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CO (09) 1: Law Commission: Processes for Setting the Work Programme and Government Response to Reports
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 9 Apr 2009Key points The government has adjusted some aspects of the processes for selecting Law Commission projects, how the Parliamentary Counsel Office should work with the Law Commission and responding to Law Commission reports on government references....
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CO (07) 2: The Financial Veto and 24 Hour Rule
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 8 Mar 2007Introduction 1Cabinet has recently agreed to changes in the Financial Veto procedure. This Circular updates and replaces Cabinet Office Circular CO (98) 15, “Financial Veto Procedure” 15 October 1998. It provides: an outline of the Crown...
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CO (06) 7: Ministerial Interventions under the Resource Management Act 1991
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 14 Dec 2006Introduction and key points 1The Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) provides for the Minister for the Environment (and, in some instances, the Minister of Conservation) to intervene in matters of national significance under the RMA. Cabinet has...
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CO (02) 4: Acts Binding the Crown: Procedures for Cabinet Decision
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 13 Mar 2002Summary of key points 1Cabinet has agreed that it will make explicit decisions on whether draft Bills should include a provision stating that the Act will bind the Crown. This decision will be made at the policy development stage. The practical...
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CO (02) 3: Use of New Zealand Government Locator Service (NZGLS) Metadata Standard
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 8 Mar 2002Summary of Key Points Cabinet has agreed that the New Zealand Government Locator Service (NZGLS) Metadata Standard will be the official New Zealand Government standard for creating discovery level metadata. The NZGLS standard provides a standardised...
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CO (00) 14: Procedures for Including Non-Official Representatives On Official Delegations to International Meetings
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 12 Dec 2000Key Points Cabinet has agreed to standardise procedures for including non-official representatives on official New Zealand delegations to international meetings. Decisions about including non-official representatives in official delegations...
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CO (11) 7: Role of the Remuneration Authority in Setting Remuneration for Individuals Appointed to Statutory Bodies and Other Positions
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 21 Oct 2011Summary 1 The Remuneration Authority (the Authority) is responsible for setting the remuneration of a number of individuals appointed to statutory bodies and other positions. This circular: 1.1 outlines the role of the Authority in relation to...
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CO (12) 7: Guidelines for Dealing with Inside Information About Public Issuers
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 20 Dec 2012Introduction 1 This circular sets out guidance agreed to by Cabinet for Ministers and officials dealing with inside information relating to public issuers, including mixed ownership model companies and other companies in which the Crown has an...
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CO (13) 3: Disclosure Requirements for Government Legislation
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 4 Jul 2013Introduction 1 Cabinet has agreed to legislate (with additional admininistrative enhancements) to require the government to disclose key features of all legislation (with limited exemptions), substantive Supplementary Order Papers (SOP) (where a...
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CO (13) 4: Crown Entities Act 2004:Section 107 directions to support a whole of government approach
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 12 Aug 2013Introduction 1This Circular replaces Cabinet Office Circular CO (06) 6 Whole of Government Directions under the Crown Entities Act 2004. 2A direction to support a whole of government approach under section 107 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (the...
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CO (16) 2: Cabinet Directions for the Conduct of Crown Legal Business 2016
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 30 Mar 2016Introduction 1On 15 February 2016 Cabinet approved new Cabinet Directions for the Conduct of Crown Legal Business. 2The new Directions are annexed to this Circular. Their primary purpose is to identify core Crown legal matters, to set out how those...
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CO (17) 9: Access to information of a previous administration
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 30 Oct 2017Purpose 1This circular sets out the principles that guide Ministers’ access to the records of the previous administration. It also provides guidance for officials handling requests for official information received before 26 October 2017, when...
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CO (19) 6: Investment Management and Asset Performance in the State Services
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CO (19) 5: Te Tiriti o Waitangi / Treaty of Waitangi Guidance
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 22 Oct 2019Introduction 1This circular sets out guidelines agreed by Cabinet for policy-makers to consider the Treaty of Waitangi in policy development and implementation.
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CO (19) 2: Attorney-General's Protocol for Release of Draft Government Legislation outside the Crown
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 16 Apr 20191 In June 2014, Cabinet approved the Attorney-General’s Protocol for Release of Draft Government Legislation outside the Crown. 2 In September 2018, Cabinet agreed to amend the Protocol to enable: 2.1 the release of draft legislation to...
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CO (18) 3: New Zealand Business Number - Implementation Requirements
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 16 Oct 2018Introduction 1This circular sets out the requirements agreed to by Cabinet for agencies to implement the New Zealand Business Number (the NZBN). This circular updates and replaces CO (16) 3. 2An agency must give effect to, or have regard...
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CO (18) 4: Proactive Release of Cabinet Material: Updated Requirements
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 23 Oct 2018Purpose 1 This circular sets out the requirements and procedures for the proactive release of Cabinet material (Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes). It updates and replaces previous advice. Key points 2 All Cabinet and Cabinet...
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CO (19) 3: Better Co-ordination of Contemporary Treaty of Waitangi Issues
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 2 Apr 2019Introduction 1 This circular sets out guidelines and requirements agreed by Cabinet for Ministers and departments involved in contemporary Treaty of Waitangi issues, including: 1.1processes for appointing lead Ministers and agencies for...
