New Zealand
House of Representatives
Parliamentary budget
Legal document(s) specifying parliament’s power over its budget
Legal document(s) specifying parliament’s power over its budget: Constitution; Standing Orders of Parliament; Other
Other
Notes
Bill of Rights 1688, art. 4; Constitution Act 1986, s.22; Public Finance Act 1989, s.5.
Responsibility for preparing the proposal for the parliamentary budget
Responsibility for preparing the proposal for the parliamentary budget: Parliament; The Executive; Parliament and the Executive together; Other
Decision-making about the maximum amount of the parliamentary budget
Decision-making about the maximum amount of the parliamentary budget: Parliament decides the maximum amount of the budget; The amount of the budget is agreed between Parliament and the Executive; The Executive decides the maximum amount of the budget; Other
Decision-making about the allocation of the parliamentary budget
Decision-making about the allocation of the parliamentary budget: Parliament decides how to allocate the budget; The Executive can request Parliament to modify the budget allocation; The Executive can require Parliament to modify the budget allocation; The Executive decides how to allocate the budget; Other
National currency
New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor
1.49 (2021)
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Parliament’s budget, per year
210,900,000 (2021)
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Notes
For some parliaments, data can not be presented on an annual basis, for example because parliamentary sessions run from April to March of the following year. In such cases, the period to which the data corresponds is specified here.
Excludes Ministerial Services and Officers of Parliament.
Budget for the chamber
210,900,000 (2021)
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State budget, per year
146,880,000,000 (2021)
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Parliamentary staff
The parliamentary administration is independent from the government
Members of the parliamentary administration may be fully independent from the government For example, certain countries have a ‘parliamentary civil service’ that is different from the general civil service, which works for the Executive.
Parliament has control over the recruitment of parliamentary staff
Certain parliaments control the recruitment of parliamentary
staff. Parliament decides - independently from the government- when to recruit
staff, what procedures to use, who to recruit, etc.
There is one or more gender equality policies that apply to the parliamentary administration
Parliaments may have one or more official gender equality policies - or be subject to national policies, laws or guidelines - that address issues such as the recruitment and promotion of women staff, family-friendly work arrangements, and gender based-discrimination and harassment.
Notes
Covers the recruitment and promotion of women staff, family-friendly work arrangements, and addresses gender-based discrimination and harassment.
Number of permanent staff employed by parliament (full time equivalent (FTE) positions)
698 (2021)
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Number of permanent staff for each chamber
698 (2021)
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Secretary General
Authority that selects the Secretary General
Authority that selects the Secretary General.
Notes
appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the speaker (clerk of the house of representatives, act 1988, s.7).
Parliament votes to approve the selection of the Secretary General
Length of term of the Secretary General
A fixed number of years
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Length of the fixed term for the Secretary General (years)
7
Previous occupation of the current Secretary General
Parliamentary staff