Guide to Reading the SupplementaryEstimates

The Supplementary Estimates comprise this Introduction, a series of Summary Tables, details of appropriations in each Vote and schedules of departmental net asset balances.

Votes that do not require any changes to the Estimates for the current financial year are not included in this document. However, their appropriation details are included in the Summary Tables.

Summary Tables

The Summary Tables provide a high-level perspective and comparative “ready reference” for all appropriations (annual, permanent and multi-year). They cover:

• aggregates for all Votes - showing totals for the Estimates and Supplementary Estimates for 2009/10 with respect to each type of appropriation and of Crown revenue and capital receipts
• each appropriation type and total appropriations for each Vote - showing totals of the Estimates and Supplementary Estimates for 2009/10
• current-year revenue-dependent appropriations
• multi-year appropriations by Vote, appropriation type and period
• Crown revenue and Crown capital receipts for 2009/10 associated with each Vote, and
• net assets of each department - showing the closing balance for 2009/10.

For inclusion in the Summary Tables, MYAs are converted into actual or forecast amounts for each financial year.

Layout of Each Vote

Supplementary Estimates

The Supplementary Estimates presents Votes in alphabetic order. The title page for each Vote for which there are changes specifies the Minister(s) responsible for existing and proposed appropriations in the Vote, the administering department for the Vote, and the Responsible Minister for that department. This is followed by:

• Details of Appropriations - Tables containing information on each appropriation referred to in the Appropriation (2009/10 Estimates) Act 2009 and Appropriation (2009/10 Supplementary Estimates) Bill, and on other current appropriations:
  • Details of Annual and Permanent Appropriations - The type, title, scope and amount of each annual and permanent appropriation. The annual amounts, for which parliamentary authorisation is sought in the Appropriation (2009/10 Supplementary Estimates) Bill, are shown in bold type.
  • Details of Multi-Year Appropriations (MYAs) - The type, title, scope and amount of each MYA, including any adjustments since originally appropriated, amounts incurred or estimated for particular years, and the estimated remaining balance.
• Details of Projected Movements in Departmental Net Assets - Information on the opening and closing balances of, and movements in, the net assets of each department is included in the Vote that contains appropriations that are the responsibility of a department's Responsible Minister.