❓ Premier Carpenter responds to a parliamentary question regarding the Auditor General's report on public sector performance, specifically addressing concerns about CEO performance agreements and outlining planned improvements.
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AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORT - PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE
Can the Premier please respond to the Auditor General’s report on public sector performance in relation to public sector management? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
Can the Premier please respond to the Auditor General’s report on public sector performance in relation to public sector management? Mr A.J. CARPENTER
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Sorry, Mr Speaker; I was caught off guard. The SPEAKER : It was a question without notice, Premier! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it was. I thank the member for Southern River for the question; it was very kind of him. The Auditor General’s report on public sector performance has been presented today. The report has made some interesting and challenging findings, and the government needs to meet those challenges. The Department of the Premier and Cabinet worked closely with the Office of the Auditor General during the audit. At the same time, an Auditor General’s officer seconded to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet undertook a review of the chief executive officer performance agreement framework and process, which is to be presented imminently to the Director General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Many of the findings in the report have been addressed as part of the DPC review, and I will go through some of those findings. The first finding was that performance agreements do not require measurable criteria and few contain them. The government’s response to that finding is that a range of improvements will be incorporated into CEO performance agreements from 2007-08. This will include the need to report on the achievement of targets contained in agency resource agreements established as part of the budget process. Another finding was that performance agreements are signed midyear. The response is that the time frames for issuing and completing performance agreements have been reviewed and will be amended for future agreements. The next finding was that arrangements do not apply to acting CEOs. The response is that legal advice has confirmed that acting CEOs are not required to enter into performance agreements. Regardless, this requirement will be introduced from 2007-08. The next finding in the report is that the Department of the Premier and Cabinet’s oversight is limited and will not identify the lack of targets or the lack of quantitative data to support assessments. The response is that the review of the CEO performance agreement framework and process initiated by DPC has identified a range of improvements to address this finding. Action has commenced to incorporate those improvements into performance agreements from 2007-08.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: Sorry, Mr Speaker; I was caught off guard. The SPEAKER : It was a question without notice, Premier! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it was. I thank the member for Southern River for the question; it was very kind of him. The Auditor General’s report on public sector performance has been presented today. The report has made some interesting and challenging findings, and the government needs to meet those challenges. The Department of the Premier and Cabinet worked closely with the Office of the Auditor General during the audit. At the same time, an Auditor General’s officer seconded to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet undertook a review of the chief executive officer performance agreement framework and process, which is to be presented imminently to the Director General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Many of the findings in the report have been addressed as part of the DPC review, and I will go through some of those findings. The first finding was that performance agreements do not require measurable criteria and few contain them. The government’s response to that finding is that a range of improvements will be incorporated into CEO performance agreements from 2007-08. This will include the need to report on the achievement of targets contained in agency resource agreements established as part of the budget process. Another finding was that performance agreements are signed midyear. The response is that the time frames for issuing and completing performance agreements have been reviewed and will be amended for future agreements. The next finding was that arrangements do not apply to acting CEOs. The response is that legal advice has confirmed that acting CEOs are not required to enter into performance agreements. Regardless, this requirement will be introduced from 2007-08. The next finding in the report is that the Department of the Premier and Cabinet’s oversight is limited and will not identify the lack of targets or the lack of quantitative data to support assessments. The response is that the review of the CEO performance agreement framework and process initiated by DPC has identified a range of improvements to address this finding. Action has commenced to incorporate those improvements into performance agreements from 2007-08.
Sorry, Mr Speaker; I was caught off guard. The SPEAKER : It was a question without notice, Premier! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it was. I thank the member for Southern River for the question; it was very kind of him. The Auditor General’s report on public sector performance has been presented today. The report has made some interesting and challenging findings, and the government needs to meet those challenges. The Department of the Premier and Cabinet worked closely with the Office of the Auditor General during the audit. At the same time, an Auditor General’s officer seconded to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet undertook a review of the chief executive officer performance agreement framework and process, which is to be presented imminently to the Director General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Many of the findings in the report have been addressed as part of the DPC review, and I will go through some of those findings. The first finding was that performance agreements do not require measurable criteria and few contain them. The government’s response to that finding is that a range of improvements will be incorporated into CEO performance agreements from 2007-08. This will include the need to report on the achievement of targets contained in agency resource agreements established as part of the budget process. Another finding was that performance agreements are signed midyear. The response is that the time frames for issuing and completing performance agreements have been reviewed and will be amended for future agreements. The next finding was that arrangements do not apply to acting CEOs. The response is that legal advice has confirmed that acting CEOs are not required to enter into performance agreements. Regardless, this requirement will be introduced from 2007-08. The next finding in the report is that the Department of the Premier and Cabinet’s oversight is limited and will not identify the lack of targets or the lack of quantitative data to support assessments. The response is that the review of the CEO performance agreement framework and process initiated by DPC has identified a range of improvements to address this finding. Action has commenced to incorporate those improvements into performance agreements from 2007-08.
