![]() |
Home
| Databases
| WorldLII
| Search
| Feedback
Cook Islands Sessional Legislation |
COOK ISLANDS
APPROPRIATION ACT 2017
Contents
1 | Title |
2 | Application |
3 | Grant and appropriation out of the Cook Islands Government Account |
Schedule 1
Agency Budget Appropriations
Schedule 2
Payments on Behalf of Crown (POBOC)
Schedule 3
Cook Islands Capital Spending
Schedule 4
Official Development Assistance
Schedule 5a
Other Expenses and Financing Transactions
Schedule 5b
Loan Reserve Fund (LRF) Appropriations
Summary
An Act to appropriate certain sums of money out of the Cook Islands Government Account to the services of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June 2018 and to appropriate the supplies granted in this period
(12 July 2017)
MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN: We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Parliament of the Cook Islands, towards making good the supply which we have cheerfully granted to Your Majesty in this year, have resolved to grant Your Majesty the sum specified in this Act and humbly ask Your Majesty to assent to the sum. And be it enacted by the Parliament of the Cook Islands in Session assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
This Act is the Appropriation Act 2017.
This Act applies to the year ending on the thirtieth day of June 2018 (“the year”).
(1) The Minister responsible for Finance may authorise the incurrence of expenses or expenditure and may issue and apply out of the Cook Islands Government Account, towards making good the supplies granted to Her Majesty for the services of the year, any sums which in total do not exceed the sum of $273,247,094.
(2) Subject to subsection (3) the sums authorised to be supplied are appropriated for the services set out in the votes specified in the Schedules to this Act.
(3) The votes identified in Schedule 4 to this Act as being funded through loans from financing partners or from grants by development partners are further limited to the lesser of the votes specified in those Schedules and the loan proceeds or grants received for the purpose of financing the expense or expenditure in relation to those votes.
(4) Notwithstanding section 37 of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management Act 1995-96, the appropriations made under this Act will lapse on 30 June 2018.
(5) Payments that may be charged against any appropriation made by this Act after 30 June 2018 are limited to—
- (a) self balancing journal entries to correct posting errors during the year ended 30 June 2018; or
- (b) expenses incurred or payments due during the year ended 30 June 2018 for which a valid invoice was submitted before 30 June 2018, but for which a payment or payments to extinguish that liability in relation to that invoice had not been made by 30 June 2018.
(6) The appropriations made in the Appropriation Act 2016 will lapse on 30 June 2017.
(7) Payments that may be charged after 30 June 2017 against any appropriation that lapses under the provisions of subsection (6) are limited to—
- (a) self balancing journal entries to correct posting errors during the year ended 30 June 2017; or
- (b) expenses incurred or payments due during the year ended 30 June 2017 for which a valid invoice was submitted before 30 June 2017, but for which a payment or payments to extinguish the liability in relation to that invoice had not been made by 30 June 2017.
(8) Where in the period ended 30 June 2017, the Financial Secretary appointed under section 4 of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management Act 1995-96 had directed that an unexpended appropriation from an Appropriation Act for a previous year be available for expenditure in the year ended 30 June 2017, those appropriations will also lapse on 30 June 2017.
(9) Payments that may be charged after 30 June 2017 against any appropriation that lapses under the provisions of subsection (8) are limited to—
- (a) self balancing journal entries to correct posting errors during the year ended 30 June 2017; or
- (b) expenses incurred or payments due during the year ended 30 June 2017 for which a valid invoice was submitted before 30 June 2017, but for which a payment or payments to extinguish the liability in relation to that invoice had not been made by 30 June 2017.
