18th Session of the Finance and Administration Committee: Full Annotated Agenda

The Co-Chairs will introduce the Provisional Agenda (FAC18-2024-01) for consideration and adoption. 

The Secretariat will advise on meeting and logistical arrangements, including the indicative schedule.   

The Committee will, in accordance with Financial Regulation 13.1, consider the audited annual financial statements for 2023 and the related audit reports and make a recommendation to the Commission. 

The Committee will consider and make a recommendation to WCPFC21 on the appointment of an auditor to audit the 2024 and 2025 financial statements.

The Secretariat, as required by Financial Regulation 5.7, will present a report on the General Account Fund providing details of the 2024 activities including the collection of annual assessed contributions, voluntary contributions received, any investment income, other miscellaneous incomes received, and any advances from the Working Capital Fund.   

The Secretariat will present status reports for the Commission’s Funds other than the General Account Fund. For 2024 the funds include:

• the Special Requirements Fund;

• the Japan Trust Fund; 

• the Chinese Taipei Trust Fund;

• the CNM Contributions Fund; 

• the Voluntary Contributions Fund;

• the West Pacific East Asia Project Fund; and

• the Working Capital Fund.

The Secretariat will present a report on the operations and functioning of the Commission’s headquarters facilities, arrangements for meetings, travel, security, and staff housing. 

The Secretariat will present a paper on the proposed revisions to the Staff Regulations.

The Secretariat will present a paper on the development of an IT Security Framework.