As an independent Crown entity, the Commission is publicly accountable to the Minister of Transport (or designated Associate) and to Parliament for its strategy, funding and performance.
This accountability is expressed through documents of accountability:
- A Statement of Intent (SOI) is published at least once every three years. It charts our strategic context and direction. SOIs were required annually up to the 2014-15 financial year.
- A Statement of Performance Expectations sets out service and financial targets. It is generally published on or after the Government presents its annual budget and before 30 June. These were introduced from the 2014-15 financial year.
- The Annual Report measures performance against these statements, reviews key events or issues, and is independently audited. It is generally published late in the calendar year. The Commission also provides a half-yearly report to the Minister of Transport.
All of these accountability documents are based on financial years running from 1 July until 30 June. These are all (except for the recommendations monitor report) tabled in Parliament by the Minister or Associate Minister of Transport, and reviewed by Parliament's Transport and Industrial Relations Committee.
You can download .pdf files of these documents by clicking on the links in the table below.
Strategy and performance documents