Appendix 1 - Cabinet Requirements Checklist - Relationship Management Checklist
This checklist will help you ensure that your CMRI complies with the Cabinet requirements. Further detail on each of these points is provided in the body of the Guidelines.
Does your CMRI contain a clear statement of:
who the parties
are and who they represent, preferably with a legal description and reference to
their accountabilities and relationships
the purpose of
the agreement
definition of
any terms liable to cause misunderstanding
any commitments
regarding outcomes, aspirations, deliverables or processes
whether or not
the agreement is intended to be legally binding upon the parties (in general
they should not be)
the duration of
the agreement and/or a date for review
the identity of
the signatories, date the agreement is signed and date of the execution of the
agreement?
Have you ensured that the commitments undertaken in your CMRI:
are consistent
with the Agency's statutory obligations
do not devolve
statutory obligations inappropriately or limit your ability to meet those
obligations
are only given
by signatories with the authority to implement them?
Have you taken care that:
acknowledgments
of the status, representative role, mandate or rohe of Māori Collectives are
accurate
where your CMRI
creates obligations for other Agencies, that they are joined in the CMRI, or if
such obligations arise after the CMRI has been executed that the parties are
notified of the details of the CMRI
if you have
included a statement referring to the Treaty of Waitangi in your CMRI, you have
complied with advice regarding the use of Treaty statements on pages 24-25?
Have you also ensured consistency among and within your CMRI in respect of:
compliance with
policy and legislation
acknowledgements of status
recognition of
rohe/areas of interest
recognition of
mandate
fairness
between parties in similar situations?
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT CHECKLIST
This checklist will help you ensure that you consider a range of important relationship and operational matters when developing your CMRI. Further details are provided in the body of the Guidelines.
The CMRI documents a relationship. Therefore, the following should be taken into consideration:
do both parties
want the CMRI
will your CMRI
help develop or maintain a positive relationship
have the views
of the Māori Collective been taken into account appropriately
are both
parties committed to the relationship created by the CMRI and to the outcomes
sought under it
are the
outcomes expected of the CMRI clear to both parties and achievable
is your CMRI an
effective way for the Agency to accomplish its
objectives/outcomes2
will the CMRI
assist the Māori Collective to accomplish its goals
does your CMRI
have implications for the broader Crown-Māori relationship including any Treaty
relationship between the parties or the Government and Māori in general
- how will these be dealt with
will your CMRI
impact on relationships with other stakeholders?
Successful CMRI can require resources to be committed, including staff and time, as well as financial resources.
Staff and Time
do your staff
have:
- the requisite experience to build an effective CMRI and sustain a good relationship, or
- the requisite empathy and skills to learn how to do this
if neither, are
the parties willing to build that capacity and skill-base?
Financial Resources
Has the Agency considered expenses relating to:
staff allocated
to the work
development of
the requisite understandings for the parties to operate effectively under the
CMRI, such as
- cultural training for staff
- building technical capacity relating to the subject-matter of the CMRI for staff of both parties
negotiating the
CMRI
operational
aspects of the CMRI such as:
- regular meetings
- travel
- hosting expenses
- exchange of information?
