Statement of Emergency Expenditure, Expenses or Liabilities (for the year ended 30 June 2006)
Under section 25 of the Public Finance Act 1989, if a state of national emergency is declared under the Civil Defence Act 1983 or if the Government declares an emergency because of any situation that affects the public health or safety of New Zealand, the Minister of Finance may approve expenditure of public money or incurrence of expenses or liabilities to meet such emergency or disaster whether or not an appropriation by Parliament is available for the purpose. Once expenditure, expenses or liabilities have been incurred, the amounts that have not been appropriated must be disclosed in the annual financial statements of the Crown for the financial year and sanctioned by Parliament in an Appropriation Act.
During the year, no such emergency expenditure, expenses or liabilities were incurred.
