Border Executive Board

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The Border Executive Board is an interdepartmental executive board within the New Zealand public service. It coordinates government activity at the New Zealand border across six public service departments.

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Purpose

The purpose of the Border Executive Board is to deliver an integrated and effective border system. [1] As of 2024, its role is to:

History

The Public Service Act 2020 provides for the establishment of interdepartmental executive boards, which are groupings of public service chief executives intended to align strategy, policy, operations, and budgeting around a shared issue. [2] The Border Executive Board was established in January 2021 following Cabinet decisions made in December 2020. [2] [3] The members of the board are the chief executives from the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (which includes Immigration New Zealand), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry for Primary Industries (which includes Biosecurity New Zealand), the Ministry of Transport, and the New Zealand Customs Service. [4] [5] The board is a formal successor to an informal border governance group, which was established in 2007 and comprised senior leaders from the Customs service and the primary industries, transport, and business ministries. [2]

The context for establishing the board was the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and decisions of the New Zealand government to use border controls as the primary measure at limiting COVID-19 transmission in the community. [3] Since 2023 the board has developed a Border Sector Strategy which aims to implement a digital arrival card, to streamline travel and trade between New Zealand and Australia, and to support demand at the air and maritime border. [6] [7]

The board is hosted by the New Zealand Customs Service and funded by the Border System Performance appropriation within Vote Customs. [6] Participating agencies have responsibility for work programmes that fall within their existing functions. The board has collective responsibility, with accountability to the minister responsible for the Border Executive Board, for planning and responses in areas where protection does not fall under the traditional remit of a specific border agency. [3]

Responsible minister

Since 1 February 2023 responsibility for the Border Executive Board has been vested in the Minister of Customs.

Key

   Labour    National    NZ First

No.NamePortraitTerm of officeConcurrent officePrime Minister
1 Chris Hipkins Hon Chris Hipkins.jpg 11 January 202114 June 2022 Minister for COVID-19 Response Ardern
2 Ayesha Verrall Dr Ayesha Verrall - Labour List Candidate.jpg 14 June 20221 February 2023Minister for COVID-19 Response
3 Meka Whaitiri Meka Whaitiri crop.jpg 1 February 20233 May 2023 Minister of Customs Hipkins
- Damien O'Connor Hon Damien O'Connor.jpg 3 May 20238 May 2023Acting Minister of Customs
4 Jo Luxton Jo Luxton.jpg 8 May 202327 November 2023Minister of Customs
5 Casey Costello Casey Costello (crop).jpg 27 November 2023presentMinister of Customs Luxon

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References

  1. ↑ "About the Border Executive Board". New Zealand Customs Service. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Interdepartmental Executive Board Model: Lessons learned" (PDF). Public Service Commission. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Collective Responsibility for an Integrated Border System and COVID-19 Border Defences (Paper 4)" (PDF). Covid19.govt.nz. 2 December 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Collective Responsibility for an Integrated Border System and COVID-19 Border Defences (Paper 4)" (PDF). Covid19.govt.nz. 2 December 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Public Service (Border Executive Board) Order 2020". New Zealand Legislation. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Briefing to the Incoming Minister (Hon Casey Costello)" (PDF). Border Executive Board. November 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Border Executive Board: Border Sector Strategy and Refreshing of Accountabilities" (PDF). Border Executive Board. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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