Schedule 1
Agency Budget Appropriations
Agency | Personnel | Operating | Administered Payments | Depreciation | Gross Current Appropriation | Trading Revenue | Net Current Appropriation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agriculture | 882,138 | 134,643 | 0 | 22,182 | 1,038,962 | 90,535 | 948,427 |
Audit (PERCA) | 936,350 | 68,180 | 0 | 26,678 | 1,031,208 | 60,700 | 970,508 |
Crown Law | 601,549 | 144,100 | 0 | 5,983 | 751,632 | 0 | 751,632 |
Cultural Development | 621,760 | 128,782 | 737,500 | 96,655 | 1,584,697 | 110,000 | 1,474,697 |
Business Trade and Investment Board | 440,094 | 232,575 | 0 | 9,000 | 681,669 | 23,380 | 658,289 |
Education | 11,842,082 | 3,232,101 | 4,101,882 | 412,364 | 19,588,429 | 0 | 19,588,429 |
Environment | 849,690 | 148,724 | 182,241 | 30,381 | 1,211,036 | 35,000 | 1,176,036 |
Finance and Economic Management | 3,425,445 | 662,189 | 14,367,678 | 128,530 | 18,583,842 | 603,500 | 17,980,342 |
Financial Services Development Authority | 240,339 | 177,906 | 0 | 9,867 | 428,112 | 0 | 428,112 |
Foreign Affairs | 1,266,905 | 598,151 | 10,000 | 77,726 | 1,952,782 | 28,000 | 1,924,782 |
Head Of State | 168,038 | 34,080 | 23,000 | 15,057 | 240,175 | 0 | 240,175 |
Health | 8,953,286 | 2,531,330 | 1,726,870 | 886,814 | 14,098,300 | 350,000 | 13,748,300 |
Infrastructure Cook Islands | 1,814,113 | 303,351 | 745,000 | 241,596 | 3,104,060 | 295,626 | 2,808,434 |
Internal Affairs | 1,040,000 | 121,085 | 2,585,893 | 17,264 | 3,764,241 | 6,000 | 3,758,241 |
of which: Welfare Payments - Allowances | 0 | 0 | 982,893 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Justice | 1,577,855 | 399,371 | 337,000 | 133,947 | 2,448,173 | 500,000 | 1,948,173 |
Marine Resources | 1,204,964 | 358,125 | 350,000 | 95,000 | 2,008,089 | 28,000 | 1,980,089 |
Ombudsman | 219,695 | 61,840 | 0 | 5,822 | 287,357 | 0 | 287,357 |
Parliamentary Services | 487,567 | 71,192 | 62,000 | 24,579 | 645,338 | 0 | 645,338 |
Pearl Authority | 217,600 | 234,688 | 0 | 28,303 | 480,591 | 0 | 480,591 |
Police | 3,108,483 | 461,724 | 255,000 | 218,622 | 4,043,829 | 93,421 | 3,950,408 |
Prime Minister's Office | 1,265,016 | 236,849 | 978,000 | 36,069 | 2,515,934 | 0 | 2,515,934 |
Public Service Commission | 398,609 | 72,447 | 1,230,316 | 79,293 | 1,780,665 | 0 | 1,780,665 |
Tourism Corporation | 1,744,118 | 2,756,016 | 5,400,000 | 31,500 | 9,931,634 | 352,000 | 9,579,634 |
Transport | 537,571 | 135,964 | 56,000 | 39,047 | 768,582 | 36,000 | 732,582 |
Cook Islands Investment Corporation | 941,950 | 3,298,194 | 4,417,000 | 371,189 | 9,028,333 | 2,455,943 | 6,572,390 |
Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority | 179,021 | 111,940 | 0 | 7,200 | 298,161 | 0 | 298,161 |
Capital Funds Committee- Administered by MFEM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 0 | 45,000 |
Total Ministries, Crown & Statutory Agencies | 44,964,236 | 16,715,546 | 37,565,380 | 3,095,668 | 102,340,829 | 5,068,105 | 97,272,724 |
Agency | Personnel | Operating | Administered Payments | Depreciation | Gross Current Appropriation | Trading Revenue | Net Current Appropriation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ministerial Support | | | | | | | |
Prime Minister | 301,176 | 109,773 | 0 | 11,100 | 422,049 | 0 | 422,049 |
Deputy Prime Minister | 134,894 | 85,372 | 0 | 11,503 | 231,769 | 0 | 231,769 |
Minister Mark Brown | 202,666 | 81,613 | 0 | 6,802 | 291,081 | 0 | 291,081 |
Minister Kiriau Turepu | 129,514 | 56,931 | 0 | 11,162 | 197,607 | 0 | 197,607 |
Minister Nandi Glassie | 107,704 | 78,415 | 0 | 12,000 | 198,119 | 0 | 198,119 |
Minister Albert Nicholas | 78,447 | 117,000 | 0 | 5,500 | 200,947 | 0 | 200,947 |
Leader Of Opposition | 154,185 | 48,200 | 0 | 6,800 | 209,185 | 0 | 209,185 |
Total Ministerial Support Offices | 1,108,586 | 577,304 | 0 | 64,867 | 1,750,757 | 0 | 1,750,757 |
| | | | | | | |
Outer Islands | | | | | | | |
Aitutaki | 1,137,762 | 367,829 | 0 | 143,884 | 1,649,476 | 67,828 | 1,581,648 |
