Appropriation (2007/08 Estimates) Act 2007

1: Title
This Act is the Appropriation (2007/08 Estimates) Act 2007.
2: Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3: Application
This Act (except section 8
4: Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to—
a: authorise the Crown and Offices of Parliament to incur expenses and capital expenditure during the financial year ending with 30 June 2008 by appropriating expenses and capital expenditure for that financial year; and
b: authorise the Crown to incur expenses for more than 1 financial year for certain specified matters by appropriating expenses for more than 1 financial year for those matters; and
c: specify appropriations to which output expenses may be charged against third-party revenue in accordance with section 21
d: set out the net assets for each department (other than an intelligence and security department) and Office of Parliament for the purposes of section 22
e: list appropriations and classes of outputs that are subject to the reporting requirements of section 32A
5: Interpretation
1: In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— the Estimates The Estimates of Appropriations for the Government of New Zealand for the Year Ending 30 June 2008 scope shown in the Estimates
a: for each multi-class output expense appropriation under section 6 Reason for Change
i: under the column headed Scope of 2007/08 Appropriations
ii: alongside each of the individual classes of outputs, set out under the column headed Appropriations
b: for each appropriation under section 6 7 Reason for Change
i: under the column headed Scope of 2007/08 Appropriations
ii: alongside the category of output expenses, category of benefits or other unrequited expenses, category of other expenses, category of capital expenditure, or expenses and capital expenditure to be incurred by an intelligence and security department, set out under the column headed Appropriations
c: for each appropriation under section 8 Reason for Change
i: under the column headed Scope of Appropriations
ii: alongside the category of output expenses or category of other expenses, set out under the column headed Appropriations this year
2: In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, benefit capital expenditure class of outputs Crown department expenses financial year intelligence and security department multi-class output expense appropriation Office of Parliament other expenses output expenses Vote section 2(1)
6: Appropriations for expenses and capital expenditure to be incurred
1: A separate appropriation, in accordance with which the Crown or an Office of Parliament is authorised to incur expenses or capital expenditure, is made for each of—
a: the categories of output expenses set out in column 3 of Schedule 1
b: the categories of benefits or other unrequited expenses set out in column 3 of Schedule 1
c: the categories of other expenses set out in column 3 of Schedule 1
d: the categories of capital expenditure set out in column 3 of Schedule 1
2: Each appropriation provided by subsection (1) is limited to—
a: the amount specified in column 4 of Schedule 1
b: the scope shown in the Estimates for the relevant appropriation.
3: The appropriations provided by subsection (1) include the expenses and capital expenditure that have been incurred—
a: under any Imprest Supply Act passed in relation to this year; and
b: in advance, but within the scope, of one of those appropriations.
7: Appropriations administered by intelligence and security departments
1: A separate appropriation, in accordance with which an intelligence and security department is authorised to incur expenses and capital expenditure, is made for each of the expenses and capital expenditure set out in column 3 of Schedule 2
2: Each appropriation provided by subsection (1) is limited to—
a: the amount specified in column 4 of Schedule 2
b: the scope shown in the Estimates for the relevant appropriation.
3: The appropriations provided by subsection (1) include the expenses and capital expenditure that have been incurred—
a: under any Imprest Supply Act passed in relation to this year; and
b: in advance, but within the scope, of one of those appropriations.
8: Appropriations applying to more than 1 financial year
1: A separate appropriation, in accordance with which the Crown is authorised to incur expenses, is made for each of—
a: the categories of output expenses set out in column 3 of Schedule 3
b: the categories of other expenses set out in column 3 of Schedule 3
2: Each appropriation provided by subsection (1) is limited to—
a: the period specified in column 4 of Schedule 3
b: the amount specified in column 5 of Schedule 3
c: the scope shown in the Estimates for the relevant appropriation.
3: The appropriations provided by subsection (1) include the expenses that have been incurred—
a: under any Imprest Supply Act passed in relation to this year; and
b: in advance, but within the scope, of one of those appropriations.
9: Expenses incurred pursuant to section 21 of Public Finance Act 1989
The appropriations to which output expenses may be charged under section 21 Schedule 4
10: Confirmation of net assets
For the purposes of section 22 sections 23 26E(1)(b) Schedule 5
a: column 3 shows the most recently projected amount of net assets at the start of this year; and
b: column 8 shows the projected movements in net assets during this year; and
c: column 9 shows the projected balance of net assets at the end of this year.
11: Appropriations and classes of outputs subject to section 32A of Public Finance Act 1989
The appropriations and classes of outputs, or that part of the appropriations and classes of outputs, listed in Schedule 6
a: are appropriations and classes of outputs for which expenses or capital expenditure are to be incurred other than by departments or Offices of Parliament; and
b: are subject to section 32A
12: Repeals
1: The Acts specified in Schedule 7
2: The Appropriation (2004/05 Supplementary Estimates) Act 2005 Schedule 3