Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (New Zealand)

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Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Māori : Te Tari O Te Pirimia Me Te Komiti Matua
Jurisdiction Government support and advice
legal form Public Service Department
Legal basis State Sector Act 1988 and Public Finance Act 1989
Headquarters Wellington
Establishment date January 1, 1990
Employee 249
As of June 30, 2017
budget NZ $ 71.308 million
as of June 30, 2017
Website : www.dpmc.govt.nz
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The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), in Māori Te Tari O Te Pirimia Me Te Komiti Matua , is one of three central government organizations of the New Zealand government responsible for coordinating and administering public services. The other two are the State Services Commission and The Treasury .

history

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet was established on January 1, 1990. This was preceded by a commissioned expert opinion that came to the conclusion to ensure the necessary support and advice to the Prime Minister in two different ways, on the one hand, professionally and neutrally via a newly created department, the DPMC, and on the other, politically a Prime Minister's Private Office that shouldn't be part of the DPMC.

The Government House department , which supports the Governor-General (Governor General), was assigned to the DPMC in August 1990 and the National Assessments Bureau followed on July 1, 1991 .

Structure of the DPMC

Cabinet Office

The Cabinet Office is the government's secretariat. It supports and prepares the government's decision-making processes. In detail, it offers the service for:

  • the Cabinet ( Cabinet ), the Cabinet Committee (Cabinet Committee) and the Executive Council (Executive Council)
  • the Prime Minister , the Governor-General and for the government ministers, based on the so-called Cabinet Manual , a manual for binding government action and its decision-making processes,
  • the New Zealand Royal Honors System (royal honors)
  • and represents the communication interface between the government and the governor general.

Government House

The Government House is the official residence of the Governor General of New Zealand. Of the two buildings in Auckland and Wellington , the Wellington property is considered the actual residence.

The two residences of the Governor General are administered and organized with almost 30 employees, starting with supporting the Governor General in his function, through managing the property, through to the organization of parties, receptions and visits. There are more than 15,000 visitors a year, including heads of state, diplomats, politicians and ordinary visitors.

The Government House department of the DPMC supports the Governor General and his employees in carrying out their duties.

Policy Advisory Group (PAG)

The Policy Advisory Group (PAG) was formally set up as a separate department when the DPMC was founded in 1990, but its function already existed before that. The group consists of a director and thirteen political advisors from the fields of law, economics, economics and social affairs. As advisors, they are directly available to the Prime Minister and can be commissioned by him to manage certain projects. The group maintains contacts with other authorities, offices and departments of the public sector.

Security & Intelligence Group (SIG)

The Security & Intelligence Group (SIG) was only installed within the DPMC in January 2014. This gave the DPMC a central role in terms of coordinating and supporting New Zealand's national security system. In the John Key administration , the Prime Minister also assumed the post of Minister for National Security and Intelligence .

The group is also divided into five areas and responsibilities, each with a director:

  • National Security Policy - (National Security Policy)
  • National Security Systems - ( National Security Systems )
  • Intelligence & Assessment - (Secret Services & Assessment)
  • National Cyber ​​Policy Office - (Office for National Internet Policies)
  • National Security Communications - ( National Security Communications )

All departments are headed by a Chief Executive , who, like the Prime Minister, is also responsible to the New Zealand departments and agencies that serve national security and under ODESC ( Officials' Committee for Domestic and External Security Coordination ) (Official Committee for Internal and external security coordination) are summarized and known.

Ministry of Civil Defense & Emergency Management (MCDEM)

Since April 1, 2014, the Ministry of Civil Defense & Emergency Management (MCDEM) (Ministry of Civil Defense and Disaster Management) has been directly integrated into the DPMC.

The Ministry of Civil Defense had existed since 1959 and was attached to the Department of Internal Affairs . Since then, civil protection and disaster management have been increasingly the responsibility of the local and regional authorities. Sixteen exist nationwide and are now supported by the MCDEM.

literature

  • Raymond Miller : New Zealand Government and Politics . 3. Edition. Oxford University Press , Melbourne 2003, ISBN 0-19-558464-3 (English).
  • Statement of Intent 2014–2018 . G.48 SOI (2014). Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet , July 2014, ISSN  1176-2217 (English, online [PDF; 237 kB ; accessed on August 5, 2018]).
  • Annual Report 2017 . G.48 (2017). Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet , June 30, 2017, ISSN  1173-4590 (English, online [PDF; 2.3 MB ; accessed on August 5, 2018]).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annual Report 2017 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet , 2017, p.  10 .
  2. ↑ Annual Report 2017 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet , 2017, p.  66 .
  3. ↑ a b c About DPMC . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet , accessed August 5, 2018 .
  4. ^ Cabinet Manual . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet , accessed August 5, 2018 .
  5. ^ Cabinet Office . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet , accessed August 5, 2018 .
  6. ^ Government House . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet , accessed August 5, 2018 .
  7. ^ Policy Advisory Group (PAG). Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet , accessed August 5, 2018 .
  8. ↑ a b Security and Intelligence Group (SIG). Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet , accessed August 5, 2018 .
  9. ^ Ministry of Civil Defense & Emergency Management (MCDEM). Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet , accessed August 5, 2018 .