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Appropriation (1997/98 Financial Review) Act 1999

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Appropriation (1997/98 Financial Review) Act 1999

Public Act
  
1999 No 15
Date of assent
  
1 April 1999
 

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An Act to sanction, confirm, and validate financial matters relating to the financial year ended on 30 June 1998

BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of New Zealand as follows:

1 Short Title

This Act may be cited as the Appropriation (1997/98 Financial Review) Act 1999.

2 Sanctioning of Order in Council directing transfer of resources between classes of outputs

The Public Finance (Transfers Between Outputs) Order 1998 is sanctioned.

3 Confirmation of unappropriated expenditure, expenses, and liabilities approved by Minister of Finance

(1)

The expenditure and incurring of expenses and liabilities approved by the Minister of Finance under section 12 of the Public Finance Act 1989 for the financial year ended 30 June 1998 and described in subsections (2), (3), and (4) are confirmed.

(2)

The expenditure referred to in subsection (1) is the expenditure without appropriation by Parliament on the capital contribution to a department shown in column 3 of the Schedule (the approved expenditure is shown in column 4 against the capital contribution for which approval was given).

(3)

The expenses referred to in subsection (1) are the expenses incurred in excess of appropriation by Parliament on the classes of outputs, categories of benefit expenses, and categories of other expenses shown in column 3 of the Schedule (the approved expenses are shown in each case in column 5 against the class of outputs, the category of benefit expense, or the category of other expenses for which approval was given).

(4)

The liabilities referred to in subsection (1) are the liabilities incurred in excess of appropriation by Parliament on the capital contributions to other persons or organisations shown in column 3 of the Schedule (the approved liabilities are shown in each case in column 6 against the capital contribution for which approval was given).

4 Validation of unappropriated expenses incurred by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in respect of policy advice class of outputs

(1)

The incurring of expenses of $20,000 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for the financial year ended 30 June 1998 in the circumstances set out in subsection (2) is validated.

(2)

The circumstances were that,—

(a)

For the year ended 30 June 1998, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry incurred expenses of $7,659,000 against the appropriation for agriculture and forestry policy advice in Vote Agriculture and Forestry; and

(b)

That amount exceeded by $20,000 the aggregate of the following amounts for expenses to be incurred for that year by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in respect of that class of outputs:

(i)

The amount appropriated by Parliament:

(ii)

The amount in excess of appropriation approved by the Minister of Finance under section 12 of the Public Finance Act 1989.

5 Validation of unappropriated expenses incurred by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in respect of pest and disease emergency response capability class of outputs

(1)

The incurring of expenses of $137,000 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for the financial year ended 30 June 1998 in the circumstances set out in subsection (2) is validated.

(2)

The circumstances were that,—

(a)

For the year ended 30 June 1998, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry incurred expenses of $2,370,000 against the appropriation for pest and disease emergency response capability in Vote Biosecurity—Part 6; and

(b)

That amount exceeded by $ 137,000 the aggregate of the following amounts for expenses to be incurred for that year by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in respect of that class of outputs:

(i)

The amount appropriated by Parliament:

(ii)

The amount in excess of appropriation approved by the Minister of Finance under section 12 of the Public Finance Act 1989.

6 Validation of unappropriated expenses incurred by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in respect of control of tuberculosis vectors class of outputs

(1)

The incurring of expenses of $70,000 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for the financial year ended 30 June 1998 in the circumstances set out in subsection (2) is validated.

(2)

The circumstances were that,—

(a)

For the year ended 30 June 1998, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry incurred expenses of $10,366,000 against the appropriation for the control of tuberculosis vectors in Vote Biosecurity—Part 6; and

(b)

That amount exceeded by $70,000 the aggregate of the following amounts for expenses to be incurred for that year by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in respect of that class of outputs:

(i)

The amount appropriated by Parliament:

(ii)

The amount in excess of appropriation approved by the Minister of Finance under section 12 of the Public Finance Act 1989.

7 Validation of expenses incurred outside scope of appropriation in Vote Business Development

(1)

The incurring of an unquantified portion of $10,085,000 in expenses by the Crown in Vote Business Development for the financial year ended 30 June 1998 in the circumstances set out in subsection (2) is validated.

(2)

The circumstances were that,—

(a)

For the year ended 30 June 1998, Parliament appropriated $19,789,000 for the Crown to incur expenses in Vote Business Development for providing business capability improvement grants in accordance with the Code for Business Development Boards; and

(b)

An unquantified portion of the $10,085,000 in expenses the Crown incurred in providing business capability improvement grants was outside the scope of the appropriation for such grants in that it breached the criteria specified in the Code for Business Development Boards.

