REVIEW OF OUTPUT PERFORMANCE

This section defines the Service’s outputs as set out in the 2006/07 Statement of Intent.

Output Class Summary

The Service aims to achieve its outcomes through the delivery of three outputs contained within a single output class.

Output Class 1:

The objective of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service is to provide its Minister with timely and reliable intelligence assessments and protective security advice through:

  1. the collection, collation and evaluation of information relevant to national security;
  2. the dissemination of intelligence to the Vote Minister and, as applicable, to the Leader of the Opposition and departments of State;
  3. the provision, on request, to other government departments and public authorities within New Zealand, of protective security advice relating to physical, technical, document and building security; and
  4. liaison with overseas security and intelligence organisations and public authorities.

The New Zealand Government purchased the following Outputs from the Service:

Output 1: Security Intelligence

Output 2: Foreign Intelligence

Output 3: Protective Security Advice