Statement of Responsibility

In terms of the Public Finance Act 1989, I am responsible, as Chief Executive of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, for preparation of the department's financial statements and statement of service performance, and for the judgements made in them.

I have the responsibility of establishing and maintaining, and I have established and maintained, a system of internal control procedures that provides reasonable assurance as to the integrity and reliability of financial reporting.

In my opinion, these financial statements and statement of service performance fairly reflect the financial position and operations of the department for the year ended 30 June 2009.

[Signed by]
Maarten Wevers CNZM
Chief Executive
Date: 25 September 2009

[Countersigned by]
Brent Anderson
Corporate Services Manager
Date: 25 September 2009