Appropriation (2022/23 Confirmation and Validation) Bill
The government sometimes spends money in ways that weren't fully approved by Parliament beforehand. This bill is a routine clean-up step that officially approves and signs off on that spending for the 2022/23 financial year (and two small items from 2021/22). It doesn't create new spending — it just gives Parliament's formal tick to money already spent, as required by law. Without this step, that spending would remain technically unlawful.
What this affects
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The bill officially approves government money that was already spent without full prior parliamentary approval, including a large Inland Revenue debt write-off.
Inland Revenue Department Revenue Non-Departmental Other Expenses Impairment of Debt and Debt Write-Offs 282,609 [$(000)]
Clause 6 validates these expenses and capital expenditure...for the 2022/23 financial year without appropriation, or other authority, by or under an Act.
Progress through Parliament
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Write to your MPBill text sourced from legislation.govt.nz (Parliamentary Counsel Office). Arapono’s summary and breakdown are drafted with AI grounded in that official text and reviewed by an Arapono editor for accuracy and neutrality before publishing. Arapono is non-partisan and takes no position on this bill.