Prepared on a Government Finance Statistics (fiscal) Figures displayed as a negative represent a decrease in funds, and figures displayed as a positive represent an increase in funds. (a) This is a cross-portfolio measure that was published in the 2016–17 Budget. The lead entity is the Department of Finance. Section 2: Outcomes and planned performance Government outcomes are the intended results, impacts or consequences of actions by the government on the Australian community. Commonwealth programs are the primary vehicle by which government entities achieve the intended results of their outcome statements. Entities are required to identify the programs that contribute to government outcomes over the budget and forward years. The DPP’s outcome is described below together with its related program. Note Performance reporting requirements in the Portfolio Budget Statements are part of the enhanced Commonwealth performance framework established by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. It is anticipated that the performance criteria described in Portfolio Budget Statements will be read with broader information provided in an entity’s corporate and annual performance statements—included in annual reports—to provide an entity’s complete performance story. The most recent corporate plan for the DPP can be at . The most recent annual performance statement can be found at . 2.1 1 Outcome 1: Contribute to a fair, safe and just society by delivering an effective, independent prosecution service in accordance with the Prosecution Policy of the Commonwealth Budgeted expenses for Outcome 1 Table 2.1 shows how much the DPP intends to spend (on an accrual basis) on achieving Outcome 1, broken down by program and departmental funding sources. Table 2.1: Budgeted expenses for Outcome 1 2016–17 Estimated actual $’000 2017–18 Budget $’000 2018–19 Forward estimate $’000 2019–20 Forward estimate $’000 2020–21 Forward estimate $’000
treating victims of crime with courtesy, dignity and respect providing information to the public about Commonwealth criminal law and prosecutions. Performance information Year Performance criteria Targets 2016–17 Compliance in addressing the terms of the test for prosecution in the Prosecution Policy of the Commonwealth, namely the existence of a prima facie case, reasonable prospects of conviction and that prosecution is required in the public interest, when deciding to commence or continue a prosecution. Expect to achieve 100% (target: 100%) Partner agency satisfaction with DPP service delivery. Quantitative and qualitative evidence is gathered about partner agency satisfaction with DPP service delivery. Characteristics evaluated include timeliness, relevance to partner agency business, responsiveness and level of communication. The results deliver a comprehensive evidence base to inform continuous improvement. Biennial—achieved 83% (target: 90%) Prosecutions resulting in a conviction. The conviction/finding of rate is calculated by taking the number of defendants convicted as a percentage of defendants convicted or acquitted. The calculation does not include defendants where the DPP discontinued the prosecution against them in its entirety or where a prosecution has commenced and the defendant failed to appear before a court. It does include findings of guilt that do not result in a conviction. Expect to achieve 99% (target: 90%) Table 2.2: Performance criteria for Outcome 1 (continued) Program 1.1: An independent service to prosecute alleged offences against the criminal law of the Commonwealth (continued) Performance information Year Performance criteria Targets 2017–18 Compliance in addressing the terms of the test for prosecution in the Prosecution Policy of the Commonwealth, namely the existence of a prima facie case, reasonable prospects of conviction and that prosecution is required in the public interest, when deciding to commence or continue a prosecution. 100% compliance with the Prosecution Policy of the Commonwealth Partner agency satisfaction with DPP service delivery. Quantitative and qualitative evidence is gathered about partner agency satisfaction with DPP service delivery. Characteristics evaluated include timeliness, relevance to partner agency business, responsiveness and level of communication. The results deliver a comprehensive evidence base to inform continuous improvement. 90% partner agency satisfaction Prosecutions resulting in a conviction. The conviction/finding of guilt rate is calculated by taking the number of defendants convicted as a percentage of defendants convicted or acquitted. The calculation does not include defendants where the DPP discontinued the prosecution against them in its entirety or where a prosecution has commenced and 90% of prosecutions resulting in a conviction