12776 (2026). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

Written Question

Published date: 20 Apr 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	12776 (2026)
Question asked:	06 Apr 2026
Member asking:	Hon Willow-Jean Prime
Portfolio:	Minister for Social Development and Employment
Minister replying:	Hon Louise Upston
Answer received:	14 Apr 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_12776_2026
Document guid:	acfdf063-34d9-48f2-96ce-0f7f24908b7f

12776 (2026). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Further to 8613 (2026), how many, if any, of the Minister's Cabinet papers have been proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions since 1 December 2023?

Hon Louise Upston: With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken by Cabinet, unless there is good reason not to publish all or part of the material, or to delay the release beyond 30 business days. It is my view that the application of additional resources to answer this and similar questions now is not a good use of taxpayer funds and therefore not in the public interest.