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Statement of departmental expenditure and appropriations

for the year ended 30 June 2006

This statement shows expenditure incurred by the Department against each departmental output expense appropriation. All appropriations are GST exclusive from the 2006 Main Estimates.

 

2006

Actual

$000

2006

Main Estimates

$000

2006

Appropriation
Changes

$000

2006

Supplementary
Estimates

$000

2005

Actual

$000

Vote Housing - Departmental output expenses

         
Building Act 2004 Implementation 3,262 4,919 (1,309) 3,610 2,996
Building Regulation and Control 11,124 12,265 (645) 11,620 7,727
Occupational Licensing 2,815 4,125 (20) 4,105 1,278
Purchase and Monitoring Advice -          
Housing New Zealand Corporation 389 400 2 402 411
Residential Tenancy Services 17,740 17,838 (76) 17,762 17,068
Sector and Regulatory Policy 3,356 3,726 212 3,938 3,315
State Housing Appeals Services 32 67 - 67 48
Weathertight Homes Resolution Service 15,721 17,689 50 17,739 -
Total departmental output expenses and appropriations 54,439 61,029 (1,786) 59,243 32,843

For information on major budget variances refer to Note 16 in the Notes to the Financial Statements (page 54).

Memorandum Accounts

for the year ended 30 June 2006

Memorandum accounts are notional accounts to record the accumulated balance of surpluses and deficits incurred for outputs operating on a full cost-recovery basis. They are intended to provide a long-run perspective on the pricing of outputs. The balance of each memorandum account is intended to tend to zero over time.

  2006
Actual
$000
2005
Actual
$000

Building Controls

   
Opening balance at 1 July (2,996) -
Revenue (primarily from building levies) 19,067 -
Expenses (14,386) (2,996)
Closing balance at 30 June 1,685 (2,996)
     

Occupational Licensing - Building Practitioners

   
Opening balance at 1 July (1,537) -
Transfer deficit from Ministry of Economic Development on 1 November 2004 - (260)
Revenue 6 1
Expenses (2,815) (1,278)
Closing balance at 30 June (4,346) (1,537)

The $2.809 million deficit on the Occupational Licensing - Building Practitioners memorandum account in 2006 is being temporarily financed by the Crown. Revenue in 2005 and 2006 is for the recovery of superannuation costs from the State Services Commission. Revenue from the Building Practitioner Licensing Scheme is expected to be earned from the 2007/08 financial year.

Statement of Trust Monies

as at 30 June 2006

The Department of Building and Housing operates trust accounts under section 66 of the Public Finance Act 1989. The transactions through these accounts and their balances at 30 June 2006 are not included in the Department's own financial statements. Movements in these accounts during the year ended 30 June 2006 (as reported to the Treasury) were as follows.

  Opening Balance
1 July 05
$000

Contributions Received

$000

Distributions Made

$000

Cash Receipts

$000

Cash Expenses

$000

Closing Balance
30 June 06 $000

Trust account

           
Certifiers Bond Trust Account 85 86 - 7 - 178
Residential Tenancies Trust Account 187,065 117,837 (97,383) - - 207,519

Certifiers Bond Trust Account

The Certifiers Bond Trust Account holds in trust deposits received from certifiers of building consents.

Residential Tenancies Trust Account

The Residential Tenancies Trust Account holds all sums paid by way of a bond in respect of any tenancy pursuant to the Residential Tenancies Act 1986.

A full set of audited financial statements for the Trust, prepared on an accrual accounting basis in conformity with generally accepted accounting practice, is provided on pages 66 to 71.

These financial statements are to be read in conjunction with the accompanying accounting policies and notes to the financial statements.