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

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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.