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Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the Year Ended 30 June 2010

Statement of Unappropriated Expenditure

for the year ended 30 June 2010

An appropriation is a statutory authorisation by Parliament for the incurring of expenses or capital expenditure. This statement reports expenses or capital expenditure without appropriation and in excess, or outside the scope, of existing appropriations. This statement also reports breaches of projected net asset balance limits set by section 22(3) of the Public Finance Act 1989.

Section 26B of the Public Finance Act 1989 authorises the Minister of Finance to approve limited amounts of expenses or capital expenditure in excess of, but within the scope, of an existing appropriation. Unappropriated amounts incurred in terms of such an approval are shown separately in this statement.

Expenses or capital expenditure incurred without or outside the scope of appropriation or any other authority is unlawful unless validated by Parliament. Unappropriated expenses or capital expenditure in excess of the limits which the Minister of Finance can approve under section 26B of the Public Finance Act 1989 require validating legislation. Such validating legislation will be accompanied by a report to the House of Representatives that sets out the unappropriated items together with an explanation of the Minister responsible for the expenses or capital expenditure.

Amounts in this statement are expressed in thousands of dollars, reflecting the level at which appropriations are made.

Expenses and capital expenditure incurred in excess of existing appropriations and approved by Minister of Finance under Section 26B of the Public Finance Act 1989
Department Supplementary
Estimates of
Appropriations
2009/10
Amount in
Excess of
Appropriation
Vote Appropriation $000 $000

Ministry of Education

Education

Non-Departmental Other Expenses
  Early Childhood Education 1,156,621 9,491

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

 

Foreign Affairs and Trade

Non-Departmental Other Expenses
Subscriptions to International Organisations 51,288 653

Ministry of Social Development

 

Social Development

Benefits and Other Unrequited Expenses
Redundancy Assistance 3,637 38

Ministry of Transport

Transport

Non-Departmental Other Expenses
Enhanced public transport concessions for SuperGold cardholders 19,300 327

 

Expenses and capital expenditure incurred in excess of appropriation but with authority of an Imprest Supply Act
Department Supplementary
Estimates of
Appropriations
2009/10
Amount
without
Appropriation
Vote Appropriation $000 $000
Ministry of Justice
Treaty Negotiations Non-Departmental Capital Expenditure
  Land, Stock, Plant Purchases 77,406 9,942
Ministry of Research, Science and Technology
Research, Science and Technology Non-Departmental Output Expenses
Māori Knowledge and Development Research 3,867 999
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