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Administrative Appeals Tribunal Annual Report 2018–19

Funding

This section identifies AAT's funding status.

5.1 Appropriations

5.1A: Annual appropriations ('Recoverable GST exclusive')
Annual appropriations for 2019
	Annual appropriation¹	Adjustments to appropriation²	Total appropriation	Appropriation applied in 2019 (current and prior years)	Variance³
	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000
Departmental
Ordinary annual services	156,690	12,260	168,950	169,471	(521)
Capital budget⁴	3,878	-	3,878	3,878	-
Total departmental	160,568	12,260	172,828	173,349	(521)
In 2018-19 $3.709m in departmental appropriation was permanently withheld under a Section 51 Determination of the PGPA Act (in accordance with Financial Reporting Rules Part 6 Div 3), for estimate variations. PGPA Act Section 74 receipts relate to lease incentives received and revenue received for rendering of services. Variance is substantially attributable to cash overspend during the year and timing of payments. Departmental Capital Budgets are appropriated through Appropriation Acts (No.1). They form part of ordinary annual services and are not separately identified in the Appropriation Acts.
Annual appropriations for 2018
	Annual appropriation	Adjustments to appropriation¹	Total appropriation	Appropriation applied in 2018 (current and prior years)	Variance²
	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000
Departmental
Ordinary annual services	156,037	10,251	166,288	172,198	(5,910)
Capital budget⁴	3,801	-	3,801	10,763	(6,962)
Other services
Equity injections	-	-	-	-	-
Loans	-	-	-	-	-
Total departmental	159,838	10,251	170,089	182,961	(12,872)
In 2017-18 $1.478m in departmental appropriation was permanently withheld under a Section 51 Determination of the PGPA Act (in accordance with Financial Reporting Rules Part 6 Div 3), for estimate variations. PGPA Act Section 74 receipts relate to lease incentives received and revenue received for rendering of services. Variance is substantially attributable to cash overspend during the year and timing of payments. Departmental Capital Budgets are appropriated through Appropriation Acts (No.1). They form part of ordinary annual services and are not separately identified in the Appropriation Acts.

5.1B: Unspent annual appropriations ('Recoverable GST exclusive')
	2019	2018
	$’000	$’000
Departmental
Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2016-17		10,458
Appropriation Act (No. 2) 2016-17	6,367	6,367
Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2017-18	20,953	64,044
Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2018-19	53,027	-
Cash at bank	1,144	363
Total departmental	81,491	81,232
Administered
Cash at bank	560	308
Total administered	560	308
5.1C: Special appropriations ('Recoverable GST exclusive')
Appropriation applied
	2019	2018
Authority	$'000	$'000
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 s.77, Administered	6,400	4,994
Total special appropriations applied	6,400	4,994

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