New Zealand Defence Force: Iraq Deployment Review – Release of Cabinet Documents

Additional info

The pack comprises the following documents:

• June 2019 Cabinet minute of decision New Zealand Defence Force: Iraq Deployment Review [CAB-19-MIN-0265]

• May 2019 consideration by the Cabinet External Relations and Security Committee New Zealand Defence Force: Iraq Deployment Review [ERS-19-MIN-0009]

• the associated Cabinet paper New Zealand Defence Force Iraq Deployment Review [CAB-19-SUB-0265 and ERS-19-SUB-0009]

Certain information has been withheld from the documents, in accordance with the following provisions of the Official Information Act 1982. Information is withheld where making it available 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)]

• the entrusting of information to the Government of New Zealand on the basis of confidence by the Government of any other country [section 6(b)(i)] or any international organisation [section 6(b)(ii)].

Information is also withheld in order to 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)]. It is not considered that the public interest in this information outweighs the need to protect this information.

Information about making an Official Information Act request to the Ministry of Defence is available from this page.