- Definitions & explanations
- 10 page guideline
- 28-day rule
- Administrator of the Government
- Appointments
- Cabinet
- Cabinet committees
- Cabinet Appointments and Honours Committee (APH)
- Cabinet Business Committee (CBC)
- Cabinet Committee on Domestic and External Security Co-ordination (DES)
- Cabinet Committee on Implementation of Auckland Governance (AGR)
- Cabinet Committee on Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations (TOW)
- Cabinet Domestic Policy Committee (DOM)
- Cabinet Economic Growth and Infrastructure Committee (EGI)
- Cabinet Expenditure Control Committee (ECC)
- Cabinet External Relations and Defence Committee (ERD)
- Cabinet Legislation Committee (LEG)
- Cabinet Social Policy Committee (SOC)
- Cabinet Strategy Committee (STR)
- Cabinet Office
- Consultation
- Distribution lists: how to read
- Executive Council
- Format of standard Cabinet papers
- Forms to accompany Cabinet papers
- Government bodies: balanced representation
- Governor-General
- Issues needing to go to a Cabinet committee
- Ministerial List
- Minutes
- New Zealand Gazette
- Notification about Ministers overseas
- Official Information Act: release of Cabinet papers
- Officials' committees that support Cabinet committees
- Oral items for Cabinet and committees
- Power to Act
- Regulatory impact statements
- Reports due to Cabinet and committees
- Seal of New Zealand
- Security classifications
- Shoulder numbers explained
- Waybill
- What do I do if I have not received an agenda, paper or minute?
- Getting started
- Writing papers
Cabinet committees
Cabinet committees meet in the Cabinet Committee Room (8.4) on the 8th floor of the Beehive. The committees meet weekly, fortnightly, or on an 'as required' basis.
During weeks when the House is adjourned, the Cabinet Business Committee (CBC) usually meets to deal with all committee business for that week, instead of the regular committee meetings. CBC usually meets on the same day as Cabinet.
The confirmed Cabinet and committee timetable for the week, and an indicative timetable for 2009 are available on the Cabinet Office page on the Public Service Intranet (link only available to people with access to the Public Sector Intranet).
What issues need to be submitted to a Cabinet committee?
The links below provide information on the terms of reference, membership, relevant portfolios and meeting frequency for each Cabinet committee.
For information about the role and powers of Cabinet committees, see paragraphs 5.6 - 5.10 of the Cabinet Manual.
Most of the Cabinet committees are supported by an officials' committee. Further information is available in the CabGuide section on officials' committees that support Cabinet committees.
