Checklists

The checklists below are general guides to help you ensure that the basic requirements for a Cabinet committee paper have been met before sending the paper to the Minister's office for signature. (Your department and/or Minister's office will probably also have their own requirements in addition to those contained in the CabGuide checklists.)

• Checklist for departments
• Checklist for developing regulations
• Checklist for Ministers' offices

Advice on good presentation

Format requirements for:

• standard papers
• appointment papers
• papers seeking approval for the submission of items to Executive Council
• papers seeking priority for a bill on the Legislation Programme
• papers seeking to introduce a bill
• papers proposing a government response to a Law Commission report
• papers proposing Ministers' overseas travel