The SPEAKER : It was a question without notice, Premier! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it was. I thank the member for Southern River for the question; it was very kind of him. The Auditor General’s report on public sector performance has been presented today. The report has made some interesting and challenging findings, and the government needs to meet those challenges. The Department of the Premier and Cabinet worked closely with the Office of the Auditor General during the audit. At the same time, an Auditor General’s officer seconded to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet undertook a review of the chief executive officer performance agreement framework and process, which is to be presented imminently to the Director General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Many of the findings in the report have been addressed as part of the DPC review, and I will go through some of those findings. The first finding was that performance agreements do not require measurable criteria and few contain them. The government’s response to that finding is that a range of improvements will be incorporated into CEO performance agreements from 2007-08. This will include the need to report on the achievement of targets contained in agency resource agreements established as part of the budget process. Another finding was that performance agreements are signed midyear. The response is that the time frames for issuing and completing performance agreements have been reviewed and will be amended for future agreements. The next finding was that arrangements do not apply to acting CEOs. The response is that legal advice has confirmed that acting CEOs are not required to enter into performance agreements. Regardless, this requirement will be introduced from 2007-08. The next finding in the report is that the Department of the Premier and Cabinet’s oversight is limited and will not identify the lack of targets or the lack of quantitative data to support assessments. The response is that the review of the CEO performance agreement framework and process initiated by DPC has identified a range of improvements to address this finding. Action has commenced to incorporate those improvements into performance agreements from 2007-08.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it was. I thank the member for Southern River for the question; it was very kind of him. The Auditor General’s report on public sector performance has been presented today. The report has made some interesting and challenging findings, and the government needs to meet those challenges. The Department of the Premier and Cabinet worked closely with the Office of the Auditor General during the audit. At the same time, an Auditor General’s officer seconded to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet undertook a review of the chief executive officer performance agreement framework and process, which is to be presented imminently to the Director General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Many of the findings in the report have been addressed as part of the DPC review, and I will go through some of those findings. The first finding was that performance agreements do not require measurable criteria and few contain them. The government’s response to that finding is that a range of improvements will be incorporated into CEO performance agreements from 2007-08. This will include the need to report on the achievement of targets contained in agency resource agreements established as part of the budget process. Another finding was that performance agreements are signed midyear. The response is that the time frames for issuing and completing performance agreements have been reviewed and will be amended for future agreements. The next finding was that arrangements do not apply to acting CEOs. The response is that legal advice has confirmed that acting CEOs are not required to enter into performance agreements. Regardless, this requirement will be introduced from 2007-08. The next finding in the report is that the Department of the Premier and Cabinet’s oversight is limited and will not identify the lack of targets or the lack of quantitative data to support assessments. The response is that the review of the CEO performance agreement framework and process initiated by DPC has identified a range of improvements to address this finding. Action has commenced to incorporate those improvements into performance agreements from 2007-08.
I thank the member for Southern River for the question; it was very kind of him. The Auditor General’s report on public sector performance has been presented today. The report has made some interesting and challenging findings, and the government needs to meet those challenges. The Department of the Premier and Cabinet worked closely with the Office of the Auditor General during the audit. At the same time, an Auditor General’s officer seconded to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet undertook a review of the chief executive officer performance agreement framework and process, which is to be presented imminently to the Director General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Many of the findings in the report have been addressed as part of the DPC review, and I will go through some of those findings. The first finding was that performance agreements do not require measurable criteria and few contain them. The government’s response to that finding is that a range of improvements will be incorporated into CEO performance agreements from 2007-08. This will include the need to report on the achievement of targets contained in agency resource agreements established as part of the budget process. Another finding was that performance agreements are signed midyear. The response is that the time frames for issuing and completing performance agreements have been reviewed and will be amended for future agreements. The next finding was that arrangements do not apply to acting CEOs. The response is that legal advice has confirmed that acting CEOs are not required to enter into performance agreements. Regardless, this requirement will be introduced from 2007-08. The next finding in the report is that the Department of the Premier and Cabinet’s oversight is limited and will not identify the lack of targets or the lack of quantitative data to support assessments. The response is that the review of the CEO performance agreement framework and process initiated by DPC has identified a range of improvements to address this finding. Action has commenced to incorporate those improvements into performance agreements from 2007-08.
