Proactive release of the Implementation of the Transnational Organised Crime Strategy (2020-2025)

In November 2019, Cabinet approved the Transnational Organised Crime Strategy (the Strategy). The Strategy provides a framework for a more coordinated, whole-of-system response to TNOC, with the vision of making New Zealand the hardest place in the world for organised criminal groups and networks to do business.

The Strategy is delivered through an annual action plan and spans 2020 to 2025. The annual action plans include a suite of cross-agency activities to guide implementation of the Strategy. In March 2020, Government approved the year one action plan for 2020 to 2021 (attachment A).

The papers for proactive release are the report back to Cabinet External Relations and Security Committee on implementation of the Strategy in its first year.

Key sections of the Official Information Act under which information has been withheld

Certain information in the documents has been withheld under one or more of the following sections of the Act:

• Information is withheld under section 6 (a) as release would likely prejudice security or defence of New Zealand.
• Information is withheld under section 6 (c) as release would likely prejudice maintenance of law
• Information is withheld under section 9(2)(a) to protect the privacy of natural persons.
• Information is withheld under section 9(2)(f)(iv) to maintain the constitutional conventions for the time being which protect the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers of the Crown and officials.