PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Appropriation (National Development Expenditure 2013) Act 2012.

No. 9 of 2012.

Certified on: 30/01/2013

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

1. National Development Expenditure of K5,795,845,000.00.
2. Appropriation.
3. Adjustment of Appropriation for directly financed projects.
4. Adjustment of Appropriation for projects funded by grants.
5. Adjustment of Appropriations for projects funded from concessional loans.
6. Directions to be published.
7. Direction to be available to Auditor General.
8. Direction for expenditure appropriation to Trusts.

SCHEDULE 1.

SCHEDULE 2.

An Act

entitled

Appropriation (National Development Expenditure 2013) Act 2012,

Being an Act to appropriate out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for National Development expenditure for the year ending 31 December 2013,

MADE by the National Parliament.

1. NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE OF K5,795,845,000.00.

Subject to authorisation from the Minister, the Secretary for Treasury may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for National Development projects for the year ending 31 December 2013 the sum of K5,795,845,000.00, consisting of –

(a) direct government financing of K3,810,234,000.00; and

(b) infrastructure tax credits of K130,000,000.00; and

(c) estimated concessional loans of K644,435,000.00; and

(d) estimated donor grants of K1,211,176,000.00.

2. APPROPRIATION.

(1) Sums granted by this Act out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for National Development expenditure for the financial year ending 31 December 2013 are appropriated for the projects of the agencies listed in the Schedule to this Act in the financial year ending 31 December 2013.

(2) For the purposes of identifying the projects of agencies referred to in this Act, Part 3 of Volume 2 of the 2013 Budget Publications are to be considered a relevant document.

(3) Where additional donor grants are received in the year ending 31 December 2013, they may be issued out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and appropriated to National Development projects with the approval of the Minister.

(4) In the event that amounts appropriated for either donor grants or concessional loans are not received from the respective donors in the year ending 31 December 2013, these appropriations may not be issued from the Consolidated Revenue Fund and will lapse.

3. ADJUSTMENT OF APPROPRIATION FOR DIRECTLY FINANCED PROJECTS.

(1) The Secretary for Treasury may direct the reallocation of any unexpended appropriation for a directly financed project included in Part 3 of Volume 2 of the 2013 Budget Publications, to other projects included in Part 3 of Volume 2 of the 2013 Budget Publications, where –

(a) there is insufficient or no appropriation to meet expenditure for a project; and

(b) the reallocation is supported by the Agency Head(s) responsible for implementing the project; and

(c) the reallocation of appropriation is urgent and was unforeseen at the time of making this Act and is necessary for the delivery of essential services to the people of Papua New Guinea.

(2) The total amount of all reallocations authorised under this section must not exceed the sum of K381,023,400.00 or 10% of directly financed projects.

4. ADJUSTMENT OF APPROPRIATION FOR PROJECTS FUNDED BY GRANTS.

The Secretary for Treasury may direct the reallocation of any unexpended appropriation for a project identified in Part 3 of Volume 2 of the 2013 Budget Publications to other projects identified in that volume of the Budget Publications where ‑

(a) there is insufficient or no appropriation to meet expenditure for a project; and

(b) the transfer is requested by the donor providing the grant; and

(c) the Secretary for Treasury agrees that the need for reallocation of appropriation is urgent and was unforeseen at the time of making this Act and is necessary for the delivery of essential services to the people of Papua New Guinea.

5. ADJUSTMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PROJECTS FUNDED FROM CONCESSIONAL LOANS.

The Secretary for Treasury may direct the reallocation of any unexpended appropriation for a project funded from a concessional loan to another project included in Part 3 of Volume 2 of the 2013 Budget Publications and funded by a concessional loan where ‑

(a) there is insufficient or no appropriation to meet expenditure for that other project, and the reallocation is supported by the Agency Head(s) responsible for implementing the project; and

(b) the Secretary for Treasury agrees that the need for reallocation of appropriation is urgent and was unforeseen at the time of making this Act and is necessary for the delivery of essential services to the people of Papua New Guinea.

6. DIRECTIONS TO BE PUBLISHED.

(1) Subject to the above, the Secretary for Treasury shall publish a report of all transfers made under Sections 3, 4 and 5 in the Department of Treasury website and the report must identify the amounts transferred by vote, recipient and the circumstances justifying the transfer.

(2) This report must be published four times a year at the end of each quarter.

7. DIRECTION TO BE AVAILABLE TO AUDITOR-GENERAL.

A copy of each direction under Sections 3, 4 or 5 must be made available to the Auditor General at the conclusion of each quarter of the financial year ending 31 December 2013.

8. DIRECTION FOR EXPENDITURE APPROPRIATED TO TRUSTS.

(1) K1,340,000,000.00 of the amount appropriated in this Act is to be immediately transferred to the Trust Accounts identified for the approved projects expressed in Schedule 2.

(2) Where a Trust Account specified in Schedule 2 does not exist, a new trust account is to be established by the Minister for Finance under Section 15 of the Public Finances (Management) Act 1995 and the transfer is to take place immediately on the establishment of the Trust Account.

(3) In the event that the amounts expressed in Schedule 2 are not transferred, the appropriation will lapse and the amounts will be returned to the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

(4) These funds cannot be utilized, transferred or reallocated for any other purpose.

(5) The K890, 000,000.00 directed to the District Services Improvement Program Trust Account must be split equally, with an amount of K10 million to be allocated and expended in each of the 89 districts, and the funds are to be allocated in equal amounts.

