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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…

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1 Cabinet Office CO (17) 5 Circular 12 July 2017 Intended for All Ministers All Chief Executives Chief Parliamentary Counsel Clerk of the House of Representatives All Senior Private Secretaries All Office Solicitors Statutes Amendment Bill for 2018…

. 1www.redzoneplan.nz Te Mahere Whakarauora mō te Whenua Rāhui o Waimakariri Draft Waimakariri Residential Red Zone Recovery Plan AUGUST 2016 . 2 www.redzoneplan.nz . 3www.redzoneplan.nz Photo credit: Tony Bridge . 4 www.redzoneplan.nz On behalf of our…

Waimakariri Residential Red Zone Recovery Plan He Mahere Whakarauora i te Whenua Rāhui o Waimakariri December 2016 Kaiapoi River W ai m ak ar iri R iv er Cover photography by Tony Bridge Regeneration area KEY Mixed use business Sport and recreation…

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) plays a key role in monitoring and reporting on the overall progress of the regeneration of greater Christchurch. The report provides a summary of regeneration progress, drawing on numerous sources…

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) plays a key role in monitoring and reporting on the overall progress of the regeneration of greater Christchurch. The report provides a summary of regeneration progress, drawing on numerous…

I N C O N F I D E N C E CAB-17-MIN-0092 Cabinet Minute of Decision This document contains information for the New Zealand Cabinet. It must be treated in confidence and handled in accordance with any security classification, or other endorsement. The…

The Prime Minister Rt Hon Bill English has proactively released the Cabinet paper about the review of the Cabinet Manual. Three documents are published below: the Cabinet paper the revision-tracked version of the Cabinet Manual text that was attached to…

IN CONFIDENCE Office of the Prime Minister Cabinet Cabinet Manual 2017 Proposal 1 This paper seeks approval of the revised text of the Cabinet Manual, for publication in April 2017. Background 2 The Cabinet Manual is the authoritative guide to central…

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The Minister supporting Greater Christchurch Regeneration (Nicky Wagner) released the ChristChurch Cathedral Reinstatement Offer today. More information on the Cathedral Working Group website

Involving the Treasury and the Minister of Finance, The Treasury should be consulted on all proposals which have, or are likely to have, economic implications, financial or fiscal (expenditure or revenue) implications, implications for the Public Finance…