PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Appropriation (Recurrent Expenditure 2013) Act 2012.

No. 12 of 2012.

Certified on: 30/01/2012

Appropriation (Recurrent Expenditure 2013) Act 2012.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

1. The Grant of K10, 565,711,700.00.
2. Appropriation.
3. Adjustment of Appropriation through the secretary's advance for new activities and between activities.
4. Adjustment of Appropriation between activities.
5. Adjustment of Appropriations for activities identified in Division 207 — Treasury and Finance Miscellaneous.
6. Delegation of Powers.
7. Reallocation of amounts from Division 299 — Debt Servicing.
8. Transfer of activities between agencies.
9. Directions to be published.
10. Direction to be available to Auditor-General.

SCHEDULE.

No. 12 of 2012.

An Act

entitled

Appropriation (Recurrent Expenditure 2013) Act 2012,

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 2013,

MADE by the National Parliament.

1. THE GRANT OF K10, 565,711,700.00.

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 2013 the sum of K10, 565,711,700.00.

2. APPROPRIATION.

(1) Sums granted by this Act out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the financial year ending 31 December 2013 are appropriated for the activities 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 activities of agencies referred to in this Act, Parts 1 and 2 of Volume 2 of the 2013 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 the appropriation entitled "Secretary's Advance" which is appropriated to "Division 207 — Treasury and Finance Miscellaneous" for any activity.

(2) Reallocation of the Appropriation entitled "Secretary's Advance" 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 Minister responsible for the agency implementing the activity; and

(c) The reallocation of appropriation is urgent and was unforeseen at the time of making this Act; and

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

(e) The total Appropriation reallocated does not exceed the aggregate of the net appropriation for the Secretary's Advance.

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

(4) The Appropriation entitled "Secretary's Advance" may only be increased by Parliament.

4. ADJUSTMENT OF APPROPRIATION BETWEEN ACTIVITIES.

(1) With the exception of the matters referred to under Subsections (2), (3) and (4), 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 must 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 requested by the Minister responsible for the agency 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 K1, 056,571,170.00 or ten per cent of the total appropriation made under this Act.

(4) 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.

(5) An amount transferred between agencies under Section 8 will not count towards the limit identified in this section.

(6) This section does not apply to appropriations made for the purposes of Division 207 (Treasury and Finance Miscellaneous) or to Division 299 (Debt Servicing).

5. ADJUSTMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED IN DIVISION 207 — TREASURY AND FINANCE MISCELLANEOUS.

(1) The Treasurer may in exceptional circumstances, direct the reallocation of funding held in Division 207 (Treasury and Finance Miscellaneous) for other purposes.

(2) Only the Treasurer may direct the reallocation of Appropriations for activities identified in Schedule 2 to this Act.

(3) The Treasurer must publish in the Department of Treasury Website a notice identifying the amount of the proposed transfer, the relevant divisions and the purpose of the transfer.

(4) The Treasurer must not delegate the powers provided by this section.

6. DELEGATION OF POWERS.

The Secretary of Treasury may, by written instrument, delegate the powers provided under Sections 3 and 4 to a permanently appointed public servant in the Department of Treasury holding the position of Deputy Secretary.

7. REALLOCATION OF AMOUNTS FROM DIVISION 299 — DEBT SERVICING.

(1) The Treasurer may authorize the reallocation of any unexpended appropriation for interest, fees or charges held under Division 299 and this reallocation may only be for activities identified in Division 207.

(2) Reallocation of Appropriation is permitted only after the following conditions are met:

(a) reallocation of Appropriation may only occur to the extent that projections of interest, fees or charges for the 2013 year published in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outturn Report are lower than the projections of interest, fees or charges for the 2013 year published in Volume 1 of the 2013 Budget Books; and

(b) the Treasurer publishes a notice in the Department of Treasury website identifying the amount reallocated from Division 299, the circumstances justifying the reallocation and the remaining balance of the Division.

(3) The total amount of reallocation of appropriations for interest, fees or charges must not exceed K33,550,000.00 or 5 percent of the total appropriation for these items.

(4) The Treasurer must not delegate the authority to reallocate unexpended appropriations held under Division 299.

8. 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.

9. DIRECTIONS TO BE PUBLISHED

The Secretary of Treasury shall publish a monthly report of all transfers made under this Act on the Department of Treasury website and the report shall identify the following matters:

(a) the Division Number and Name; and

(b) the Initial Appropriation for the Division; and

(c) the Current Appropriation for the Division; and

(d) warrants released for the Division in the relevant month; and

(e) total Warrants released for the Division for the year to date; and

(f) the Expenditure of the Division in the relevant month; and

(g) total Expenditure of the Division for the year to date; and

(h) an explanation of changes in the value of Current Appropriation for the Division.

10. DIRECTION TO BE AVAILABLE TO AUDITOR-GENERAL

A copy of each direction under Sections 3, 4, 5 or 6 shall be made available to the Auditor-General at the conclusion of each quarter of the financial year ending 31 December 2013.

SCHEDULE.

