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Vote Internal Affairs

MINISTER(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROPRIATIONS: Minister for Ethnic Affairs (M30), Minister of Internal Affairs (M41)

ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT: Department of Internal Affairs

MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS: Minister of Internal Affairs

Overview of the Vote

The Minister of Internal Affairs and the Minister for Ethnic Affairs are responsible for appropriations in the Vote for the 2010/11 financial year covering the following:

Departmental Appropriations

  • A total of $1.535 million (1% of total departmental appropriations in this Vote) for supervisory functions carried out in respect of reporting entities for which the Department of Internal Affairs is the relevant supervisor under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act.
  • A total of $908,000 (1% of total departmental appropriations in this Vote) for contestable services, including the provision of translation and other language services to government agencies and the public, and support services to government agencies.
  • A total of $11.587 million (7% of total departmental appropriations in this Vote) for the development, deployment and operation of technology services across the State sector.
  • A total of $104.841 million (66% of total departmental appropriations in this Vote) for identity services including issuing New Zealand passports, processing citizenship applications and the registration of and access to records of births, deaths, marriages and civil unions.
  • A total of $3.018 million (2% of total departmental appropriations in this Vote) for information, advisory support services to commissions of inquiry and similar bodies, provision of the New Zealand Gazette and the authentication of official documents.
  • A total of $4.145 million (3% of total departmental appropriations in this Vote) for policy advice relating to gaming, censorship, fire, identity, public inquires, daylight saving and the Significant Community Based Projects Fund; supporting the performance of and appointments to Crown entities; appointments to statutory bodies; and drafting ministerial correspondence and questions.
  • A total of $25.687 million (16% of total departmental appropriations in this Vote) for operational policy advice and services to regulate gambling activity; and to services to regulate objectionable material and unsolicited electronic messages.
  • A total of $5.982 million (4% of total departmental appropriations in this Vote) for services relating to ethnic affairs involving policy advice, provision of advisory and information services to ethnic communities, and management of the telephone interpreting service (Language Line).

Non-Departmental Appropriations

  • A total of $1.960 million for purchasing services from the Office of Film and Literature Classification for examination and classification of films, videos and publications (including digital material).
  • A total of $116,000 for services provided by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner in the development of on-line authentication services.
  • A total of $49,000 for Crown grants to a range of community organisations.

Details of these appropriations are set out in Parts 2-6 for Vote Internal Affairs in the Information Supporting the Estimates of Appropriations.

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