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Ombudsmen Act 1975
Page8.78 Under the Ombudsmen Act, Ombudsmen can investigate conduct by a department or organisation (central or local government) that relates to a matter of administration affecting any person in a personal capacity. They cannot investigate the decisions...
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Providing information to select committees
Page8.82 Ministers and officials interact with select committees as part of ministerial accountability to the House. Select committees have the right to request information from Ministers or departments under the Standing Orders (see the section entitled...
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Production or discovery of official documents in legal proceedings
Page8.86 Official documents, including Cabinet records, may be relevant to legal proceedings. If so they are likely to be included in the discovery process and may be produced in court. 8.87 When the discovery or production of official papers is sought...
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Requests for parliamentary information
Page8.90 Requests under the Official Information Act for documents relating to parliamentary proceedings may be refused if releasing the document would amount to a contempt of the House (section 18(c)(ii)). Most documents relating to parliamentary...
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Ministers and Public Records
Page8.92 The Public Records Act 2005 establishes a regulatory framework for information and records management throughout the public sector. “Public records” for the purposes of the Public Records Act are records (information that is compiled, recorded,...
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Disclosure and use of official information by former Ministers
Page8.120 Former Ministers should not disclose official information dating from their time in office. 8.121 Former Ministers may wish to publish memoirs, articles, or other material that relates to their time in office. The free flow of advice and...
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Convention on access to Cabinet records of a previous administration
PageGeneral 8.124 The convention on access to documents of a previous administration allows Ministers of the current government to consult the Cabinet records of a previous government on a confidential basis. It also gives former Ministers ongoing access...
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Appendix: Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983
PageAs amended in 1987 and 2006 Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand (SR 1983/225) ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God Queen of...
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Index
PageA B C D E F G H I J L M N O P Q R S T V W 28-day rule 7.96-7.99 A accountability documents 3.15 statutory inquiries 4.110 Acting Attorney-General 4.11 acting Ministers 2.41-2.45 Acting Prime Minister 2.13-2.14, 2.41 Administrator...
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Related Information
PageRelated information The Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983, incorporating the 1986 and 2006 amendments, are in the appendix. Information about the office of Governor-General, including background...
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Related Information
PageRelated information Information on the composition of the current ministry and the scope of ministerial portfolios can be found on the Cabinet Office section of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet's website,www.dpmc.govt.nz/cabinet-office...
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Related Information
PageRelated 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...
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Related Information
PageRelated information CO (16) 2 Cabinet Directions for the Conduct of Crown Legal Business 2016, CO (14) 4 Attorney-General's Protocol for Release of Draft Government Legislation outside the Crown [replaced from April 2019 by CO (19) 2 Attorney-...
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Related Information
PageRelated information Information about the membership and terms of reference of Cabinet committees, any coalition or support arrangements, and Cabinet Office circulars are available on the website of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, at...
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Related Information
PageRelated information Speeches concerning the Governor-General's role during transitions and government formation are available on the Governor-General's website, www.gg.govt.nz. Detailed guidance for public servants during elections can be found on...
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Related Information
PageRelated information Information about the Law Commission and its work programme is on its website, www.lawcom.govt.nz. The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee Guidelines on Process and Content of Legislation can be found on its website,...
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Related Information
PageRelated information The Protective Security Requirements set out the Government's expectations for managing personnel, physical, and information security. They set out what agencies must consider to ensure that they are managing protective security...
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Publication information
PagePublished in 2017 by the Cabinet Office, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand © Crown Copyright This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. In essence,...
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Exploration
PageStart Right Exploration lets you identify and confirm the most important dimensions of a policy project at the start, to assist with scoping, focus, direction and project efficiency. It is also known as policy analysis, policy scoping or...
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Role play
PageRole play helps you understand and prepare for a situation by acting out a scenario with fictional personas. On this page: Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it Ideal circumstances for use Limitations...
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Prototyping
PagePrototyping helps you to build ideas for policy options by testing a model and refining it through active user participation. On this page: Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it Ideal circumstances for use...
