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Thursday, 18 February 2021
This Cabinet paper has been prepared for proactive release by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), on behalf of Hon Dr David Clark, Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications, and the Ministry of Justice, on behalf of Hon Kris Faafoi, Minister of Justice.
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Cabinet paper lodged 10 December 2020. Cabinet minute dated 26 January 2021.
Extract from Cabinet Decision CBC-20-SUB-0129: Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime: Approval to Accede (January 2021).
Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime: Approval to Accede
Portfolio Digital Economy and Communications
Proposal
- This paper seeks agreement for New Zealand to accede to the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, also known as the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime (hereafter ‘the Convention’). It provides a report back on public consultation and final advice on legislative and financial implications, following Cabinet’s ‘in principle’ decision on accession in June 2020.
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