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Purchase and Monitoring Advice

Purchase and Monitoring Advice - Housing New Zealand Corporation
This output expense involves providing purchase and monitoring advice in relation to Housing New Zealand Corporation.
Output Measures Standard 2005/06 Standard 2006/07
Monitoring and Purchase Advice on Housing New Zealand Corporation

Quantity
Provide advice to the Minister on accountability documents, including:

  • Letters of Expectation
  • Statement of Intent
  • Quarterly Reports within 15 working days of receipt
  • Annual Report
New measure Measure achieved
Provide advice to the Minister on any matters relating to monitoring the Corporation's performance, governance advice (including Board appointments), vote administration for Vote Housing, and any other matters as requested by the Minister New measure Measure achieved
Quality
Ministerial satisfaction assessed through a structured discussion with the Minister. This will include performance on quality standards agreed with the Minister		 Measure achieved Measure achieved
Timeliness
Advice is timely and meets the needs of the Minister		 Revised measure Measureachieved
Cost for output expense (figures exclusive of GST)
Revenue: Crown
$000		 Revenue: Department
$000		 Revenue: Other
$000		 Total Expenses
$000		 Surplus/(Deficit)
$000
385 19 0 404 0

Sector and Regulatory Policy

Sector and Regulatory Policy
This output expense involves providing policy advice in relation to the building and housing sector in New Zealand. It includes providing policy advice on the Government's regulation of the building and housing sector (including the regulation of trades and professions operating in the sector), monitoring the building and housing sector (including the effectiveness of statutory boards), and providing the regulatory framework for the building industry.
Outputs Measures Standard 2005/06 Standard 2006/07
Sector and Regulatory Policy Advice Quantity
Provide policy and regulatory advice on occupational licensing		 New measure Measure achieved
Provide policy and regulatory advice on Residential Tenancies Act 1986, Unit Titles Act 1972, Building Act 2004, Retirement Villages Act 2003, Registered Architects Act 2005, Construction Contracts Act 2002, Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2002 and advice on the minimum requirements for buildings New measure Measure achieved
Quality and timeliness
Meet our Quality Standards on Policy Advice		 New measure Measure achieved
Sector, Industry and Market Monitoring Quantity
Develop a framework for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness and performance of occupational licensing regimes in the building and housing sector by 30 June 2007		 New measure Measure achieved
Quality and timeliness
Meet our Quality Standards on Policy Advice		 New measure Measure achieved
Statutory Board Responsibilities Quantity
Board member appointments 		Revised measure Number of additional Board positions established
Board member re-appointments Revised measure Number of vacancies that arise
Reports on Board performance produced New measure 4
Quality
Appointments comply with Cabinet Office guidelines		 Compliance with guidelines 100% of advice and papers comply with guidelines
Board performance reports against output agreements New measure 100% of recommendations to Minister approved
Timeliness
Appointments completed		 New measure By agreed date
Re-appointments completed New measure By term expiry date
Reports on Board performance produced New measure Within 3 months of end of reporting period

Ministerial Services:
This includes:

  • responses to parliamentary questions
  • ministerials
  • Official Information and Privacy Act requests.
Quantity
Forecast number of parliamentary questions		 New measure 58-62
Forecast number of ministerials New measure 340-380
Forecast number of Official Information and Privacy Act requests New measure 70-75
Quality
Ministerial satisfaction assessed through a structured discussion with the Minister. This will include performance on quality standards agreed with the Minister		 Measure achieved Measure achieved
Answers to Official Information and Privacy Act requests to comply with the legislation 100% 100%
Timeliness
Answers to parliamentary questions provided within the deadlines agreed with the Minister		 100% 100%
Answers to ministerial drafts are provided within the deadlines agreed with the Minister 100% 100%
Answers to Official Information and Privacy Act requests provided within statutory deadlines 100% 100%
Cost for output expense (figures exclusive of GST)
Revenue: Crown
$000		 Revenue: Department
$000		 Revenue: Other
$000		 Revenue: Total Expenses
$000		 Surplus/(Deficit)
$000
5,225 33 0 5,258 0