Financial Statements 2005/06
Statement of Responsibility
The Director-General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, in terms of the Public Finance Act 1989, is responsible for the preparation of the Ministry’s financial statements, statement of service performance and non-departmental statements and schedules, and the judgements made in the process of producing these financial statements and schedules.
The Director-General has responsibility for establishing and maintaining, and he has established and maintained, a system of internal control procedures that provide reasonable assurance as to the integrity and reliability of financial reporting.
In the opinion of the Director-General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry:
The Ministry’s financial statements and statement of service performance fairly reflect the financial position and operations of the Ministry for the year ended 30 June 2006.
The non-departmental statements and schedules fairly reflect the assets,
liabilities, contingencies and commitments managed by the Ministry on behalf of
the Crown as at 30 June 2006 and revenues and expenses managed by the Ministry
on behalf of the Crown for the year ended on that date.
Signed Countersigned
M A Sherwin A S Frost
Director-General Chief Financial Officer
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Strategy and Performance Group
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Pastoral House
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PO Box 2526, Wellington
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