evaluations of the New Zealand Defence Force were completed during the year: Report No 267 - Review of New Zealand Defence Force Chiefs of Staff Overseas Travel Report No 268 - Physical Security of New Zealand Defence Force Establishments in the Wellington Area Report No 269 - Review of New Zealand Defence Force Senior Officers Overseas Travel Report No 270 - New Zealand Defence Force Civil Staff Management Delegations Report No 271 - Naval Individual Training Report No 272 - Naval Health Service Clinical Services Business Unit Report 1/2002 - New Zealand Defence Force Health and Safety in Employment Report 2/2002 - Review of Project KESTREL Report 3/2002 - Disposal of Used Army Clothing Report 4/2002 - New Zealand Defence Force Leave Policies. The following internal audits of the Ministry were completed during the year: Departmental Purchasing Light Armoured Vehicle Project On-site Project Team Health & Safety in Employment Replacement Project Financial Information System.
Conduct other assessments and audits of the New Zealand Defence Force as and when directed	The following studies were conducted at the request of the Minister: a review of planned RNZAF personnel adjustments arising from disbandment of the Air Combat Force (suspended pending further work by the New Zealand Defence Force); examination of the Army’s policies and procedures for the disposal of DPM camouflage clothing (Report 3/2002).

• 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.

• Managerial review was maintained throughout the evaluation process.

Financial performance (GST exclusive)
For the year ended 30 June 2002

	30/6/2001 Actual $000	30/6/2002 Actual $000	30/6/2002 Main estimates $000	30/6/2002 Supp. estimates $000
Revenue
Crown	1,853	1,849	1,849	1,849
Other	2	2	-	-
Total revenue	1,855	1,851	1,849	1,849
Expenditure	1,669	1,533	1,849	1,849
Surplus	186	318	-	-

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