The Treasury

New Zealand Disability Strategy Implementation Work Plan. 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007

Introduction
Level 1 Activities: Universal responsiveness to disability issues
Level 2 Activities: Disability perspective included in ordinay work

Introduction

The Treasury is the Government’s principal economic and financial advisor.

Treasury have a role in the central management of the Crown’s finances including the annual budget, and managing the government’s expenditure and revenue flows, including its borrowing requirements.

The Treasury have a strong focus in the area of public sector management. We monitor and analyse developments in the New Zealand and international economies and advise the Government accordingly.

We provide wide-ranging policy advice, commenting on most expenditure proposals before the Government and participating in many general reviews of policy.

The Treasury have clearly articulated the importance of investing in our Organisation and its People in the Treasury's strategic document, the Strategic Direction Summary, which has a management objective to ‘ enhance the capability of our people, addressing any talent gaps to support our outcome priorities’. The EEO Management Programme 2005-2008 makes explicit reference to the Strategic Direction Summary.

Treasury is a member of the EEO Trust and has an active EEO Committee which monitors the EEO health of the organisation. In the past few years Treasury has done a lot of work on organisational culture to ensure that Treasury is a good place to work and that it supports organisational diversity, in the cultures of the people who work here and in their unique backgrounds, aspirations and qualifications.

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Level 1 Activities: Universal responsiveness to disability issues

Accessible government information Achieved / available Planned this year N/A
Agency’s websites
  Meet e-government Web-Guidelines 2.1   Yes1  
Tested for accessibility for disabled people   Yes  
Adapted to increase accessibility to disabled people   Yes  
Downloadable files available in HTML, not only PDF   Yes2  
Other publications and public information available in alternative formats.
(eg key information available in easy-to-read English, Braille, NZSL video clips, captions on TV adverts, etc)		     N/A
Agency makes available alternative forms of contact
(ie phone and fax numbers, email addresses, etc)		 Yes    
  • Project completion in September 2006 with exceptions from some aspects of the guidelines
  • Not all documents will be published in HTML (where Treasury is note the author and is unable to source in HTML ie third party fax).
      
Accessible government buildings and sites Achieved / available Planned this year N/A
All agency’s buildings and sites meet statutory and regulatory access requirements (eg NZS 4121) Yes    
Agency’s buildings and sites have Building Code compliance certification Yes*    
Agency’s buildings and sites audited for accessibility by Barrier Free NZ Trust   No  
Agency’s buildings and sites accessible.
  Frontline staff receive training in disability responsiveness yes    
Reception areas accessible Yes    
Counters lowered for wheelchair users Yes    
Telephone staff familiar with using NZ Relay service1 yes    
Other accommodations (please list)
(eg signage, accessible lifts, hearing loops, etc)		 Accessible lifts
Step free access from car park
Disable car park available
Disable toilets
All desks adjustable
Voice recognition software
available if needed
*Treasury meets all statutory and regulatory access requirements that it is required to meet given the regulatory framework that applies to this particular property      
Accessible government services Achieved / available Planned this year N/A
Service policies and procedures include reference to disability issues
(eg policies on the use of New Zealand Sign Language Interpreters)		     N/A
Information/data on services provided to disabled people is recorded     N/A
Service staff receive disability responsiveness training     N/A
When contracting for new or up-graded IT applications and environments, contracts include a requirement to ensure accessibility by disabled users Yes*    
*Where feasible, especially for public access.      
Responsive government employment practices Achieved / available Planned this year N/A
Human Resource policies and procedures include EEO issues for disabled people Yes    
Recruitment and selection of vacancies responsive to disabled people (eg vacancies advertised to the widest possible audience, vacancies list alternative forms of contact – phone, fax, email, etc) Yes    
Human Resource staff familiar with EEO issues for disabled people
(eg staff receive disability responsiveness training, staff familiar with the Disability Perspective Tool Kit2, etc)		 Yes    
Disabled staff are supported
  Individual assessments of workplace accommodations or support are provided (eg work station assessments) Yes    
Accommodations provided to disabled staff
(eg work station adaptations, special equipment, New Zealand Sign Language interpreters, etc are provided)		 Yes    
Disabled staff provided with opportunities for career advancement Yes1    
Agency supports a disabled staff network group No2    
Internal agency newsletters promote the positive presence of disabled staff people     N/A
Other support provided to disabled staff (please list) Yes3    
  1. Treasury is a member of the EEO Trust and has an active EEO Committee which monitors the EEO health of the organisation. In the past few years Treasury has done a lot of work on organisational culture to ensure that Treasury is a good place to work and that it supports organisational diversity, in the cultures of the people who work here and in their unique backgrounds.
  2. If staff indicated a desire to establish a staff network it would be supported via the EEO consultative committee in the same way as our other networks.
  3. Support to staff include:
    Adjustable desks
    Voice recognition software
    Sick room
    Other accommodation as required where feasible.
      
