Last updated:
Sunday, 25 June 2017
Related information
- Information on Cabinet and Cabinet committee processes is set out in the CabGuide, www.dpmc.govt.nz/cabguide.
- Information on standards of integrity and conduct, political neutrality, briefings for incoming Ministers, contact between public servants and political parties, working with select committees, pre-election guidance, and board appointment and induction guidelines can be found on the State Services Commission website, www.ssc.govt.nz.
- The fees framework for members of statutory and other bodies appointed by the Crown is contained in Cabinet Office circular CO (12) 6 Fees framework for members appointed to bodies in which the Crown has an interest [replaced from 1 July 2019 by CO (19) 1 Fees framework for members appointed to bodies in which the Crown has an interest], and can be found on the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet's website, at www.dpmc.govt.nz/cabinet-office-circulars.
- Information on Ministers' relationships with Crown entities can be found in:
- Statutory Crown Entities: A Guide for Ministers, State Services Commission, available at www.ssc.govt.nz;
- Cabinet Office circular CO (13) 4 Crown Entities Act 2004: Section 107 directions to support a whole of government approach, www.dpmc.govt.nz/cabinet-office-circulars.
- The Office of the Auditor-General's publication Managing Conflicts of Interest: Guidance for Public Entities (June 2007) can be found on the website of the Controller and Auditor-General, www.oag.govt.nz.
- A guide for officials advising select committees, Working with Select Committees, is available on the Parliament website, www.parliament.nz.
The guidance listed here was current at time of going to press. For updates, see the online version of this manual at www.dpmc.govt.nz/cabinet-manual.
