Appropriation (2015/16 Confirmation and Validation) Act 2017

1: Title
This Act is the Appropriation (2015/16 Confirmation and Validation) Act 2017.
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 2015/16 financial year; and
b: to validate matters relating to the 2014/15 financial year, the 2013/14 financial year, and the 2010/11 financial year.
4: Interpretation
1: In this Act,— 2010/11 financial year 2013/14 financial year 2014/15 financial year 2015/16 financial year
2: Terms or expressions used and not defined in this Act but defined 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 2016 2017-05-16 Public Finance (Transfers Between Outputs) Order 2016 To be confirmed — see LI 2015/146 for a sample.
6: Confirmation of capital expenditure incurred in excess of existing appropriations and approved by Minister of Finance
1: The incurring of capital expenditure approved by the Minister of Finance under section 26B
2: The capital expenditure is the capital expenditure 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 capital expenditure are shown in column 4 of Schedule 1
7: Validation of unappropriated expenses for 2015/16 financial year
1: The incurring of expenses 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 2015/16 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 2
b: the expenses referred to in paragraph (a) were incurred under the authority of an Imprest Supply Act.
3: The circumstances in this subsection are that,—
a: for the 2015/16 financial year, the department incurred expenses in excess, but within the scope, of the existing appropriations 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 2015/16 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 4
b: the expenses referred to in paragraph (a) were not incurred under the authority of an Imprest Supply Act.
5: The circumstances in this subsection are that,—
a: for the 2015/16 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,— department Schedule 2 3 4 5 expenses Schedule 2 3 4 5
8: Validation of unappropriated expenses incurred by Ministry of Education for 2014/15 financial year
1: The incurring of expenses by the Ministry of Education in the circumstances set out in subsection (2) is validated for the purposes of section 26C
2: The circumstances are that,—
a: for the 2014/15 financial year, the Ministry of Education incurred expenses of $23,391,000 in excess, but within the scope, of the appropriation authorised by section 6 section 6
b: the expenses referred to in paragraph (a)—
i: were not incurred under the authority of an Imprest Supply Act; and
ii: are in addition to the expenses confirmed in relation to the appropriation referred to in paragraph (a) by section 6
9: Validation of unappropriated expenses incurred by Ministry of Health for 2013/14 and 2014/15 financial years
1: The incurring of expenses by the Ministry of Health in the circumstances set out in subsection (2) or (3) is validated for the purposes of section 26C
2: The circumstances in this subsection are that,—
a: for the 2013/14 financial year, the Ministry of Health incurred expenses of $6,380,000 for Vote Health against the category of non-departmental other expenses “Health Sector Projects”; 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.
3: The circumstances in this subsection are that,—
a: for the 2014/15 financial year, the Ministry of Health incurred expenses of $1,221,000 for Vote Health against the category of non-departmental other expenses “Health Sector Projects”; 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.
10: Validation of unappropriated expenses incurred by Ministry of Justice for 2010/11 financial year
1: The incurring of expenses by the Ministry of Justice in the circumstances set out in subsection (2) is validated for the purposes of section 26C
2: The circumstances are that,—
a: for the 2010/11 financial year, the Ministry of Justice incurred expenses of $10,814,000 for Vote Justice against the category of departmental other expenses “Recovery from February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake”; 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.