Output 72 Biosecurity post-border and research delivered
Description The delivery of post-border systems (including surveillance and initial incursion response) to manage the risks to the marine environment posed by unwanted organisms; and the delivery of research to enhance the evidential basis for intervention and management services.
Performance Expectations
Performance expectations table.
| Dimension | Description | Target | Actual |
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| Quality | % of agreed milestones achieved to specified quality standards | 100% | Not measured |
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| Cost | % variance actual vs. budget | <=5% | 31% |
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| Time | % of agreed milestones achieved | 100% | 0% |
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Linkage to contributing outcomes
This output links to the contributing outcome "Maintain the integrity of the existing fisheries management and marine biosecurity frameworks" by improving the knowledge of potentially invasive species and of marine biodiversity areas most at risk from invasion, and by ensuring that surveillance and incursion response capabilities are in place to minimise the opportunity for unwanted organisms to become established in New Zealand.
Table of actual performance of milestones.
| Milestone | Quality & Time | Commentary |
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| Medium term research plans produced by 30 September 2003 and in accordance with the required quality standards. | Quality:
Not measured Time:
Not achieved | Medium term research plan for marine biosecurity research completed by 25 November 2003. |
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| Research proposals for 2004/05 produced by 27 February 2004 and in accordance with the quality standards. | Quality:
Not measured Time:
Not achieved | Three research proposals were completed within the required timeframe.
A fourth proposal was completed by 10 March 2004. The lateness of completion of the fourth proposal has not detracted from the performance of this output. |
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FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Financial performance.
2003
Actual
$000 | | 2004
Actual
$000 | 2004
Supp
Estimates
$000 | 2004
Actual as a %
of Supp
Estimation |
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| | Revenue: | | | |
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| 2,804 | Crown | 2,442 | 3,395 | 72 |
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| - | Other | - | 4 | - |
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| 2,804 | Total revenue | 2,442 | 3,399 | 72 |
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| | Expenses: | | | |
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| 319 | Biosecurity policy advice provided | 227 | 257 | 88 |
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| – | Biosecurity post-border and research delivered | 2,119 | 3,092 | 69 |
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| 108 | Biosecurity regulatory controls provided* | | | |
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| 63 | Biosecurity rules enforced* | | | |
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| 2,313 | Biosecurity research provided* | | | |
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| - | Control of and response to marine pests# | 20 | 50 | 40 |
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| 2,803 | Total expenses | 2,366 | 3,399 | 70 |
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| 1 | Surplus | 76 | - | - |
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*These three outputs are now incorporated into one single output - Biosecurity post-border and research delivered.
#In the 2003/04 Supplementary Estimates, the Ministry received an amount of $50,000 for the delivery of services associated with the responses to pest incursions, including the costs of a programme of eradication and control of undaria seaweed. A total of $20,000 was spent on this programme.