sec.8Strategic and operational plans

sec.8 Strategic and operational plans

A department’s accountable officer or a statutory body must develop— a strategic plan for the department or statutory body; and an operational plan for— the whole of the department or statutory body; or the parts of the department or statutory body for which the accountable officer or statutory body considers the plan is appropriate. business units, service areas, divisions The strategic plan must cover a period of 4 years but may be reviewed or amended during the period. The operational plan must cover a period of not more than 1 year. In developing the strategic plan or operational plan, the accountable officer or statutory body must comply with the document called ‘Agency planning requirements’ prepared by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. A copy of the document is available on the Department of the Premier and Cabinet’s website. The accountable officer or statutory body is responsible for implementing the strategic plan and operational plan for the department or statutory body. This section does not apply to a department’s accountable officer in relation to an operation of the department that has been commercialised if the operation, or the department on behalf of the operation, has entered into an annual performance contract in accordance with the commercialisation document. (sec.8-ssec.1) A department’s accountable officer or a statutory body must develop— a strategic plan for the department or statutory body; and an operational plan for— the whole of the department or statutory body; or the parts of the department or statutory body for which the accountable officer or statutory body considers the plan is appropriate. business units, service areas, divisions (sec.8-ssec.2) The strategic plan must cover a period of 4 years but may be reviewed or amended during the period. (sec.8-ssec.3) The operational plan must cover a period of not more than 1 year. (sec.8-ssec.4) In developing the strategic plan or operational plan, the accountable officer or statutory body must comply with the document called ‘Agency planning requirements’ prepared by the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. A copy of the document is available on the Department of the Premier and Cabinet’s website. (sec.8-ssec.5) The accountable officer or statutory body is responsible for implementing the strategic plan and operational plan for the department or statutory body. (sec.8-ssec.6) This section does not apply to a department’s accountable officer in relation to an operation of the department that has been commercialised if the operation, or the department on behalf of the operation, has entered into an annual performance contract in accordance with the commercialisation document.

• (a) a strategic plan for the department or statutory body; and
• (b) an operational plan for— (i) the whole of the department or statutory body; or (ii) the parts of the department or statutory body for which the accountable officer or statutory body considers the plan is appropriate. Examples of parts of a department or statutory body— business units, service areas, divisions