PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Appropriation (Recurrent Expenditure 2012) Act 2011.

No. 9 of 2011.

Certified on : 28 DEC 2011

Appropriation (Recurrent Expenditure 2012) Act 2011.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

1. Grant of K8,496,544,100.
2. Appropriation.
3. Adjustment of appropriation through the Secretary's advance for new activities and between activities.
4. Adjustment of appropriation between activities.
5. Delegation of powers.
6. Reallocation of amounts from Division 299-Debt.
7. Transfer of activities between agencies.
8. Directions to be published in National Gazette.
9. Direction to be available to Auditor-General.

SCHEDULE.
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No.9 of 2011.

AN ACT

entitled

Appropriation (Recurrent Expenditure 2012) Act 2011.

Being an Act to appropriate out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund a sum for the General Public Service for recurrent expenditure for the year ending 31 December 2012,

MADE by the National Parliament.

1. GRANT OF K8,496,544,100.

Subject to authorisation from the Minister for Treasury, the Secretary for Treasury may issue out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and apply for the activities of the General Public Service for the year ending 31 December 2012 the sum of K8,496,544,100.

2. APPROPRIATION.

(1) Sums granted by this Act out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the financial year ending 31 December 2012 are appropriated for the activities of the agencies listed in the Schedule of this Act in the financial year ending 31 December 2012.

(2) For the purposes of identifying the activities of agencies referred to in this Act, Parts 1 and 2 of Volume 2 of the 2012 Budget Books may be considered relevant documents.

3. ADJUSTMENT OF APPROPRIATION THROUGH THE SECRETARY'S ADVANCE FOR NEW ACTIVITIES AND BETWEEN ACTIVITIES.

(1) The Secretary for Treasury may direct the reallocation of any unexpended appropriation for an activity through the Secretary's Advance.

(2) Reallocation of Appropriation may only occur where the following conditions are met:

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

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

(c) reallocation of appropriation is urgent; and

(d) the reallocation of appropriation was unforeseen at the time of making this Act; and

(e) The reallocation of appropriation is necessary for the delivery of essential services to the People of Papua New Guinea; and

(f) the total appropriation reallocated does not exceed the aggregate of the net appropriation for the Secretary's Advance and appropriations transferred from other activities.

(3) Unexpended appropriations for activities may be reallocated to any Government activity, including Development projects or activities of the National Parliament or Judiciary.

(4) Amounts appropriated to "Division 299 - Debt Servicing" cannot be transferred under this section.

4. ADJUSTMENT OF APPROPRIATION BETWEEN ACTIVITIES.

(1) The Secretary for Treasury may direct the reallocation of any unexpended appropriation for an activity under this Act to appropriations for other activities under this Act.

(2) Reallocation of Appropriation may only occur where the following conditions are met:

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

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

(c) the reallocation of appropriation is urgent and the reallocation of appropriation is unavoidable; and

(d) the reallocation of appropriation was unforeseen at the time of making this Act; and

(e) the reallocation of appropriation is necessary for the delivery of essential services to the people of Papua New Guinea.

(3) Subject to the exceptions outlined in this section, the total amount of reallocated appropriation authorised under this section shall not exceed a sum of K849,654,410 or ten percent of the total appropriation made under this Act ‑

(a) an amount appropriated for an activity under Division 207 that is to be transferred either to a trust account or to the agency responsible for conducting the activity for which the amount is appropriated will not count towards the limit identified in this section; and

(b) an amount transferred between agencies under Section 6 will not count towards the limit identified in this section.

(4) Amounts appropriated to "Division 299 - Debt Servicing" cannot be transferred under this section.

5. DELEGATION OF POWERS.

The Secretary for Treasury may, by written instrument, delegate the powers provided under Sections 3 and 4 of this Act to be exercised by the permanently appointed public servant in the Department of Treasury holding the position of First Assistant Secretary (Budgets).

