Other Vote Finance Appropriations
Infrastructure Advice and Coordination
Scope of Appropriation
This appropriation is limited to the provision of advice to the Government and to government agencies on infrastucture, ensuring coordination and implementation of the Government's infrastructure activities, the formulation and implementation of the National Infrastructure Plan, monitoring of infrastructure investment and frameworks and operation of the National Infrastructure Advisory Board.
Significant Work Completed During 2009/10
- Publication of the first National Infrastructure Plan.
- Preparation and introduction of the Infrastructure Bill.
- Assistance provided to the Department of Corrections and the MOE on business cases for PPP projects (both approved).
- Review of KiwiRail’s 10-year turnaround plan.
- Processed and analysed the second set of 10-year capital intentions submitted by major asset-owning public sector agencies for the budget.
- Continued work building towards specific outputs in 2010/11:
- development of a new business case standard and guidance for use by public sector agencies in preparing business cases
- development of a toolkit to assist departments develop, negotiate and manage PPP projects, and
- building an ongoing pipeline of PPP projects.
| Performance Dimensions | Target | Performance for 2009/10 |
|---|---|---|
| All policy outputs comply with the Treasury's Quality Standards for Policy Advice, as assessed by the Minister three times during the year. | Rated as meeting and frequently exceeding expectations |
Not assessed in 2009/10. Refer to page 60 for further information on the application of the policy standard during 2009/10. |
| Successful introduction of Infrastructure Bill by December 2009. | Achieved |
Achieved. Introduced on 5 August 2009. Enacted August 2010. |
| Successful completion and publication of first National Infrastructure Plan. | Achieved |
Achieved. Plan published March 2010. |
| 2009/10 Actual $000 |
Supp. Estimates - Voted $000 |
Main Estimates $000 |
2008/09 Actual $000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expenses | 4,675 | 5,052 | 4,942 | |||
| Funded by: | ||||||
| Revenue Crown | 4,587 | 4,973 | 4,885 | |||
| Other Revenue | 88 | 79 | 57 | |||
This output class appropriation was established for 2009/10 as the infrastructure outputs come under the portfolio responsibility of the Minister for Infrastructure.
Actual 2009/10 output class expenditure was $377,000 or 8% under the Supplementary Estimates budget primarily owing to lower costs incurred for consultancy and legal advice than anticipated owing to some contract savings, and work on capital asset business cases continuing into 2010/11. An in-principle expense transfer to 2010/11 has been sought for up to $200,000 to provide sufficient funding for the follow-up work on these projects.
