Performance measures 2021/22
These are the measures that we will use in the financial year 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022 to assess our performance. For more information, see the PCO's Estimates 2021/22 (Vote Parliamentary Counsel).
Performance measures | Budgeted standard |
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Drafting of and Access to Legislation | |
This appropriation is limited to the drafting and publishing of and providing access to legislation, and examining and providing advice and assistance on the design, drafting, and publication of legislation, and any other related functions directed by the Attorney-General. Performance for this Appropriation will be assessed through the following performance measures: |
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The Attorney-General is satisfied that the quality and timeliness standards have been achieved. The quality standards are that:
The timeliness standard is that:
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The Attorney-General is satisfied |
The proportion of select committees 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:
The timeliness standard is that:
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90% |
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 | 99% |
Legislation is published in printed and electronic forms within the following timeframes:
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100% |
All Bills on the annual legislative programme in category 1 (that must be passed or introduced as a matter of law in the current calendar year) and category 2 (both of which are Bills that must be passed in the current calendar year) are drafted. The measure of quantity is demand driven and will vary from year to year | 100% |
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 standards are that:
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90% |
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 |
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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Relevant departments and agencies are satisfied |
A number of the performance measures reflect the requirements of the Legislation Act 2012 and will need to be updated, particularly in terms of terminology used to describe secondary legislation, when the Legislation Act 2019 is commenced.