What is the Cabinet Manual in the New Zealand system of government?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. An authoritative primary guide to the conduct, procedures, and conventions of executive government
- Step 1: Endorsed by each new Cabinet, the Manual sets out constitutional conventions and administrative procedures. Step 2. It governs ministerial conduct, Cabinet decision-making, the caretaker convention, and relations with the public service. Answer: An authoritative primary guide to the conduct, procedures, and conventions of executive government. Why not the others: While not a formal statute, it is treated as binding convention by ministers and the civil service.
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