Part 2 - Details and Expected Performance for Output Expenses
Part 2.1 - Departmental Output Expenses
Assurance (M33)
Scope of Appropriation
This appropriation is limited to justifying and delivering assurances to consumers, the public, overseas authorities and other stakeholders that food, food-related products and inputs into the production of food (whether undertaken or produced in New Zealand or imported) are managed, audited, approved, registered and/or monitored in accordance with New Zealand legislation and, for exports, relevant importing countries' market access requirements.
Expenses and Revenue
| 2011/12 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimates $000 | Supplementary Estimates $000 | Total $000 | |
| Total Appropriation | 58,017 | (1,985) | 56,032 |
| Revenue from Crown | 3,853 | (54) | 3,799 |
| Revenue from Other | 56,816 | (2,525) | 54,291 |
Reasons for Change in Appropriation
This appropriation will decrease by $1.985 million to $56.032 million in 2011/12. This is due to: decrease in third party funded activity ($2.151 million); carry forward of underspends to 2012/13 ($765,000); expense transfer to 2012/13 to meet cost of amalgamation of Ministry of Fisheries ($317,000); and overhead savings through amalgamation of New Zealand Food Safety Authority ($36,000). These changes are offset by a reallocation of revenue Crown funded resources between output expenses ($1.064 million) and reduced services to other public sector agencies ($220,000).
Output Performance Measures and Standards
| 2011/12 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance Measures | Estimates Standard | Supplementary Estimates Standard | Total Standard |
| MAF certifiers operating at the top performance levels | 95% | Measure withdrawn | |
| IANZ Corrective Action Requests per audit | Maximum one | Measure withdrawn | |
| Corrective Action Requests initiated by overseas authorities per audit | One or less | Measure withdrawn | |
| Corrective Action Requests, initiated by overseas reviewers, closed out within a year of issue | All | Measure withdrawn | |
| Pass rate for USDA audits in 2010 and 2012 with nil premises being delisted due to MAF shortcomings | 100% | Measure withdrawn | |
| Pass rate for EU FVO audits with nil premises being delisted due to MAF shortcomings | 100% | Measure withdrawn | |
| New Zealand access to overseas markets maintained after overseas audits | New measure | 100% | 100% |
| Percentage of non-electronic permits processed within 48 hours | New measure | 99% | 99% |
| Percentage of electronic permits processed within 24 hours | New measure | 99% | 99% |
| Percentage of all high priority external audits completed within the prescribed schedule time-frames | 100% | Measure withdrawn | |
| Percentage of all medium priority external audits completed within the prescribed schedule time-frames | 80% | Measure withdrawn | |
| Percentage of applications for registrations and approvals that are processed accurately as measured by the internal monthly self-assessment procedures | 100% | Measure withdrawn | |
| Availability of publicly available registers and lists as measured by monthly monitoring and reporting | 97% | Measure withdrawn | |
| Percentage of adverse events associated with ACVMs, reported to MAF, that are recorded in a register and investigated, with follow-up action taken being appropriate to the scale of the event. This is measured by internal self assessment and Good Manufacturing Practice audits for New Zealand manufacturers | 100% | Measure withdrawn | |
Memorandum Account
| 2011/12 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimates $000 | Supplementary Estimates $000 | Total $000 | |
Verification of the Food Regulatory Programme | |||
| Opening Balance at 1 July | (5,971) | 509 | (5,462) |
| Revenue | 39,000 | (2,845) | 36,155 |
| Expenses | (36,500) | 1,275 | (35,225) |
| Transfers and Adjustments | - | - | - |
| Closing Balance at 30 June | (3,471) | (1,061) | (4,532) |
