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The first annual review of the operation and effectiveness of the Greater Christchurch Regeneration Act 2016. The Act itself specifies (in Section 150) that the Minister must commission a review every year.

Waimakariri Residential Red Zone Future Use Process

Waimakariri Residential Red Zone Future Use Process Plan

Preliminary Draft Waimakariri Residential Red Zone Recovery Plan – Let’s Plan Te Mahere Whakarauora mō te Whenua Rāhui o Waimakariri FEBRUARY 2016 This document is not Central Government Policy . www.redzoneplan.nz The Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and…

The Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) provides for information to be protected to the extent consistent with the public interest and the preservation of personal privacy. “Cabinet material” includes Cabinet and Cabinet committee agendas, papers, and…

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…

Cliff Whiting, born 1936, is one of New Zealand ’s influential contemporary Maori artists. He is highly esteemed in the field of Maori carving, having led carving and other traditional Maori art into the 20th century and forged new cultural directions for…

Scott Douglas, Assistant Professor of Public Management at Utrecht University School of Governance, shared his research findings and insights on making value (including public sector contributions to society) manageable.

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…

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 required…

[Security classification – minimum of, In Confidence, required] Office of the Minister for X Chair, Cabinet, Proposed Overseas Travel: Hon Jenny Jones, 1 I seek Cabinet approval to travel to [cities and countries to be visited] from [leaving date] to […

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Guidance for agencies, Note this tab can / should be deleted prior to uploading onto the agency website The following is a summary from "Chief Executive Expense Disclosures: A Guide for Agency Staff". Please read that in full first. Purpose The…

Greater Christchurch Group has released its Whole of Government report on the lessons from the Canterbury earthquake sequence. The report is a literature review of the published material related to the recovery from the Canterbury earthquake sequence, and…

The report titled Lessons from the Canterbury earthquake sequence provides a whole-of-government perspective on the lessons from the Government’s recovery efforts from the Canterbury earthquake disaster. Whole of Government Report – Lessons from the…

Any proposal to sign an international treaty, or to take binding treaty action, must be submitted to Cabinet for approval (see paragraph 5.80 of the Cabinet Manual ). The term “binding treaty action” refers not only to the conclusion of a treaty, but also…

Draft Waimakariri Residential Red Zone Recovery Plan Summary of Written Comments Received 3 August to 1 September 2016 October 2016 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Minister supporting Greater Christchurch Regeneration, Hon Gerry Brownlee, notified the Draft…

Direction to Develop a Draft Waimakariri Residential Red Zone Recovery Plan Pursuant to sections 16 and 19 of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act 2011, the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery gives the following notice. N o t i c e 1. Title 1.1…

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 major…

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. Where…

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 Ministers of…

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…

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.g…

Process for the development and making of secondary legislation, Download a PDF of the regulation work flow below.   The process for developing secondary legislation to be made by Order in Council, contained in paragraph 7.95 of the Cabinet Manual , is as…

Once the policy content of secondary legislation has been agreed and the legislation has been drafted, authorisation must be sought through Cabinet Legislation Committee (LEG) for the item to be submitted to the Executive Council (EC). Among other things…

Highly classified papers,  can only be processed and distributed in hard-copy. These are papers classified Confidential, Secret, Top Secret and/or with endorsements such as New Zealand Eyes Only. Highly classified items listed on Cabinet and Cabinet…

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

This is an instructional Cabinet paper template prepared by the Cabinet Office. [Security classification – minimum of In Confidence required] Office of the Minister for X Chair, Cabinet Legislation Committee, Government Examples Bill: Approval for…

  Refer to the following pages for more information Template for Governor-General appointment documents Cabinet paper template - appointments Appointment paper organisation form and CV template