Aitutaki Power Supply | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atiu | 785,426 | 407,041 | 0 | 138,561 | 1,331,029 | 224,318 | 1,106,711 |
Mangaia | 861,498 | 552,165 | 0 | 204,700 | 1,618,363 | 301,000 | 1,317,363 |
Manihiki | 638,449 | 150,438 | 0 | 92,199 | 881,086 | 117,500 | 763,586 |
Mauke | 653,141 | 201,413 | 0 | 178,982 | 1,033,535 | 113,853 | 919,682 |
Mitiaro | 541,364 | 69,446 | 0 | 55,200 | 666,009 | 58,899 | 607,110 |
Palmerston | 257,571 | 65,528 | 0 | 42,000 | 365,099 | 20,599 | 344,500 |
Penrhyn | 460,817 | 155,124 | 0 | 62,407 | 678,348 | 74,000 | 604,348 |
Pukapuka-Nassau | 752,172 | 142,467 | 0 | 140,552 | 1,035,191 | 73,695 | 961,496 |
Rakahanga | 372,496 | 59,373 | 0 | 37,829 | 469,698 | 49,336 | 420,362 |
Outer Islands Capital Fund-Administered by MFEM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27,500 | 27,500 | 0 | 27,500 |
Total Outer Islands | 6,460,697 | 2,170,824 | 0 | 1,123,813 | 9,755,334 | 1,101,028 | 8,654,306 |
Gross Total | 52,533,519 | 19,463,674 | 37,565,380 | 4,284,348 | 113,846,920 | 6,169,133 | 107,677,787 |
Schedule 2
Payments on Behalf of Crown (POBOC)
Administering Ministry | POBOC | 2016/17 Budget Estimate | 2017/18 Budget Estimate | Variance | |||||||||||||||||||
Compensation of Employees | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||
Finaamp; mic Management | Parliamentary Superanperannuation | 180,000 | 180,000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Audit | Transfer of PERC Salaries and Administration Costs | 42,500 | 42,500 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Parliamentary Services | Civil List - Personnel | 1,974,607 | 2,011,461 | 36,854 | |||||||||||||||||||
Parliamentary Services | House of Ariki | 176,341 | 178,337 | 1,996 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Compensation of Employees POBOCs | 2,373,448 | 2,412,298 | 38,850 | |||||||||||||||||||
Use of Goods and Services | | | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Audit div> | Audit Fees | 95,600 | 95,600 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Justice | General Elections, Petitions and By-Elections | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Parliamentary Services | Civil List - Operating Expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Parliamentary Services | Civil List - Constituency Visits | 170,200 | 170,200 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Parliamentary Services | Parliamentary Sitting Expenses | 120,000 | 120,000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Parliamentary Services | QR & MP Travel and Allowance (local and overseas) | 150,000 | 0 | (150,000) | |||||||||||||||||||
Parliamentary Services | QR Travel and Allowances (local and overseas) | 0 | 109,000 | 109,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Parliamentary Services | MP Travel and Allowances (local and overseas) | 0 | 41,000 | 41,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister's Office | Local Government Election | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Foreign Affairs | International Maritime Organisation - Maritime Cook Islands | 63,461 | 63,461 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| width="177" val" valign="bottom"> 599,261 | ">599,261 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Subsidies | | | | 0 | Apex - Profit Guarantee | 1,500,000 | 750,000 | (750,000) | |||||||||||||||
Finance & Economic Management | FSC - subsidy to meet depreciation expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Cook Islands Investment Corporation | Airport Authority subsidy | 2,047,997 | 2,047,997 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Cook Islands Investment Corporation | Bank of the Cook Islands - social assistance subsidy | 120,000 | 120,000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Cook Islands Investment Corporation | Ports Authority - subsidy | 110,099 | 110,099 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Cook Islands Investment Corporation | Te Aponga Uira - social assistance subsidy | 380,000 | 380,000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Subsidies POBOCs | 4,158,096 | 3,408,096 /div> | (750,000) | |||||||||||||||||||
