Common use of Performance and Reporting Clause in Contracts

Performance and Reporting. Progress Measurement 41. While all Australian governments are committed fully to achieving genuine improvement for Indigenous children and families, a number of challenges to measuring progress are recognised. These include the relatively small size of the Indigenous population meaning that identifying trends may require aggregating several years of data. It is also recognised that the benefits of this program may not begin to be realised until after a period of years, towards the end of the agreement as programs are bedded down. These and other relevant factors will be considered when measuring progress. 42. Following the agreement of baseline data by the Commonwealth, States and Territories, all jurisdictions will use the following performance indicators for the duration of the Agreement to identify and measure progress towards the agreed outcomes: a) increased proportion of Indigenous children attending the Children and Family Centres who have had all age‐appropriate health checks and vaccinations; b) increased proportion of Indigenous three and four year olds participating in quality early childhood education and development and child care services; c) increased proportion of Indigenous children attending the Children and Family Centres who go on to attend school regularly; d) increased proportion of Indigenous children and families accessing a range of services offered at or through Children and Family Centres, including but not limited to childcare, early learning, child and maternal health, and parent and family support services; e) increased proportion of pregnant Indigenous women with an antenatal contact in the first trimester of pregnancy in each year; f) increased proportion of Indigenous teenagers accessing sexual and reproductive health programs and services; g) reduced proportion of Indigenous babies born with low birth weight each year; h) reduced mortality rate of Indigenous infants each year; i) reduced proportion of Indigenous women who use substances (tobacco, alcohol, illicit drugs) during pregnancy each year; and j) reduced proportion of hospital admissions of Indigenous children 0‐4 years 43. Review of the overall operation of the Agreement will be based on progress against the following agreed performance indicators: a) performance measures identified in clause 42 of this Agreement; b) progressive achievement of the outputs, as specified in bilaterally agreed Implementation Plans; c) satisfactory compliance by States and Territories with all financial and progress reporting requirements of this Agreement; d) participation by States and Territories in annual bilateral discussions with the Commonwealth to review progress against bilaterally agreed Implementation Plans, and outcomes and outputs as set out in this Agreement; and e) collection and reporting of data for the Aboriginal and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Islander Health Performance Framework, as it relates to this Agreement. Performance Indicators contained within the Aboriginal and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Islander Health Performance Framework of relevance to this Agreement: