Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2008
Part 6: Other information
Equal employment opportunities
The Ministry has equal employment opportunity policy and procedures in place to ensure fairness and equity of opportunity for Ministry employees. The Ministry monitors its recruitment and retention of staff and progress made towards achieving equity is reported to the State Services Commission each year.
Management performance
Good employer practices and staff development
The Ministry reinforces to staff the value and importance of maintaining and refining an effective performance management system. The performance management system provides professional feedback and development opportunities for the continuous improvement of staff performance. This is to ensure that staff performance remains a critical success factor in the meeting the Government’s defence goals.
Public service integrity
The Ministry provides instruction and guidance to employees about the ethical standards required of public servants. In addition, all employees are required to have current security clearances as a condition of their employment.
Quality
The Acquisition Division of the Ministry is ISO 9001 certified. This means that it implements continuous improvements to its management, policies and procedures.
Disability
The Ministry has a Disability Strategy Implementation Work Plan for each financial year.
Govt 3 and Carbon Neutral Public Service
The Ministry has signed up to these sustainable environment initiatives.
Financial performance highlights
| 2007/08 Supp estimates $000 | 2007/08 Estimated
actual $000 |
2007/08 Actual $000 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Departmental activities |
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| Revenue: crown | 9,398 | 9,398 | 9,398 |
| Revenue: other | 291 | 291 | 233 |
| Output expenses | 9,689 | 9,445 | 9,476 |
| Net operating surplus/(deficit) | - | 244 | 155 |
| Additions to physical assets |
250 | 250 | 103 |
| Disposals of physical assets |
- | - | (15) |
| Taxpayers' funds |
3,416 | 3,416 | 3,416 |
| Net cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities | 99 | 463 | 562 |
| Non-departmental activities |
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| Capital expenditure-defence equipment |
290,275 | 244,537 | 279,757 |
| Total crown revenue and receipts | 253,230 | 253,230 | 253,230 |
Summary of appropriations (GST exclusive)
| Policy advice $000 | Audit and assessment of performance $000 |
Management of equipment procurement $000 |
Capital expenditure defence equipment $000 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main estimates appropriation |
3,939 | 1,890 | 3,713 | 252,195 |
| Supplementary estimates change |
70 | 19 | 58 | 38,080 |
| Change by order in council under section 26A of the Public Finance Act 1989 |
- | - | - | - |
| Total amount appropriated for 2007/2008 |
4,009 | 1,909 | 3,771 | 290,275 |
| Estimated actual outturn for 2007/2008 as reported in 2008/2009 estimates |
3,959 | 1,787 | 3,699 | 244,537 |
| Audited actual outturn for 2007/2008 |
4,003 | 1,797 | 3,676 | 279,757 |
| Unappropriated expenditure, expenses or liabilities approved under section 26B of the Public Finance Act 1989 |
- | - | - | - |
| Unappropriated expenditure, expenses or liabilities requiring validating legislation | - | - | - | - |
Historical financial performance of significant items
(a) Payments on behalf of the Crown - Defence equipment
| 2007-08 $(000 |
2006-07 $(000 |
2005-06 $(000 |
2004-05 $(000 |
2003-04 $(000) |
2002-03 $(000) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voted in Estimates | 290,275 | 614,523 | 492,490 | 377,184 | 335,870 | 405,812 |
| Actual Expenditure | 279,757 | 469,787 | 414,639 | 313,075 | 301,466 | 363,978 |
| Variance | 10,518 | 144,736 | 77,851 | 64,109 | 34,404 | 41,834 |
(b) GST on defence equipment
| 2007-08 $(000 |
2006-07 $(000 |
2005-06 $(000 |
2004-05 $(000 |
2003-04 $(000) |
2002-03 $(000) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planned | 54,349 | 78,669 | 27,395 | 24,245 | 48,224 | 40,116 |
| Actual Expenditure | 8,355 | 26,639 | 12,945 | 14,585 | 47,272 | 19,881 |
| Variance | 45,994 | 52,030 | 14,450 | 9,660 | 952 | 20,235 |
(c) Capital receipts - Sales of equipment to New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) (GST excl)
| 2007-08 $(000 |
2006-07 $(000 |
2005-06 $(000 |
2004-05 $(000 |
2003-04 $(000) |
2002-03 $(000) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planned |
253,230 | 509,207 | 395,882 | 282,348 | 462,298 | 124,875 |
| Actual Expenditure |
253,230 | 509,207 | 395,882 | 282,357 | 462,298 | 124,875 |
| Variance | - | - | - | (9) | - | - |
