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Output 11 - Utilisation and sustainability policy advice provided
Description
Review, develop and provide policy advice to enable the sustainable and efficient utilisation of fisheries resources.
Performance Expectations
Table of performance expectations.
| Dimension | Description | Target | Actual |
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| Quality | % of agreed milestones achieved to specified quality standards | >= 90% | 75% |
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| Cost | % variance actual vs. budget | <=5% | 8% |
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| Time | % of agreed milestones achieved | >=90% | 100% |
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Linkage to contributing outcomes Under this output, a range of projects produce advice to support the contributing outcome "Develop new fisheries management and marine biosecurity frameworks". Actual performance
Actual performance.
| Milestone | Quality & Time | Commentary |
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Policy advice provided to Select Committee to support their consideration of aquaculture
reform legislation in accordance with the Select Committee timetable. | Quality:
Not measured Time:
Achieved | The Ministry has done substantial work during the year on developing the policy issues associated with the reform of aquaculture management. This has included the development of the Aquaculture Bill, and working with the Ministry for the Environment and Local Government New Zealand to communicate the reform policy and work through implementation issues identified by councils. The work has also addressed issues that have arisen through interaction with the aquaculture industry. The Bill has not been introduced, but all work has been undertaken in the timeframe agreed with the Minister. It was also necessary to extend the moratorium on new aquaculture consent applications and on the re-validation of specified lapsed consents. Cabinet approval was received for the introduction of the Resource Management (Aquaculture Moratorium Extension) Amendment Act 2004. This was enacted on 18 March 2004 and extends the current moratorium until 31 December 2004.
Over the reporting period, a significant amount of effort has been reallocated from the Bill and into formulation of advice to Government on aquaculture Treaty issues.
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| Advice provided to Select Committee to support their consideration of the Māori Fisheries Bill in accordance with the Select Committee timetable. | Quality:
Achieved Time :
Achieved | Ministry personnel have worked with officials and the Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission to resolve issues that remained outstanding between the Crown and the Commission on the content of the Commission’s allocation model. A series of Cabinet papers was provided to Ministers culminating in approval of the policies that have formed the basis of drafting instructions for the new Maori Fisheries Bill. The Bill was introduced into Parliament on 21 November 2003 and is now being considered by the Fisheries and Other Sea-Related Legislation Committee. |
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| By 30 December 2003, provide policy advice to Government to support decisions on recognition of Māori interests in aquaculture. | Quality:
Achieved Time:
Achieved | A number of briefing papers and Cabinet papers have been provided to Ministers in connection with proposals to recognise Māori interests in marine farming. In May 2004, Cabinet agreed in principle, subject to a further report, to proposals to settle Māori claims related to marine farming. Further advice was provided in June to enable final decisions to be taken, and drafting instructions developed to incorporate this policy into the Aquaculture Bill. |
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| By 30 March 2004, provide advice to Government on recreational fisheries reform. | Quality:
Achieved Time:
Achieved | Substantial progress has been made on the process to reform recreational fisheries, but there is still significant work to be done. The Ministry will continue to work on key areas, including limited regulation review, improved clarity around rationale for decisions on recreational issues, and the development of an improved information strategy and collection of additional information to support resolution of recreational issues. |
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| By 30 June 2004, provide a report to the Minister of Fisheries which outlines a process and direction for a review of the cost recovery framework. | Quality:
Not measured Time:
Not achieved | On 20 June 2004, the Minister agreed to defer to 30 June 2005 the original milestone to “provide advice to Government on the reform of the cost recovery framework” and agreed that, in the interim, the Ministry would provide a report on the revised milestone. By 30 June 2004, a report had been drafted and was subject to internal review. |
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| By 30 June 2004, provide a report to the Minister of Fisheries which outlines a process and direction for a review of the cost recovery framework. | Quality:
Not measured Time:
Not achieved | On 20 June 2004, the Minister agreed to defer to 30 June 2005 the original milestone to “provide advice to Government on the reform of the cost recovery framework” and agreed that, in the interim, the Ministry would provide a report on the revised milestone. By 30 June 2004, a report had been drafted and was subject to internal review. |
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| By 30 June 2004, provide a preliminary report on the scope and a project proposal for a risk management process to evaluate the relative priority of outputs. | Quality:
Not measured Time:
Not achieved | On 20 June 2004, the Minister of Fisheries agreed to defer delivery of the original milestone to “provide a report on a risk management process to evaluate the relative priority of outputs” to 30 June 2005, and to receive a report on the revised milestone. By the end of the year the report had been drafted and was subject to internal review. |
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| By 30 June 2004, provide a report to Government on a process to evaluate achievement of fisheries management outcomes. | Quality:
Not measured Time:
Not achieved | The report has been drafted and is subject to internal review. |
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| By 30 June 2004, develop a policy framework to support stakeholder collective decisionmaking. | Quality:
Deferred Time:
Deferred | On 20 June 2004, the Minister of Fisheries agreed that this milestone be deferred to 30 June 2005. |
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| By 30 June 2004, develop advice on options to manage for nonextractive use of fisheries resources | Quality:
Deferred Time:
Deferred | On 20 June 2004, the Minister agreed that this milestone be deferred for consideration in the 2005/06 output plan. |
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