Child and Family Agency Act 2013

Annual performance statement

44. (1) The Minister shall develop an annual performance statement (“Performance Statement’) to provide the Agency with specific policy guidance, direction, prioritisation and resource parameters in respect of each year for the preparation of its annual business plan.

(2) The Minister shall provide the Performance Statement to the Board as soon as practicable following the publication by the Government of the annual budget each year.

(3) The Performance Statement shall have regard to the Performance Framework and include the determination of net expenditure pursuant to section 45 .

(4) The Minister shall not specify a priority or performance target under this section or under section 41 as respects any function of the Agency relating to a decision concerning the making or recovery of a charge for the provision of a service by or on behalf of the Agency to a particular person or concerning the amount of the charge.