6. REALLOCATION OF AMOUNTS FROM DIVISION 299 – DEBT SERVICING.

The Secretary for Treasury may direct the reallocation of any unexpended appropriation for interest, fees or charges held under Division 299 for activities identified in Division 207 ‑

(a) reallocation of appropriation may only occur after the following conditions are met:

(i) reallocation of appropriation may only occur to the extent that projections of interest, fees or charges for the 2012 year published in the Mid Year Economic and Fiscal Outturn Report are lower than the projections of interest, fees or charges for the 2012 year published in Volume 1 of the 2012 Budget Books; and

(ii) the Minister for Treasury approves the reallocation in writing; and

(iii) the Secretary for Treasury publishes a notice in the National Gazette identifying the amount reallocated from Division 299, the circumstances justifying the reallocation and the remaining balance of the Division and the notice must be published before any reallocation occurs; and

(b) the total amount of reallocation of appropriations for interest, fees or charges shall not exceed K46,134,994 or 10 percent of the total appropriation for these items; and

(c) the Secretary for Treasury shall not delegate the authority to reallocate unexpended appropriations held under Division 299.

7. TRANSFER OF ACTIVITIES BETWEEN AGENCIES.

Where an activity is transferred from one agency to another, the authority conferred by Section 3 and 4 extends to the reallocation or transfer of the remaining appropriation for that activity to the agency now responsible for the activity.

8. DIRECTIONS TO BE PUBLISHED IN NATIONAL GAZETTE.

(1) The Secretary for Treasury shall publish a report of all transfers made under this Act in the National Gazette.

(2) The report shall identify the amounts transferred by vote, recipient and the circumstances justifying the transfer.

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

9. DIRECTION TO BE AVAILABLE TO AUDITOR-GENERAL.

A copy of each direction under Sections 3, 4 or 5 shall be made available to the Auditor-General as soon as practicable after the end of the financial year ending 31 December 2012.

SCHEDULE.

Estimates of Expenditure for the Year ending 31 December 2012.

