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The Development Pathways Tool identifies the actions a policy practitioner can take to develop their skills at three different levels - developing, practising, and expert/leading. These actions are organised into three ways of learning - on the job...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite Proactive Release: Proposed Overseas Travel: Spain, Belgium, the United Kingdom, 26 June – 4 July 2022 as a reference. The following documents...

New Zealand’s engagement in the new United Nations process to negotiate an international cybercrime treaty Aotearoa New Zealand is currently engaged in the new United Nations process to negotiate an international cybercrime treaty. On this page you will...

Why does community engagement matter when creating policy, and how do we make sure it’s done well? Across the public sector, we recognise that community engagement is no longer an optional extra. It’s also not enough to put a discussion document online...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite Proactive Release: Health and Disability System Reform National Budget and Funding Settings as a reference. The following documents have been...

Cabinet papers on proposed overseas travel and reports on overseas travel are submitted directly to Cabinet, but do not require prior approval to go direct to Cabinet as other submissions do.  Below are templates for the two kinds of Cabinet travel...

This page contains templates for the following: general government response paper to the Cabinet Legislation Committee seeking the approval of a government response to a select committee inquiry or petition government response to a Law Commission...

Papers seeking approval for treaty actions generally follow the format of standard Cabinet papers. Below is an annotated example of an international treaty action paper. Template for international treaty Cabinet papersdocx23.09 KB [...

This section provides information on the Cabinet process for Ministers' and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries’ overseas travel and Cabinet travel paper requirements. Follow this link for templates for the two kinds of travel papers. Guidelines on...

Travel papers are Cabinet papers CabNet requires users to nominate the type of paper being uploaded at the start of the upload process. The three types are General, Appointment, and Travel. Both agency CabNet users and Ministerial office CabNet users...

Information that should be provided to Cabinet or Cabinet committees Where a there is a proposal to become party to a treaty, or to take formal treaty action, the following information needs to be provided to Cabinet or Cabinet committees: the exact...

Introduction This section provides information on international treaty making and the process for international treaty papers, including: the difference between international treaties and arrangements an outline of when Cabinet’s approval is...

The key features of the parliamentary treaty examination process, set out on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s website, are as follows. The Cabinet Manual and Standing Orders require the government to present all multilateral treaties and...

Any proposal to sign an international treaty, or to take binding treaty action, must be submitted to Cabinet for approval (see paragraph 5.79 of the Cabinet Manual). The term “binding treaty action” refers not only to the conclusion of a treaty, but...

Background This section provides information on the process for government responses to both select committee reports and Law Commission reports, and the requirements for related papers, including: the requirements for government responses to select...

The need for Executive Council (EC) action on a particular matter will be indicated in the relevant statutory provision by the words “in Council” (i.e. “the Governor-General in Council” or “by Order in Council”). Matters that require action by EC are as...

The Executive Council (EC) is the highest formal instrument of government, through which the government collectively and formally advises the Governor-General. All Ministers of the Crown are members of EC (whether those Ministers are inside or outside...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite Proactive Release: Contributions to Local Authority Disaster Relief Funds as a reference. The following documents have been proactively released...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite Proactive Release: Implementation Unit Assignments - Progress Report as at June 2022 as a reference. The following documents have been...

  “Advice given to Ministers must be honest, impartial, and include all relevant information. It must also be responsive to the priorities determined by the government of the day. Advice should be free and frank, and acknowledge any key...

Appointment papers are Cabinet papers which propose the appointment or reappointment of an individual, or several individuals, by a Minister. CabNet requires users to nominate the type of paper being uploaded at the start of the upload process. The...

When the Governor-General is overseas, then the Administrator of the Government fulfills the Governor-General's functions. The Administrator of the Government is the Chief Justice of New Zealand. In such cases the advice sheet must be addressed to the...

The following documents have been proactively released by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), on behalf of Hon Andrew Little, Minister of Health: Health and Disability System Reform Briefings October 2021 to January 2022 The...

Preparing Ministers’ papers for a meeting Ministers receive all Cabinet and Cabinet committee items in hard copy from the Cabinet Office, unless they have opted to use CabDocs. Papers should be prepared for a Minister’s attendance at Cabinet or a...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite Proactive Release: Governor-General’s Travel to the United Kingdom (CAB-22-SUB-0296/CAB-22-MIN-0296) as a reference. The following documents...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite Proactive Release: Briefing to the Incoming Minister for the COVID-19 Response (Jun 2022) as a reference. The following documents have been...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite Proactive Release: Briefing to the Incoming Minister for Emergency Management (Jun 2022) as a reference. The following document has ...

The Order of New Zealand The Queen has been pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday and Platinum Jubilee, to make the following Additional appointments to The Order of New Zealand: ONZ To be Additional Members of the said...

To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit: AH SAM, Mrs Melegalenuu For services to Pacific language education Mrs Melegalenuu Ah Sam has held several roles with Mangere College since 1990, currently as Deputy Principal from 2017. Beginning in...

Organisation Form (December 2019)docx21.26 KB Refer to these pages for more information Cabinet paper template - appointments Appointment paper candidate CV form CabNet: Uploading attachments to Cabinet papers CabNet: How to upload...

Candidate CV Formdocx22.38 KB Refer to these pages for more information Cabinet paper template - appointment Appointment paper organisation form CabNet: Uploading attachments to Cabinet papers CabNet: How to upload appointments papers

Template for Governor-General appointment documentsdocx44.63 KB Refer to the following pages for more information Template for Administrator of the Government appointments documents Cabinet paper template - appointment Appointment paper...

Use the template below as a guide to preparing Administrator of the Government appointment documents. Template for Administrator of the Government appointment documentsdocx43.59 KB Refer to the following pages for more information...

Royal Commission of Inquiry Report After the March 15 terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain (places of worship), the Government set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate whether public sector agencies had done all they could to protect...

DPMC is seeking nominations for a vacancy that has arisen for a Disability community representative on Kāpuia – the Ministerial Advisory Group for the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch mosques. Recommendation 44 of...

Accessible HTML version If you require an HTML version please contact information@dpmc.govt.nz and cite Proactive Release: Financial assistance to support Buller District Council's Infrastructure Recovery Programme as a reference. The following...