Many of the findings in the report have been addressed as part of the DPC review, and I will go through some of those findings. The first finding was that performance agreements do not require measurable criteria and few contain them. The government’s response to that finding is that a range of improvements will be incorporated into CEO performance agreements from 2007-08. This will include the need to report on the achievement of targets contained in agency resource agreements established as part of the budget process. Another finding was that performance agreements are signed midyear. The response is that the time frames for issuing and completing performance agreements have been reviewed and will be amended for future agreements. The next finding was that arrangements do not apply to acting CEOs. The response is that legal advice has confirmed that acting CEOs are not required to enter into performance agreements. Regardless, this requirement will be introduced from 2007-08. The next finding in the report is that the Department of the Premier and Cabinet’s oversight is limited and will not identify the lack of targets or the lack of quantitative data to support assessments. The response is that the review of the CEO performance agreement framework and process initiated by DPC has identified a range of improvements to address this finding. Action has commenced to incorporate those improvements into performance agreements from 2007-08.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER replied: Sorry, Mr Speaker; I was caught off guard. The SPEAKER : It was a question without notice, Premier! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it was. I thank the member for Southern River for the question; it was very kind of him. The Auditor General’s report on public sector performance has been presented today. The report has made some interesting and challenging findings, and the government needs to meet those challenges. The Department of the Premier and Cabinet worked closely with the Office of the Auditor General during the audit. At the same time, an Auditor General’s officer seconded to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet undertook a review of the chief executive officer performance agreement framework and process, which is to be presented imminently to the Director General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Many of the findings in the report have been addressed as part of the DPC review, and I will go through some of those findings. The first finding was that performance agreements do not require measurable criteria and few contain them. The government’s response to that finding is that a range of improvements will be incorporated into CEO performance agreements from 2007-08. This will include the need to report on the achievement of targets contained in agency resource agreements established as part of the budget process. Another finding was that performance agreements are signed midyear. The response is that the time frames for issuing and completing performance agreements have been reviewed and will be amended for future agreements. The next finding was that arrangements do not apply to acting CEOs. The response is that legal advice has confirmed that acting CEOs are not required to enter into performance agreements. Regardless, this requirement will be introduced from 2007-08. The next finding in the report is that the Department of the Premier and Cabinet’s oversight is limited and will not identify the lack of targets or the lack of quantitative data to support assessments. The response is that the review of the CEO performance agreement framework and process initiated by DPC has identified a range of improvements to address this finding. Action has commenced to incorporate those improvements into performance agreements from 2007-08.
Sorry, Mr Speaker; I was caught off guard. The SPEAKER : It was a question without notice, Premier! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it was. I thank the member for Southern River for the question; it was very kind of him. The Auditor General’s report on public sector performance has been presented today. The report has made some interesting and challenging findings, and the government needs to meet those challenges. The Department of the Premier and Cabinet worked closely with the Office of the Auditor General during the audit. At the same time, an Auditor General’s officer seconded to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet undertook a review of the chief executive officer performance agreement framework and process, which is to be presented imminently to the Director General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Many of the findings in the report have been addressed as part of the DPC review, and I will go through some of those findings. The first finding was that performance agreements do not require measurable criteria and few contain them. The government’s response to that finding is that a range of improvements will be incorporated into CEO performance agreements from 2007-08. This will include the need to report on the achievement of targets contained in agency resource agreements established as part of the budget process. Another finding was that performance agreements are signed midyear. The response is that the time frames for issuing and completing performance agreements have been reviewed and will be amended for future agreements. The next finding was that arrangements do not apply to acting CEOs. The response is that legal advice has confirmed that acting CEOs are not required to enter into performance agreements. Regardless, this requirement will be introduced from 2007-08. The next finding in the report is that the Department of the Premier and Cabinet’s oversight is limited and will not identify the lack of targets or the lack of quantitative data to support assessments. The response is that the review of the CEO performance agreement framework and process initiated by DPC has identified a range of improvements to address this finding. Action has commenced to incorporate those improvements into performance agreements from 2007-08.
