Other relevant links

Guidance on aspects of the policy development process required by Cabinet

The Regulatory Impact Analysis Handbook (Treasury)

Advice on human rights implications - The Non-Discrimination Standards for Government and the Public Sector (Ministry of Justice)

Advice provided by the Ministry of Justice and the Crown Law Office to the Attorney-General on the consistency of Bills with the Bill of Rights Act 1990 (Ministry of Justice and Crown Law Office)

Advice on undertaking gender implications analysis (Ministry of Women's Affairs)

The Disability Perspective toolkit (Office for Disability Issues)

The Legislation Advisory Committee Guidelines on Process and Content of Legislation (Legislation Advisory Committee)

Policy development guidelines for regulatory functions involving local government (Department of Internal Affairs)

Appointments and governance

Board Appointment and Induction Guidelines (State Services Commission)

The COMU Crown company director appointment process (the Treasury's Crown Ownership Monitoring Advisory Unit)

The Ministry of Women's Affairs nominations service (Ministry of Women's Affairs)

Te Puni Kokiri governance and appointments service (Te Puni Kokiri - the Ministry of Maori Affairs)

Recruiting Effective Consumer Representatives Booklet (pdf) (Ministry of Consumer Affairs)

The New Zealand Gazette Online (Department of Internal Affairs)

Finance, the Budget, estimates

Technical Guide: Writing Financial Recommendations for Cabinet and Joint Minister Papers (Treasury)

Public finance overviews (Treasury)

The Budget Process (Treasury)

Appropriations (Treasury)

Estimates Technical & Style Guides (Treasury)

Legislation and regulations

Advice on human rights implications - The Non-Discrimination Standards for Government and the Public Sector (Ministry of Justice)

Advice provided by the Ministry of Justice and the Crown Law Office to the Attorney-General on the consistency of Bills with the Bill of Rights Act 1990 (Ministry of Justice and Crown Law Office)

The Legislation Advisory Committee Guidelines on Process and Content of Legislation (Legislation Advisory Committee)

Guide to Working with the Parliamentary Counsel Office (Parliamentary Counsel Office)

International Treaties list (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade)

New Zealand legislation (Public Access to Legislation Project)

Accountability documents

Guidance and Requirements for Departments: Preparing the Statement of Intent (Treasury and the State Services Commission)

Public service integrity and conduct

Officials and Select Committees - Guidelines (State Services Commission)

Standards of Integrity and Conduct - State Services code of conduct (State Services Commission)