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Note 69
From the Estimates of Appropriations 2015/16 in Budget 2015, Vote ACC was merged into a new Vote - Vote Labour Market.
APPROPRIATION MINISTER(S): Minister for ACC (M1)
APPROPRIATION ADMINISTRATOR: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
RESPONSIBLE MINISTER FOR MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT: Minister for Economic Development
Details of Appropriations and Capital Injections#
Annual and Permanent Appropriations#
| 2014/15 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Titles and Scopes of Appropriations by Appropriation Type | Estimates Budget $000 |
Supplementary Estimates Budget $000 |
Total Budget $000 |
Departmental Output Expenses |
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Regulatory Services (M1)This appropriation is limited to the management of the residual long-term responsibility related to the Crown's ongoing risks resulting from the introduction of the competitive accident insurance market during 1999/2000. |
119 | - | 119 |
Total Departmental Output Expenses |
119 | - | 119 |
Non-Departmental Output Expenses |
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Case Management and Supporting Services (M1)To cover the cost of injury prevention, claim processing, assessment, payment services and case management on the Non-Earners' Account. |
111,995 | - | 111,995 |
Case Management and Supporting Services - Treatment Injuries for Non-Earners' (M1)This appropriation is limited to cover the cost of injury prevention, claim lodgement and management, investment management and appropriation setting for claims by non-earners' on the Treatment Injury Account. |
9,107 | - | 9,107 |
Public Health Acute Services (M1)To fund public health acute services for claims on the Non-Earners' Account. |
296,853 | - | 296,853 |
Public Health Acute Services - Treatment Injuries for Non-Earners' (M1)This appropriation is limited to fund public health acute services for claims by non-earners' on the Treatment Injury Account. |
1,197 | - | 1,197 |
Rehabilitation Entitlements and Services (M1)To cover the cost of purchasing medical services, social rehabilitation and elective health care services on the Non-Earners' Account and contracted services. |
438,593 | - | 438,593 |
Rehabilitation Entitlements and Services - Treatment Injuries for Non-Earners' (M1)This appropriation is limited to cover the cost of purchasing medical services, social rehabilitation and elective health care services and contracted services for claims by non-earners' on the Treatment Injury Account. |
72,300 | - | 72,300 |
Total Non-Departmental Output Expenses |
930,045 | - | 930,045 |
Benefits or Related Expenses |
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Compensation Entitlements (M1)This appropriation is limited to the provision of income maintenance, independence allowance, and other compensation payments for claims on the Non-Earners' Account. |
23,323 | - | 23,323 |
Compensation Entitlements - Treatment Injuries for Non-Earners' (M1)This appropriation is limited to the provision of income maintenance, independence allowance, and other compensation payments for claims by non-earners' on the Treatment Injury Account. |
7,134 | - | 7,134 |
Total Benefits or Related Expenses |
30,457 | - | 30,457 |
Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure |
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Policy Advice and Related Outputs MCA (M1)The overarching purpose of this appropriation is to provide policy advice and other support to Ministers in discharging their policy decision-making and other portfolio responsibilities. |
2,502 | - | 2,502 |
Departmental Output Expenses |
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Ministerial ServicesThis category is limited to the provision of services to Ministers to enable them to discharge their portfolio (other than policy decision-making) responsibilities. |
501 | - | 501 |
Policy Advice - ACCThis category is limited to the provision of advice (including second opinion advice and contributions to policy advice led by other agencies) to support decision-making by Ministers on government policy matters relating to the accident compensation system. |
2,001 | - | 2,001 |
Total Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure |
2,502 | - | 2,502 |
Total Annual and Permanent Appropriations |
963,123 | - | 963,123 |
Supporting Information#
Part 1 - Vote as a Whole#
1.2 - Trends in the Vote
Summary of Financial Activity
| 2014/15 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supplementary Estimates | |||||
| Estimates $000 |
Departmental Transactions $000 |
Non-Departmental Transactions $000 |
Total Transactions $000 |
Total $000 |
|
Appropriations |
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| Output Expenses | 930,164 | - | - | - | 930,164 |
| Benefits or Related Expenses | 30,457 | N/A | - | - | 30,457 |
| Borrowing Expenses | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Expenses | - | - | - | - | - |
| Capital Expenditure | - | - | - | - | - |
| Intelligence and Security Department Expenses and Capital Expenditure | - | - | N/A | - | - |
| Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure (MCA) | |||||
| Output Expenses | 2,502 | - | - | - | 2,502 |
| Other Expenses | - | - | - | - | - |
| Capital Expenditure | - | N/A | - | - | - |
Total Appropriations |
963,123 | - | - | - | 963,123 |
Crown Revenue and Capital Receipts |
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| Tax Revenue | - | N/A | - | - | - |
| Non-Tax Revenue | 500 | N/A | - | - | 500 |
| Capital Receipts | - | N/A | - | - | - |
Total Crown Revenue and Capital Receipts |
500 | N/A | - | - | 500 |
Part 2 - Details of Departmental Appropriations#
2.1 - Departmental Output Expenses
Regulatory Services (M1)
Scope of Appropriation
End of Year Performance Reporting
Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment in its annual report.
Part 3 - Details of Non-Departmental Appropriations#
3.1 - Non-Departmental Output Expenses
Case Management and Supporting Services (M1)
Scope of Appropriation
What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation
This appropriation is intended to achieve a reduction in the incidence and severity of injury to non-earners in New Zealand and a swift return to independence or everyday life for injured non-earners (who are covered by the Scheme) by providing case management and supporting services.