Recurrent Estimates of Expenditure for the Year ending 31 December 2013.	
Division	Summary	Kina	
			
202	Office of the Governor-General	5,048,900	
203	Department of Prime Minister & NEC	78,320,900	
204	National Statistical Office	6,092,800	
205	Office of Bougainville Affairs	3,256,000	
206	Department of Finance	27,863,000	
207	Treasury & Finance Miscellaneous	1,342,333,200	
208	Department of Treasury	18,805,300	
209	Office of the Registrar for Political Parties	7,451,900	
211	PNG Customs Service	36,262,000	
212	Information Technology Division	19,429,100	
213	Fire Services	20,322,800	
215	PNG Immigration and Citizenship Services	8,665,500	
216	Internal Revenue Commission	45,896,200	
217	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	65,853,500	
218	Office of the Public Prosecutor	6,845,800	
219	PNG Institute of Public Administration	6,849,000	
220	Department of Personnel Management	19,769,500	
221	Public Service Commission	6,153,500	
222	Office of the Public Solicitor	11,731,400	
224	Magisterial Services	37,618,200	
225	Department of Attorney-General	43,651,900	
226	Department of Corrective Institutional Services	103,775,400	
227	Provincial Treasuries	36,495,200	
228	Department of Police	260,251,200	
229	Department of National Planning and Monitoring	17,379,500	
230	Electoral Commission	76,383,000	
231	National Intelligence Organisation	4,318,900	
232	Department of Provincial and Local Government Affairs	15,821,400	
234	Department of Defence	180,467,800	
235	Department of Education	857,929,800	
236	Office of Higher Education	51,550,500	
237	PNG National Commission for UNESCO	2,104,200	
240	Department of Health	275,641,200	
241	Hospital Management Services	427,553,300	
242	Department of Community Development	15,178,400	
243	National Volunteer Services	1,379,900	
245	Department of Environment & Conservation	21,758,100	
			
247	Department of Agriculture & Livestock	15,285,400	
252	Department of Lands & Physical Planning	37,214,200	
254	Department of Mineral Policy and Geohazards Management	8,267,300	
255	Department of Petroleum & Energy	18,649,000	
257	Department of Public Enterprises	3,781,400	
258	Department of Information and Communication	4,284,700	
259	Department of Transport	23,188,100	
261	Department of Commerce & Industry	13,058,500	
262	Department of Industrial Relations	17,184,900	
263	National Tripartite Consultative Council	918,700	
264	Department of Works & Implementation	169,538,100	
267	Office of Rural Development	6,790,000	
268	Central Supply & Tenders Board	2,706,200	
269	Office of Tourism Arts and Culture	1,993,900	
299	Treasury and Finance - Public Debt Charges	4,194,538,800	
502	Office of the Auditor General	18,415,400	
503	Ombudsman Commission	18,114,900	
505	National Research Institute	5,142,400	
506	National Training Council	2,739,800	
507	National Economic & Fiscal Commission	3,081,900	
509	Border Development Authority	4,441,500	
510	Legal Training Institute	2,453,200	
511	Office of Climate Change and Development	7,835,800	
512	University of Papua New Guinea	43,453,300	
513	University of Technology	44,440,000	
514	University of Goroka	17,569,100	
515	University of Environment & Natural Resources	15,276,700	
516	PNG Sports Commission	10,163,700	
517	National Narcotics Bureau	4,440,300	
518	PNG Maritime College	3,252,500	
519	National AIDS Council Secretariat	8,294,800	
520	Institute of Medical Research	7,702,000	
521	National Youth Commission	4,386,100	
522	Constitutional & Law Reform Commission	3,007,300	
523	Papua New Guinea Accidents Investigation Commission	4,966,100	
525	National Broadcasting Commission	28,547,800	
526	National Maritime Safety Authority	1,703,500	
530	Investment Promotion Authority	2,851,500	
531	Small Business Development Corporation	2,801,500	
532	Nat Institute of Standards & Industrial Technology	3,307,500	
536	Kokonas Indastry Kopration	1,113,500	
539	National Museum & Art Gallery	9,707,700	
541	National Housing Corporation	244,600	
			
542	National Cultural Commission	4,473,700	
549	Office of Coastal Fisheries Development Agency	2,546,000	
			
550	Cocoa Coconut Institute	6,650,300	
553	Fresh Produce Development Company	5,822,600	
554	PNG Coffee Industry Corporation	3,223,000	
557	PNG National Forest Authority	30,645,500	
558	Tourism Promotion Authority	10,710,300	
562	National Agriculture Research Institute	9,194,500	
563	National Agriculture Quarantine & Inspection Authority	4,741,400	
565	Civil Aviation Authority	11,112,200	
569	Independent Consumer & Competition Commission	9,728,500	
571	Fly River Provincial Government	46,835,300	
572	Gulf Provincial Government	41,527,800	
573	Central Provincial Government	74,872,200	
574	National Capital District	3,913,400	
575	Milne Bay Provincial Government	68,839,000	
576	Oro Provincial Government	46,603,500	
577	Southern Highlands Provincial Government	90,666,400	
578	Enga Provincial Government	67,661,100	
579	Western Highlands Provincial Government	86,825,600	
580	Simbu Provincial Government	85,826,000	
581	Eastern Highlands Provincial Government	89,523,600	
582	Morobe Provincial Government	107,803,200	
583	Madang Provincial Government	96,885,900	
584	East Sepik Provincial Government	101,440,800	
585	Sandaun Provincial Government	82,716,700	
586	Manus Provincial Government	41,187,100	
587	New Ireland Provincial Government	42,569,300	
588	East New Britain Provincial Government	92,240,500	
589	West New Britain Provincial Government	68,444,400	
590	Bougainville Autonomous Government	86,976,300	
591	Hela Provincial Government	35,362,500	
592	Jiwaka Provincial Government	42,735,300	
	Grand Total	10,565,711,700	
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I hereby certify that the above is the fair print of the Appropriation (Recurrent Expenditure 2013) Act 2012, which has been made by the National Parliament.

Acting Clerk of the National Parliament.

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

Speaker of the National Parliament.