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MINISTER(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROPRIATIONS: Minister for Biosecurity (M7)
ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY: Minister of Agriculture
Overview of the Vote#
Appropriations
The Minister for Biosecurity is responsible for appropriations in Vote Biosecurity for the 2011/12 financial year covering the following:
- a total of nearly $88 million (46% of the Vote) for border biosecurity risk management covering monitoring and clearance programmes that manage the biosecurity risk associated with international trade and travel, and development and maintenance of standards and systems that manage biosecurity risk associated with imports and exports
- a total of just over $56 million (29% of the Vote) for domestic biosecurity risk management covering the assessment, containment and possible eradication of suspected risk organisms within New Zealand, and domestic biosecurity surveillance activities
- a total of just over $10 million (5% of the Vote) for policy advice with regard to biosecurity issues and ministerial servicing
- a total of nearly $32 million (17% of the Vote) for the Crown's contribution to implementation of the Bovine Tuberculosis National Pest Management Strategy
- a total of $5 million (3% of the Vote) for the Crown's contribution towards an industry-led programme for the kiwifruit disease Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa), and
- a total of $330,000 on subscriptions to international organisations.
Crown Revenue
The Minister of Biosecurity is also responsible for Crown revenue in the Vote for the 2011/12 financial year for a total forecast of $1 million in Biosecurity Act fines.
Details of these appropriations are set out in Parts 2-6 for Vote Biosecurity in the Information Supporting the Estimates of Appropriations.
Details of Appropriations#
Details of Annual and Permanent Appropriations
2010/11 | 2011/12 | ||
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Titles and Scopes of Appropriations by Appropriation Type | Budgeted $000 |
Estimated Actual $000 |
Budget $000 |
Departmental Output Expenses |
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Biosecurity Policy Advice (M7)This appropriation is limited to policy advice and analysis on biosecurity, and ministerial servicing. |
11,097 | 11,097 | 10,341 |
Border Biosecurity Risk Management MCOA (M7) |
82,615 | 80,615 | 87,693 |
Border Biosecurity Monitoring and ClearanceThis output class is limited to biosecurity monitoring and clearance programmes that manage the biosecurity risk associated with international trade and travel. |
66,077 | 64,077 | 73,698 |
Border Biosecurity Systems Development and MaintenanceThis output class is limited to the development and maintenance of standards and systems that manage biosecurity risk associated with imports and exports. |
16,538 | 16,538 | 13,995 |
Domestic Biosecurity Risk Management MCOA (M7) |
59,359 | 57,991 | 56,116 |
Biosecurity Incursion Response and Long Term Pest ManagementThis output class is limited to the assessment, containment and possible eradication of suspected risk organisms within New Zealand. |
16,339 | 16,339 | 10,075 |
Domestic Biosecurity SurveillanceThis output class is limited to domestic biosecurity surveillance activities. |
43,020 | 41,652 | 46,041 |
Total Departmental Output Expenses |
153,071 | 149,703 | 154,150 |
Non-Departmental Output Expenses |
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Control of TB Vectors (M7)This appropriation is limited to the Crown's contribution to the implementation of the Bovine Tuberculosis National Pest Management Strategy. |
29,265 | 27,765 | 31,500 |
Total Non-Departmental Output Expenses |
29,265 | 27,765 | 31,500 |
Non-Departmental Other Expenses |
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Response to the Kiwifruit disease Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (M7)This appropriation is limited to supporting an industry-led programme for the kiwifruit disease Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae. |
17,500 | 17,500 | 5,000 |
Subscriptions to International Organisations (M7)This appropriation is limited to New Zealand's membership of biosecurity related international organisations. |
330 | 265 | 330 |
Total Non-Departmental Other Expenses |
17,830 | 17,765 | 5,330 |
Total Annual and Permanent Appropriations |
200,166 | 195,233 | 190,980 |