Cabinet ministers are responsible for specifying performance requirements of the chief executives of government departments.
Chief executives are in turn responsible for service delivery.
There are incentives to perform and requirements for performance information, as a basis for monitoring and assessment. In 1994 it was supplemented by the Fiscal Responsibility Act which specifies principles of responsible fiscal management and requires the government to be transparent about its fiscal policy objectives. The State Sector Act 1988 sets out the roles and responsibilities of ministers and chief executives. These are further clarified by annual performance agreements. Chief executives have a five-year contract term with tenure based on performance.