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CO (20) 2: Impact Analysis Requirements
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 30 Jun 2020Introduction 1This circular sets out the requirements for Ministers and agencies seeking approvals relating to government regulatory proposals.
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CO (20) 3: Climate Implications of Policy Assessment Requirements
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 8 Jul 2020Key Points 1This circular sets out the requirements for central government agencies to estimate and disclose the greenhouse gas emission implications when certain types of policy proposals are presented to Cabinet. It has been updated to reflect...
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CO (18) 2: Proposals with Financial Implications and Financial Authorities
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 30 Jul 2018Introduction 1 This circular sets out the guidelines and requirements for Ministers and departments seeking approval of proposals with financial implications, changes to appropriations, and the authority to incur expenses. 2 This circular updates...
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CO (20) 4: Management of Parliamentary Business after the Dissolution of Parliament
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 7 Aug 2020Key Points 1This circular provides guidance on the management of parliamentary business after Parliament has been dissolved. The key points are as follows: 1.1all parliamentary business will lapse on Sunday, 6 September 2020, when Parliament...
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CO (20) 5: Constitutional Procedures after the Election (2020)
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 31 Aug 2020Introduction 1In January this year the Cabinet Office issued guidance on government decision making in the pre-election period.1 That guidance reiterates that the government has the right to govern as usual until the election. As in previous election...
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CO (20) 6: Government Decision Making during the Period of Caretaker Government
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 19 Oct 2020Introduction 1Following the general election on 17 October 2020, the Leader of the Labour Party has announced that she is able to lead a government that has the support of a majority of the House. 2In accordance with the convention on caretaker...
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CO (20) 7: Arrangements for transition to a new administration
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 3 Nov 2020Introduction 1The New Zealand Labour Party and the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand have signed a cooperation agreement. This circular sets out the next steps in the transition to a new administration. Appointment of the new ministry...
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CO (20) 8: Labour Government, with Support from the Green Party: Consultation and Operating Arrangements
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 18 Nov 2020Introduction 1This circular provides practical guidance for Ministers[1] and departments on implementing the cooperation agreement between the Labour Party and the Green Party entered into when the government was formed following the 2020 general...
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CO (99) 6: Policy Framework for Occupational Regulation
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 8 Jun 1999Summary of Key Points Cabinet has agreed to adopt a policy framework for regulating occupations. A copy of the framework is attached to this circular. All departments and agencies should follow the principles contained in the framework when...
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CO (21) 2: Legislation Guidelines: Cabinet Requirements and Expectations
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 30 Nov 2021Introduction 1The Legislation Guidelines (2021 edition) are the government's key point of reference for assessing whether draft legislation conforms to accepted legal and constitutional principles. 2The Legislation Guidelines set out guidance on...
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CO (02) 16: Government Appointments: Increasing Diversity of Board Membership
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 19 Nov 2002Summary 1The government wishes to see a more diverse range of individuals appointed to government bodies. Cabinet has directed those involved in appointment processes to explore alternative means of finding candidates if existing methods do not...
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CO (02) 5: Appointment of Public Servants to Statutory Boards
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 22 Mar 2002Key Points This circular provides advice on the appointment of public servants to statutory boards. The circular notes that: Cabinet has agreed that, as a general rule, Ministers should not appoint public servants to statutory boards. There...
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CO (20) 9: Cabinet Committees: Terms of Reference and Membership
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 1 Dec 2020This circular has been updated to reflect the changes to Ministerial portfolios that took place on 14 June 2022. 1The Prime Minister has agreed to the updated terms of reference and membership of Cabinet committees. The Cabinet committees are: 1....
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CO (22) 1: Death of The Queen: Information
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 12 Sep 2022Introduction 1This circular sets out advice on the death of Her Majesty The Queen, the New Zealand response, and the effect of The Queen’s death on New Zealand’s constitutional situation, including implications for Cabinet processes and other matters...
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CO (22) 3: 2023 Legislation Programme: Requirements for Submitting Bids
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 12 Oct 2022Introduction 1This circular sets out the requirements for bids for bills to be awarded places on the 2023 Legislation Programme. 2Ministers and agencies are asked to consider legislative priorities for the remainder of the term of the 53rd...
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CO (22) 2 - Revised Fees Framework for members appointed to bodies in which the Crown has an interest
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 6 Oct 20221Cabinet recently agreed to a revised Fees Framework for determining or reassessing the fees paid to members of statutory and other bodies in which the Crown has an interest [APH-22-MIN-0195]. 2This circular and the attached Framework replaces...
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CO (22) 4: Statutes Amendment Bill for 2023
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 9 Dec 2022Introduction 1 This circular sets out the process for developing the Statutes Amendment Bill in 2023. Process for the Bill This circular sets out the seven key steps involved in the preparation of Statutes Amendment Bills, which range from the...
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CO (23) 1: Government Decisions and Actions in the Pre-election Period
Publication or ResourceIssue date: 27 Jan 2023Introduction 1As announced by the Prime Minister on 19 January 2023, the 2023 general election is to be held on Saturday, 14 October 2023. The “pre-election period” is generally regarded as being the three months before a general election. The pre-...