Accountability

As a Crown Entity, the XRB is subject to the accountability requirements of the Public Finance Act 1989 and the Crown Entities Act 2004.

Our primary accountability documents are detailed in the tables below.

Gender and ethnic pay gap data

Our organisation is committed to meeting the milestones of Kia Toipoto - the Public Service Gender, Māori, Pacific, and Ethnic Pay Gaps Action Plan 2021-24. Under Kia Toipoto agencies and entities need at least 20 employees in each comparative group to publish statistically robust pay gaps, while also protecting the privacy of employees. We are a small organisation with insufficient [women, Māori, Pacific or ethnic] employees to publish [gender, Māori, Pacific, ethnic] pay gaps. We are, instead, using the data we have and employee engagement to develop our first Kia Toipoto Action Plan.

Please see our latest Gender & Pay Gap Action Plan here

Latest Annual Report

Please see our latest 2021/22 Annual Report here

XRB Accountability documents

The annual report is the XRB’s main ex-post accountability document.

We prepare it annually in accordance with the requirements of the Crown Entities Act 2004. Our annual report outlines our performance for the year compared to the SPE for that year.

The annual report includes a summary of activities for the year, consideration of the XRB’s strategic objectives and outcome goals for the period, a statement of service performance reporting on outputs delivered (including the performance measures), and financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice in New Zealand.

Title	Year
XRB Annual Report	2020–21
XRB Annual Report	2019–20
XRB Annual Report	2018–19
XRB Annual Report	2017–18
XRB Annual Report	2016–17
XRB Annual Report	2015–16
XRB Annual Report	2014–15
XRB Annual Report	2013–14
XRB Annual Report	2012–13
XRB Annual Report	2011–12
ASRB Annual Report	2010–11

The Statement of Intent (SOI) outlines the XRB’s strategic intentions for the next five years.

We prepare it no less than every three years in accordance with the requirements of the Crown Entities Act 2004, which was amended in 2013 to require the SOI to have a more strategic content.

Since 2014 our SOI has included its outcome goals, strategic intentions, planned actions to give effect to those strategic intentions, and the basis on which we will report performance. It is intended to be enduring and apply for a minimum of three years.

Before 2014, the SOI was prepared annually and specified the XRB’s forecast performance for the forthcoming financial year, and the following two years. It included forecast outputs to be delivered (and the performance measures for these), and the forecast financial statements and the assumptions on which they are based. This annual performance information is now included in the Statement of Performance Expectations.

Title	Year
Statement of Intent	2022–27
Statement of Intent	2020–25
Statement of Intent	2017–22
Statement of Intent	2014–19
Statement of Intent	2013–16
Statement of Intent	2012–15
Statement of Intent	2011–14
Statement of Intent - ASRB	2010–13

Our strategic plan outlines our strategic priorities.

Date	Title	Year
May 2021	XRB Strategic Plan	2021-26
Aug 2019	XRB Strategic Plan	2019–24
Aug 2018	XRB Strategic Plan	2018–23
Aug 2017	XRB Strategic Plan Summary	2017–22
Aug 2017	XRB Strategic Plan	2017–22
Aug 2016	XRB Strategic Plan	2016–21
Aug 2016	XRB Strategic Plan Summary	2016–21
Apr 2014	XRB Strategic Plan	2014–19

The Hon. David Clark is the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and is responsible for the XRB.

For information on the Government’s expectations of the XRB, you can refer to the previous Minister's Letter of Expectations.

Minister's Letter of Expectations to External Reporting Board 313 KB

The Statement of Performance Expectations (SPE) outlines the XRB’s annual performance objectives.

We prepare it annually in accordance with the requirements of the Crown Entities Act 2004, which was amended in 2013 to require the preparation of an SPE each year from 2014.

Our SPE sets out its reportable output classes, a forecast statement of service performance, and forecast financial statements for the forthcoming year and the assumptions on which they are based. It also specifies how our performance for the year will be measured and reported.

Before 2014 we prepared an Output Agreement. This was an agreement between the XRB and the then Minister of Commerce that specified the outputs to be delivered in the financial year. The Agreement enabled the Minister to monitor and hold the Board accountable for its performance. The SPE has replaced the Output Agreement.

Title	Year
Statement of Performance Expectations	2022–23
Statement of Performance Expectations	2021–22
Statement of Performance Expectations	2020–21
Statement of Performance Expectations	2019–20
Statement of Performance Expectations	2018–19
Statement of Performance Expectations	2017–18
Statement of Performance Expectations	2016–17
Statement of Performance Expectations	2015–16
Statement of Performance Expectations	2014–15
Output Agreement	2012–13
Output Agreement	2011–12

This information is provided in response to the State Services Commission's (SSC) introduction of a disclosure regime for Chief Executive Expenses—including gifts, hospitality and travel, and has been uploaded to data.govt.nz.

Currently, disclosure is undertaken annually for the period 1 July–30 June.

The State Service Commission's policy on disclosure of Chief Executive Expenses and associated documents is available on the State Services Commission's website.

Date	Title	Download Excel
30 June 2022	CE Expenses
30 June 2021	CE Expenses
30 June 2020	CE Expenses – April Mackenzie
30 June 2020	CE Expenses – Warren Allen
30 June 2019	CE Expenses
30 June 2018	CE Expenses
30 June 2017	CE Expenses
30 June 2016	CE Expenses
30 June 2015	CE Expenses
30 June 2014	CE Expenses
30 June 2013	CE Expenses
31 December 2012	CE Expenses
30 June 2012	CE Expenses
31 December 2011	CE Expenses