Appropriation (2018/19 Confirmation and Validation) Act 2020

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Appropriation (2018/19 Confirmation and Validation) Act 2020: repealed, on 7 August 2020, by section 10 of the Appropriation (2020/21 Estimates) Act 2020 (2020 No 55).

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Reprint as at 7 August 2020

Appropriation (2018/19 Confirmation and Validation) Act 2020

Public Act		2020 No 11
Date of assent		13 May 2020
Commencement		see section 2

Appropriation (2018/19 Confirmation and Validation) Act 2020: repealed, on 7 August 2020, by section 10 of the Appropriation (2020/21 Estimates) Act 2020 (2020 No 55).

Note

Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

This Act is administered by the Treasury.

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Purpose
4	Interpretation
5	Confirmation of Order in Council directing transfer of amounts between output expense appropriations
6	Confirmation of expenses incurred in excess of existing appropriations and approved by Minister of Finance
7	Validation of unappropriated expenses for 2018/19 financial year
8	Validation of unappropriated expenses incurred by New Zealand Defence Force for 2014/15 to 2017/18 financial years
9	Validation of unappropriated expenses incurred by Ministry of Education for 2014/15 to 2017/18 financial years
	Schedule 1 Confirmation of expenses incurred in excess, but within scope, of existing appropriations for 2018/19 financial year with approval of Minister of Finance
	Schedule 2 Validation of expenses incurred in excess, but within scope, of existing appropriations and without authority of Imprest Supply Act for 2018/19 financial year
	Schedule 3 Validation of expenses incurred not within scope of existing appropriations and without authority of Imprest Supply Act for 2018/19 financial year
	Schedule 4 Validation of expenses incurred in advance of appropriation and without authority of Imprest Supply Act for 2018/19 financial year
	Schedule 5 Validation of expenses incurred by New Zealand Defence Force in excess, but within scope, of existing appropriations and without authority of Imprest Supply Act for 2014/15 to 2017/18 financial years
	Reprint notes

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:

1 Title

This Act is the Appropriation (2018/19 Confirmation and Validation) Act 2020.

2 Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.

3 Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to—

(a)

confirm and validate matters relating to the 2018/19 financial year; and

(b)

to validate matters relating to the 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, and 2017/18 financial years.

4 Interpretation

(1)

In this Act,—

2014/15 financial year means the financial year ending with 30 June 2015

2015/16 financial year means the financial year ending with 30 June 2016

2016/17 financial year means the financial year ending with 30 June 2017

2017/18 financial year means the financial year ending with 30 June 2018

2018/19 financial year means the financial year ending with 30 June 2019.

(2)

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.

5 Confirmation of Order in Council directing transfer of amounts between output expense appropriations

The Public Finance (Transfers Between Outputs) Order 2019 is confirmed.

6 Confirmation of expenses incurred in excess of existing appropriations and approved by Minister of Finance

(1)

The incurring of expenses approved by the Minister of Finance under section 26B of the Public Finance Act 1989 for the 2018/19 financial year and described in subsections (2) and (3) is confirmed.

(2)

The expenses are the expenses incurred in excess, but within the scope, of the existing appropriations set out in column 3 of Schedule 1.

(3)

The amounts of the approved expenses are shown in column 4 of Schedule 1 alongside the existing appropriation for which the approval was given.

7 Validation of unappropriated expenses for 2018/19 financial year

(1)

The incurring of expenses by a department in the circumstances set out in subsection (2), (3), or (4) is validated for the purposes of section 26C of the Public Finance Act 1989.

(2)

The circumstances in this subsection are that,—

(a)

for the 2018/19 financial year, the department incurred expenses in excess, but within the scope, of the existing appropriations set out in column 3 of Schedule 2 alongside that department; and

(b)

the expenses referred to in paragraph (a) were not incurred under the authority of an Imprest Supply Act.

(3)

The circumstances in this subsection are that,—

(a)

for the 2018/19 financial year, the department incurred expenses, not within the scope of any existing appropriation, against the categories of expenses set out in column 3 of Schedule 3 alongside that department; and

(b)

the expenses referred to in paragraph (a) were not incurred under the authority of an Imprest Supply Act.

(4)

The circumstances in this subsection are that,—

(a)

for the 2018/19 financial year, the department incurred expenses in advance of the appropriations set out in column 3 of Schedule 4 alongside that department; and

(b)

the expenses referred to in paragraph (a) were not incurred under the authority of an Imprest Supply Act.

(5)

In this section,—

department means a department specified in column 1 of, as appropriate, Schedule 2, 3, or 4

expenses means the amount of expenses set out in column 4 of, as appropriate, Schedule 2, 3, or 4 alongside the relevant department.

8 Validation of unappropriated expenses incurred by New Zealand Defence Force for 2014/15 to 2017/18 financial years

(1)

The incurring of expenses by the New Zealand Defence Force for Vote Defence Force in the circumstances set out in subsection (2) is validated.

