Risk Potential Assessment Tool (RPAT)
Download Instructions
Save both the Risk Potential Assessment Tool (RPAT2 – Agency.doc) and the Risk Potential Assessment Tool Instructions (RPAT2 – Guidance.doc) into the same folder on your PC or network share. Click each of the links in turn, select Save; then navigate to your target folder, save the files.
The RPAT is a Word 2003 template, and REQUIRES MACROS TO BE ENABLED in order to work.
What is the RPAT?
The RPAT assists agencies to determine and communicate the potential risk of a proposal to ministers before seeking Cabinet’s agreement. The risk rating of a proposal also informs whether additional assurance processes should be applied. Risk Ratings are a consolidation of the individual question ratings.
Risk Ratings can be VERY HIGH, HIGH, MEDIUM or LOW.
The Guidance for each question assists agencies in completing the questions.
What to do when the RPAT is completed
1. The Summary Table of Risk and the Top Five Risks (including any proposed mitigation) are to be copied and pasted to the Implementation Arrangements, Risk section of the New Policy Proposal.
2. If the Level of Risk (before mitigation) is Medium or higher, a copy of the completed RPAT with a completed Cover Sheet must be provided via CABNET to:
(The relevant) Finance Budget Agency Advice Unit
Department of Finance and Deregulation
- Risk Potential Assessment Tool [
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