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APPROPRIATION MINISTER(S): Attorney-General (M5)
APPROPRIATION ADMINISTRATOR: Crown Law Office
RESPONSIBLE MINISTER FOR CROWN LAW OFFICE: Attorney-General
Details of Appropriations and Capital Injections#
Annual and Permanent Appropriations#
2015/16 | |||
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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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Legal Advice and Representation (M5)Providing legal advice and representation services to central government departments and Crown agencies. |
22,365 | - | 22,365 |
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. |
3,328 | (971) | 2,357 |
Total Departmental Output Expenses |
25,693 | (971) | 24,722 |
Departmental Capital Expenditure |
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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. |
685 | (186) | 499 |
Total Departmental Capital Expenditure |
685 | (186) | 499 |
Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure |
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Supervision and Conduct of Crown Prosecutions and Appeals MCA (M5)The overarching purpose of this appropriation is to provide for the discharge of the Solicitor-General's responsibilities in respect of the criminal law. |
38,773 | 1,817 | 40,590 |
Departmental Output Expenses |
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Conduct of Criminal Appeals from Crown ProsecutionsThis category is limited to conducting appeals arising from Crown prosecutions. |
3,285 | - | 3,285 |
Criminal Law Advice and ServicesThis category is limited to the provision of advice on criminal law, mutual assistance and extradition matters to other government agencies and to Crown Solicitors. |
1,488 | 920 | 2,408 |
Oversight and Supervision of Public Prosecutions and the Crown Solicitor NetworkThis category is limited to the oversight of public prosecutions and supervision of the network of Crown Solicitors who deliver prosecution services. |
840 | - | 840 |
Provision of a National Crown Prosecution ServiceThis category is limited to the provision of a national Crown prosecution service that undertakes prosecutions and appeals on behalf of the Solicitor-General. |
33,160 | 897 | 34,057 |
Total Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure |
38,773 | 1,817 | 40,590 |
Total Annual and Permanent Appropriations |
65,151 | 660 | 65,811 |
Capital Injection Authorisations#
2015/16 | |||
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Estimates Budget $000 |
Supplementary Estimates Budget $000 |
Total Budget $000 |
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Crown Law Office - Capital Injection (M5) | - | - | - |
Supporting Information#
Part 1 - Vote as a Whole#
1.2 - Trends in the Vote
Summary of Financial Activity
2015/16 | |||||
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Supplementary Estimates | |||||
Estimates $000 |
Departmental Transactions $000 |
Non-Departmental Transactions $000 |
Total Transactions $000 |
Total $000 |
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Appropriations |
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Output Expenses | 25,693 | (971) | - | (971) | 24,722 |
Benefits or Related Expenses | - | N/A | - | - | - |
Borrowing Expenses | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Expenses | - | - | - | - | - |
Capital Expenditure | 685 | (186) | - | (186) | 499 |
Intelligence and Security Department Expenses and Capital Expenditure | - | - | N/A | - | - |
Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure (MCA) | |||||
Output Expenses | 38,773 | 1,817 | - | 1,817 | 40,590 |
Other Expenses | - | - | - | - | - |
Capital Expenditure | - | N/A | - | - | - |
Total Appropriations |
65,151 | 660 | - | 660 | 65,811 |
Crown Revenue and Capital Receipts |
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Tax Revenue | - | N/A | - | - | - |
Non-Tax Revenue | - | N/A | - | - | - |
Capital Receipts | - | N/A | - | - | - |
Total Crown Revenue and Capital Receipts |
- | N/A | - | - | - |
Part 2 - Details of Departmental Appropriations#
2.1 - Departmental Output Expenses
The Exercise of Principal Law Officer Functions (M5)
Scope of Appropriation
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.
Expenses and Revenue
2015/16 | |||
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Estimates $000 |
Supplementary Estimates $000 |
Total $000 |
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Total Appropriation | 3,328 | (971) | 2,357 |
Revenue from the Crown | 2,874 | (985) | 1,889 |
Revenue from Others | 454 | 14 | 468 |
Reasons for Change in Appropriation
This appropriation decreased by $971,000 to $2.357 million for 2015/16 due to:
- a transfer of $900,000 to the MCA - Criminal Law Advice and Services to manage internal cost pressures
- $85,000 share of costs for Budget 2015 whole-of-Government initiatives, and offset by
- a one-off increase of $14,000 in third party revenue.
