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Publications ~ Annual Report 2007

Outcomes

DPMC’s overall outcome is good government with effective public service support.

This high-level outcome is what DPMC seeks to achieve in collaboration with many other parts of the government system, including ministers, the public service, and the wider state sector. Along with the two other central agencies – Treasury and SSC – DPMC is responsible for providing the leadership that enables the public service to carry out the business of government efficiently, effectively and collectively. DPMC’s particular responsibility is to bring together whatever people, agencies and information are necessary for the operation of Cabinet’s collective decision making. DPMC works at the point of intersection where separate ministers, agencies and advice streams come together at the Cabinet table.

DPMC’s five contributing outcomes have been developed to help achieve its overall outcome.

Contributing Outcomes 1 to 4

  • Decision making by the Prime Minister and Cabinet is well informed and supported.
  • Executive government is well conducted and continues in accordance with accepted conventions and practices.
  • The Governor-General is well supported.
  • The management of domestic and external security risks is well planned, informed and co-ordinated.

The department’s fifth contributing outcome is shared with the other two central agencies, Treasury and SSC. This is because DPMC, as one of the three central agencies, has an interest in the improvement of state sector performance.

Contributing Outcome 5

A high-performing, trusted and accessible state sector, delivering the right things, in the right way, at the right prices.

These five contributing outcomes overlap one another in various ways, with some DPMC business units contributing to several different outcomes. The overall outcome remains the same: that the Prime Minister and the Governor-General are well supported and that the decision-making machinery of government functions effectively to support ministers across the whole range of government business.

DPMC measures its progress towards its overall and contributing outcomes in terms of its three output classes:

An overview of DPMC’s outcome and output framework is contained in the department’s Statement of Intent for the year ending 30 June 2008 (SOI 2007).

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