Defence Tactical Future Air Mobility Capability 2020 Decision

Additional info

It comprises:

• the Cabinet minute of decision: Defence Tactical Future Air Mobility Capability [GOV-20-MIN-0012]

• the Cabinet paper: Defence Tactical Future Air Mobility Capability [GOV-20-SUB-0012].

Certain information is withheld, where the making available of the information would be likely to prejudice:

• the security or defence of New Zealand or the international relations of the Government of New Zealand [section 6(a)].

In addition, certain information has been withheld in order to:

• protect information where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied the information [section 9(2)(b)(ii)]

• maintain the constitutional conventions for the timing being which protect the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers of the Crown and officials [section 9(2)(f)(iv)]

• maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions by or between or to Ministers of the Crown or members of an organisation or officers and employees of any department or organisation in the course of their duty [section 9(2)(g)(i)]

• budget information that would impact Defence’s commercial position when undertaking negotiations on capital projects [s9(2)(i)]
• enable a Minister of the Crown or any department or organisation holding the information to carry out, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations [section 9(2)(j)].

Where information is withheld pursuant to section 9(2), it is not considered that the public interest in this information outweighs the need to protect it.