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Key roles - System performance - Strategic reviews

213: Chief executive may undertake strategic review

You could also call this:

"The boss can check how things are going and make improvements to the system."

The chief executive can do a strategic review to help make the system performance framework work better. You can think of a strategic review like a big check to see how things are going and how they can be improved. The chief executive can start this review if the Minister asks, or if some groups who work with this Act ask, or if a report says it's a good idea, or if they just think it's a good idea. If the chief executive gets lots of requests that are related, they should try to deal with them all in one review. When they're doing the review, they have to try to talk to the relevant iwi and hapū if the review is about a specific area. The chief executive will write a report about the review and give it to the Minister as soon as they can. The chief executive will also give a draft of the report to other agencies that were involved and ask for their comments. Then they might make the report public, but only if they think it will help with learning and improvement, and they will do this within 20 working days of giving it to the Minister.

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212: Chief executive must produce system performance report every 3 years, or

"The boss must write a report every 3 years on how well the system is working."

214: Minister may request independent review, or

"The Minister can ask for a review to check if the planning system is working well."

Part 5Key roles
System performance: Strategic reviews

213Chief executive may undertake strategic review

The chief executive may undertake a strategic review of a matter to give effect to the purpose of the system performance framework—
at the request of the Minister; or
at the request of 1 or more entities performing or exercising functions, duties, or powers under this Act; or
identified in a system performance report or an independent review; or
on their own initiative.

If the chief executive receives more than 1 related requests, the chief executive must consider dealing with those requests in a single strategic review.
When preparing a strategic review, the chief executive must, if the review focuses on a particular locality, make reasonable endeavours to identify and consult relevant iwi and hapū.
The chief executive must—
provide a draft of the strategic review report to the chief executives of any agencies that have been involved in the development of the report; and
allow a reasonable period for those chief executives to comment before it is finalised.

The chief executive must—
provide a report of the review to the Minister as soon as practicable after its completion; and
if the chief executive considers, following consultation described in subsection (3) that it is in the interest of supporting learning and continuous improvement, make the review publicly available no later than 20 working days after it is provided to the Minister.