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Context

  • Definitions & explanations
  • Getting started
    • Do I need to write a paper?
    • What type of paper do I need to write?
    • Timeframes
  • Writing papers

Procedures

  • Agendas
  • Appointments
  • Consultation
  • Executive Council and the Governor-General
  • International treaty-making
  • Legislation
  • Meetings
  • Ministers' overseas travel
  • Minutes
  • Papers
  • Regulatory impact analysis

Tools

  • Checklists
  • Consultation topics
  • Examples
  • Flowcharts
  • Forms

Useful links

  • Cabinet Office circulars
  • Cabinet Manual
  • Cabinet & Committees workspace
  • Policy Development Toolkit
  • Other links

What type of paper do I need to write?

Types of papers

Policy papers

Appointment papers

Papers regarding bills or regulations/Orders in Council

Papers to do with a Minister's overseas travel.

Advice on writing papers

    All Cabient papers should follow the format for standard Cabinet papers

    The length of standard Cabinet papers: the 10 page guideline

    Papers on major policy issues: format options

    Good presentation in papers

    Writing tips

    Security classifications

    Getting a Minister to sign a Cabinet or committee paper

    Submitting Cabinet and committee papers to the Cabinet Office

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