2018 Proposed Overseas Travel: Hon Ron Mark - Cabinet Documents

08/03/2019 Response to an Official Information Act request, Ministerial Travel, Cabinet material

This publication provides copies of six 2018 Cabinet papers proposing Hon Ron Mark's overseas travel, along with the associated minutes of decisions.

CAB-18-MIN-0010; CAB-18-MIN-0098; CAB-18-MIN-0060; CAB-18-MIN-0216; CAB-18-MIN-0491; CAB-18-MIN-0602

2018 Proposed Overseas Travel: Hon Ron Mark - Cabinet Documents
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8 Mar 2019

Press releases by the Minister of Defence regarding his travel are available from the Beehive website: www.beehive.govt.nz/portfolio/labour-led-government-2017-2020/defence(external link) (external website).

The following documents are included in the pack:

  • Proposed Overseas Travel: Hon Ron Mark: Middle East, Rome and London - 06-19 February 2018 [CAB-18-SUB-0010], and the associated Cabinet minute of decision [CAB-18-MIN-0010] 
  • Proposed Overseas Travel: Hon Ron Mark: Papua New Guinea - 06 March - 09 March 2018 [CAB-18-SUB-0098], and the associated Cabinet minute of decision [CAB-18-MIN-0098]
  • Proposed Overseas Travel: Hon Ron Mark: Fiji 22-24 March 2018 [CAB-18-SUB-0060], and the associated Cabinet minute of decision [CAB-18-MIN-0060]
  • Proposed Overseas Travel: Hon Ron Mark: Singapore - 31 May to 4 June 2018 [CAB-18-SUB-0216], and the associated Cabinet minute of decision [CAB-18-MIN-0216]
  • Proposed Overseas Travel: Hon Ron Mark: Singapore and Australia - 18 to 22 October 2018 [CAB-18-SUB-0491], and the associated Cabinet minute of decision [CAB-18-MIN-0491]
  • Proposed Overseas Travel: Hon Ron Mark: Egypt, Israel and South Sudan - 21 January to 1 February 2019 [CAB-18-SUB-0602], and the associated Cabinet minute of decision [CAB-18-MIN-0602]. 

Certain information has been withheld from the documents, in accordance with the following provisions of the Official Information Act 1982. Where information is withheld this is indicated in the documents. 

  • 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 the privacy of natural persons [section 9(2)(a)]. It is not considered that the public interest in this information outweighs the need to protect it.