2.3 - Departmental Capital Expenditure and Capital Injections
Crown Law Office - Capital Expenditure PLA (M5)
Scope of Appropriation
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.
Capital Expenditure
2015/16 | |||
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Estimates $000 |
Supplementary Estimates $000 |
Total $000 |
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Forests/Agricultural | - | - | - |
Land | - | - | - |
Property, Plant and Equipment | 545 | (138) | 407 |
Intangibles | 140 | (48) | 92 |
Other | - | - | - |
Total Appropriation |
685 | (186) | 499 |
Reasons for Change in Appropriation
This appropriation decreased by $186,000 to $499,000 due to expenditures on computer hardware equipment being deferred from 2015/16 to 2016/17.
Capital Injections and Movements in Departmental Net Assets
Crown Law Office
Details of Net Asset Schedule | 2015/16 Main Estimates Projections $000 |
2015/16 Supplementary Estimates Projections $000 |
Explanation of Projected Movements in 2015/16 |
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Opening Balance | 3,199 | 3,760 | Supplementary Estimates opening balance reflects the audited results as at 30 June 2015. |
Capital Injections | - | - | |
Capital Withdrawals | - | - | |
Surplus to be Retained (Deficit Incurred) | - | (880) | Forecast reduction in memorandum account balances for 2015/16. |
Other Movements | - | - | |
Closing Balance |
3,199 | 2,880 |
Part 4 - Details of Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure#
Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure
Supervision and Conduct of Crown Prosecutions and Appeals (M5)
Overarching Purpose Statement
The overarching purpose of this appropriation is to provide for the discharge of the Solicitor-General's responsibilities in respect of the criminal law.
Scope of Appropriation
Departmental Output Expenses
Conduct of Criminal Appeals from Crown ProsecutionsThis category is limited to conducting appeals arising from Crown prosecutions.
Criminal Law Advice and Services
This category is limited to the provision of advice on criminal law, mutual assistance and extradition matters to other government agencies and to Crown Solicitors.
Oversight and Supervision of Public Prosecutions and the Crown Solicitor Network
This category is limited to the oversight of public prosecutions and supervision of the network of Crown Solicitors who deliver prosecution services.
Provision of a National Crown Prosecution Service
This category is limited to the provision of a national Crown prosecution service that undertakes prosecutions and appeals on behalf of the Solicitor-General.
Expenses, Revenue and Capital Expenditure
2015/16 | |||
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Estimates $000 |
Supplementary Estimates $000 |
Total $000 |
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Total Appropriation |
38,773 | 1,817 | 40,590 |
Departmental Output Expenses |
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Conduct of Criminal Appeals from Crown Prosecutions | 3,285 | - | 3,285 |
Criminal Law Advice and Services | 1,488 | 920 | 2,408 |
Oversight and Supervision of Public Prosecutions and the Crown Solicitor Network | 840 | - | 840 |
Provision of a National Crown Prosecution Service | 33,160 | 897 | 34,057 |
Funding for Departmental Output Expenses |
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Revenue from the Crown |
38,773 | 1,797 | 40,570 |
Conduct of Criminal Appeals from Crown Prosecutions | 3,285 | - | 3,285 |
Criminal Law Advice and Services | 1,488 | 900 | 2,388 |
Oversight and Supervision of Public Prosecutions and the Crown Solicitor Network | 840 | - | 840 |
Provision of a National Crown Prosecution Service | 33,160 | 897 | 34,057 |
Revenue from Others |
- | 20 | 20 |
Criminal Law Advice and Services | - | 20 | 20 |
Reasons for Change in Appropriation
This appropriation increased by $1.817 million to $40.590 million for 2015/16 due to:
- a transfer of $900,000 from The Exercise of Principal Law Officer Functions to this appropriation in 2015/16
- carrying over the 2014/15 surplus of $897,000 to 2015/16, and
- an increase in forecasted revenue of $20,000 for court awarded costs arising from criminal law advice.