(2)

The circumstances are that,—

(a)

for a financial year, the New Zealand Defence Force incurred expenses in excess, but within the scope, of an existing appropriation; and

(b)

the expenses referred to in paragraph (a) were not incurred under the authority of an Imprest Supply Act.

(3)

In this section,—

existing appropriation means an appropriation specified in column 2 of Schedule 5 and made by the Appropriation Acts specified in column 4 of that schedule

expenses means the amount of expenses set out in column 3 of Schedule 5 alongside the relevant appropriation

financial year means a financial year specified in column 1 of Schedule 5.

9 Validation of unappropriated expenses incurred by Ministry of Education for 2014/15 to 2017/18 financial years

(1)

The incurring of expenses by the Ministry of Education for Vote Education in the circumstances set out in subsection (2) is validated.

(2)

The circumstances are that—

(a)

the amount of the expenses is—

(i)

for the 2014/15 financial year, $2,895,000:

(ii)

for the 2015/16 financial year, $2,247,000:

(iii)

for the 2016/17 financial year, $3,401,000:

(iv)

for the 2017/18 financial year, $2,969,000; and

(b)

the expenses were incurred in the operation of a school risk management scheme having effect under section 78D of the Education Act 1989; and

(c)

the expenses—

(i)

were not within the scope of any existing appropriation; and

(ii)

were not incurred under the authority of an Imprest Supply Act.

Schedule 1 Confirmation of expenses incurred in excess, but within scope, of existing appropriations for 2018/19 financial year with approval of Minister of Finance

s 6

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Administering department	Vote	Appropriation	Amount $(000)

Conservation, Department of	Conservation	Departmental Output Expenses
Conservation, Department of		Management of Recreational Opportunities	2,911

Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ministry of	Foreign Affairs and Trade	Departmental Output Expenses
	Foreign Affairs and Trade	Consular Services	315
		Policy Advice and Representation - Other Countries	1,479

Health, Ministry of	Health	Non-Departmental Output Expenses
Health, Ministry of		National Disability Support Services	6,690

Schedule 2 Validation of expenses incurred in excess, but within scope, of existing appropriations and without authority of Imprest Supply Act for 2018/19 financial year

s 7

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Administering department	Vote	Appropriation	Amount $(000)

Business, Innovation, and Employment, Ministry of	Building and Housing	Non-Departmental Other Expenses
Business, Innovation, and Employment, Ministry of		Housing Infrastructure Fund - Fair Value Write Down	151,862

Defence Force, New Zealand	Defence Force	Departmental Output Expenses
Defence Force, New Zealand		Army Capabilities Prepared for Joint Operations and Other Tasks	5,521
		Multi-Category Appropriation
		Protection of New Zealand and New Zealanders	3,070

Environment, Ministry for the	Environment	Non-Departmental Other Expenses
		Waste Disposal Levy Disbursements to Territorial Local Authorities	489

Schedule 3 Validation of expenses incurred not within scope of existing appropriations and without authority of Imprest Supply Act for 2018/19 financial year

s 7

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Administering department	Vote	Category of expenses	Amount $(000)

Education, Ministry of	Education	Non-Departmental Output Expenses
Education, Ministry of	Education	School Risk Management Scheme	2,401

Health, Ministry of	Health	Non-Departmental Other Expenses
		Write-off of Crown Investments	22,588

Prime Minister and Cabinet, Department of the	Prime Minister and Cabinet	Non-Departmental Other Expenses
Prime Minister and Cabinet, Department of the	Prime Minister and Cabinet	Settlement of Legal Dispute	500

Social Development, Ministry of	Social Development	Benefits or Related Expenses
Social Development, Ministry of		Winter Energy Payment	3,373

Schedule 4 Validation of expenses incurred in advance of appropriation and without authority of Imprest Supply Act for 2018/19 financial year

s 7

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Administering department	Vote	Appropriation	Amount $(000)

Business, Innovation, and Employment, Ministry of	Building and Housing	Non-Departmental Other Expenses
Business, Innovation, and Employment, Ministry of	Building and Housing	Remediation of Facades and Parapets of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings in at risk areas	926
		Multi-Category Appropriation
	Business, Science and Innovation	Regional Economic Development: Provincial Growth Fund	2,527

Schedule 5 Validation of expenses incurred by New Zealand Defence Force in excess, but within scope, of existing appropriations and without authority of Imprest Supply Act for 2014/15 to 2017/18 financial years

s 8

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
Year	Appropriation	Amount $(000)	Authority for appropriation

