46  Annual Report between the Commission and the Minister. The priority accorded each project within the work programme is a matter that is determined following discussion with the Minister. If a new project is added to the work programme part way through the financial year this can involve a reprioritisation of resources and staff with a consequent impact on project timeliness and costs. Once on our work programme each project is supervised by two Commissioners, with one taking the lead role and overall responsibility for the quality of the research, as well as the legal and policy analysis. The legal and policy resources assigned to a project are usually related to its priority in the work programme and its size in terms of legal and/ or policy complexity. The General Manager is responsible for the management of staff and financial resources, and works closely with the President and Deputy President to ensure projects are sufficiently resourced in accordance with their priority status. The General Manager also takes responsibility for work programme management and for ensuring that project disciplines are applied to meet and maintain performance standards across all Commission projects. In general terms, all projects require a project plan that identifies the project objectives, scope, constraints, schedule, linkages and dependencies, project structure (including internal review and external peer review processes, as appropriate), consultation and communication approaches, and project monitoring and controls. The project management process is supported through regular project team meetings, in which the relevant Commissioners, legal and policy advisers meet with the President and the General Manager. The General Manager reports on the overall progress of the work programme at the monthly Commission meeting and four monthly work programme reports are provided to the Minister. Timeliness The Commission is committed to completing its work within the timeframes specified in the annual work programme, as agreed with the Minister at the start of the financial year. Inevitably as work progresses through the year, circumstances will dictate the need to modify original dates and deadlines. This situation has arisen in the year under review, as the review of the regulatory framework relating to the sale and supply of liquor was added to the Commission’s programme in August 2008 and required a significant resource commitment. The election of a new Government also made a significant impact on the Commission’s work programme. The new Minister identified the Government’s priority projects within our work programme and directed the Commission to deliver a number of these within revised timelines. At year end the actual status of projects as against the SOI forecast timelines was as