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Filter search results- Publication or ResourceIssue date:Introduction, 1 On 15 February 2016 Cabinet approved new Cabinet Directions for the Conduct of Crown Legal Business. 2 The new Directions are annexed to this Circular. Their primary purpose is to identify core Crown legal matters, to set out how those…
- Publication or ResourceIssue date: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. This…
- Publication or ResourceIssue date:Introduction and key points, 1 The 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 agreed…
- Publication or ResourceIssue date:Summary, 1 The 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 produce…
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Key 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 may, however…
- Publication or ResourceIssue date:Summary of key points, 1 Cabinet 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 effect…
- Publication or ResourceIssue date: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 should be…
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Summary 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 dealing with…