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Section 2: Communications

Ministerial correspondence generated by HNZC

MBIE has lead responsibility for drafting all responses and Ministerial briefings generated in response to a HNZC or TRC letter to Ministers (Minister of Housing and Minister of Finance), except where these relate specifically to ownership issues. Treasury and MBIE should aim to reach an agreed position on all such responses and Ministerial briefings, and this position should be reflected in the report to Ministers.

General briefings and reports to Ministers

General briefings and reports may include select committee responses, Parliamentary questions, Official Information Act requests, and/or briefings prior to the Minister's meetings with HNZC and TRC representatives.

Treasury will take the lead on drafting all general briefings and reports relating to advice on ownership issues (and will consult MBIE during drafting). MBIE will take the lead on drafting all general briefings and reports relating to advice on policy-oriented briefings and reports, or where there could be an impact on an upcoming budget round (and will consult Treasury during drafting).

Each party, in formulating a response, will take into account the views of the other. The two agencies should aim to reach an agreed position on all such briefings and reports and this should be reflected in the documents. The sharing of information for briefings will be guided by the underpinning MoU principles above.

Where MBIE and Treasury have differing views they retain the right to forward individual reports and briefings to the Minister of Housing and the Minister of Finance, or make specific comments in joint reports. Such documents should make it clear that the other organisation has been consulted, and whether it supports the views outlined.

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