Estimates of appropriations

Vote Attorney-General - Estimates of Appropriations 2012/13 - Estimates 2012/2013

Publication type:
Estimates of appropriations
Status:
Superseded
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Corporate author:
Government of New Zealand
Viewpoint:
Government
Publication category:
Budgets of the government
Copyright:
© Crown Copyright, Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Fiscal year:
2012/13
Budget year:
2012
Budget vote:
Attorney-General
Formats and related files

MINISTER(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROPRIATIONS: Attorney-General (M5)

ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT: Crown Law Office

MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR CROWN LAW OFFICE: Attorney-General

Overview of the Vote#

The Attorney-General is responsible for appropriations in the Vote for the 2012/13 financial year covering the following:

  • a total of $22.406 million (32% of the Vote) for the provision of legal advice and representation services to central government departments and Crown agencies on a full cost recovery basis
  • a total of $43.188 million (62% of the Vote) for the supervision and conduct of Crown prosecutions and appeals. This covers conducting appeals arising from criminal trials on indictment and from Crown appeals, the provision of a national Crown prosecution service that undertakes criminal trials on indictment, the provision of advice on criminal law, mutual assistance and extradition matters to other government agencies and to Crown Solicitors, and the supervision of the network of Crown Solicitors who deliver prosecution services
  • a total of $2.884 million (4% of the Vote) for providing legal advice, representation services and administrative services to the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General to assist them in the exercise of their Principal Law Officer functions, and with the provision of legal and constitutional advice to the Government, Ministers, and the judiciary, and
  • a total of $815,000 (1% of the Vote) on the purchase or development of assets by and for the use of Crown Law, as authorised by section 24(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989.

Details of these appropriations are set out in Parts 2-6 for Vote Attorney-General in the Information Supporting the Estimates of Appropriations.

Details of Appropriations#

Details of Annual and Permanent Appropriations

Details of Annual and Permanent Appropriations - Attorney-General
  2011/12 2012/13
Titles and Scopes of Appropriations by Appropriation Type Budgeted
$000		 Estimated
Actual
$000		 Budget
$000

Departmental Output Expenses

      

Legal Advice and Representation (M5)

Providing legal advice and representation services to central government departments and Crown agencies.		 22,900 22,900 22,406

Supervision and Conduct of Crown Prosecutions and Appeals MCOA (M5)

 - - 43,188
Conduct of Criminal Appeals
This output class is limited to conducting appeals in the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court arising from criminal trials on indictment including Crown appeals.		 - - 3,295
Conduct of Crown Prosecutions
This output class is limited to the provision of a national Crown prosecution service that undertakes criminal trials on indictment.		 - - 37,161
Criminal Law Advice and Services
This output class is limited to the provision of advice on criminal law, mutual assistance and extradition matters to other government agencies and to Crown Solicitors.		 - - 1,892
Supervision of the Crown Solicitor Network
This output class is limited to the supervision of the network of Crown Solicitors who deliver prosecution services.		 - - 840

The Exercise of Principal Law Officer Functions (M5)

Providing legal advice, representation services and administrative services to the Attorney-General and Solicitor-General to assist them in the exercise of their Principal Law Officer functions, and the provision of legal and constitutional advice to the Government, Ministers, and the judiciary.		 2,692 2,692 2,884

Conduct of Criminal Appeals (M5)

Conducting appeals arising from criminal trials on indictment and from Crown appeals.		 3,575 3,575 -

Supervision and Conduct of Crown Prosecutions (M5)

The provision of a national Crown prosecution service that undertakes criminal trials on indictment and appeals to the High Court; the supervision of the network of Crown Solicitors who deliver the prosecution service; and the provision of advice on criminal law matters to other government agencies and Crown Solicitors.		 48,196 48,196 -

Total Departmental Output Expenses

 77,363 77,363 68,478

Departmental Capital Expenditure

      

Crown Law Office - Capital Expenditure PLA (M5)

This appropriation is limited to the purchase or development of assets by and for the use of the Crown Law Office, as authorised by section 24(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989.		 1,001 1,001 815

Total Departmental Capital Expenditure

 1,001 1,001 815

Total Annual and Permanent Appropriations

 78,364 78,364 69,293

Details of Projected Movements in Departmental
Net Assets#

Crown Law Office

Crown Law Office - Details of Projected Movements in Departmental Net Assets - Attorney-General
Details of Net Asset Schedule 2011/12
Estimated Actual
$000		 2012/13
Projected
$000		 Explanation of Projected Movements in 2012/13
Opening Balance 4,757 5,931  
Capital Injections - -  
Capital Withdrawals - -  
Surplus to be Retained (Deficit Incurred) - -  
Other Movements 1,174 - Repatriation of 2010/11 surplus paid to the Crown relating to Departmental Memorandum Account: Legal Advice and Represetation. As the capital injection is not required at this time, the balance has been established as Debtor Crown. The phasing of the draw down will depend on the working capital needs of the memorandum account.

Closing Balance

 5,931 5,931