DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD ACCOUNTABILITY ARRANGEMENTS
   

MEMORANDUM TO CABINET SOCIAL POLICY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE

ROLE OF THE MINISTER OF FINANCE IN RESPECT OF DHBS



Annex One - Continued
MINISTER OF FINANCE'S ROLE UNDER PUBLIC FINANCE ACT 1989

Section

Implicatations

29A

The Secretary to the Treasury can request any Crown entity to supply any information necessary to prepare the financial statements of the Crown and satisfy the Treasurer/ Minister of Finance that these fairly reflect the Crown's financial position.

41

Crown entities must prepare financial statements as soon as practicable after the end of the financial year. This section specifies the information to be included.

41C

Crown entities names in 6th schedule (including HHSs) must, not later than one month before the commencement of each financial year of the Crown entity, deliver a draft statement of intent relating to that financial year and each of the following 2 financial years to the Responsible Minister.

41D

contents of statement of intent

41E

The governing body of a Crown entity must consider any comments on the draft statement of intent made by the Responsible Minister

41G

The Responsible Minister may from time to time by written notice to a Crown entity in the 6th schedule direct the entity to modify the statement of intent (there are rules around this about Gazetting this direction etc).

41H

A Crown entity may modify its Statement of Intent by writing to the Responsible Minister

41I

Crown entities named in 6th schedule must provide an annual plan to the Responsible Minister as soon as practicable after the end of the financial year

44

financial statements must be included in the annual plans (41I)

54

The Crown is not liable for debt incurred by a Crown entity

45B

The Crown entity must provide any information the Responsible Minister requests (except under special circumstances)

54

The Crown is not liable for debt incurred by a Crown entity

59

The Treasurer may give a guarantee or indemnity in respect of the performance of any person, organisation or government (there are some rules around this)

79

The Treasury may request information from a department in relation to the financial management, financial performance, or banking activities of the department or in relation to the management or control of any Crown asset or liability.

Important Schedules

4th schedule - lists Crown entities subject to Act

5th schedule lists Crown entities requires to include statements of service performance in their annual financial statements

6th schedule lists Crown entities required to prepare statements of intent

7th schedule list Crown entities subject to section 16



 
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