Performance measures 2014/15
These are the measures that we will use in the financial year 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015 to assess our performance. The information is provided to supplement that in the PCO's Estimates 2014/15.
Performance measures | Budgeted standard |
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Category: Access to Legislation |
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This category is intended to achieve that New Zealand Bills, Acts, and legislative instruments are readily accessible to the public in a timely manner and in an accurate and authoritative form. Performance in the Access to Legislation category will be assessed as follows: |
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Free public access to the New Zealand Legislation (NZL) website is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week | 99% |
Drafting tool availability for Office of the Clerk and Inland Revenue Department staff. A 100% budget standard is not appropriate as system outages are required for planned upgrades | 92% |
Public enquiries are responded to within one working day | 90% |
Public enquiries are responded to within five working days | 100% |
Amendments will be consolidated within 15 working days of the date of effect of the amendment | 100% |
The number of Government Bills supplied to the House and published in the calendar year. As this output is demand driven, quantities will vary from year to year | 50-70 |
The number of Supplementary Order Papers (SOPs) supplied to the House and published in the calendar year. As this output is demand driven, quantities will vary from year to year | 70-100 |
The number of Acts of Parliament published in the calendar year. As this output is demand driven, quantities will vary from year to year | 80-120 |
The number of Legislative Instruments published in the calendar year. As this output is demand driven, quantities will vary from year to year | 300-400 |
Legislation is published in printed and electronic forms within the following timeframes:
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100% |
The Attorney-General is satisfied that the quality standard has been achieved. The quality standard is that:
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The Attorney-General is satisfied |
Category: Law Drafting Services |
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This category is intended to provide high quality legislative drafting services and advice in a professional, impartial, and responsive manner in delivering the Government's legislation programme. Performance in the Law Drafting Services category will be assessed as follows: |
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All Bills on the annual legislative programme in categories 1 and 2 (both of which are Bills that must be passed in the current calendar year) are drafted. As this output is demand driven, quantities will vary from year to year | 100% |
Government Bills drafted and amended in the calendar year. As this output is demand driven, quantities will vary from year to year | 50-70 |
Legislative Instruments drafted in the calendar year. As this output is demand driven, quantities will vary from year to year | 300-400 |
The Attorney-General is satisfied that the following quality and timeliness standards have been achieved. The quality standard is that:
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The Attorney-General is satisfied |
The proportion of instructing departments and agencies we survey that rate the quality and timeliness standards as four or better on a scale of one to five, with one being very dissatisfied and five being very satisfied. The quality standard is that:
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90% |
Select committees are satisfied that the quality and timeliness standards have been achieved as determined by survey responses from relevant select committees. The quality standard is that:
The timeliness standard is that:
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Select committees are satisfied |
Pacific Island instructors are satisfied that the quality and timeliness standards have been achieved as determined by survey responses from relevant Pacific Island instructors. The quality standard is that:
The timeliness standard is that:
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Pacific Island instructors are satisfied |
Proportion of Bills drafted by the PCO and introduced that are peer reviewed. The quality standard for peer reviewing is that:
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80% |
Proportion of Legislative Instruments drafted by the PCO and submitted to Cabinet that are peer reviewed. The quality standard for peer reviewing is that:
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80% |
The performance measures and standards for peer reviewing exclude Bills drafted by the Pacific Island desk and local, private, and Members' Bills.
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Proportion of all introduced Bills drafted by the PCO that are proofread. The quality standard is that:
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97% |
Proportion of Legislative Instruments drafted by the PCO that are proofread. The quality standard is that:
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97% |
The performance measures and standards for proofreading exclude Bills drafted by the Pacific Island desk. | |
In regards to the three-yearly revision programme, the Attorney-General is satisfied that the following quality and timeliness standards have been achieved. The quality standard is that:
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The Attorney-General is satisfied |
In regards to the three-yearly revision programme, relevant instructing departments and agencies are satisfied that the following quality and timeliness standards have been achieved. The quality standards for the three-yearly revision programme are that:
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Instructing departments and agencies are satisfied |