Aboriginal should be read as an inclusive term of Torres Strait Islanders’ culture and language.

ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics (www.abs.gov.au)

Baseline indicates the point in time against which progress towards the target is measured. Generally, this is just before the release of the plan in March 2004, but it varies between targets due to differences in the frequency of collection of various data. For data collected on a calendar year basis, the 2003 year is the baseline. For data compiled on a financial year basis, 2002–03 is the baseline. For data collected less frequently, such as via the census, the baseline may be as early as 2001. Exceptions to this are clearly indicated in the body of the plan.

Developmental list specifies areas that may warrant inclusion of a specific target in the plan but where no appropriate data are currently available to measure progress.

ExComm is the Executive Committee of Cabinet. A sub-committee of Cabinet responsible for implementation of South Australia’s Strategic Plan, it is chaired by the Premier and includes three other ministers. Two independent advisers, from the Economic Development Board and the Social Inclusion Board, also attend ExComm meetings.

Existing target refers to a target set out in the 2004 version of SASP.Key interactionsindicate some of the most important relationships between targets under different objectives of the plan. They are indicative and represent a sample of the range of interactions between targets. Mechanisms will be put in place to encourage the collaborative behaviour and innovative thinking required to address these issues, and so that one target is not achieved at the expense of the other. Of equal importance, the key interactions also include some synergies between targets across the plan.

Key measure describes the data source or other information used to demonstrate the extent of progress to the target.

Target specifies where we want to be on an issue at some point in the future. For instance, the target for employment (T 1.10) tells us that we want average employment growth (the key measure) to improve over its current level (where we want to be) by 2014 (the point in time).

SASP South Australia’s Strategic Plan.

SASP Audit Committee is the five-member body, comprised of a representative from each of the Economic Development Board, the Premier’s Council for Women, the Social Inclusion Board, the Premier’s Round Table on Sustainability and the Premier’s Science and Research Council, that advises the Government on issues of interpreting SASP targets and measuring progress towards their achievement.

SASP Community Engagement Board is the twelve-member body comprised of the chair, or the chair’s nominee from theRegional Communities Consultative Council, Premier’s Council for Women, SA Aboriginal Advisory Council, Minister’s Youth Council, Local Government Association, Premier’s Round Table on Sustainability, Natural Resources Management Council, Economic Development Board, SA Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission, Premier’s Science and Research Council, and the Social Inclusion Board, with an independent chair appointed by the Premier.

SASP Update Team is the 26 South Australian community leaders, drawn from key government advisory boards and councils, and appointed by the Premier in 2006 to oversee a community engagement program in relation to SASP.

Supplementary measures are additional data or information that provide further insight or disaggregation of the key measure – for example, by age, gender or race – but do not include a specific target level or timeframe. Supplementary measures will not be a formal part of the two-yearly progress reports in relation to the plan.