Chapter 2 - P rogramme 1 - Department of Defence
Chapter 2 - P rogramme 1 - Department of Defence
Chapter 2 - P rogramme 1 - Department of Defence
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| Financial Performance |<br />
Annual Report FY 2007 - 2008 226<br />
| <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Defence</strong> | Vote 20 |<br />
REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTING OFFICER<br />
for the year ended 31 March 2008 (continued)<br />
Transferee<br />
St Johns<br />
Ambulance<br />
Brigade<br />
SA First Aid<br />
League<br />
Regular Force<br />
Medical<br />
Continuation<br />
Fund (Medical<br />
Fund B)<br />
Reserve Force<br />
Council<br />
SA Red Cross<br />
Society<br />
Reason for<br />
Payment<br />
To provide<br />
accreditation for<br />
training <strong>of</strong> DOD<br />
members and make<br />
their members and<br />
equipment available<br />
to be called-up by the<br />
SA Military Health<br />
Service during times<br />
<strong>of</strong> national disaster<br />
and emergency.<br />
To rekindle the<br />
previous relationships<br />
between the SA<br />
Military Health<br />
Services and the SA<br />
First Aid League.<br />
To reimburse the<br />
Regular Force<br />
Medical Continuation<br />
B-Fund for members<br />
who retired before<br />
1964.<br />
To subsidise the<br />
Reserve Force<br />
Council in their aim<br />
to secure community<br />
and private sector<br />
support for the<br />
Reserve Forces<br />
and to maintain a<br />
sound relationship<br />
and communication<br />
between the Reserve<br />
forces, the Minister<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Defence</strong> and the<br />
SA National <strong>Defence</strong><br />
Force.<br />
To rekindle the<br />
relationship between<br />
the SA Red Cross<br />
Society and the<br />
SAMHS whereby<br />
the SAMHS can call<br />
upon the SA Red<br />
Cross for assistance<br />
during times <strong>of</strong><br />
emergency.<br />
Accountability<br />
Arrangements<br />
Audited financial statements<br />
for the financial year<br />
2006/07 were submitted<br />
according to payment<br />
conditions. These<br />
statements were found to be<br />
in order and submitted with<br />
the request for payment.<br />
Unfortunately payment<br />
could not be processed by<br />
year-end.<br />
No payment took place as<br />
it became evident that the<br />
organisation would not be<br />
able to provide adequate<br />
support to the SAMHS in<br />
times <strong>of</strong> emergency.<br />
No payment took place<br />
because the DOD did<br />
not receive any benefit in<br />
return.<br />
The Accounting Officer<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Department</strong> is<br />
represented in the National<br />
Council. The Council<br />
annually submits a business<br />
plan and an estimate <strong>of</strong><br />
expenditure before such<br />
funds are included in<br />
the <strong>Department</strong>al Vote.<br />
Audited financial statements<br />
for the financial year<br />
2006/07 were submitted<br />
according to payment<br />
conditions.<br />
Although a first meeting<br />
between the two<br />
organisations has taken<br />
place payment could not<br />
be concluded because<br />
the Memorandum <strong>of</strong><br />
Agreement has not yet been<br />
finalised.<br />
Voted<br />
2007/08<br />
Rm<br />
Expenditure<br />
2007/08<br />
Rm<br />
0,120 -<br />
0,050 -<br />
0,275 -<br />
3,202 2,878<br />
0,125 -
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