Information and data on disabled people is collected Achieved / available Planned this year N/A
Information on agency’s responsiveness to disabled staff people
  Number of disabled people employed (we recommend you use the State Service Commission’s EEO disability information) 24    
Data on disability related accommodations, adaptive equipment, etc, provided by your agency no    
Number of disabled people employed under the State Service Commission’s ‘Mainstream programme’3. 0    
Information on agency’s responsiveness to the disabled public
  Information and data on agency’s contact with the disabled public is recorded (eg consultation with disabled groups)     N/A
Information/data on agency’s disabled client group recorded     N/A
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Level 2 Activities: Disability perspective included in ordinay work

Disability responsiveness training and resources Planned this year N/A
Disability responsiveness training offered to all staff (Where training is provided your end of year report should indicate who gave the training, when it was given, and how many staff and what kind of staff attended) Yes1  
Promotion of the Disability Perspective Tool Kit4 within your agency
(eg this website resource distributed to policy and strategic personnel, receiving training or advice on the use of this resource, etc) (Where known, your end of year report should indicate any training or advice received on the use of this resource, who gave the training and who attended)		 Yes  
Other (please indicate)    
1. Disability responsiveness training is offered where need arises.    
Disability perspective included in ordinary work Planned this year N/A
Key documents to incorporate a disability perspective
 
  • Cabinet papers
 Yes  
  • Policy and procedure papers
 Yes  
  • Strategic documents
    (eg Statement of Intent, Managing for Outcomes and key strategies)
 Yes  
  • Legislation
   N/A
  • Consultation with disabled people/groups
 Yes  
  • Other (please indicate)
    

a & b) The disability perspective is incorporated in relevant cabinet papers/policy papers. Please note that the majority of cabinet and policy papers are either second option or of an economic and financial nature without disability issue involved.

c) The CE has clearly articulated the importance of diversity in the Treasury's strategic document the Strategic Direction Summary. The EEO Management Programme 2005-2008 makes explicit reference to the Strategic Direction Summary.

e) Treasury works with ODI on disability related policy issues.

    
Implementing the NZ Disability Strategy beyond your agency Planned this year N/A
Agencies, Crown Entities, boards, reference groups, etc, that your agency is responsible for are encouraged to consider disabled people and disability issues
(eg staff/membership supports the inclusion of disabled people, compliance with level 1 activities is encouraged, your agency’s purchase agreements require compliance with the Disability Strategy, and where appropriate requires the provision of any data/information on disability issues/disabled clients)		   N/A1
Other (please indicate)    
1. CCMAU is considered part of our Department for ownership issues. Treasury is not otherwise responsible for other agencies etc.    

1. For information on NZ Relay service
2. The Disability Perspective Tool Kit is available on the Office for Disability Issues’ website
3. Information on the State Service Commission’s Mainstream Programme
4. The Disability Perspective Tool Kit is available on the Office for Disability Issues’ website

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