The Border Executive Board was established as part of New Zealand’s defence against COVID-19 and other risks. It is intended to help co-ordinate the management of New Zealand’s borders, for example by assisting the relevant departments to:
- remove gaps in border processes,
- ensure that future risks from people, goods, and craft arriving at the borders are addressed, and
- make strategic improvements to border systems.
Information about the board
| Establishing Order in Council | Public Service (Border Executive Board) Order 2020, 11 January 2021 |
|---|---|
| Board members | Comptroller of Customs (Chair) Secretary for Business, Innovation and Employment Secretary for Transport Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade Director-General of Health Director-General of Primary Industries |
| Servicing department | New Zealand Customs Service |
| Reporting - strategic intentions | The Board will complete its own strategic intentions. Information on the Board’s strategic intentions was previously provided by the New Zealand Customs Service. Refer to the published Waiver granted by the Minister of Finance, dated 29 June 2021, for a three-year period, ending June 2024. |
| Reporting - financial statements | The New Zealand Customs Service will disclose the Board’s assets, liabilities, expenditure, and revenue in its Annual Report. Refer published Waiver granted by the Minister of Finance, dated 3 April 2024, for a three-year period - 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26. |
| Appropriation title | Border System Performance |
| Vote | Customs |
| Appropriation Minister | Minister of Customs |
| Type of appropriation | Departmental output expense |
| End of year performance reporting for the appropriation | Will be reported by the New Zealand Customs Service in its Annual Report. |