Ministerial Overseas Travel 14-05-2019 to 20-05-2019 – Release of Cabinet Material

05/09/2019 Ministerial Travel, Cabinet material

This publication provides Cabinet documents regarding the proposal, and the report for Hon Ron Mark on his travel, from 14 to 20 May 2019, to Italy to attend the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Cassino Commemorations and hold bilateral meetings.

CAB-19-SUB-0096, CAB-19-MIN-0096, CAB-19-SUB-0346, CAB-19-MIN-0346

Ministerial Overseas Travel 14-05-2019 to 20-05-2019 – Release of Cabinet Material
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5 Sep 2019

The pack comprises:

  • the Cabinet paper Proposed Overseas Travel: Hon Ron Mark: Italy – 14-20 May 2019 [CAB-19-SUB-0096]

  • the associated Cabinet minute [CAB-19-MIN-0096]

  • the Cabinet paper Report on Overseas Travel: Hon Ron Mark; Italy 14-18 May [CAB-19-SUB-0346]

  • the associated Cabinet minute [CAB-19-MIN-0346].

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)]

  • 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)]

  • the entrusting of information to the Government of New Zealand on the basis of confidence by an international organisation [section 6(b)(ii)]

In addition, certain information has been withheld in order to maintain the constitutional conventions for the time being which protect the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers of the Crown and officials [section 9(2)(f)(iv)]. 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.