Statement of Intent 2011-2014 - New Zealand Customs Service

NATURE AND SCOPEOF CUSTOMS’ FUNCTIONSCUSTOMS ENHANCESNEW ZEALAND’S PROSPERITYAND SECURITYThe New Zealand Customs Service(Customs) performs three broadfunctions to enhance New Zealand’sprosperity and security. We protectNew Zealand’s border, facilitatelegitimate trade and travel, and collectCrown revenue, while managingrelated risks.Customs’ functions are reflected inthe Customs and Excise Act 1996and related regulations. A further45 principal Acts and other borderlegislation underpin these functions.OUR SERVICESCustoms delivers a range of services,such as:» clearance and enforcementservices relating to people, goods,and craft crossing the border.Our services facilitate trade andtravel, and protect New Zealand’sinterests, where we:››clear people and theirpossessions through directinteraction or self-clearancetechnology, and collectinformationclear goods, and provide tradeand supply chain securityassurance»»information, intelligence, andrisk assessment services toexternal clients to protectNew Zealand’s security. Thisincludes the operation of theNational Maritime CoordinationCentre (NMCC), which supportsa whole-of-government effort toadvance New Zealand’s maritimeand marine interests. The NMCC’sservices include the tasking ofgovernment’s maritime assets forcivilian surveillance and response;and information and adviceto improve maritime domainawareness 1policy advice and internationalservices, obligations andassistance, and ministerial support.»››clear craft arriving in anddeparting from New Zealandapply a range of interventions,investigations, audits, andenforcement activities tomanage border and revenuerisksrevenue collection services, wherewe receipt and process revenuesowed to the Crown for Customsand other agencies; and providerevenue assurance, and credit anddebt managementAll functions are within the scopeof Vote Customs and defined withinthe output class descriptions detailedin the Information Supporting theEstimates for Budget 2011. In 2011/12,in delivering Customs’ services, weexpect to facilitate trade valued atmore than $85 billion; facilitate travelof more than 10 million people; andcollect over $10 billion, or 15 percentof Crown revenue. These functions,services, and Customs’ strategy forthe next three years are detailed in thefollowing pages.1 The NMCC is an operational unit within Customs, working on behalf of a number of government agencies with interests in maritime surveillance and response. The NMCC alsoprovides agencies with information and advice to improve maritime domain awareness.6 Statement of Intent 2011–2014