Statement of Intent 1 July 2003 - 30 June 2004
Part 2: Departmental forecast report (continued)
Statement of objectives - output performance
The Ministry of Defence has committed to provide three output classes in 2003/04 which meet the requirements of the Vote Minister for specification, timeliness, quality and cost.
Output operating statements: 2003/04
| Departmental Output Class | Description | Revenue: Crown $000 | Revenue: Other $000 |
Total Expenses $000 |
Surplus/ (deficit)/ $000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 Policy advice |
Policy advice, management of international defence relations and services to the Minister. | 2,936 | - | 2,936 | - |
| D2 Audit and assessment performance | Audits and assessments of the New Zealand Defence Force and the Ministry's Crown procurement activities. Audits as required by section 3 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996. | 1,748 | - | 1,748 | - |
| D3 Management of equipment procurement | Management of procurement or refurbishment of items of equipment contributing to a capability of the New Zealand Defence Force, and liaison with the defence industry. | 3,369 | 1,866 | 5,235 | - |
| Total |
8,053 | 1,866 | 9,919 | - |
Output class performance statements 2003/04
Policy advice
Description
Under this output class the Minister of Defence will purchase:
- advice on defence policy matters. This includes advice on:
- strategies for achieving goals and outcomes
- changes in the strategic environment with implications for defence policy
- the defence and security policies of other countries
- deployment of New Zealand Defence Force assets and personnel
- the military capabilities required to meet defence policy goals, broad resources implications and the relative merits and risks associated with proposed capability options.
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management and enhancement of bilateral and multilateral defence relations
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responses to Ministerial and Parliamentary Questions, Official Information Act enquiries, Ombudsman correspondence, and public affairs advice.
Quantity, quality, timeliness and cost
The Ministry will:
- undertake analysis of significant issues that have an impact on the Government's defence policy and international defence relations including:
- developments in the international security environment, especially in the Asia-Pacific region
- changes in the defence and security policies of key countries such as Australia and the United States
- developments in regional security relations
- deployments of New Zealand Defence Force assets and personnel on UN or other operations
- the operation of the New Zealand Defence Force Mutual Assistance Programme.
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manage defence relationships with Australia and other regional countries (including key bilateral meetings between Australian and New Zealand Defence Ministers, and Senior Officials' meetings), and participate in the regional multilateral security dialogues (including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum and Five Power Defence Arrangements Defence Ministers' Meeting)
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undertake capability reviews in cooperation with the New Zealand Defence Force to identify the options for achieving the Government's defence policy goals and the Ministry of Defence's outcomes, in particular capability reviews for projects from the Long-term Development Plan that have been approved in principle by the Government such as the New Zealand Defence Force helicopter capability and projects necessary to provide a well-equipped land force
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provide on-going advice during the acquisition phase of projects from the Defence Long-term Development Plan that have been approved by the Government, such as new maritime force vessels, the upgrade of the C-130H Hercules fleet, the acquisition and modification of secondhand Boeing 757 aircraft, the acquisition of the light armoured vehicles, and the upgrade of the mission systems for the P-3 Orion fleet
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provide the policy basis for deployment scenarios for current and new New Zealand Defence Force capabilities
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interface with the New Zealand Defence Force and civilian agencies for coordinated responses to defence policy and security issues. These will include: Antarctica, arms control and disarmament, maritime patrol and surveillance, and oceans policy
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provide the following Ministerial services:
- responses to Ministerial correspondence, to be actioned within fourteen working days of receipt by the Ministry
- responses to Parliamentary Questions, to be actioned within the timeframes set by the Standing Orders of the House of Representatives
- responses to Official Information Act requests, to be actioned within statutory requirements
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publish policy documents and other information for the public based on an agreed programme.
Advice will meet the following quality standards:
- Reports will address the issues raised by the Minister in relation to the issues listed above.
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Assumptions will be explicit and arguments will be logical and supported by facts.
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Forecasts will be supported through analysis.
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A range of options will be presented where appropriate and assessed for benefits, costs, and consequences.
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Consultation will be undertaken with the New Zealand Defence Force and other parties, and any objections identified.
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Issues of implementation, technical feasibility, timing, and consistency with other policies will be considered.
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Reports and oral advice will be delivered within agreed or statutory timeframes, and will be based on agreed or established formats (such as set down by the Cabinet Office).
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Budgetary implications will be identified.
- Written and oral advice tendered to the Minister of Defence will accurately reflect revenue and expense implications (quantified where possible); and administrative implications and costs (quantified where possible).
The Ministry of Defence will maintain quality control procedures to support the policy advice delivered under this output.
- The quality of policy advice 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 policy advice.
In addition, the Policy and Planning Division will implement recommendations agreed by the Ministry from audits or reviews.
This output class will be provided within the appropriated sum of $3.303 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 | 3,303 | 2,936 | 2,936 | 2,936 | - |
| 2002/03 | 3,303 | 2,936 | 2,936 | 2,936 | - |
