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SCAF-2019

Standing Committee on Administration and Finance
Location:
Hobart, Australia
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Submissions Due
Friday, 6 September 2019 - 00:00 Australia/Hobart (Working Paper)
Saturday, 21 September 2019 - 00:00 Australia/Hobart (Background Paper)

Schedule for the Thirty-eighth Meetings of the Commission and the Scientific Committee

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Meeting Report:
e-cc-38-a7.pdf (330.55 KB)

Provisional Agenda

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1     Opening of meeting

The Chair of SCAF will welcome delegates from CCAMLR Members and Observers.

2     Organisation of meeting
2.1     Agenda

This agenda was adopted by the Commission under Item 2 of its agenda.

3     Annual Financial Statements
3.1     Examination of Audited Financial Statements for 2018

Consistent with Financial Regulation 11.1, a full audit of the 2018 Financial Statements was completed in early 2019. The Financial Statements, together with the associated Audit Report, will be reviewed by SCAF and presented for acceptance by the Commission.

4     Report of the Secretariat
4.1     Executive Secretary’s Report

The Executive Secretary will present his annual report. The report will summarise the implementation of activities and tasks described in the 2019–2022 Strategic Plan undertaken during the 2018/19 intersessional period.

The report will include a review of the Staff Regulations (SCAF-2018 report, paragraph 18).

5     Consideration of intersessional work (Sustainable Financing, Capacity Building)

The Secretariat, as convener of an open-ended informal correspondence group (ICG) on Sustainable Financing established by the Commission (CCAMLR-XXXI, Annex 7, paragraph 13), will present a progress report on the 2018/19 intersessional consultations of the ICG for consideration by SCAF together with any outcomes for discussion.

SCAF will consider the report of the workshop and administrative and financial proposals arising from the work of the ICG on Capacity Building for CCAMLR Members which was convened by South Africa.

6     Consideration of the Second Performance Review

SCAF will consider progress with items in the Second Performance Review relevant to the agenda of SCAF.

7     Consideration of dormant funds

Following the mechanism agreed by CCAMLR in 2018 (SCAF-18 report, paragraph 53), SCAF will consider any dormant special funds.

8     Review of 2019 Budget, 2020 Draft Budget and 2021 Forecast Budget
8.1     Review of 2019 Budget

The status of the 2019 budget will be presented for review.

8.2     Draft Budget for 2020

A draft budget for 2020 will be presented. This will be used to prepare a recommended budget for 2020. The advice to the Commission will reflect SCAF’s discussions on financial and administrative issues as well as advice from the Scientific Committee and SCIC Chairs. This item will be finalised late in the second week of the Commission’s meeting.

As part of its budgetary considerations, SCAF will review any income and expenditure proposals for any of the Special and other Funds.

8.3     Forecast Budget for 2021

The Committee will present a forecast budget for 2021 to the Commission for information purposes only.

9     Other business

SCAF will consider any other business.

10     Report adoption

SCAF will adopt a report that will be provided to the Commission.

11     Close of the meeting