Acronyms and glossary
Glossary of terms and acronyms from the annual report.
On this page
Acronyms
ACC: Accident Compensation Corporation
AEP: Accredited Employers Programme
AEWW: Accredited Employer Work Visa
AI: artificial intelligence
AIP: Active Investor Plus
ASA: average speed to answer
BWOF: building warrant of fitness
CRHL: Crown Regional Holdings Limited
CXI: Customer Experience Index
DEI: diversity, equity and inclusion
DPMC: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
EAP: Employee Assistance Programme
EMBC: Emergency Management and Business Continuity
FDI: foreign direct investment
FTE: full-time equivalent
GDP: gross domestic product
GHG: greenhouse gas
GST: goods and services tax
GWh: gigawatt hour
HUD: Ministry for Housing and Urban Development
ICT: information and communications technology
INZ: Immigration New Zealand
IPONZ: Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand
IVL: International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy
kt CO2-e: kilotonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent
LGBTQI+: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex and more
MBIE: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
MCA: multi-category appropriation
MFAT: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
MJ: megajoule
MPI: Ministry for Primary Industries
MSD: Ministry of Social Development
MYA: multi-year appropriation
NBS: New Building Standard
NEET: not in employment, education or training
NZBN: New Zealand Business Number
NZCRS: New Zealand Claims Resolution Service
NZD: New Zealand Dollar
NZeTA: New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority
NZ GAAP: New Zealand generally accepted accounting practice
NZIER: New Zealand Institute of Economic Research
NZTE: New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PBE: public benefit entity
PBE FRS: Public Benefit Entity Financial Reporting Standard
PBE IPSAS: Public Benefit Entity International Public Sector Accounting Standard
Pj: petajoule
PLA: permanent legislative authority
PRO: public research organisation
R&D: research and development
RIF: Regional Infrastructure Fund
SLT: Senior Leadership Team
SNZ: Stats NZ
SSIF: Strategic Science Investment Fund
TAS: Temporary Accommodation Service
t CO2e: tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent
Glossary of terms
Outcome
The outcome describes what we are trying to achieve and what this looks like.
Intermediate outcome
The intermediate outcome describes the outcome in more detail.
Gross domestic product (GDP)
The total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year.
Departmental expenses
Expenses incurred by MBIE in delivering services and functions on behalf of the Government.
Non-departmental expenses
Expenses incurred by entities other than MBIE in delivering services and functions on behalf of the Government.
Types of expenses:
- Output
A term for goods, services or functions purchased by the government. Outputs include policy advice, administration of contracts, and the provision of specific services. - Other expense
A term for operating expenses that are not outputs, such as interest expenses and grants.
Appropriation
An appropriation is a sum of money allocated for a particular use and includes a description of what is being purchased, why it is being purchased and how performance will be assessed. It authorises ministers to consume public resources, and ensures that Parliament knows how money will be spent and that government is held accountable for the spending.
Types of Appropriations:
- Annual appropriation
This is the most common type of appropriation and is limited to one financial year, consistent with the annual budget cycle. - MCA: multi-category appropriation
Multi-category appropriations consist of 2 or more categories of spending within a single appropriation that contribute to the same overarching purpose. - MYA: multi-year appropriation
Multi-year appropriations allow expenses or capital expenditure to be incurred during a specified period of no more than 5 financial years. MYAs are generally used where uncertainties or dependencies are likely to affect when costs are incurred (e.g. milestone payments for a multi-year project). - PLA: permanent legislative authority
Permanent appropriations are authorised by legislation other than an Appropriation Act and continue in effect for an indefinite period. Generally, the authorising legislation will impose limits on the scope of the appropriation and not its amount.
Main estimates
The main estimates are the Government’s approved set of appropriations for a year. They are approved and published before the start of the financial year to which they relate.
Supplementary estimates
The supplementary estimates are the Government’s approved changes to appropriations within a financial year and supersede the information in the Main Estimates for that year.