Vote Immigration - Supplementary Estimates 2012/13

Information Supporting the Supplementary Estimates Vote Immigration#

MINISTER(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROPRIATIONS: Minister of Immigration (M38)

ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT: Minister for Economic Development

Part 1 - Summary of the Vote#

Part 1.3 - Trends in the Vote

Summary of Financial Activity

Part 2 - Details and Expected Performance for Output Expenses#

Part 2.1 - Departmental Output Expenses#

Immigration Services (M38)

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses and Revenue

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This appropriation increased as a result of:

• expense transfers from 2011/12 for Risk Adjusted Framework Proof of Concept ($92,000), Service Managers Pool Rotations ($300,000), Compliance Powers ($184,000), Pacific Immigration Director's Conference Members Fund ($47,000), Review of Settlement Support New Zealand ($50,000), Review of Migrant Attraction Services ($50,000), and Corporate Model Implementation Project (Phase Two) ($2.214 million)
• a retention of underspend of $553,000 from 2011/12 for funding of transition and implementation costs for the new Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, and
• fiscally neutral transfers (FNAs) from the Vote Foreign Affairs and Trade for the Pacific Security Fund - Immigration and Customs Intelligence Officer Training Programme and Pacific Regional Immigration Identity Project ($79,000) and from departmental output expense Refugee Protection Services for the Immigration Global Management System ($314,000).

This was offset by expense transfers to 2013/14 for Risk Adjusted Framework ($200,000) and for the Immigration New Zealand Health Project ($200,000) and an FNA of $15,000 to Vote Economic Development for the Kiwi Expats Association (KEA).

Policy Advice and Related Outputs MCOA (M38)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Explanation for Use of Multi-Class Output Expense Appropriation#

The output classes relate to the provision of policy advice and related outputs such as Ministerial servicing within Vote Immigration.

Reasons for Change in Output Class #

Policy Advice - Immigration

This output class decreased from $6.589 million to $6.254 million as a result of an FNA of $15,000 to Vote Economic Development for the KEA and a retention of underspend of $320,000 towards funding of transition and implementation costs for the new Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment in 2013/14.

Refugee and Protection Services (M38)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses and Revenue#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation increased is a result of an expense transfer of $154,000 from 2011/12 for the Corporate Model Implementation Project (Phase Two) and a retention of underspend of $198,000 from 2011/12 for funding of transition and implementation costs for the new Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

This was offset by a decrease of an FNA of $314,000 to departmental output expense Immigration Services for the Immigration Global Management System.

Regulation of Immigration Advisers (M38)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses and Revenue#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

This appropriation increased as a result of an expense transfer of $31,000 from 2011/12 for the Corporate Model Implementation Project (Phase Two) and a retention of underspend of $125,000 from 2011/12 for funding of transition and implementation costs for the new Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.