54Annual operational plans

#### 54 Annual operational plans (1) The Commissioner must give the Minister a written annual operational plan for: (a) the period beginning on the day this Act commences and ending on 30 June 2019; and (b) the financial year starting on 1 July 2019 and each later financial year. (2) The plan must: (a) set out particulars of the action that the Commissioner intends to take during the period to give effect to, or further, the objectives set out in the plan; and (b) set out the Commissioner’s priorities for work to be undertaken during the period; and (c) set out how the Commissioner will apply the resources of the Commission to achieve those objectives; and (d) include an assessment of risks faced by the Commission for the period together with a plan to manage those risks; and (e) include such performance indicators as the Commissioner considers appropriate for assessing the performance of the Commissioner during the period. (3) In preparing the plan, the Commissioner must consult the Minister and the Advisory Council. (4) The plan is not a legislative instrument.