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PERFORMANCE
INFORMATION FOR OUTCOME 2
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Outcome
2.1.3—Management of Discretionary Payments |
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| QUALITY | | |
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| Target | | Result |
90 per cent of Ministerial briefs/advice rated better than
average or excellent in quality and timeliness. | | Surpassed—98
per cent of Ministerial briefs/advice rated better than average or excellent in
quality and timeliness. |
| 90 per cent
of Act of Grace/waiver cases turnaround within 21 days. | | Not
met—75 per cent of Act of Grace/waiver cases turnaround within 21 days. The
result reflects a higher number of complex cases. |
90 per cent of Natural Disaster Relief Arrangements (NDRA)
and Natural Disaster Risk Management Studies Programme payments processed within
set deadlines. | | Surpassed—100 per
cent processed within set deadlines. |
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| QUANTITY | | |
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| Target | | Result |
| On average, an estimated 140 Act of Grace/debt waiver claims at
a value of approximately $355 million per annum (three year average) will be processed
by the Minister and his delegates. | | Surpassed—298
Act of Grace/debt waiver claims were processed in the financial year, with a total
value of $73.09 million. There has been an increase in the number of cases, amounts
requested have been of lesser value. |
| Expenditure
on Natural Disaster Relief (NDR) can vary widely from year to year. On a three-year
average, $47 million will be processed per annum. | | Surpassed—Expenditure
this financial year on NDR was $117 million. More remedial work in Queensland
and the impact of NSW floods has increased the level of payments for the financial
year. |
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