202
	Office of Governor-General	4,728,600	
203
	Prime Minister & NEC	70,051,400	
204
	National Statistical Office	5,807,900	
205
	Office of Bougainville Affairs	2,448,200	
206
	Finance	24,165,500	
207
	Treasury & Finance Miscellaneous	1,271,548,200	
208
	Treasury	16,210,400	
209
	Registrar For Political Parties	6,772,600	
211
	PNG Customs Service	32,556,800	
212
	Information Technology Division	19,094,300	
213
	Fire Services	19,893,800	
215
	PNG Immigration and Cit. Services	8,665,500	
216
	Internal Revenue Commission	44,275,000	
217
	Foreign Affairs	59,981,000	
218
	Office of the Public Prosecutor	6,151,300	
219
	PNG Institute of Public Administration	6,579,800	
220
	Department of Personnel Management	16,267,500	
221
	Public Service Commission	4,766,300	
222
	Office of Public Solicitor	9,883,200	
224
	Magisterial Services	34,840,000	
225
	Department of Attorney-General	40,271,300	
226
	Corrective Institutional Services	97,339,800	
227
	Provincial Treasuries	36,495,200	
228
	Department of Police	248,433,000	
229
	Department of National Planning and Monitoring
	16,161,600	
230
	Electoral Commission	26,200,000	
231
	National Intelligence Organisation	3,925,000	
232
	Department of Provincial and Local Government Affairs
	14,633,800	
234
	Department of Defence	161,826,500	
235
	Department of Education	482,237,600	
236
	Higher Education Commission	41,182,700	
237
	Office of UNESCO	2,013,400	
240
	Department of Health	272,147,600	
241
	Hospital Management Services	360,811,100	
242
	Department of Community Development	14,555,200	
243
	National Volunteer Service	1,307,300	
245
	Department of Environment and Conservation	10,806,600	
247
	Department of Agriculture and Livestock	14,587,300	
252
	Department of Lands and Physical Planning	36,206,700	
254
	Mineral Policy and Geohazard Management	7,959,500	
255
	Petroleum and Energy	24,551,500	
257
	Department of Public Enterprises	3,643,600	
258
	Department of Information and Communication	3,949,200	
259
	Department of Transport	21,855,800	
261
	Department of Commerce and Industry	12,674,100	
262
	Department of Industrial Relations	11,933,700	
263
	National Tripartite Consultative Council	897,100	
264
	Department of Works and Implementation	165,069,000	
267
	Office of Rural Development	6,535,200	
268
	Central Supply and Tenders Board	2,994,200	
269
	Office of Tourism Arts and Culture	1,940,000	
299
	Debt Servicing (with Amortisation)	3,021,611,600	
502
	Office of the Auditor-General	17,818,600	
503
	Ombudsman Commission	17,518,100	
505
	National Research Institute	4,860,500	
506
	National Training Council	2,678,400	
507
	National Economic and Fiscal Commission	2,996,300	
509
	Border Development Authority	4,368,000	
510
	Legal Training Institute	2,365,500	
511
	Office of Climate Change and Development	7,691,800	
512
	University of Papua New Guinea	40,711,000	
513
	University of Technology	41,801,700	
514
	University of Goroka	16,507,000	
515
	University of Natural Resources and Environment
	14,245,800	
516
	PNG Sports Foundation	9,815,000	
517
	National Narcotics Bureau	4,270,000	
518
	PNG Maritime	3,179,000	
519
	AIDS Council	7,890,000	
520
	Institute of Medical Research	7,246,000	
521
	National Youth Commission	4,228,600	
522
	Constitutional and Law Reform Commission	2,869,400	
523
	Accident Investigation Commission	3,268,300	
525
	National Broadcasting Commission	27,600,100	
526
	National Maritime Safety Authority	1,703,500	
530
	Investment Promotion Authority	2,778,000	
531
	Small Business Development Corporation	2,675,000	
532
	National Institute of Standards & Industrial Technology
	3,180,000	
533
	Industrial Centres Development Corporation	2,239,000	
536
	Kokonas Industry Koporesen	1,040,000	
539
	National Museum and Art Gallery	9,319,800	
541
	National Housing Corporation	244,600	
542
	National Cultural Commission	4,400,200	
549
	Coastal Fisheries Development Authority	2,472,500	
550
	Cocoa Coconut Institute	6,315,000	
553
	Fresh Produce Development Agency	5,586,000	
554
	PNG Coffee Industry Corporation	2,184,000	
557
	PNG National Forest Authority	28,912,000	
558
	Tourism Promotion Authority	10,710,300	
562
	National Agriculture Research Institute	9,092,000	
563
	National Agriculture Quarantine & Inspection Authority
	4,158,900	
565
	Civil Aviation Safety Authority	10,483,200	
569
	Independent Consumer and Competition Commission
	9,303,800	
571
	Western Provincial Government	44,869,200	
572
	Gulf Provincial Government	37,240,500	
573
	Central Provincial Government	63,907,900	
574
	National Capital District Commission	3,913,400	
575
	Milne Bay Provincial Government	66,229,000	
576
	Oro Provincial Government	39,693,200	
577
	Southern Highlands Province	92,480,500	
578
	Enga Provincial Government	58,749,700	
579
	Western Highlands Provincial Government	94,594,600	
580
	Simbu Provincial Government	75,597,300	
581
	Eastern Highlands Provincial Government	88,047,300	
582
	Morobe Provincial Government	99,829,200	
583
	Madang Provincial Government	83,143,300	
584
	East Sepik Provincial Government	92,874,100	
585
	Sandaun Provincial Government	68,281,600	
586
	Manus Provincial Government	36,243,900	
587
	New Ireland Provincial Government	40,373,400	
588
	East New Britain Provincial Government	79,496,700	
589
	West New Britain Provincial Government	60,413,400	
590	Autonomous Bougainville Government	78,395,700	
			
	Grand Total	8,496,544,100	
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I hereby certify that the above is a fair print of the Appropriation (Recurrent Expenditure 2012) Act 2011 which has been made by the National Parliament.

Acting Clerk of the National Parliament.
28 DEC 2011

I hereby certify that the Appropriation (Recurrent Expenditure 2012) Act 2011 was made by the National Parliament on 21 December 2011.

Acting Speaker of Parliament.
28 DEC 2011