The compliance and reporting requirements imposed on others should focus on areas of high risk. Merely shifting the risk burden onto others, especially external service providers, may shift responsibilities away from where the risks are most effectively assessed and managed. Leveraging successful cooperative arrangements, underpinned by trust, can assist you to meet your obligations for the proper use of public resources. For a Commonwealth entity that plays a regulatory role or that is subject to specific legislative directions, this duty must be read subject to the legislation and in the context of the accountable authority’s responsibility for promoting the achievement of the purposes of the entity under of the PGPA Act. Resources Related guidance, and templates Government Collaborative tools to support the sharing of knowledge, skills and – resources in the pursuit of more effective, efficient and innovative solutions policy and guidance for partnering with the private sector for the provision of public – infrastructure and related services (state, territory and local), including guidance for classifying payments arrangements for handling money by persons outside the Commonwealth – PGPA Act 2013 relevant sections – 6. Improving performance and accountability While the PGPA Act provides you with flexibility to establish appropriate systems and processes to govern your entity to achieve its purposes, it also sets out requirements for performance monitoring and reporting to promote an appropriate level of accountability to Ministers, Parliament and the public for your entities’ use of public resources. For each reporting period, you must prepare and publish:
The compliance and reporting requirements imposed on others should focus on areas of high risk. Merely shifting the risk burden onto others, especially external service providers, may shift responsibilities away from where the risks are most effectively assessed and managed. Leveraging successful cooperative arrangements, underpinned by trust, can assist you to meet your obligations for the proper use of public resources. For a Commonwealth entity that plays a regulatory role or that is subject to specific legislative directions, this duty must be read subject to the legislation and in the context of the accountable authority’s responsibility for promoting the achievement of the purposes of the entity under of the PGPA Act. Resources Related guidance, and templates Government Collaborative – tools to support the sharing of knowledge, skills and resources in the pursuit of more effective, efficient and innovative solutions – policy and guidance for partnering with the private sector for the provision of public infrastructure and related services (state, territory and local), including guidance for classifying payments – arrangements for handling money by persons outside the Commonwealth PGPA Act 2013 – relevant sections 6. Improving performance and accountability While the PGPA Act provides you with flexibility to establish appropriate systems and processes to govern your entity to achieve its purposes, it also sets out requirements for performance monitoring and reporting to promote an appropriate level of accountability to Ministers, Parliament and the public for your entities’ use of public resources. For each reporting period, you must prepare and publish:
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