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APPENDIX B

Strategic Initiatives and their Implementation

Initiatives
Implementation
To develop our organisation to enable it to respond to changes in its role and work requirements. In particular we will work to:
(a) improve our ability to operate in a bicultural way and to take account of multicultural issues; and
(b) develop our capacity to use research from the social sciences and other disciplines.
Implementation commenced in 1995/96:
  • Policies on staff training in bicultural issues and te reo Mäori reviewed;
  • new project procedures developed to enable bicultural and multicultural perspectives, and multidisciplinary input, to be obtained;
  • procedures for the engagement of project consultants reviewed.
To develop long-term, effective working relationships with others involved in the process of law reform and development, to foster a climate of support for our project work throughout all its stages.
Ongoing; resources to be allocated in 1996/97.
To develop new and effective procedures and processes for consultation, to enable as many voices as possible to be heard in the process of law reform.
Review of principles and procedures for consultation in projects commenced.
To increase the certainty of our project timeframes and publication dates, to enable interested parties to plan their contributions.
Publication schedule for 1996/97 developed and disseminated.
To develop new policies on the publication and dissemination of information, to make our processes as responsive as possible to the widest range of views, and to reach all relevant audiences.
Implementation completed:
  • Publication policies reviewed
  • range of Law Commission publications expanded
  • quarterly newsletter – Te Aka Körero established
  • publication covers and layouts revised.
To develop integrated information systems, to enable rapid and accurate access to research information.
Addressed in the replacement of the Commission’s computer system, due for completion in 1996/97.
To develop new internal practices and processes, to satisfy our quality standards and improve the timeliness of our outputs.
Implementation commenced in 1995/96:
  • new procedures to control and manage the allocation of resources between different areas of the Commission’s work;
  • a review of the Commission’s information technology requirements, and modernisation of its computer system;
  • improvements to, and the automation of, the project management system;
  • redefinition of the roles of Commissioners and research staff in the management of Commission projects;
  • a review of the Commission’s information handling procedures and the structure of its library, administration and support staff arrangements;
  • development of a comprehensive human resources and career development strategy for its staff.

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