Financial Management (Performance Criteria) Amendment 2006 (No 5) 
NI2006-189
Explanatory Statement
This statement is made by the Chief Minister’s Department and outlines the reasons for the amendment of performance criteria under section 19D of the Financial Management Act 1996.

•	These amendments relate to Output Class 1:Government Strategy, Output 1.1: Strategic Policy.

Amendment to 2005-06 Target

From	To	

Measure (d) Ministerial reports on allocation of grants
Indigenous, Women’s and Seniors’ grants and Community Inclusion Board

2005‑06 Target: 4	
Measure (d) Ministerial reports on allocation of grants
Women’s and Seniors’ grants and Community Inclusion Fund

2005‑06 Target: 3 	

This amendment results from an error in Budget Paper 4 that included Indigenous grants under Output 1.1 for the 2005-06 year. 
There are no Indigenous grants that fall under Output 1.1.  Therefore the target has been decreased by 1 and reference removed from the measure.The title of the Community Inclusion Board is also being corrected to Community Inclusion Fund.

•	These amendments relate to Output Class 1:Government Strategy, Output 1.5: Public Service Management

Amendment to 2005-06 Target 

From	To	
Measure (e) Whole of Government IM strategic plan

2005‑06 Target: 1	Measure (e) Whole of Government IM strategic plan

2005‑06: Delete measure	

This amendment results from the fact that ACT Information Management had ceased to exist at 1 July 2005 as a unit within Chief Minister’s Department due to the recommendations of the Expenditure Review Committee review of ACT Government IT services.  Therefore the target has been deleted from Output 1.5 Public Service Management, Chief Minister’s Department.

•	These amendments relate to Output Class 2: Arts, Heritage and Environment, Output 2.4: artsACT.

Amendment to 2005-06 Target

From	To	
Measure (b) Deliver Funding Programs
-	manage delivery of the Arts Funding Program
-	Public Art Program 
-	ANU Faculty of Arts
-	
2005‑06 Target: 3 (1 for each)	Measure (b) Deliver Programs
-	manage delivery of the Arts Funding Program
-	Public Art Program 
-	ANU Faculty of Arts
-	
2005‑06 Target: 3 (1 for each)	

This amendment results from an error in Budget Paper 4 that included the word ‘Funding’ in the measure in the 2005-06 year.  Not all programs relate to funding delivery.

Amendment to 2005-06 Target 

From	To	
Measure (c) Completion of annual arts faculty repairs and maintenance program

2005‑06 Target: Complete by 30 June 2006	Measure (c) Completion of annual arts facility repairs and maintenance program

2005‑06 Target: Complete by 30 June 2006	

This amendment results from an error in Budget Paper 4 that misspelt the word ‘Facility’ in the measure in the 2005-06 year.