8 Validation of unappropriated expenditure in respect of capital contribution to Ministry of Commerce

(1)

The expenditure of $188,000 on a capital contribution to the Ministry of Commerce for the financial year ended 30 June 1998 in the circumstances set out in subsection (2) is validated.

(2)

The circumstances were that,—

(a)

For the year ended 30 June 1998, a capital contribution of $656,000 in Vote Commerce was made without appropriation by Parliament for the increase in the Crown’s net asset holding in the Ministry of Commerce as a result of the transfer of the net assets of the Government Superannuation Department to the Ministry of Commerce; and

(b)

That expenditure exceeded by $188,000 the amount approved by the Minister of Finance under section 12 of the Public Finance Act 1989 for expenditure on a capital contribution to the Ministry of Commerce for that year.

9 Validation of unappropriated expenses incurred by Police in respect of class of outputs

(1)

The incurring of expenses of $13,000 by the Police for the financial year ended 30 June 1998 in the circumstances set out in subsection (2) is validated.

(2)

The circumstances were that,—

(a)

For the year ended 30 June 1998, the Police incurred expenses of $81,502,000 against the appropriation for policing services—drugs and anti-social offences in Vote Police; and

(b)

That amount exceeded by $13,000 the aggregate of the following amounts for expenses to be incurred for that year by the Police in respect of that class of outputs:

(i)

The amount appropriated by Parliament:

(ii)

The amount in excess of appropriation approved by the Minister of Finance under section 12 of the Public Finance Act 1989.

Schedule Unappropriated Expenditure, Expenses, and Liabilities for the Year Ended 30 June 1998 Confirmed

Section 3

Column 1 Administering Department Column 2 Vote Column 3 Appropriation Column 4 Public Money $(000) Column 5 Expenses $(000) Column 6 Liabilities $(000)
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Agriculture and Forestry Departmental output classes—
Agriculture and Forestry Policy Advice 479
Development and Maintenance of Sanitary /Phytosanitary (SPS) Assurance and Related Standards 369
Contract and Grant Management 70
Biosecunty—Part 6 Departmental output classes—
Pest and Disease Emergency Response Capability 66
Control of Tuberculosis Vectors 304
Ministry of Commerce Commerce Departmental output classes—
Registration and Granting of Intellectual Property Rights 21
Registration of Statutory Information 67
Capital contributions to the department—
Capital Investment 468
Energy Departmental output class—
Management of the Crown Mineral Estate 3
Department of Conservation Conservation Other expenses incurred by the Crown—
Lake Taupo Access Fee 47
Waikaremoana Lakebed Lease 56
Department for Courts Courts Departmental output classes—
Case Processing—Criminal 1,135
Case Processing—Tribunals and Other Authorities 272
Information, Licensing and Agency Services 426
Other expenses to be incurred by the Crown—
Judicial Review Costs 57
Crown Law Office Attorney-General Departmental output class—
The Exercise of Principal Law Officer Functions 19
Ministry of Education Education Capital contributions to other persons or organisations—
Student Loans 30,097
Ministry for the Environment Environment Other expenses to be incurred by the Crown—
Montreal Protocol on Ozone Protection 3
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Foreign Affairs and Trade Departmental output classes—
Management of New Zealand Official Development Assistance 383
Inland Revenue Department Revenue Departmental output classes—
Management of Overdue Tax and Returns 935
Taxpayer audit 199
New Zealand Defence Force Defence Force Departmental output classes—
Naval Logistic Support Forces 323
Army Ready Reaction Forces 2,261
Special Forces 91
Rotary Wing Transport Forces 326
Miscellaneous Support Activities 700
The Police Police Departmental output classes—
Policing Support to the Community 1,616
Policing Services—Violence and Sexual Offences 1,875
Policing Services—Drugs and Anti-Social Offences 3,128
Prosecution Services 1,014
Policing Services—Incidents, Emergencies and Disasters 236
Public Security Services 260
Ministerial Services and Policy Advice 74
Department of Social Welfare Social Welfare Departmental output classes—
Public Awareness Services for the Well-being of Children, Young Persons and Their Families 576
Benefits and other unrequited expenses—
Accommodation Supplement 2,963
Handicapped Child’s Allowance 44
Orphan’s/Unsupported Child’s Benefit 23
Special Needs Grants 93
Tenure Protection Allowance 53
Training Incentive Allowance 280
Transitional Retirement Benefit 235
Capital contributions to other persons or organisations—
Community Services Card Payments 3
War Pensions Benefits and other unrequited expenses—
War Disability Pensions. 89
The Treasury Finance Other expenses to be incurred by the Crown—
Heaphy House Rental Payments 80

This Act is administered in the Treasury.
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Appropriation (1997/98 Financial Review) Act 1999

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