As part of Budget 2021 [the Treasury guide Putting It Together(external link) provides an overview of New Zealand’s State sector finance system and how the Budget process works], $14.836 million of funding was provided to ensure the Crown continues to respond to the Abuse in Care Inquiry in a timely, joined up way. The Crown must provide a large volume of material, make witnesses available and respond to the Inquiry’s requests and findings as it proceeds.
The following table shows how the funding is spread across a number of appropriations [an appropriation is a parliamentary authorisation for the Crown or an Office of Parliament to incur expenses or capital expenditure] and Votes [a Vote is a grouping of one or more appropriations that are the responsibility of a Minister of the Crown and are administered by a department. Votes generally take the name of the portfolio of the Vote Minister]. The funding covers:
| Vote and appropriation | Relevant agency | Funding ($, million) |
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Vote Courts Appropriation: Courts, Tribunals and Other Authorities Services, including the Collection and Enforcement of Fines and Civil Debts Services Multi-Category Appropriation (Crown Response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry component of the larger appropriation – please see page 7 of the Vote Courts Estimates of Appropriations 2021/22(external link)) |
Ministry of Justice | 0.599 |
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Vote Education Appropriation: Oversight of the Education System Multi-Category Appropriation (Crown Response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry component of the larger appropriation – please see page 10 of the Vote Education Estimates of Appropriations 2021/22(external link)) |
Ministry of Education | 1.000 |
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Vote Health Appropriation: Health Sector Information Systems Appropriation: Managing the Purchase of Services (Crown Response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry components of the larger appropriations – please see page 19 of the Vote Health Estimates of Appropriations 2021/22(external link)) |
Ministry of Health | 0.750 |
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Vote Internal Affairs Appropriation: National Archival and Library Services Multi-Category Appropriation (Crown Response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry components of the larger appropriation – please see page 115 of the Vote Internal Affairs Estimates of Appropriations 2021/22(external link)) |
Archives New Zealand | 3.458 |
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Vote Justice Appropriation: Justice Policy Advice (Crown Response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry component of the larger appropriation – please see page 78 of the Vote Justice Estimates of Appropriations 2021/22(external link)) |
Ministry of Justice | 0.390 |
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Vote Māori Development Appropriation: Te whakatinanatanga o ngā wawata ā-pāpori, ā-ōhanga, ā-whakawhanaketanga ahurea o te iwi Māori | Realising the social, economic and cultural development aspirations of Māori (Crown Response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry component of the larger appropriation – please see page 8 of the Vote Māori Development Estimates of Appropriations 2021/22(external link)) |
Te Puni Kōkiri | 0.150 |
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Vote Oranga Tamariki Appropriation: Crown Response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-Based Institutions (Includes funding for: i) the Crown Response Unit; ii) cross-agency legal, records management, research, and people support; and, iii) Oranga Tamariki’s own response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry – please see page 125 of the Vote Oranga Tamariki Estimates of Appropriations 2021/22(external link)) |
Crown Response Unit (as part of the 2021/22 central funding, the Department of Corrections and NZ Police have nominated amounts held to be drawn on as required) Oranga Tamariki |
8.489 |
| Total | 14.836 |
The funding is for one year only. The Crown Response applies for funding on a year-by-year basis to ensure it has the right resources to respond to the specific needs of the Abuse in Care Inquiry.
