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Finance (incorporates the responsibilities formerly included in the Infrastructure portfolio)

MinisterMinister of Finance
Current MinisterHon Bill English
Department

The Treasury

Crown Entities

Government Superannuation Fund Authority
Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation
New Zealand Productivity Commission

Schedule 4 PFA organisations

New Zealand Government Property Corporation

Other Organisations

Government Superannuation Appeals Board
Community Trusts

Reserve Bank of New Zealand1

Vote

Vote Finance

Legislation

The Treasury
Appropriation Acts
Appropriation (Continuation of Interim Meaning of Funding for
Parliamentary Purposes) Act 2007
Bank of New Zealand Act 1988
Crown Entities Act 2004 (Part 4)
Crown Forests Assets Act 1989
Crown Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme Act 2009
Export Guarantee Act 1964
Farm and Fishing Vessel Ownership Savings Schemes (Closure) Act 1998
Finance Acts
Government Superannuation Fund Act 1956
Hawkes Bay Earthquake Act 1931
Imprest Supply Acts
International Finance Agreements Act 1961
KiwiSaver Act 20062
National Expenditure Adjustment Act 1932
National Provident Fund Restructuring Act 1990
New Zealand Government Property Corporation Act 1953
New Zealand Planning Council Dissolution Act 1991
New Zealand Productivity Commission Act 2010
New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 (Parts 2 and 3 and Schedule 3)
Overseas Investment Act 1973 (transitional provisions only)
Overseas Investment Act 2005
Post Office Bank Act 1987
Public Audit Act 2001
Public Finance Act 1989
Rural Banking and Finance Corporation of New Zealand Act 1989
Superannuation Schemes Act 1989
Tourist Hotel Corporation of New Zealand Act 1989
Treasurer (Statutory References) Act 1997

Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Bills of Exchange Act 1908
Decimal Currency Act 1964
Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010
Private Savings Bank Act 1983
Private Savings Banks (Transfer of Undertaking Act) 1992
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989

Department of Internal Affairs
Community Trusts Act 1999
Trustee Banks Restructuring Act Repeal Act 1999

1 The Reserve Bank is a category of State Sector agency in its own right.

2 Overall responsibility for the administration of the KiwiSaver Act 2006 lies with the Revenue portfolio. The Ministers of
Commerce and Finance are jointly responsible for the appointment of default KiwiSaver providers under section 177 of
the Act.