2015-16

PERFORMANCE, ACHIEVEMENTS AND OUTCOMES
Strategy:
Embed strong governance, policy, planning, evaluation and reporting mechanisms to
achieve the highest level of performance
NTDCS Policy Framework
In 2015-16, the Department developed and
launched the NTDCS Policy Framework to provide
a more structured and consistent approach to the
establishment of policy positions, deliver guidance to
staff and other stakeholders on policy prioritisation
and requirements for the development and review of
policy documents across the agency.
The aim of the Framework is to promote and
strengthen document governance to ensure
instructing documentation is clear, accurate and
consistent.
A number of components form the NTDCS
Policy Framework with the Department’s policy
development model at its core:
In 2016-17, the focus will be on refining
and further developing other elements of
the Framework to promote and facilitate its
full implementation including:
• the policy and procedures for the
development of all NTDCS policy
documents, following its initial
implementation stage
• the outline of consultation,
approval, policy release and
implementation requirements to
ensure the ongoing governance of
these processes
• policy development,
implementation and review
tracking and reporting tools
• the establishment of a policy risk
register to inform policy priorities
across NTDCS at a strategic and
operational level
• the re-establishment of the
Document Governance Group to
drive the development and review
of key operational policies in line
with the risk assessment
• the continuation of the Policy
Forums where the Executive
Leadership Group meets to discuss
and resolve outstanding policy
decisions.
It is expected that from July 2017 the Policy
Framework will be fully operational.
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