The Annual Service Plan Report (ASPR) is designed to meet the requirements of the Budget Transparency and Accountability Act (BTAA), which sets out the legislative framework for planning, reporting and accountability for Government organizations. Under the BTAA, the Minister is required to report on the actual results of the Ministry's performance…

The authors outline the development of a youth policy as it exists in South Australia. They examine the background of the policy's formation, the draft of a discussion paper and the resulting dialogue, and priority areas considered in the youth policy document. (CT)