Financial and Performance Management Standard 2019
sec.10Performance management systems
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sec.10 Performance management systems
A department’s accountable officer or a statutory body must establish and maintain a system (a performance management system ) for— obtaining information ( performance information ) to enable the accountable officer or statutory body to determine whether the department or statutory body is— achieving the objectives stated in its strategic plan efficiently, effectively and economically; and delivering the services stated in its operational plan to the standard stated in the plan; and evaluating the achievement of the department’s or statutory body’s objectives. Without limiting subsection (1) , the performance management system must— identify, and state the roles and responsibilities of, persons responsible for the giving of performance information; and require the persons to give the performance information to— the accountable officer or statutory body at least once every 3 months; and the appropriate Minister for the department or statutory body at least annually, and when the appropriate Minister asks for the performance information; and assess the appropriateness of the department’s or statutory body’s objectives and the extent to which they have been achieved; and assess the appropriateness of the services delivered by the department or statutory body to achieve its objectives and how efficiently, effectively and economically the services have been delivered; and identify and assess potential ways to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and economy of the operations of the department or statutory body. Subsection (2) (c) to (e) does not apply to a performance management system for the Queensland Audit Office. In this section— objectives , of a department or statutory body, means the objectives stated in the department’s or statutory body’s strategic plan. Queensland Audit Office means the Queensland Audit Office established under the Auditor-General Act 2009 , section 6 (3) . services , for a department or statutory body, means the services stated in the department’s or statutory body’s operational plan. (sec.10-ssec.1) A department’s accountable officer or a statutory body must establish and maintain a system (a performance management system ) for— obtaining information ( performance information ) to enable the accountable officer or statutory body to determine whether the department or statutory body is— achieving the objectives stated in its strategic plan efficiently, effectively and economically; and delivering the services stated in its operational plan to the standard stated in the plan; and evaluating the achievement of the department’s or statutory body’s objectives. (sec.10-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the performance management system must— identify, and state the roles and responsibilities of, persons responsible for the giving of performance information; and require the persons to give the performance information to— the accountable officer or statutory body at least once every 3 months; and the appropriate Minister for the department or statutory body at least annually, and when the appropriate Minister asks for the performance information; and assess the appropriateness of the department’s or statutory body’s objectives and the extent to which they have been achieved; and assess the appropriateness of the services delivered by the department or statutory body to achieve its objectives and how efficiently, effectively and economically the services have been delivered; and identify and assess potential ways to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and economy of the operations of the department or statutory body. (sec.10-ssec.3) Subsection (2) (c) to (e) does not apply to a performance management system for the Queensland Audit Office. (sec.10-ssec.4) In this section— objectives , of a department or statutory body, means the objectives stated in the department’s or statutory body’s strategic plan. Queensland Audit Office means the Queensland Audit Office established under the Auditor-General Act 2009 , section 6 (3) . services , for a department or statutory body, means the services stated in the department’s or statutory body’s operational plan.