The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
This Act is the Imprest Supply (First for 2016/17) Act 2016.
This Act comes into force on 1 July 2016.
(1)
Sections 6, 7, and 9 are repealed on the coming into force of the main Appropriation Act for the 2016/17 year.
(2)
The rest of this Act is repealed on the close of 30 June 2017.
The purposes of this Act are—
to authorise expenses and capital expenditure to be incurred by the Crown and Offices of Parliament during the 2016/17 year in advance of appropriation in an Appropriation Act; and
to authorise capital injections to be made to departments (other than intelligence and security departments) and Offices of Parliament during the 2016/17 year in advance of authorisation under an Appropriation Act.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
2016/17 year means the financial year ending with 30 June 2017
capital expenditure has the meaning given to it by section 2(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989, but excludes capital expenditure that is included in the definition of expenses
department has the meaning given to it by section 2(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989, but does not include an intelligence and security department
expenses has the meaning given to it by section 2(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989, but also includes—
capital expenditure incurred by an intelligence and security department; and
non-departmental capital expenditure incurred in advance of a multi-category appropriation.
Terms or expressions used and not defined in this Act but defined in the Public Finance Act 1989 have, in this Act, the same meanings as in the Public Finance Act 1989.
Expenses may, during the 2016/17 year, be incurred in advance of appropriation in relation to any Vote.
Expenses incurred under subsection (1) must not exceed in the aggregate the sum of $14,800 million.
Capital expenditure may, during the 2016/17 year, be incurred in advance of appropriation in relation to any Vote.
Capital expenditure incurred under subsection (1) must not exceed in the aggregate the sum of $1,700 million.
All expenses incurred under section 6(1) and all capital expenditure incurred under section 7(1) must be appropriated in an Appropriation Act that comes into force on or before 30 June 2017.
Until the coming into force of that Appropriation Act, those expenses and that capital expenditure may be incurred during the 2016/17 year as if they had been incurred in accordance with one of the separate appropriations specified in section 7A(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989.
Capital injections may, during the 2016/17 year, be made to any department or Office of Parliament in advance of authorisation under an Appropriation Act.
Capital injections made under subsection (1) must not exceed in the aggregate the sum of $400 million.
All capital injections made under section 9(1) must be authorised under an Appropriation Act that comes into force on or before 30 June 2017.
Until the coming into force of that Appropriation Act, those capital injections may be made during the 2016/17 year as if they had been authorised in accordance with section 12A of the Public Finance Act 1989.
28 June 2016
Introduction (Bill 145–1), first reading, second reading, third reading
29 June 2016
Royal assent
This Act is administered by the Treasury.