Vote Community and Voluntary Sector
MINISTER(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROPRIATIONS: Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector (M15)
ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT: Department of Internal Affairs
MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS: Minister of Internal Affairs
Overview of the Vote
The Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector is responsible for appropriations in the Vote for the 2011/12 financial year covering the following:
Departmental Appropriations
- a total of $3.905 million for grant services to community-oriented grant schemes
- a total of $6.386 million for advisory services to assist and guide community development activities and assist engagement and interaction between government agencies and communities and community groups
- a total of $2.121 million for the provision of policy advice and other support services to the Minister, including matters relating to the monitoring of the Charities Commission, and
- a total of $305,000 for operational and secretariat services to support grant funding bodies.
Non-Departmental Appropriations
- a total of $5.066 million for operational funding for the Charities Commission to register charities and promote public confidence and trust in the charitable sector, and
- a total of $20.425 million for grants to community and voluntary sector organisations.
Details of these appropriations are set out in Parts 2-6 for Vote Community and Voluntary Sector in the Information Supporting the Estimates of Appropriations.
