Formats and related files
Vote Attorney-General#
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#
| 2017/18 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Titles and Scopes of Appropriations by Appropriation Type | Estimates Budget $000 |
Supplementary Estimates Budget $000 |
Total Budget $000 |
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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. |
22,337 | - | 22,337 |
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Total Departmental Output Expenses |
22,337 | - | 22,337 |
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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. |
627 | (61) | 566 |
|
Total Departmental Capital Expenditure |
627 | (61) | 566 |
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Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure |
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Law Officer Functions MCA (M5) The overarching purpose of this appropriation is to provide for the discharge of the Law Officers' constitutional and criminal law responsibilities. |
47,945 | 663 | 48,608 |
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Departmental Output Expenses |
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Conduct of Criminal Appeals from Crown Prosecutions This category is limited to conducting appeals arising from Crown prosecutions. |
3,278 | 50 | 3,328 |
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Government Legal Network This category is limited to developing the collective capability, effectiveness and efficiency of government lawyers. |
985 | - | 985 |
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Law Officer Constitutional and Criminal Law Duties This category is limited to providing assistance to the Principal Law Officers in the exercise of their functions, and providing advice on constitutional, criminal law, mutual assistance and extradition matters. |
4,760 | 593 | 5,353 |
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Public Prosecution Services This category is limited to the provision and supervision of a national Crown prosecution service and oversight of public prosecutions. |
38,922 | 20 | 38,942 |
|
Total Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure |
47,945 | 663 | 48,608 |
|
Total Annual and Permanent Appropriations |
70,909 | 602 | 71,511 |
Capital Injection Authorisations#
| 2017/18 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimates Budget $000 |
Supplementary Estimates Budget $000 |
Total Budget $000 |
|
| Crown Law Office - Capital Injection (M5) | - | - | - |
Supporting Information#
Part 1 - Vote as a Whole#
1.2 - Trends in the Vote
Summary of Financial Activity
| 2017/18 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 22,337 | - | - | - | 22,337 |
| Benefits or Related Expenses | - | N/A | - | - | - |
| Borrowing Expenses | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Expenses | - | - | - | - | - |
| Capital Expenditure | 627 | (61) | - | (61) | 566 |
| Intelligence and Security Department Expenses and Capital Expenditure | - | - | N/A | - | - |
| Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure (MCA) | |||||
| Output Expenses | 47,945 | 663 | - | 663 | 48,608 |
| Other Expenses | - | - | - | - | - |
| Capital Expenditure | - | N/A | - | - | - |
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Total Appropriations |
70,909 | 602 | - | 602 | 71,511 |
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Crown Revenue and Capital Receipts |
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| Tax Revenue | - | N/A | - | - | - |
| Non-Tax Revenue | - | N/A | - | - | - |
| Capital Receipts | - | N/A | - | - | - |
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Total Crown Revenue and Capital Receipts |
- | N/A | - | - | - |
Part 2 - Details of Departmental Appropriations#
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
| 2017/18 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimates $000 |
Supplementary Estimates $000 |
Total $000 |
|
| Forests/Agricultural | - | - | - |
| Land | - | - | - |
| Property, Plant and Equipment | 487 | 23 | 510 |
| Intangibles | 140 | (84) | 56 |
| Other | - | - | - |
|
Total Appropriation |
627 | (61) | 566 |
Reasons for Change in Appropriation
This appropriation decreased by $61,000 to $566,000 for 2017/18 due to expenditure on systems and software enhancements being deferred from 2017/18 to 2018/19.
Capital Injections and Movements in Departmental Net Assets
Crown Law Office
| Details of Net Asset Schedule | 2017/18 Main Estimates Projections $000 |
2017/18 Supplementary Estimates Projections $000 |
Explanation of Projected Movements in 2017/18 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Balance | 3,140 | 3,023 | Supplementary Estimates opening balance reflects the audited results as at 30 June 2017. |
| Capital Injections | - | - | |
| Capital Withdrawals | - | - | |
| Surplus to be Retained (Deficit Incurred) | - | (802) | Forecast reduction in memorandum account balances for 2017/18. |
| Other Movements | - | - | |
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Closing Balance |
3,140 | 2,221 |
Part 4 - Details of Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure#
Multi-Category Expenses and Capital Expenditure#
Law Officer Functions (M5)
Overarching Purpose Statement
The overarching purpose of this appropriation is to provide for the discharge of the Law Officers' constitutional and criminal law responsibilities.
Scope of Appropriation
Departmental Output Expenses
Conduct of Criminal Appeals from Crown ProsecutionsThis category is limited to conducting appeals arising from Crown prosecutions.
Government Legal Network
This category is limited to developing the collective capability, effectiveness and efficiency of government lawyers.
Law Officer Constitutional and Criminal Law Duties
This category is limited to providing assistance to the Principal Law Officers in the exercise of their functions, and providing advice on constitutional, criminal law, mutual assistance and extradition matters.
Public Prosecution Services
This category is limited to the provision and supervision of a national Crown prosecution service and oversight of public prosecutions.
Expenses, Revenue and Capital Expenditure
| 2017/18 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimates $000 |
Supplementary Estimates $000 |
Total $000 |
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Total Appropriation |
47,945 | 663 | 48,608 |
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Departmental Output Expenses |
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| Conduct of Criminal Appeals from Crown Prosecutions | 3,278 | 50 | 3,328 |
| Government Legal Network | 985 | - | 985 |
| Law Officer Constitutional and Criminal Law Duties | 4,760 | 593 | 5,353 |
| Public Prosecution Services | 38,922 | 20 | 38,942 |
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Funding for Departmental Output Expenses |
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Revenue from the Crown |
47,356 | 593 | 47,949 |
| Conduct of Criminal Appeals from Crown Prosecutions | 3,278 | - | 3,278 |
| Government Legal Network | 885 | - | 885 |
| Law Officer Constitutional and Criminal Law Duties | 4,271 | 593 | 4,864 |
| Public Prosecution Services | 38,922 | - | 38,922 |
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Revenue from Others |
589 | 70 | 659 |
| Conduct of Criminal Appeals from Crown Prosecutions | - | 50 | 50 |
| Government Legal Network | 100 | - | 100 |
| Law Officer Constitutional and Criminal Law Duties | 489 | - | 489 |
| Public Prosecution Services | - | 20 | 20 |
Reasons for Change in Appropriation
This appropriation increased by $663,000 to $48.608 million for 2017/18. The increase relates to:
- one-off funding of $300,000 approved through the Justice Sector Fund round one 2017/18 initiatives for developing and publishing stand-alone Solicitor-General guidelines on prosecuting sexual violence cases, and developing training for Crown prosecutors based on the new guidelines
- an expense transfer of $293,000 from 2016/17 to 2017/18 in this appropriation to manage the timing of significant cases across years, and
- an increase of $70,000 in Revenue Other to reflect the latest forecast including costs payable to Crown Law awarded by courts for criminal prosecution or appeal cases.