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MINISTER(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROPRIATIONS: Minister of Fisheries (M32)
ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT: Ministry of Fisheries
MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR MINISTRY OF FISHERIES: Minister of Fisheries
Overview of the Vote#
The Minister of Fisheries is responsible for appropriations in the Vote for the 2009/10 financial year covering the following:
- a total of over $7 million on the provision of policy advice for the sustainable and efficient use of fisheries resources
- a total of over $34 million on research about New Zealand's fisheries to support decisions for sustainable use, and the provision of information on the biodiversity of New Zealand's marine environment
- a total of $25 million for the development of standards, guidelines, regulations, fisheries plans and processes that support the operation of the fisheries policy framework
- a total of just under $31 million to promote compliance with fisheries laws
- a total of just under $2 million for the implementation of the Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004
- a total of $240,000 for the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation interim secretariat costs
- a total of $300,000 on contributions to International Organisations
- a total of $24,000 on costs associated with the sale of Crown quota shares and ACE
- a total of just over $700,000 on the provision for non-departmental debt write-offs
- an estimate of $2.500 million Crown Revenue (non-tax) from deemed values applied to catch in excess of quota
- an estimate of $28.300 million Crown Revenue (non tax) from cost recovery levies applied to the commercial fishing sector.
Details of these appropriations are set out in Parts 2-6 for Vote Fisheries in the Information Supporting the Estimates of Appropriations.
Details of Appropriations#
Details of Annual and Permanent Appropriations
| 2008/09 | 2009/10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Titles and Scopes of Appropriations by Appropriation Type | Budgeted $000 | Estimated Actual $000 | Budget $000 |
Departmental Output Expenses | |||
Aquaculture Settlement (M32)Services to implement the Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004, which provides for a settlement of Maori interests in commercial aquaculture, including the provision of 20% of new space in aquaculture management areas and the provision of 20% equivalent of existing space allocated since September 1992. | 2,258 | 2,258 | 1,740 |
Fisheries Compliance (M32)Services to promote high levels of voluntary compliance with fisheries laws and create effective deterrence against illegal fisheries activity. | 32,782 | 32,782 | 30,842 |
Fisheries Information (M32)Services to provide for scientific research (primarily stock assessment and environmental assessment) about New Zealand's fisheries resources, and observer activities on commercial fishing vessels. | 31,524 | 26,029 | 34,396 |
Fisheries Operations (M32)Services to provide advice to the Minister on appropriate standards defining acceptable impacts of fishing, appropriate allocation of rights to utilise fisheries and services to assist tangata whenua to better contribute to the sustainable management of New Zealand's fisheries. | 26,932 | 25,638 | 25,033 |
Fisheries Policy Advice (M32)Advice on the development of policies relating the sustainable and efficient utilisation of New Zealand's fisheries, promotion of New Zealand's interests in an international context and provision of Ministerial servicing. | 8,773 | 8,658 | 7,410 |
Interim Secretariat South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (M32)Administrative support for the interim secretariat of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. | 478 | 478 | 240 |
Total Departmental Output Expenses | 102,747 | 95,843 | 99,661 |
Non-Departmental Other Expenses | |||
Contributions to International Organisations (M32)Contributions to such organisations as the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) and the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific. | 300 | 300 | 300 |
Provision for Write Downs (M32)Provision for non-departmental debt write-offs | 3,211 | 3,211 | 711 |
Quota Shares/ACE Administration Costs (M32)Administration costs associated with the sale of Crown Quota Shares and ACE (Annual Catch Entitlement). | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Settlements (M32)This expenditure relates to the recognition of negotiated settlements. | 40,424 | 40,424 | 10,922 |
Deemed Value Debt Adjustment (M32)Adjustment of deemed value debts incurred by fishers. | 58 | 15 | - |
Total Non-Departmental Other Expenses | 44,017 | 43,974 | 11,957 |
Departmental Capital Expenditure | |||
Ministry of Fisheries - Capital Expenditure PLA (M32)This appropriation is limited to the purchase or development of assets by and for the use of the Ministry of Fisheries, as authorised by section 24(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989. | 5,925 | 5,054 | 2,900 |
Total Departmental Capital Expenditure | 5,925 | 5,054 | 2,900 |
Non-Departmental Capital Expenditure | |||
Maori Aquaculture Settlement - Loans (M32)This appropriation is limited to loans made to iwi eligible to receive redress under the Maori Aquaculture Commercial Claims Settlement Act 2004. | 500 | 500 | - |
Total Non-Departmental Capital Expenditure | 500 | 500 | - |
Total Annual and Permanent Appropriations | 153,189 | 145,371 | 114,518 |
Details of Projected Movements in Departmental
Net Assets#
Ministry of Fisheries
| Details of Net Asset Schedule | 2008/09 Estimated Actual $000 | 2009/10 Projected $000 | Explanation of Projected Movements in 2009/10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Balance | 12,658 | 13,361 | |
| Capital Injections | 703 | 60 | Capital injections of: $139,000 for the Waikato River Co-management Settlement implementation, $564,000 for the Ngati Porou and Te Whanau a Apanui Settlement Negotiations, $60,000 for increased Fishery Officer presence. |
| Capital Withdrawals | - | (86) | Transfer to State Services Commission for the Identity Verification Service. |
| Surplus to be Retained (Deficit Incurred) | - | - | |
| Other Movements | - | - | |
Closing Balance | 13,361 | 13,335 |