How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements
| 2014/15 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance Measures | Estimates Standard |
Supplementary Estimates Standard |
Total Standard |
|
Number of new entitlement claims per 1,000 population |
- | 25 | 25 |
|
Cover decision timeliness |
- | 1.3 days | 1.3 days |
|
Average time to commence payment |
- | Less than 11 days | Less than 11 days |
|
Formal reviews as a percentage of entitlement claims |
- | 2.9% | 2.9% |
|
Percentage of reviews upheld |
- | 84% | 84% |
|
Average time to resolution for claims with reviews |
- | 87 days | 87 days |
|
Average cost per claim (administration costs less investment management and injury prevention costs/active entitlement claims) |
- | $2,572 | $2,572 |
|
Investment performance after costs relative to benchmark |
- | 0.30% | 0.30% |
|
Investment management costs as a proportion of total funds under management |
- | 0.15% | 0.15% |
Case Management and Supporting Services - Treatment Injuries for Non-Earners' (M1)
Scope of Appropriation
What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation
This appropriation is intended to achieve a reduction in the incidence and severity of treatment injuries to non-earners in New Zealand and a swift return to independence or everyday life for injured non-earners (who are covered by the Scheme), by providing case management and supporting services.
How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements
| 2014/15 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance Measures | Estimates Standard |
Supplementary Estimates Standard |
Total Standard |
|
Number of new entitlement claims per 1,000 population |
- | 25 | 25 |
|
Cover decision timeliness |
- | 1.3 days | 1.3 days |
|
Average time to commence payment |
- | Less than 11 days | Less than 11 days |
|
Formal reviews as a percentage of entitlement claims |
- | 2.9% | 2.9% |
|
Percentage of reviews upheld |
- | 84% | 84% |
|
Average time to resolution for claims with reviews |
- | 87 days | 87 days |
|
Average cost per claim (administration costs less investment management and injury prevention costs/active entitlement claims) |
- | $2,572 | $2,572 |
|
Investment performance after costs relative to benchmark |
- | 0.30% | 0.30% |
|
Investment management costs as a proportion of total funds under management |
- | 0.15% | 0.15% |
Public Health Acute Services (M1)
Scope of Appropriation
What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation
This appropriation is intended to achieve a swift return to independence or everyday life by injured non-earners (who are covered by the scheme), by ensuring they receive public health acute services.
How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements
| 2014/15 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance Measures | Estimates Standard |
Supplementary Estimates Standard |
Total Standard |
|
Agreement with Ministry of Health for public health acute services will be signed off no later than the end of the year to which this applies |
New measure | New measure | Achieved |
Public Health Acute Services - Treatment Injuries for Non-Earners' (M1)
Scope of Appropriation
What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation
This appropriation is intended to achieve a swift return to independence or everyday life by non-earners injured by treatment injuries (who are covered by the Scheme), by ensuring they receive public health acute services.
End of Year Performance Reporting
An exemption was granted under s15D(2)(b)(iii) of the Public Finance Act as the amount of this annual appropriation for a non-departmental other expense is less than $5 million.
Rehabilitation Entitlements and Services (M1)
Scope of Appropriation
What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation
This appropriation is intended to achieve a swift return to independence or everyday life by injured non-earners (who are covered by the Scheme) by ensuring they receive medical services, social rehabilitation and elective health care services, and contracted services.
How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements
| 2014/15 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance Measures | Estimates Standard |
Supplementary Estimates Standard |
Total Standard |
|
Customer satisfaction - clients |
- | 76% | 76% |
|
Return to independence for those not in the workforce |
- | 86% | 86% |
|
Number of long-term clients returned to independence in the past 12 months |
- | 2,424 | 2,424 |
|
Percentage of total expenditure paid directly to clients or for services to clients |
- | 80% | 80% |
|
Health dollars per injury - annual growth relative to outstanding claims liability (OCL) assumptions (including 3.5% superimposed inflation) |
- | 0% | 0% |
Rehabilitation Entitlements and Services - Treatment Injuries for Non-Earners' (M1)
Scope of Appropriation
What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation
This appropriation is intended to achieve a swift return to independence or everyday life by non-earners injured by treatment injuries (who are covered by the Scheme), by ensuring they receive medical services, social rehabilitation and elective health care services, and contracted services.
How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements
| 2014/15 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance Measures | Estimates Standard |
Supplementary Estimates Standard |
Total Standard |
|
Customer satisfaction - clients |
- | 76% | 76% |
|
Return to independence for those not in the workforce |
- | 86% | 86% |
|
Number of long-term clients returned to independence in the past 12 months |
- | 2,424 | 2,424 |
|
Percentage of total expenditure paid directly to clients or for services to clients |
- | 80% | 80% |
|
Health dollars per injury - annual growth relative to outstanding claims liability (OCL) assumptions (including 3.5% superimposed inflation) |
- | 0% | 0% |
3.2 - Non-Departmental Benefits or Related Expenses
Compensation Entitlements (M1)
Scope of Appropriation
What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation
This appropriation is intended to achieve a swift return to independence or everyday life by injured non-earners (who are covered by the Scheme), by ensuring they receive income maintenance, independence allowance, and other compensation entitlements.
End of Year Performance Reporting
An exemption was granted under s15D(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Finance Act, as additional performance information is unlikely to be informative because this appropriation is solely for income maintenance, independence allowance, and other compensation payments for claims on the Non-Earners' Account.
Compensation Entitlements - Treatment Injuries for Non-Earners' (M1)
Scope of Appropriation
What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation
This appropriation is intended to achieve a swift return to independence or everyday life by non-earners injured by treatment injuries (who are covered by the Scheme), by ensuring they receive income maintenance, independence allowance, and other compensation entitlements.
End of Year Performance Reporting
An exemption was granted under s15D(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Finance Act, as additional performance information is unlikely to be informative because this appropriation is solely for income maintenance, independence allowance, and other compensation payments for claims on the Non-Earners' Account.