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(Provided by Government House and the Clerk of the Executive Council.)
This class of outputs involves:
(1) Provide efficient and effective support to the Governor-General to enable her to carry out the ceremonial and community roles of the Governor-General.
Performance standards for this measure are:
Quality & Quantity
Events and funding run smoothly, and are organised to a high and appropriate standard that has been agreed with the Governor-General.
Services provided are efficient (cost effective and well organised).
The Governor-General’s programme is well balanced.
The Governor-General is highly satisfied with all the services and functions.
(2) Provide services to the Governor-General to ensure the efficient and effective running of the official programme and the household.
These services include advisory, administrative, function organisation and household activity.
Performance standards for this measure are:
Quality, Quantity & Timeliness
All correspondence is appropriately actioned within one week of receipt.
All speech material is appropriate and provided to a high standard within a timeframe acceptable to the Governor-General.
All services are provided to meet the requirements of the programme that has
been agreed with the Governor-General.
(1) Preserve and enhance the buildings and grounds of Government House as an appropriate residence of the Head of State and as an historic place.
Performance standards for this measure are:
Quality, Quantity & Timeliness
Maintenance programmes are implemented to appropriately meet the requirements of the government’s policy on the management of historic heritage buildings.
All security systems, external doors, perimeter fencing, and lighting systems are regularly inspected, maintained and reviewed against changing security requirements.
(2) Routine maintenance, rolling programmes, and development projects are carried out in a timely and satisfactory way.
Performance standards for this measure are:
Quality Quantity & Timeliness
The Governor-General is satisfied that the maintenance programmes undertaken meet her requirements.
The Governor-General’s views on the quality and adequacy of buildings and grounds maintenance will be sought as part of the quarterly programme-review process.
All contracts let for development, maintenance, security, and gardening meet the required specifications and standards.
Support services to the Governor-General and maintenance of the residences will be produced within the sum of $3.307 million, to be predominantly funded from revenue: Crown and $30,000 from revenue: other. The department will administer an appropriation of $150,000 for the purchase and development of capital assets by the Crown.
An appropriation of $777,000 is also administered under permanent legislative authority (the Civil List Act 1979) for the purposes of meeting the Governor-General’s salary, allowances and travel.
A new appropriation of $445,000 for depreciation for Crown assets has been included in the 2005/06 Estimates.