Performance Information for Appropriations Vote Justice

MINISTER(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROPRIATIONS: Minister of Justice (M42)

ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT: Ministry of Justice

MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR MINISTRY OF JUSTICE: Minister of Justice

Part 1 - Summary of the Vote

Appropriations sought for Vote Justice in 2008/09 total $400.033 million. This is intended to be spent as follows:

Services purchased directly from the Ministry of Justice:

$1.832 million (less than 1% of the Vote) on purchasing crime prevention and community safety initiatives
$24.638 million (6% of the Vote) on purchasing the management of the parliamentary electoral system
$29.883 million (7% of the Vote) on purchasing policy advice
$5.357 million (1% of the Vote) on purchasing sector leadership and support.

Services purchased through Non-departmental Output Expenses:

$17.952 million (5% of the Vote) funding the costs of administering the Legal Services Agency
$4.035 million (1% of the Vote) on purchasing policy advice from the Law Commission
$7.950 million (2% of the Vote) on purchasing community crime prevention services and programmes delivered by community and local government agency providers
$16.378 million (4% of the Vote) on purchasing equity promotion and protection services from the Human Rights Commission, the Independent Police Conduct Authority, the Privacy Commissioner and the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security
$129.563 million (32% of the Vote) funding the Legal Services Agency to make payments of legal aid
$17.589 million (5% of the Vote) on purchasing services relating to producing and maintaining electoral rolls
$4.139 million (1% of the Vote) on purchasing services relating to the provision of electoral services and election broadcasting
$4.500 million (1% of the Vote) on purchasing protective fiduciary services
$1.702 million (less than 1% of the Vote) on purchasing Sentencing Council services
$7.931 million (2% of the Vote) on purchasing support for victims
$5.267 million (1% of the Vote) for other expenses to be incurred by the Crown and capital expenditure for Crown entities
$121.317 million (30% of the Vote) on the purchase of development assets by and for the use of the Ministry of Justice as authorised by section 24(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989.

Details of these appropriations are set out in Parts 2-6 below.

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