SCAF-17

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

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

Consistent with Financial Regulation 11.1, a full audit of the 2016 Financial Statements was completed in early 2017. The Financial Statements, together with the associated Audit Report, will be reviewed by SCAF and presented for acceptance by the Commission. In this regard, note should also be taken of COMM CIRC 17/37.

SCAF will recommend an auditor for the 2017 and 2018 financial statements.

The Executive Secretary will present his annual report. The report will summarise the implementation of activities and tasks described in the 2015–2018 Strategic Plan undertaken during the 2016/17 intersessional period (CCAMLR-XXXI, Annex 7, paragraph 3). The report will include matters relating to the Staffing and Salary Strategy for the Secretariat.

The Secretariat, as convener of an open-ended informal correspondence group established by the Commission (CCAMLR-XXXI, Annex 7, paragraph 13), will present a progress report on intersessional consultations that concerned further work to evaluate possible income-generating and cost-saving options (CCAMLR-XXXIII, Annex 7, paragraphs 14 and 15).

The status of the 2017 budget will be presented for review.

A draft budget for 2018 will be presented. This will be used to prepare a recommended budget for 2018. 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.

The Committee will present a forecast budget for 2019 to the Commission for information purposes only.

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