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
Overview of the Vote
The Minister of Justice is responsible for appropriations in Vote Justice for the 2010/11 financial year covering the following:
Services purchased directly from the Ministry of Justice:
- $1.862 million (less than 1% of the Vote) on purchasing crime prevention and community safety initiatives
- $14.190 million (4% of the Vote) on purchasing the management of the parliamentary electoral system
- $27.439 million (7% of the Vote) on purchasing policy advice
- $10.522 million (3% of the Vote) on purchasing sector leadership and support.
Services purchased through Non-departmental Output Expenses:
- $23.207 million (6% of the Vote) funding the costs of administering the Legal Services Agency
- $4.723 million (1% of the Vote) on purchasing policy advice from the Law Commission
- $8.152 million (2% of the Vote) on purchasing community crime prevention services and programmes delivered by community and local government agency providers
- $16.523 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
- $131.824 million (34% of the Vote) on funding the Legal Services Agency to make payments of legal aid
- $19.301 million (5% of the Vote) on purchasing services relating to producing and maintaining electoral rolls
- $734,000 (less than 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
- $9.890 million (3% of the Vote) on provision of legal services by the Public Defence Service
- $6.367 million (2% of the Vote) on purchasing support for victims
- $15.621 million (4% of the Vote) for other expenses to be incurred by the Crown and capital expenditure for Crown entities
- $94.620 million (24% of the Vote) on the purchase or development of 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 for Vote Justice in the Information Supporting the Estimates of Appropriations.
