Priorities and Performance 2008-09
We have summarised our activities against the performance information for FSANZ contained in the Portfolio Budget Statements 2008-2009: Health and Ageing Portfolio. More detailed accounts of projects and services appear later in this report (see page references).
Outcomes and outputs
FSANZ’s reporting outcomes are linked with those of the Department of Health and Ageing, in particular, the Department’s Outcome 1 – Population Health. Our reporting structure can be summarised as:
Group 1 Outputs are reflected in the four Key Result Areas of the FSANZ Corporate Plan 2006-2009: Our Regulatory Measures, Our Stakeholders, Our People and Organisational Capability, and Our Accountability. It is under these headings that we have described the work of the agency in this annual report.
Performance measures
The Portfolio Budget Statements 2008-09 set out reference points or targets associated with FSANZ’s performance in achieving Group 1 and Group 2 outputs. Activities associated with these targets are adjusted from year to year to address prevailing strategic directions and work of high priority.
It should be noted that 2008-09 is the final year in which FSANZ will report its performance against outputs. From 2009-10, all General Government Sector entities will report on a Program basis.
In summary, FSANZ will no longer report against Output Group 1 (Regulatory Activity) and Output Group 2 (Services to the Minister and Parliament), rather against Program 1.1: Food Regulatory Activity and Services to the Minister and Parliament.
FSANZ will report on the ‘deliverables’ that contribute to the Program and on the ‘key performance indicators’ that measure the impact of the Program. Our reporting will address the ‘major activities’ that support the Program, identified for 2009-10 as:
- Effective evidence-based food standards
- Collaborating effectively with regulatory partners
- Consumers and other stakeholders
- Governance arrangements
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