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Intelligence and Security Act 2017

Miscellaneous provisions - Ministerial policy statements

215: Publication of ministerial policy statements

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"Ministers' plans are shared publicly in a way that keeps New Zealand safe"

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When a ministerial policy statement is issued, amended, or replaced, you need to know what happens next. The Director-General of the intelligence and security agency makes the statement publicly available on an internet site. They can also make copies of the statement available in other ways they think are suitable.

The Director-General must be careful about what they share publicly. They cannot disclose information that would harm the activity the statement is about, or New Zealand's security and defence, or the country's international relations. This means some information might not be shared to keep everyone safe.

You can find the ministerial policy statement on an internet site maintained by the Director-General of the intelligence and security agency. They decide how to make it available to you and others, while keeping sensitive information private.

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Part 7Miscellaneous provisions
Ministerial policy statements

215Publication of ministerial policy statements

  1. As soon as practicable after a ministerial policy statement is issued, amended, or replaced, the Director-General of the intelligence and security agency to which the statement applies or, if the statement applies to both intelligence and security agencies, the Director-General of each agency—

  2. must make the statement publicly available on an Internet site maintained by or on behalf of the Director-General; and
    1. may make copies of the statement available in any other way that the Director-General considers appropriate in the circumstances.

      1. However, a Director-General must not, in the statement made publicly available under subsection (1), disclose any information that, if publicly disclosed, would be likely to prejudice—

      2. the carrying out of the activity to which the statement relates; or
        1. the security and defence of New Zealand; or
          1. the international relations of the Government of New Zealand.