Vote Treaty Negotiations - Supplementary Estimates 2012/13

Details of Appropriations#

Details of Annual and Permanent Appropriations#

Details of Multi-Year Appropriations#

Information Supporting the Supplementary Estimates Vote Treaty Negotiations#

MINISTER(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROPRIATIONS: Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations (M74)

ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT: Ministry of Justice

MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR MINISTRY OF JUSTICE: Minister of Justice

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

Property Portfolio Management (M74)

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses and Revenue

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

The appropriation has decreased by $428,000 to $9.535 million, due to:

• a transfer of $272,000 to address priorities identified in the Justice Sector Four-year Plan
• a transfer of $84,000 to 2013/14 to fund priorities identified in the Justice Sector Four-year Plan, and
• a transfer of efficiency savings of $74,000 to 2013/14.

Offset by an increase of $2,000 due to baselines being adjusted for the change in the capital charge rate.

Treaty Negotiations and Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act MCOA (M74)

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 negotiation and implementation of Treaty settlements, implementation of the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 and representation in tribunals and courts on these matters within Vote Treaty Negotiations.

Expenses and Revenue

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

The appropriation for Policy Advice - Treaty Negotiations and Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana Act) has increased by $612,000 to $1.307 million, due to:

• a transfer of $700,000 within the MCOA to Treaty Negotiations and Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana Act) to align funding with anticipated work programme activity, and
• an increase of $1,000 due to baselines being adjusted for the change in the capital charge rate.

Offset by:

• a transfer of $79,000 to address priorities identified in the Justice Sector Four-year Plan
• a transfer of $6,000 to 2013/14 to fund priorities identified in the Justice Sector Four-year Plan, and
• a transfer of efficiency savings of $4,000 to 2013/14.

The appropriation for Representation - Waitangi Tribunal and Courts has increased by $481,000 to $2.701 million, due to:

• a transfer of $301,000 due to delays in historical inquiry work because of increased demand for urgency hearings
• a transfer of $200,000 from Treaty Negotiations and Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act for costs associated with Tribunal and court hearings, and
• a transfer of $18,000 to address priorities identified in the Justice Sector Four-year Plan.

Offset by:

• a transfer of efficiency savings of $19,000 to 2013/14, and
• a transfer of $19,000 to 2013/14 to fund priorities identified in the Justice Sector Four-year Plan.

The appropriation for Treaty Negotiations and Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act has increased by $2.923 million to $26.834 million, due to:

• an increase of $2.500 million to facilitate the participation of yet-to-settle iwi in the Government share offers policy programme
• an increase of $1.100 million to provide for funding for the Crown's participation in dispute resolution processes with Waikato-Tainui and Ngai Tahu in relation to the relativity mechanisms in their deeds of settlement
• a transfer of $733,000 to address priorities identified in the Justice Sector Four-year Plan
• a transfer of $173,000 for deed drafting and negotiation expenses delayed by operational delays caused by Waitangi Tribunal urgency inquiries, and
• an increase of $10,000 due to baselines being adjusted for the change in the capital charge rate.

Offset by:

• a transfer of $700,000 within the MCOA from Policy Advice - Treaty Negotiations and Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act to align funding with anticipated work programme activity
• a transfer of $210,000 to 2013/14 to fund priorities identified in the Justice Sector Four-year Plan
• a transfer of efficiency savings of $383,000 to 2013/14
• a transfer of $200,000 to Representation - Waitangi Tribunal and Courts for costs associated with Tribunal and court hearings, and
• a transfer of $100,000 from Vote Treaty Negotiations to Vote Arts, Culture and Heritage to help fund a project that is recording the history of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Part 5 - Details and Expected Results for Other Expenses#

Part 5.2 - Non-Departmental Other Expenses

Claimant Funding (M74)

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

The appropriation has increased by $3.481 million to $16.083 million, due to an expense transfer from 2011/12 to 2012/13 of $3.681 million for processing expected levels of funding applications, including pre-mandate and sub group bids.

This was offset by a fiscally neutral transfer of $200,000 to fund costs associated with the new appropriation Non-Departmental Other Expenses: Contribution towards Northland Waitangi Tribunal hearings.

Contribution toward Determining Customary Interests in the Marine and Coastal Area (M74)

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

The appropriation has decreased by $12.882 million, due to a transfer of $13 million for 2013 to 2017 as a contribution to the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011.

This was offset by an increase of $118,000 due to a transfer from 2011/12 resulting from delays in receiving and processing funding applications under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act.

Contribution towards Northland Waitangi Tribunal hearings (M74)

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This is a new appropriation and $200,000 has been transferred from Non-Departmental Other Expenses: Claimant Funding to fund costs associated with the Northland Waitangi Tribunal hearings.

Crown Contribution to Maraeroa A and B Trust (M74)

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This is a new appropriation to compensate Maraeroa due to the reallocation of Crown forestry license land rentals.

Transfer of the Crown's 50 percent residual interest in Wharerata Crown Forest Licensed land (M74)

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This is a new appropriation that will allow the Crown to hold in trust a 50 percent share of the Wharerata Forest on behalf of claimants with well founded claims to this land.

Write down of Commercial Properties in Vote Treaty Negotiations (M74)

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

This appropriation has decreased by $6.405 million due to the expenses formerly covered by this appropriation now being accounted for through the non-departmental multi-year appropriation Historical Treaty of Waitangi Settlements.

Part 6 - Details and Expected Results for Capital Expenditure#

Part 6.2 - Non-Departmental Capital Expenditure

Land, Stock, Plant Purchases (M74)

Scope of Appropriation

Capital Expenditure

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

The appropriation has increased by $13.386 million to $41.366 million as a result of a transfer from 2011/12 to 2012/13 that aligned funding with the expected timing of land, stock and plant purchases.