Statement of Responsibility

In terms of the Public Finance Act 1989, as Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development I am responsible for the preparation of the Ministry’s financial statements and the judgements made in the process of producing those statements.

I have the responsibility of establishing and maintaining, and I have established and maintained, a system of internal control procedures that provide reasonable assurance as to the integrity and reliability of our financial reporting.

In my opinion, these financial statements fairly reflect the financial position and operations of the Ministry of Social Development for the year ended 30 June 2011.

Peter Hughes
Chief Executive
28 September 2011

Countersigned by:
Nick Gale
Chief Financial Officer
28 September 2011