Appropriation (2016/17 Confirmation and Validation) Act 2018

1: Title
This Act is the Appropriation (2016/17 Confirmation and Validation) Act 2018.
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—
a: to confirm and validate matters relating to the 2016/17 financial year; and
b: to validate a matter relating to the 2015/16 financial year.
4: Interpretation
1: In this Act,— 2015/16 financial year 2016/17 financial year
2: Terms or expressions used and not defined in this Act but defined in the Public Finance Act 1989 2016/17 financial year
5: Confirmation of Order in Council directing transfer of amounts between output expense appropriations
The Public Finance (Transfers Between Outputs) Order 2017 2018-05-08 Public Finance (Transfers Between Outputs) Order 2017 To be confirmed — see LI 2015/146 for a sample.
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
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
7: Validation of unappropriated expenses and capital expenditure for 2016/17 financial year
1: The incurring of expenses or capital expenditure by a department in the circumstances set out in subsection (2), (3), (4), or (5) is validated for the purposes of section 26C
2: The circumstances in this subsection are that,—
a: for the 2016/17 financial year, the department incurred expenses in excess, but within the scope, of the existing appropriations set out in column 3 of Schedule 2
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 2016/17 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
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 2016/17 financial year, the department incurred capital expenditure, not within the scope of any existing appropriation, against the categories of capital expenditure set out in column 3 of Schedule 4
b: the capital expenditure referred to in paragraph (a) was incurred under the authority of an Imprest Supply Act.
5: The circumstances in this subsection are that,—
a: for the 2016/17 financial year, the department incurred expenses in advance of the appropriations set out in column 3 of Schedule 5
b: the expenses referred to in paragraph (a) were not incurred under the authority of an Imprest Supply Act.
6: In this section,— capital expenditure Schedule 4 department Schedule 2 3 4 5 expenses Schedule 2 3 5
8: Validation of unauthorised capital injection for 2016/17 financial year
1: The making of the capital injection set out in subsection (2) is validated for the purposes of section 26CA
2: The capital injection is the capital injection of $2,050,000 that—
a: was made to the Department of Conservation in the 2016/17 financial year; and
b: was made without authority under an Appropriation Act; and
c: was not made under the authority of an Imprest Supply Act. 2015/16 financial year
9: Validation of unappropriated expenses for 2015/16 financial year
1: The incurring of expenses by the Department of Internal Affairs in the circumstances set out in subsection (2) is validated for the purposes of section 26C
2: The circumstances are that,—
a: for the 2015/16 financial year, the Department of Internal Affairs incurred expenses of $2,584,000 for Vote Internal Affairs against the category of non-departmental other expenses “Members of the Executive - Travel”; and
b: the expenses referred to in paragraph (a)—
i: were not within the scope of any existing appropriation; and
ii: were not incurred under the authority of an Imprest Supply Act.