Checklist

Identify the non-departmental appropriations and output classes

The deadline for this information is provided each year in the relevant Treasury Budget Circular available via CFISnet. It is usually in April.

Identify the non-departmental appropriations and output classes
Action	Complete
Using the criteria and thresholds agreed by the Finance and Expenditure Committee, decide which non-departmental appropriations and output classes require a section 32A report. You should assess: those already requiring a report. These should be listed in the current Schedule of the Appropriation (Estimates) Act for the current financial year, any new non-departmental appropriations and output classes that should be subject to a report, and any new non-departmental appropriations and output classes, which will be subject to a section 32A report in the next financial year.
As part of the Estimate process, upload this information to CFISnet.

Note: the deadline for this information is provided each year in the relevant Treasury Budget Circular available via CFISnet.

Identify the expected service performance or results
Action	Complete
Identify meaningful performance measures or results for all the non-departmental appropriations and output classes that will be subject to a section 32A report in the next financial year.
Upload to CFISnet the performance measures or results for all the non-departmental appropriations and output classes that will be subject to a section 32A report in the next financial year.

Contract management and monitoring
Action	Complete
Contracts for the delivery of the services or results are in place, and contain meaningful and useful performance measures.

The deadline for presentation to the House each year is no later than 30 September.

Assist the Minister to prepare the section 32A report
Action	Complete
Prepare the draft Section 32A report, comparing the expected service performance or results, to the actual results, for the Ministers signature, using the Treasury template provided for Section 32A reports.
Deliver to The Publications Tem, Level 5, The Treasury, No 1 The Terrace, 80 hard copies of the report, 7 working days before 30 September each year.
Deliver to performanceinfo@treasury.govt.govt.nz, 7 working days before 30 September each year.

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