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Agency Budget Statements - DETYA - Section 4PURCHASER/PROVIDER ARRANGEMENTSCross Agency ReviewThe Department of
Education, Training and Youth Affairs has a purchaser/provider arrangement
with Centrelink. The DETYA Centrelink Business Partnership
Arrangement 1999-02 was signed by the Secretary of the Department of
Education, Training and Youth Affairs, and the Chief Executive Officer of
Centrelink on 23 August 1999. Centrelink is a statutory authority, responsible through its Board to the Minister for Family and Community Services. Centrelink was established under the Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency Act 1997, an Act enacted by the Parliament of Australia to give effect to the Government’s policy of establishing a single point for the delivery of various Commonwealth services. Centrelink came into existence on 1 July 1997, and was formally launched on 24 September 1997. It operates under both the Public Service Act 1999 and the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997. Centrelink provides services to the Department for a range of services across the following four output groups:
ResponsibilityWithin the Agency reports of the Portfolio Budget Statements for the Portfolio of Family and Community Services (Part D), Centrelink reports on its outcome and output structure and provides a full set of financial statements. Control ArrangementsThe Service Arrangement
noted above specifies services purchased, resources, management
arrangements and expected levels of performance. A Strategic Forum, which takes a broad overview of the arrangement, meets four times a year to consider the further development of the partnership between the Department and Centrelink. The Secretary of the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs, the Centrelink Chief Executive Officer, and other senior executive officers from the Department and Centrelink attend these meetings. ResourcingThe purchase of services from Centrelink for the provision of services has a budgeted price of approximately $13 million for 2001-02. Performance Against Outcomes and OutputsAs set out in the Service Arrangement, Centrelink produces monthly performance reports addressing key performance indicators and issues relating to purchased services. These performance reports, and any other identified issues, are considered at monthly executive review group meetings, which are attended by key managers responsible for service delivery and management of the service arrangement within the Department and Centrelink. |
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