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Emeritus Professor Albert Wendt is a novelist, poet, short story writer, playwright and painter. Since the 1970s he has been an influential figure in the development of New Zealand and Pacific literature and is regarded internationally as one of the...

If any policy changes need to be made to a bill after it has been through the policy and legislative Cabinet committee stages and been introduced, this is usually done through a Supplementary Order Paper (SOP). An SOP that serves a mechanical purpose (e...

The Template International Treaty Action Paper is included in the section of template papers. Template international treaty action paper Refer to the following pages for more information International treaties Arrangements When is Cabinet’s...

Appointments made by the Governor-General outside Executive Council Templates are available for appointments made by the Governor-General or appointments made by the Administrator of the Government outside of Executive Council. The Administrator fulfils...

It has been the practice for governments to exercise restraint in making significant appointments in the pre-election period (the period immediately before a general election, usually about three months). The question of which appointments are “...

As a general rule, Ministers should put before their colleagues the sorts of issues on which they themselves would wish to be consulted.  Ministers should keep their colleagues informed about matters of public interest, importance, or controversy...

Some items go directly to EC without first being approved by Cabinet. These items are usually drafted in a department, rather than by PCO, and: will not be included in the Legislative Instruments series (but are published in the Gazette in the normal...

EC meetings are held on most Mondays at 4pm in the Executive Council meeting room on level 10 of the Beehive, and are presided over by the Governor-General or, in the Governor-General’s absence overseas, by the Administrator of the Government. From time...

General The requirements for papers that are submitted to Cabinet and Cabinet committees have been set by Cabinet so that the papers are of a consistently high standard, and include the information that Ministers require for taking decisions. The...

Laws usually come into effect only after their publication (with the exceptions being matters of national security or matters of particular commercial or legal significance where time is an overriding factor). The Parliamentary Counsel Office's (PCO’s)...

The Governor-General has delegated responsibility for the custody of the Seal of New Zealand to the Clerk of the Executive Council. Documents that require the Seal of New Zealand to be affixed to them include: warrants for the appointment of...

Power to Act for a Cabinet committee to take final decisions on an issue can be authorised by Cabinet, following a request by the responsible Minister. Refer to this page for more information about the Power to Act conventions. Approval to send a Power...

All highly classified Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers must be signed by a Minister. Ministerial signature is arranged by the Minister’s office. If the portfolio Minister is not available to sign, another Minister may sign on the portfolio Minister’...

Ministers receive hard-copy versions of all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers, which are delivered to Ministers’ offices by the Cabinet Office Registry. Important Note: When a Minister’s office receives Cabinet and Cabinet committee material,...

General Cabinet Ministers have access to all Cabinet material on CabNet. Ministers outside Cabinet have access to Cabinet material for the Cabinet committees they are on, and to papers within their own portfolio or relating to their portfolio....

All Cabinet material that has been created after 3 August 2015 which is relevant to an individual user in their capacity of supporting a Minister or a Ministerial portfolio will be searchable and viewable in CabNet. Cabinet material that is classified...

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A Cabinet Committee Agenda is generated on the basis of the items listed against the meeting event in CabNet. Items are listed against a meeting event in CabNet as a result of Ministers’ offices and agencies nominating a meeting for the consideration of...

Documents related to a Cabinet paper (such as any attachments, the Cabinet Office summary, and the minute) are all compiled within a container in CabNet called the “submission preview”. The submission preview is created when a paper is uploaded into...

Use the free text field in the navigation bar at the top of the page in CabNet to commence a search. Using characters in the search field Quotation marks: Use quotation marks " " around a phrase to receive search results that match the exact words or...

Purpose The CabGuide website has been developed by the Cabinet Office. It provides authoritative and comprehensive information about Cabinet and Cabinet committee processes and requirements for papers. The CabGuide sets out the processes surrounding...

Key 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....

Introduction 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...

Introduction 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...

Summary 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...

Summary 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...

Key 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...

Summary 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...

Introduction 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...

Introduction 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...

Introduction 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...

Introduction 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...

International Travel Credit Card Expenses Date Amount ($NZ) Purpose Nature Location/s 10/11/2010 $1,068.50...

Prepared by: Trish Nelson and Catherine Hutton In accordance with Part 7.3.1 of ISO 14064 (References which are shown in brackets e.g. (7.3.1 c) refer to the relevant section of the ISO Standard 14064. This is for reference only.) Period covered: 1...

Addition to “Security in the Government Sector” - Introduction of SPECIAL HANDLING REQUIRED Endorsement Following the 2006 external review by David Henry and subsequent consultation by the Interdepartmental Committee on Security, on 6 August 2007...