Social Assistance | | | width="97" vali valign="bottom"> 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Internaairs< | Welfare Payments | 15,799,966 | 17,353,517 | 1,553,551 | |||||||||||||||||||
| idth="177" val" valign="bottom"> 17,353,,353,517 | 1,553,551 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other Expense | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Finance & Economic Manageanagement | Pacific Catastatastrope Risk Insurance | 120,694 | 120,694 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Finance & Economic Management | CICC Mission Training Center Construction Grant | 0 | 600,000 | 600,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Foreign Affairs | International Subscriptions | 596,705 | 625,667 | | | Other Expenses POBOCs | 717,399 > | 1,3b>1,346,361 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Grand Total | | 23,648,170 | 25,119,533 | |
Schedule 3
Cook Islands Capital Spending
| 2017/18 Budget Estimates | Variance | |
Cook Islands Government Capital programs (see Schedule 6 for details) | 36,663,124 | 44,904,336 | 8,241,212 |
Total Capital spending | 36,663,124 | 44,904,336[1] | 8,241,212 |
Schedule 4
Official Development Assistance[2]
| 2016/17 Budget Estimate | 2017/18 Budget Estimate | Variance |
Operating or recurrent expenditure | 16,082,833 | 28,053,720 | 11,970,886 |
Capital Project expenditure | 44,577,755 | 41,338,420 | -3,239,335 |
Total Borrowing Expenses and Debt Repayment | 60,660,588 | 69,392,140 | 8,731,552 |
Schedule 5a
Other Expenses and Financing Transactions
Category of Expense | 2016/17 Budget Estimate | 2017/18 Budget Estimate | Variance |
---|---|---|---|
Contingency Funds - Capital Expenditure | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contingency Funds - Operating | 100,000 | 100,000 | 0 |
Crown Infrastructure Depreciation | 3,682,397 | 4,602,897 | 920,500 |
Concession Loan Fund - Top Ups | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Public Sector Strengthening | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ADB Share Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfer to Emergency Response Trust Fund | 603,858 | 50,000 | 553,858 |
Transfer to Reserve Trust Fund | 548,172 | 592,044 | 43,872 |
Depreciation Contingency Fund | 2,362,134 | 3,957,454 | 1,595,320 |
Contributions to Cook Islands Sovereign Wealth Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Other Expenses | 7,296,561 | 9,302,396 | 2,005,834 |
Schedule 5b
Loan Reserve Fund (LRF) Appropriations
Category of Appropriation | 2016/17 Budget Estimate | 2017/18 Budget Estimate | Variance |
Contribution to LRF - Principal | 6,893,059 | 8,618,817 | 1,725,758 |
Contribution to LRF - Interest | 1,710,050 | 2,062,953 | 352,903 |
Total Contribution to LRF | 8,603,108 | 10,681,769 | 2,078,661 |
Summary
Category of Payment | 2016/17 Budget Estimate | 2017/18 Budget Estimate | Variance |
Schedule 1 - Ministry Outputs (Gross Operating) | 101,408,738 | 113,846,920 | 12,438,182 |
Schedule 2 - POBOCs | 23,648,170 | 25,119,533 | 1,471,363 |
Schedule 3 - CIG Capital Expenditure | 36,663,124 | 44,904,336 | 8,241,212 |
Schedule 4 - Official Development Assistance | 60,660,588 | 69,392,140 | 8,731,552 |
Schedule 5a - Other Expenses and Financing Transactions | 7,296,561 | 9,302,396 | 2,005,834 |
Schedule 5b - Loan Reserve Fund Appropriations | 8,603,108 | 10,681,769 | 2,078,661 |
TOTAL APPROPRIATION | 238,280,290 | 273,247,094 | 34,966,805 |
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management.
Printed under the authority of the Cook Islands Parliament—2017.
[2]Excluding Budget Support (Core Sector Support) and appropriated through agencies or POBOCs in schedule 1.
PacLII:
Copyright Policy
|
Disclaimers
|
Privacy Policy
|
Feedback
URL: http://www.paclii.org/ck/legis/num_act/aa2017176