Appropriation (2024/25 Confirmation and Validation) Bill
The New Zealand Government sometimes spends money in ways that weren't fully pre-approved by Parliament — perhaps a bit more than allowed, or in an emergency. This bill tidies that up by officially confirming or validating those spending decisions for the 2024/25 financial year (and one item from 2023/24). It covers things like extra spending on veterans' entitlements, payments to Lake Alice torture survivors, a settlement related to a court case, and costs from the HMNZS Manawanui sinking. Parliament must pass a bill like this to make that spending legal.
What this affects
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The bill officially approves payments to survivors of abuse at the Lake Alice psychiatric unit, which lacked prior parliamentary spending authorisation.
Lake Alice Unit Torture Redress Payments 5,358 [Schedule 2]
Lake Alice Unit Torture Redress Payments 19,560 [Schedule 3]
Progress through Parliament
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