Public Finance Act 1989

40 Requirements for information on strategic intentions

(1)

The information required under section 38 must, for the period to which it relates, set out the strategic objectives that the department intends to achieve or contribute to (strategic intentions).

(2)

The information must also, for the period to which it relates,—

(a)

explain the nature and scope of the department’s functions and intended operations; and

(b)

identify any specified agencies for which the department is a host or relevant department (or, if the department is a specified agency, the department’s host or relevant departments); and

(c)

explain how the department intends to manage its functions and operations to meet its strategic intentions; and

(d)

set out and explain any other matters that—

(i)

are reasonably necessary to achieve an understanding of the department’s strategic intentions and capability; or

(ii)

may be specified by the Minister or the responsible Minister for the purposes of subparagraph (i).

(3)

If, for the period to which the information relates, a specified agency identified under subsection (2)(b) is not required to provide information on its own strategic intentions (see sections 38(6) and 41(3A)), the information described in subsections (1) and (2) must also cover that specified agency.

Section 40: replaced, on 1 July 2014, by section 80 of the Public Finance Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 50).

Section 40(2)(b): amended, on 7 August 2020, by section 19(1) of the Public Finance Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 41).

Section 40(3): inserted, on 7 August 2020, by section 19(2) of the Public Finance Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 41).