SCHEDULE 1.

Estimates of Expenditure for the Year ending 31 December 2013.

Div.	Summary	Kina	
203	Department of the Prime Minister & NEC	272,300,000	
204	National Statistical Office	3,000,000	
206	Department of Finance	20,300,000	
208	Department of Treasury	180,172,000	
211	PNG Customs	8,000,000	
213	Fire Services	3,000,000	
216	Internal Revenue Commission	6,000,000	
217	Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade & Immigration	25,627,000	
220	Department of Personnel Management	110,290,000	
223	Judiciary Services	10,000,000	
225	Department of Justice and Attorney General	82,712,000	
226	Corrective Institution Service	2,000,000	
228	Department of Police	10,000,000	
229	Department of National Planning & Monitoring	220,188,000	
230	Electoral Commission	4,311,000	
232	Department of Provincial & Local Government Affairs	58,944,000	
234	PNG Defence Force	16,000,000	
235	Department of Education	259,947,000	
236	Office of Higher Education	21,185,000	
240	Department of Health	190,924,000	
241	Hospital Management Services	88,000,000	
242	Department of Community Development	80,260,000	
245	Department of Environment & Conservation	22,595,000	
247	Department of Agriculture & Livestock	24,273,000	
252	Department of Lands & Physical Planning	12,000,000	
254	Department of Mineral Policy & Geo-hazard Management	5,338,000	
255	Department of Petroleum & Energy	12,350,000	
258	Department of Information & Communication	52,356,000	
259	Department of Transport	10,311,000	
261	Department of Commerce & Industry	78,663,000	
264	Department of Works & Implementation	878,081,000	
267	Office of Rural Development	76,093,000	
506	National Training Council	39,996,000	
509	Border Development Authority	17,442,000	
511	Office of Climate Change and Development	11,293,000	
512	University of Papua New Guinea	10,818,000	
513	University of Technology	5,000,000	
514	University of Goroka	8,629,000	
515	University of Environment and Natural Resources	10,000,000	
516	PNG Sports Foundation	6,940,000	
519	National AIDS Council Secretariat	17,208,000	
520	Institute of Medical Research	5,000,000	
522	Constitutional Law Reform Commission	10,000,000	
523	Accident Investigation Commission	3,000,000	
524	IPBC	224,427,000	
525	National Broadcasting Coporation	8,622,000	
531	Small Business Development Corporation	5,000,000	
535	Mineral Resources Authority	33,617,000	
536	Kokonas Indastri Koporesen	7,000,000	
537	National Airports Corporation	199,457,000	
538	PNG Air Services Limited	14,300,000	
539	National Museum & Art Gallery	20,000,000	
540	Water PNG	15,000,000	
542	National Cultural Commission	1,170,000	
546	PNG Power Limited	56,467,000	
547	Telikom	10,000,000	
549	Coastal Fisheries Development Agency	15,000,000	
550	PNG Cocoa Coconut Institute	3,000,000	
554	Coffee Industry Corporation	4,000,000	
557	PNG National Forest Authority	39,400,000	
559	PNG Oil Palm Industry Corporation	10,600,000	
562	National Agriculture Research Institute	6,466,000	
563	National Agriculture Quarantine & Inspection Authority	1,000,000	
567	National Road Authority	170,000,000	
568	Live Stock Development Corporation	5,000,000	
571	Western Provincial Government	70,000,000	
572	Gulf Provincial Government	58,800,000	
573	Central Provincial Government	67,200,000	
574	National Capital District	53,216,000	
575	Milne Bay Provincial Government	70,000,000	
576	Oro Provincial Government	44,500,000	
577	Southern Highlands Provincial Government	113,800,000	
578	Enga Provincial Government	107,300,000	
579	Western Highlands Provincial Government	124,500,000	
580	Simbu Provincial Government	115,000,000	
581	Eastern Highlands Provincial Government	138,000,000	
582	Morobe Provincial Government	157,424,000	
583	Madang Provincial Government	112,500,000	
584	East Sepik Provincial Government	108,000,000	
585	Sandaun Provincial Government	84,500,000	
586	Manus Provincial Government	33,000,000	
587	New Ireland Provincial Government	53,700,000	
588	East New Britain Provincial Government	69,000,000	
589	West New Britain Provincial Government	35,500,000	
590	Autonomous Bougainville Government	172,113,000	
591	Hela Provincial Government	89,900,000	
592	Jiwaka Provincial Government	78,000,000	
			
	Grand Total	5,795,845,000	
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SCHEDULE 2.

Immediate Transfer of Funds Appropriated in this Act from Divisions identified in the Budget Publications to Specified Trust Accounts for the year ending 31 December 2013

SUMMARY
	KINA	
2015 South Pacific Games
	180,000,000	
District Services Improvement Program Trust Account
	890,000,000	
Infrastructure Development Grant (UBSA)
	120,000,000	
Restoration and Development Grant (ABG)
	100,000,000	
High Impact Projects (UBSA)	50,000,000	
		
Amount to be Transferred	K1,340,000,000.	
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I hereby certify that the above is a fair print of the Appropriation (National Development Expenditure 2013) Act 2012, which has been made by the National Parliament.

Acting Clerk of the National Parliament.

I hereby certify that the Appropriation (National Development Expenditure 2013) Act 2012 was made by the National Parliament on 27 November 2012.

Speaker of the National Parliament.