Checklist for departments

The following checklist is a general guide to help you ensure that the basic requirements for a Cabinet committee paper have been met before sending the paper to the Minister's office for signature. (Your department and/or Minister's office will probably also have its own requirements in addition to those listed below.)

checkbox  Minister's office has been advised that paper is coming.
checkbox Paper follows Cabinet requirements on format, length and so on; attachments are attached.
checkbox Paper has paragraph and page numbering.
checkbox All interested departments have been consulted and their views reflected accurately in the paper.
checkbox Paper includes a statement about compliance with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993, if appropriate.
checkbox  Recommendations cover all decisions required and will make sense independently when turned into minutes.
checkbox Financial recommendations are adequate and the Treasury has been consulted.
checkbox If new appropriations are sought, the consultation required between the portfolio Minister and the Minister of Finance has been discussed with your Minister's office.
checkbox A regulatory impact statement is attached, if appropriate.
checkbox The current CAB 100 form is attached. It lists departments that have been consulted and has been signed by an official.
checkbox If the paper is about an appointment, CAB 50 and CAB 51 forms are attached and all requirements have been met.
checkbox All internal departmental requirements have been completed.
checkbox  Paper has been considered by an officials' committee, if appropriate.
checkbox Preparations have been made to supply additional copies of any large attachments, if necessary.
checkbox Paper is submitted on time to allow the Minister to undertake required Ministerial consultation and the Minister's office to obtain the Minister's signature before the Cabinet Office deadline (link only available to people with access to the Public Service Intranet).