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Vote: Energy – Climate change and energy efficiency

Output Class D1: Policy advice energy efficiency and conservation

Description

This output class covers policy advice from the Ministry for the Environment on energy efficiency and conservation issues. It also includes time spent monitoring the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA).

Outputs

  • Monitor the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA), which includes:
    • providing the Minister of Energy with advice on ownership and purchase funding issues, including the Statement of Intent and Purchase Agreement and entity performance issues
    • liaison with the Board and management.

Contribution to Ministry outcomes

This output class applies to all three outcomes and focuses on governance of the environment through regulatory mechanisms. Specific outputs are provided by each of the groups within the Ministry.

Output operating statement

  2002/03 Main estimates
$000
2002/03 Supplementary estimates
$000
2002/03 Estimated actual
$000
2003/04 Budget
$000
Revenue        
Crown 297 297 297 216
Other
Total revenue 297 297 297 216
Annual appropriation 297 297 297 216
Surplus/(deficit)

Service performance objectives

Quality of policy advice

All outputs will comply with the Ministry’s quality standards for policy advice (see Part Three for details of quality standards).

All statutory consultation is timely, intra vires and accurately represents Government policy.

Quantity

The Minister of Energy will expect advice to be delivered according to an agreed work programme. The programme may be updated during the year with the agreement of the Minister.

Timeliness

The Minister of Energy will expect that all reports and oral advice will be delivered within the agreed or statutory timeframe.

Output Class D2: Policy advice climate change

Description

This output class covers policy advice on and implementation of the New Zealand Climate Change programme.

Outputs

The outputs in this output class are included in Chapter Four: Table 4.1:

  • leading whole of Government Climate Change Work Programme.

Contribution to Ministry outcomes

This output class applies to all three outcomes and focuses on governance of the environment through regulatory mechanisms. Specific outputs are provided by each of the groups within the Ministry.

Output operating statement

  2002/03 Main estimates
$000
2002/03 Supplementary estimates
$000
2002/03 Estimated actual
$000
2003/04 Budget
$000
Revenue        
Crown 7,124
Other
Total revenue 7,124
Annual appropriation 7,124
Surplus/(deficit)

Service performance objectives

Quality of policy advice

All outputs will comply with the Ministry’s quality standards for policy advice (see Part Three for details of quality standards).

All statutory consultation is timely, intra vires and accurately represents Government policy.

Quantity

The Minister of Energy will expect advice to be delivered according to an agreed work programme. The programme may be updated during the year with the agreement of the Minister.

Timeliness

The Minister of Energy will expect that all reports and oral advice will be delivered within the agreed or statutory timeframe.

Output Class D3: Carbon monitoring programme

Description

This output class covers policy advice on and implementation of the New Zealand Carbon Monitoring Programme.

Outputs

The outputs in this output class are included in Chapter Four.

Contribution to Ministry outcomes

This output class apples to all three outcomes and focuses on governance of the environment through regulatory mechanisms. Specific outputs are provided by each of the groups within the Ministry.

Output operating statement

  2002/03 Main estimates
$000
2002/03 Supplementary estimates
$000
2002/03 Estimated actual
$000
2003/04 Budget
$000
Revenue        
Crown 3,700
Other
Total revenue 3,700
Annual appropriation 3,700
Surplus/(deficit)

Service performance objectives

Quality of policy advice

All outputs will comply with the Ministry’s quality standards for policy advice (see Part Three for details of quality standards).

All statutory consultation is timely, intra vires and accurately represents Government policy.

Quantity

The Minister of Energy will expect advice to be delivered according to an agreed work programme. The programme may be updated during the year with the agreement of the Minister.

Timeliness

The Minister of Energy will expect that all reports and oral advice will be delivered within the agreed or statutory timeframe.