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Experience interviews
PageExperience or empathy interviews are an inexpensive way to learn from people about their experience of a service or system. On this page: Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it Ideal circumstances for use...
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New Year Honours 2018 - Citations for Dames Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
PageTo be a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: GLAVISH, Ms Rangimarie Naida, ONZM, JP For services to Māori and the community Ms Naida Glavish is currently employed as the Chief Advisor Tikanga Māori with the He Kāmaka Waiora, Māori Health...
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New Year Honours 2018 - Citations for Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
PageTo be a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: CLARKE, Mr Herbert John Te Kauru, CNZM For services to Māori and heritage preservation Mr John Clarke has held a range of roles in education and Crown agencies throughout his career and since...
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New Year Honours 2018 - Citations for Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit
PageTo be a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: BASSETT, The Honourable Dr Michael Edward Rainton, QSO, JP For services as a historian The Honourable Dr Michael Bassett is a former Member of Parliament, and an academic and historian who was...
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New Year Honours 2018 - Citations for Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit
PageTo be an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit: BATEUP, Mr Neil Frank For services to agriculture and the community Mr Neil Bateup is a successful dairy farmer with a long history of service to agriculture and rural communities, particularly in...
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New Year Honours 2018 - Citations for Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit
PageBack to Honours List To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit: ATKINSON, Mr Barry Charles For services to philanthropy and the community Mr Barry Atkinson is a Gisborne business-owner and has contributed philanthropically to a range of...
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New Year Honours 2018 - Citations for Companions of the Queen's Service Order
PageTo be a Companion of the Queen’s Service Order: BORROWS, The Honourable Kerry James (Chester) For services as a Member of Parliament The Honourable Chester Borrows was first elected to Parliament as the Member for the Whanganui electorate in 2005 and...
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New Year Honours 2018 - Citations for the Queen's Service Medal
PageThe Queen's Service Medal ALENE-TUMATAIKI, Mrs Foumana For services to the Niue community and education Mrs Foumana Alene-Tumataiki ran an arts and crafts group for young mothers and seniors within the Niuean community from 1994 to 1997, which was...
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New Year Honours 2018 - Citation for the New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration
PageEVANS, Squadron Leader Rhys Lloyd For services to the New Zealand Defence Force Squadron Leader Rhys Evans was appointed Commander of the initial deployment of a C-130 Task Unit to the Middle East for the period June to September 2016. The New Zealand...
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New Year Honours 2018 - Citation for Member of the Order of New Zealand
PageTo be a Member of the Order of New Zealand: COLES, Ms Cassia Joy (Joy Cowley), DCNZM, OBE For services to New Zealand Ms Joy Cowley has been one of New Zealand’s most prolific and successful writers since the 1960s and has made a strong contribution...
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Briefings to incoming Ministers (BIMs)
PageA BIM (Briefing to the incoming Minister) gives a new Minister an overview of the priorities of their department or Ministry, and identifies some of the more significant issues and opportunities. 2019 June Briefing to the incoming Minister of Civil...
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Queen's Birthday Honours 2018 - Citations for Dames Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
PageTo be a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: HEALY, Ms Catherine Alice For services to the rights of sex workers Ms Catherine Healy was appointed National Coordinator of the New Zealand Prostitutes Collective (NZPC) in 1989, which was a...
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Queen's Birthday Honours 2018 - Citations for Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
PageTo be a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: BUSBY, Mr Hekenukumai Puhipi, ONZM, MBE For services to Māori Mr Hekenukumai Busby is a master waka builder and accomplished carver who was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of...
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Queen's Birthday Honours 2018 - Citations for Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit
PageTo be a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: BANG, Ms Elizabeth Margaret, MNZM, JP For services to health, women and the community Ms Elizabeth Bang was CEO of Hospice Waikato from 2002 to 2012 and led the fundraising team to purchase and...
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Queen's Birthday Honours 2018 - Citations for Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit
PageTo be an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit: ALLAN, Ms Fiona Kathryn For services to Paralympic sport Ms Fiona Allan has been Chief Executive of Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) since 2007, having first been appointed as Operations Manager in 2006...