	Departmental Output Expenses
2014/15	Air Force Capabilities Prepared for Joint Operations and Other Tasks	5,143	Authority provided by section 6 of the Appropriation (2014/15 Estimates) Act 2014 and varied by section 6 of the Appropriation (2014/15 Supplementary Estimates) Act 2015
2014/15	Army Capabilities Prepared for Joint Operations and Other Tasks	8,572	Authority provided by section 6 of the Appropriation (2014/15 Estimates) Act 2014 and varied by section 6 of the Appropriation (2014/15 Supplementary Estimates) Act 2015
2014/15	Navy Capabilities Prepared for Joint Operations and Other Tasks	1,361	Authority provided by section 6 of the Appropriation (2014/15 Estimates) Act 2014 and varied by section 6 of the Appropriation (2014/15 Supplementary Estimates) Act 2015
2015/16	Air Force Capabilities Prepared for Joint Operations and Other Tasks	4,919	Authority provided by section 6 of the Appropriation (2015/16 Estimates) Act 2015 and varied by section 6 of the Appropriation (2015/16 Supplementary Estimates) Act 2016
2015/16	Navy Capabilities Prepared for Joint Operations and Other Tasks	2,570	Authority provided by section 6 of the Appropriation (2015/16 Estimates) Act 2015 and varied by section 6 of the Appropriation (2015/16 Supplementary Estimates) Act 2016
2016/17	Air Force Capabilities Prepared for Joint Operations and Other Tasks	3,496	Authority provided by section 6 of the Appropriation (2016/17 Estimates) Act 2016 and varied by section 6 of the Appropriation (2016/17 Supplementary Estimates) Act 2017
2016/17	Navy Capabilities Prepared for Joint Operations and Other Tasks	369	Authority provided by section 6 of the Appropriation (2016/17 Estimates) Act 2016 and varied by section 6 of the Appropriation (2016/17 Supplementary Estimates) Act 2017
2017/18	Air Force Capabilities Prepared for Joint Operations and Other Tasks	1,425	Authority provided by section 6 of the Appropriation (2017/18 Estimates) Act 2017 and varied by section 6 of the Appropriation (2017/18 Supplementary Estimates) Act 2018
	Multi-Category Appropriation
2015/16	Protection of New Zealand and New Zealanders	29	Authority provided by section 6 of the Appropriation (2015/16 Estimates) Act 2015 and varied by section 6 of the Appropriation (2015/16 Supplementary Estimates) Act 2016
2016/17	Protection of New Zealand and New Zealanders	1,791	Authority provided by section 6 of the Appropriation (2016/17 Estimates) Act 2016 and varied by section 6 of the Appropriation (2016/17 Supplementary Estimates) Act 2017
2017/18	Protection of New Zealand and New Zealanders	4,156	Authority provided by section 6 of the Appropriation (2017/18 Estimates) Act 2017 and varied by section 6 of the Appropriation (2017/18 Supplementary Estimates) Act 2018

Reprints notes

1 General

This is a reprint of the Appropriation (2018/19 Confirmation and Validation) Act 2020 that incorporates all the amendments to that Act as at the date of the last amendment to it.

2 Legal status

Reprints are presumed to correctly state, as at the date of the reprint, the law enacted by the principal enactment and by any amendments to that enactment. Section 18 of the Legislation Act 2012 provides that this reprint, published in electronic form, has the status of an official version under section 17 of that Act. A printed version of the reprint produced directly from this official electronic version also has official status.

3 Editorial and format changes

Editorial and format changes to reprints are made using the powers under sections 24 to 26 of the Legislation Act 2012. See also http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/editorial-conventions/.

4 Amendments incorporated in this reprint

Appropriation (2020/21 Estimates) Act 2020 (2020 No 55): section 10

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Contents

1 Title

2 Commencement

3 Purpose

(a)

(b)

4 Interpretation

5 Confirmation of Order in Council directing transfer of amounts between output expense appropriations

6 Confirmation of expenses incurred in excess of existing appropriations and approved by Minister of Finance

7 Validation of unappropriated expenses for 2018/19 financial year

(a)

(b)

(a)

(b)

(a)

(b)

8 Validation of unappropriated expenses incurred by New Zealand Defence Force for 2014/15 to 2017/18 financial years

(a)

(b)

9 Validation of unappropriated expenses incurred by Ministry of Education for 2014/15 to 2017/18 financial years

(a)

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(b)

(c)

(i)

(ii)

Schedule 1 Confirmation of expenses incurred in excess, but within scope, of existing appropriations for 2018/19 financial year with approval of Minister of Finance

Schedule 2 Validation of expenses incurred in excess, but within scope, of existing appropriations and without authority of Imprest Supply Act for 2018/19 financial year

Schedule 3 Validation of expenses incurred not within scope of existing appropriations and without authority of Imprest Supply Act for 2018/19 financial year

Schedule 4 Validation of expenses incurred in advance of appropriation and without authority of Imprest Supply Act for 2018/19 financial year

Schedule 5 Validation of expenses incurred by New Zealand Defence Force in excess, but within scope, of existing appropriations and without authority of Imprest Supply Act for 2014/15 to 2017/18 financial years

Reprints notes

1 General

2 Legal status

3 Editorial and format changes

4 Amendments incorporated in this reprint