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Cabinet Committees ~ Cabinet Committee on Domestic and External Security Co-ordination

MEETINGS: As required

IDENTIFIER: DES

TERMS OF REFERENCE

To co-ordinate and direct the national response to a major crisis or to circumstances affecting national security (such as a natural disaster, biosecurity problem, health emergency, or terrorist/military threat) within New Zealand or involving New Zealand’s interests overseas;
To consider issues of oversight, organisation and priorities for the New Zealand intelligence community and any issues which, because of their security or intelligence implications, the Prime Minister directs be considered by the committee;
To consider policy and other matters relating to domestic and external security co-ordination (including civil defence and emergency management).

The committee will have power to act where the need for urgent action and/or operational or security considerations so require. Decisions of the committee under power to act will be reported to the next Cabinet meeting as appropriate.

MEMBERSHIP

Rt Hon Helen Clark (Chair)
Hon Dr Michael Cullen
Hon Jim Anderton
Hon Phil Goff
Hon Annette King
Hon Pete Hodgson
Hon David Cunliffe
Hon Rick Barker

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