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MINISTER(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROPRIATIONS: Minister of Customs (M21)
ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT: New Zealand Customs Service
MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR NEW ZEALAND CUSTOMS SERVICE: Minister of Customs
Overview of the Vote#
The Minister of Customs is responsible for the efficient and timely collection of Crown revenue forecast to be $9,418 million in the 2008/09 financial year.
The Minister of Customs is also responsible for the appropriations in the Vote for the 2008/09 financial year covering the following:
- a total of nearly $9 million on policy advice
- a total of over $4 million on intelligence and risk assessment services
- a total of nearly $42 million on clearance of international passengers, crew and craft
- a total of over $46 million on clearance of import, export and excise transactions
- a total of nearly $2 million on technical advisory services
- a total of over $3 million on revenue collection, accounting and debt management
- a total of over $6 million on surveillance, search and containment
- a total of nearly $1 million on National Maritime Co-ordination Centre
- a total of nearly $10 million on investigations of offences
- a total of nearly $1 million on prosecutions and civil proceedings.
Details of these appropriations are set out in Parts 2-6 for Vote Customs in the Information Supporting the Estimates of Appropriations.
Details of Appropriations#
Details of Annual and Permanent Appropriations
| 2007/08 | 2008/09 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Titles and Scopes of Appropriations by Appropriation Type | Budgeted $000 |
Estimated Actual $000 |
Budget $000 |
Departmental Output Expenses |
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Clearance of Import, Export and Excise Transactions (M21)The provision of services relating to validation, checking, inspection, clearance and audit of import and export consignments and excise returns. |
43,530 | 43,030 | 46,181 |
Clearance of International Passengers, Crew and Craft (M21)The clearance of international passengers, crew and craft arriving in and departing from New Zealand. |
39,936 | 39,936 | 41,543 |
Intelligence and Risk Assessment Services (M21)The provision of intelligence and risk assessments that inform intervention strategies, including alerts for goods, people and craft. |
4,157 | 4,157 | 4,239 |
Investigation of Offences (M21)The proactive and reactive investigation of serious transnational crime, transnational crime and other border and revenue offences. |
9,362 | 9,362 | 9,582 |
National Maritime Co-ordination Centre (M21)Co-ordination services for civilian purposes that support the effective and efficient use of New Zealand's 'whole-of-government' maritime patrol and surveillance assets. |
452 | 452 | 736 |
Policy Advice (M21)The provision of policy advice and related services relating to border security, border management and Customs revenue. |
9,094 | 9,094 | 8,733 |
Prosecutions and Civil Proceedings (M21)The prosecution of offences and civil proceedings relating to the hearing of applications for the release of seized goods. |
909 | 909 | 928 |
Revenue Collection, Accounting and Debt Management (M21)The provision of services relating to receipt and processing of revenues owing from import tariffs, goods and services tax and excise-equivalent duties on imported goods and excise duty on domestically manufactured fuel, tobacco and alcohol products. |
3,149 | 3,149 | 3,251 |
Surveillance, Search and Containment (M21)The targeted surveillance, search and containment of risk craft, persons or goods. |
6,587 | 6,587 | 6,772 |
Technical Advisory Services (M21)The provision of Customs rulings on tariff and excise classifications, concession interpretations, origin qualification and general advice to business. |
1,753 | 1,753 | 1,867 |
Total Departmental Output Expenses |
118,929 | 118,429 | 123,832 |
Non-Departmental Other Expenses |
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Change in Doubtful Debt Provision (M21)Provisioning of Doubtful Debts on Customs Crown Revenue. |
500 | - | 500 |
World Customs Organisation (M21)New Zealand's contribution to the operating budget of the WCO. |
52 | 52 | 52 |
Total Non-Departmental Other Expenses |
552 | 52 | 552 |
Departmental Capital Expenditure |
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New Zealand Customs Service - Capital Expenditure PLA (M21)This appropriation is limited to the purchase or development of assets by and for the use of the New Zealand Customs Service, as authorised by section 24(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989 |
6,400 | 6,400 | 9,905 |
Total Departmental Capital Expenditure |
6,400 | 6,400 | 9,905 |
Total Annual and Permanent Appropriations |
125,881 | 124,881 | 134,289 |
Details of Projected Movements in Departmental
Net Assets#
New Zealand Customs Service
| Details of Net Asset Schedule | Estimated Actual 2007/08 $000 |
Projected 2008/09 $000 |
Explanation of Projected Movements in 2008/09 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Balance | 38,402 | 39,602 | |
| Capital Injections | 1,200 | - | |
| Capital Withdrawals | - | - | |
| Surplus to be Retained (Deficit Incurred) | - | - | |
| Other Movements | - | - | |
| Closing Balance | 39,602 | 39,602 |