Management responses identified in 2014-15 APPR
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Rating*
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Progress made in 2015-16
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Agree on a new Aid Partnership between the governments of Australia and PNG, including specific schedules on health, education, law and justice, infrastructure and governance and with clearly defined benchmarks and mutual obligations, in 2015-16.
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Achieved
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The Aid Partnership, signed on 3 March 2016, includes schedules for health, education, law and justice, transport and governance, and benchmarks and mutual obligations.
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Implement the PNG Private Sector Development Framework, which has been agreed between governments.
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Achieved
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The Private Sector Development Framework has been progressively implemented, with contracts signed with implementing partners and program activities underway.
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Prioritise the design, tender, and implementation of the new governance program, based on an agreed multi-year governance strategy.
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Achieved
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Contracts between DFAT and the preferred tenderer for the PNG Governance Facility, Abt JTA, came into effect on 5 April 2016. The Facility began operating on 1 July 2016.
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Manage the transition to the new law and justice sector program, the Justice Services and Stability for Development Program (JSS4D), from late 2015.
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Achieved
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The JSS4D program commenced in January 2016, carrying forward some activities from the previous program. Delays to the signing of the subsidiary arrangement until June 2016 resulted in the planning of some new activities starting in June.
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Implement the Gender Plan of Action for Port Moresby post, which was developed in 2015.
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Partly achieved
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Although some progress has been made, according to the annual report on the Gender Action Plan, progress has been less than expected and there is still room to leverage more outcomes from large mainstream investments and through diplomatic engagement.
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Improve the performance of the Kokoda Initiative (KI), Strongim Gavman Program advisory support and the Church Partnership Program (CPP).
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Partly achieved
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The management of the KI moved from the Department of the Environment to the PNG post. Australia and PNG formed a Joint Working Group to discuss future advisory support. A redesign of the CPP will review lessons and explore ways to refine the CPP for greater impact.
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Centralise monitoring and evaluation support at Port Moresby post to enable the program to develop a more constructive and positive narrative on its performance and quality and maintain 100 per cent compliance on all mandatory aid quality and performance reporting.
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Partly achieved
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The PNG program achieved 100 per cent compliance on all mandatory aid quality and performance reporting. The program did not centralise monitoring and evaluation support at Port Moresby post.
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Renew our commitment to safeguarding children by providing DFAT child protection training to all staff working on the PNG program in Port Moresby and Canberra.
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Achieved
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DFAT child protection training was provided to all staff working on the PNG program in Port Moresby and Canberra in 2015-16 and will be provided again in 2016-17.
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Analyse the PNG aid program’s overall performance against the 2008-2015 Partnership for Development and PNG’s progress in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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Partly achieved
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The 2014 Aid Assessment reviewed PNG’s progress against the Partnership for Development and the MDGs and made recommendations for developing the Aid Partnership Arrangement.
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Partly achieved. Some progress has been made in addressing the issue, but the issue has not been resolved
Not achieved. Progress in addressing the issue has been significantly below expectations