The SPEAKER : It was a question without notice, Premier! Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it was. I thank the member for Southern River for the question; it was very kind of him. The Auditor General’s report on public sector performance has been presented today. The report has made some interesting and challenging findings, and the government needs to meet those challenges. The Department of the Premier and Cabinet worked closely with the Office of the Auditor General during the audit. At the same time, an Auditor General’s officer seconded to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet undertook a review of the chief executive officer performance agreement framework and process, which is to be presented imminently to the Director General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Many of the findings in the report have been addressed as part of the DPC review, and I will go through some of those findings. The first finding was that performance agreements do not require measurable criteria and few contain them. The government’s response to that finding is that a range of improvements will be incorporated into CEO performance agreements from 2007-08. This will include the need to report on the achievement of targets contained in agency resource agreements established as part of the budget process. Another finding was that performance agreements are signed midyear. The response is that the time frames for issuing and completing performance agreements have been reviewed and will be amended for future agreements. The next finding was that arrangements do not apply to acting CEOs. The response is that legal advice has confirmed that acting CEOs are not required to enter into performance agreements. Regardless, this requirement will be introduced from 2007-08. The next finding in the report is that the Department of the Premier and Cabinet’s oversight is limited and will not identify the lack of targets or the lack of quantitative data to support assessments. The response is that the review of the CEO performance agreement framework and process initiated by DPC has identified a range of improvements to address this finding. Action has commenced to incorporate those improvements into performance agreements from 2007-08.
Mr A.J. CARPENTER : Yes, it was. I thank the member for Southern River for the question; it was very kind of him. The Auditor General’s report on public sector performance has been presented today. The report has made some interesting and challenging findings, and the government needs to meet those challenges. The Department of the Premier and Cabinet worked closely with the Office of the Auditor General during the audit. At the same time, an Auditor General’s officer seconded to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet undertook a review of the chief executive officer performance agreement framework and process, which is to be presented imminently to the Director General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Many of the findings in the report have been addressed as part of the DPC review, and I will go through some of those findings. The first finding was that performance agreements do not require measurable criteria and few contain them. The government’s response to that finding is that a range of improvements will be incorporated into CEO performance agreements from 2007-08. This will include the need to report on the achievement of targets contained in agency resource agreements established as part of the budget process. Another finding was that performance agreements are signed midyear. The response is that the time frames for issuing and completing performance agreements have been reviewed and will be amended for future agreements. The next finding was that arrangements do not apply to acting CEOs. The response is that legal advice has confirmed that acting CEOs are not required to enter into performance agreements. Regardless, this requirement will be introduced from 2007-08. The next finding in the report is that the Department of the Premier and Cabinet’s oversight is limited and will not identify the lack of targets or the lack of quantitative data to support assessments. The response is that the review of the CEO performance agreement framework and process initiated by DPC has identified a range of improvements to address this finding. Action has commenced to incorporate those improvements into performance agreements from 2007-08.
I thank the member for Southern River for the question; it was very kind of him. The Auditor General’s report on public sector performance has been presented today. The report has made some interesting and challenging findings, and the government needs to meet those challenges. The Department of the Premier and Cabinet worked closely with the Office of the Auditor General during the audit. At the same time, an Auditor General’s officer seconded to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet undertook a review of the chief executive officer performance agreement framework and process, which is to be presented imminently to the Director General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Many of the findings in the report have been addressed as part of the DPC review, and I will go through some of those findings. The first finding was that performance agreements do not require measurable criteria and few contain them. The government’s response to that finding is that a range of improvements will be incorporated into CEO performance agreements from 2007-08. This will include the need to report on the achievement of targets contained in agency resource agreements established as part of the budget process. Another finding was that performance agreements are signed midyear. The response is that the time frames for issuing and completing performance agreements have been reviewed and will be amended for future agreements. The next finding was that arrangements do not apply to acting CEOs. The response is that legal advice has confirmed that acting CEOs are not required to enter into performance agreements. Regardless, this requirement will be introduced from 2007-08. The next finding in the report is that the Department of the Premier and Cabinet’s oversight is limited and will not identify the lack of targets or the lack of quantitative data to support assessments. The response is that the review of the CEO performance agreement framework and process initiated by DPC has identified a range of improvements to address this finding. Action has commenced to incorporate those improvements into performance agreements from 2007-08.
Many of the findings in the report have been addressed as part of the DPC review, and I will go through some of those findings. The first finding was that performance agreements do not require measurable criteria and few contain them. The government’s response to that finding is that a range of improvements will be incorporated into CEO performance agreements from 2007-08. This will include the need to report on the achievement of targets contained in agency resource agreements established as part of the budget process. Another finding was that performance agreements are signed midyear. The response is that the time frames for issuing and completing performance agreements have been reviewed and will be amended for future agreements. The next finding was that arrangements do not apply to acting CEOs. The response is that legal advice has confirmed that acting CEOs are not required to enter into performance agreements. Regardless, this requirement will be introduced from 2007-08. The next finding in the report is that the Department of the Premier and Cabinet’s oversight is limited and will not identify the lack of targets or the lack of quantitative data to support assessments. The response is that the review of the CEO performance agreement framework and process initiated by DPC has identified a range of improvements to address this finding. Action has commenced to incorporate those improvements into performance agreements from 2007-08.
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