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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| 23,975 | Crown | 21,597 | 28,556 | 76 |
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| 1,438 | Other | 1,433 | 1,479 | 97 |
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| 25,413 | Total revenue | 23,030 | 30,035 | 77 |
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| | Expenses: | | | |
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| 19,716 | Utilisation and sustainability of New Zealand’s fisheries resources measured | 15,841 | 22,571 | 70 |
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| 2,381 | Biodiversity of New Zealand’s marine
environment estimated | 4,108 | 4,546 | 90 |
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| 401 | Contracts administered | - | - | - |
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| 1,655 | Observer services provided in response to requests by the Ministry | 2,187 | 1,443 | 152 |
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| 968 | Observer services provided in response to requests from the industry | 468 | 1,475 | 32 |
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| 25,121 | Total expenses | 22,604 | 30,035 | 75 |
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| 292 | Surplus | 426 | - | - |
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OUTPUT CLASS - REGULATORY MANAGEMENT
Description
This output class covers the outputs that assist in developing guidelines, regulations and processes, which make the fisheries policy framework operational.
Objectives
- Provide advice to support sustainable fisheries.
- Assess special fisheries access requests.
- Provide support for international fisheries arrangements.
- Advise on legislative and government regulatory processes.
- Manage the cost recovery process.
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Output 31 Utilisation and sustainability reported
Description
Reports provided to the Minister evaluating stock assessment advice and stakeholder views, and providing recommendations on utilisation and sustainability of fisheries resources.
Performance Expectations
Performance expectations table.
| Dimension | Description | Target | Actual |
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| Quality | % of agreed milestones achieved to specified quality standards | 100% | Not applicable |
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| | % of critical standards achieved to quality standards specified | >=95% | Not applicable |
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| Cost | % variance actual vs. budget | <=5% | 5% |
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| Time | % of agreed milestones achieved | >=95% | 50% |
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| | % of relevant critical standards achieved | 100% | Not applicable% |
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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" through:
- the approval of sustainability plans for fisheries, and the setting of sustainability measures such as Total Allowable Catch and area closures;
- the allocation of harvesting rights; and
- meeting obligations to involve tangata whenua in fisheries management decision-making, and deliver 20% of new quota to Māori.
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Table of actual performance of milestones.
| Milestone | Quality & Time | Commentary |
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| Advice provided, within 14 weeks of receipt of proposal, by the Ministry to the Minister of Fisheries on marine reserve proposals for which the Minister’s concurrence has been sought by the Minister of Conservation. | Quality:
Not measured Time:
Not achieved | Completed: Paterson Inlet approved by the Minister and announced 4 June 2004. Survey and gazettal to be completed.
Active concurrence: - Paraninihi - concurrence re-requested 15 August 2003. The Ministry draft concurrence report is with the Department of Conservation for comment.
- Glenduan - concurrence re-requested 31 May 2004, currently under consultation.
/ul>Other marine reserve proposals are not at concurrence-request stage.
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| Gazette notice for TACs/TACCs for new species to be introduced into the quota management system on 1 October 2003 issued by 31 July 2003. | Quality:
Not measured Time:
Not achieved | Completed 7 August 2003 for all but kingfish, which was 21 August 2003. |
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| Final advice to the Minister on the proposed sustainability measures and management controls to be implemented on 1 October 2003 provided by 31 August 2003. | Quality:
Not measured Time:
Not achieved | Advice provided 5 September 2003 and signed off by the Minister. |
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| Gazettal by 30 September 2003 of new or amended TACs/TACCs as a result of the Minister’s decisions on proposed sustainability measures and management controls for implementation on 1 October 2003. | Quality:
Not measured Time:
Achieved | Gazettal occurred 25 September 2003. |
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| Gazette Notice under section 18 of the Fisheries Act 1996 declaring the species to be introduced into the quota management system on 1 October 2004, issued by 31 October 2003. | Quality:
Not measured Time:
Achieved | 17 species gazetted on 17 October 2003 and a further 3 species gazetted on 30 October 2003. |
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| Gazette Notice for TACs/TACCs for new species to be introduced into the quota management system on 1 April 2004 issued by 28 February 2004. | Quality:
Not measured Time:
Achieved | Gazettal occurred on 4 December 2003. |
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| Gazette Notice under section 18 of the Fisheries Act 1996 declaring the species to be introduced into the quota management system on 1 April 2005 issued by 28 February 2004. | Quality:
Not applicable Time:
Not applicable | No species are planned for introduction on 1 April 2005. |
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| Final advice to the Minister on the proposed sustainability measures and management controls to be implemented on 1 April 2004 to be provided by 28 February 2004. | Quality:
Not measured Time:
Achieved | Completed 9 March 2004. The Minister agreed that the TAC/TACC would remain unchanged. |
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| Gazettal by 31 March 2004 of new or amended TACs/TACCs as a result of the Minister’s decisions on proposed sustainability measures and management controls for implementation on 1 April 2004. | Quality:
Not measured Time:
Achieved | Completed (gazettal not required as no changes made). |
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| Submit the National Plan of Action for sharks to the Minister for approval by 30 June 2004. | Quality:
Not applicable Time:
Not achieved | This task has not yet been assigned for completion. |
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