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This Cabinet paper seeks approval of the Government response to the Report of the Petitions Committee on the petition of Eye Health Aotearoa: Fund the Aotearoa New Zealand Eye Health Survey. Associated ministerial briefing documents are also provided for context.

Cabinet material

  • Cabinet paper – Government Response to the report of the Petitions Committee on the petition of Eye Health Aotearoa: Fund the Aotearoa New Zealand Eye Health Survey
  • LEG-24-MIN-0047 – Minute of Decision: Government Response to the report of the Petitions Committee on the petition of Eye Health Aotearoa: Fund the Aotearoa New Zealand Eye Health Survey
  • CAB-24-MIN-0110 – Minute of Decision: Report of the Cabinet Legislation Committee: Period Ended 29 March 2024
  • Letter from Hon Dr Shane Reti to Eye Health Aotearoa

Ministerial briefings

  • H2023033385 – Responding to the Petitions Committee’s recommendations on the petition of Eye Health Aotearoa
  • H2024036854 – Cabinet paper: Responding to the Petitions Committee’s Recommendations on the Petition of Eye Health Aotearoa
  • H2024038256 – Responding to the Petitions Committee’s Recommendations on the Petition of Eye Health Aotearoa

Some information has been redacted from the Cabinet minute as it is out of scope of this proactive release. Some contact details have been redacted form the briefing documents to protect the privacy of individuals (section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act)). Some redactions have also been made under section 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act, to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions by or between or to Ministers and officers and employees of any public service agency.

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