Shoulder Numbers
Parliamentary Papers are listed below as at 2 March 2006. Items with brackets are no longer active. Departments which have experienced recent name changes are recorded under the latest name. For an historical list, ask at the service desk in the Law Library.
Shoulder Numbers (in summary followed by full list)
A. Political and Foreign Affairs
Foreign affairs and defence policy and conferences, constitutional matters
B. Finance and Revenue
Financial and economic policy including Budget, government expenditure and debt, revenue collection and government banks, insurance, superannuation funds, building societies and friendly societies.
C. Environment and Primary Production
Development and protection of land resources, primary industries.
D. Energy and Works
Electricity and gas; public works, conservation and use of water and soil.
E. Welfare and Justice
Education, social welfare, pensions, justice, prisons, liquor licensing and trusts, health, Maori and Pacific island affairs
F. Communications
Posts, broadcasting, and transport by sea, land and air
G. General
Culture, trade, industry research, labour and employment, defence, police
H. Commissions, Royal Commissions
Reports of commissions and committees of inquiry
J. Select Committee Reports (formerly I)
A. Legislative and Foreign Affairs
A.1 Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
A.1(a) New Zealand Government Property Corporation
A.2 Parliamentary Service Commission
(A.2(a) Resourcing Parliament: report of the review committee on the review of Parliamentary appropriations) (changed to A.14 and again to J.8))
A.3 Ombudsmen
(A.3A Chief Ombudsman: Report on Leaving Office)
A.4 Report of the Attorney General on Legislation to be brought into Force by Order in Council (six monthly)
(A.5 Government Responses) now J.1
(A.6 Papers presented by leave by the Hon Winston Peters)
A.7 International Labour Organisation
A.8 Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives
A.9 Parliamentary Counsel Office
(A.10 CPA/IPU Delegation reports) now J.2
A.11 Privacy Commissioner
(A.12 Responses under Standing Orders 160-163) now J.3
A.13 Parliamentary Service
(A.14 Resourcing Parliament: report of the review committee on review of the parliamentary appropriations review (now J.8))
A.15 plus Papers tabled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Treaties, Exchange of Letters etc.
B. Finance, Revenue Etc
B.1 Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand (up to 1994/95)
B.1 Budget Policy Statement (from 1995)
B.2 Budget Speech and Fiscal Strategy Report (from 1995/96)
B.3 Budget Economic and Fiscal Update (from 1995)
B.4 Register of Ministers’ Assets and Interests
B.5 Estimates of Appropriations for the Government of New Zealand (from 1995/96)
(B.6 Budget: Speech (to 1994))
(B.6A Budget: Economic and Fiscal Outlook (to 1994))
B.6 Economic and Fiscal Update (December) (from 1995)
(B.7[Pt.1] Estimates of Appropriations for the Government of New Zealand 1994/95)
(B.7 [Pt.II] Supplementary Estimates of Appropriations for the Government of New Zealand 1994/95)
(B.7A[Pt.I] Departmental Budgets of the Government of New Zealand 1994/95)
(B.7A[Pt.II] Updated Departmental Budgets of the Government of New Zealand 1994/95)
B.7 Supplementary Estimates of Appropriations for the Government of New Zealand (from 1995/96)
B.8 Current-year Fiscal Update (May) (from 1995/96)
B.9 Public Trust Office
B.10 Half-yearly Financial Statements of the Crown (from 1995/96)
B.11 Annual Financial Statements of the Crown (from 1995/96)
B.12 Ministry of Housing
B.13 Housing New Zealand Corporation
B.14 Section 32A Reports in Relation to outputs supplied to the Crown (from 1995/96)
B.15 Unappropriated Expenditure and Expenses Report (from 1995/96)
B.16 Pre-election economic and fiscal update (from 1995/96)
B.17 Whole of Government Directions
B.18 Registrar of Friendly Societies and Credit Unions
B.20 Government Superannuation Fund Authority & Government Superannuation Fund
B.20A Actuarial Valuation of the Government Superannuation Fund
B.22 Government Superannuation Fund Department
B.23 New Zealand Inland Revenue (formerly Inland Revenue Department)
B.24 New Zealand Customs Service
B.27 The Treasury
B.27A Statement of Service Performance for the Operation of Crown Overseas Properties
B.28 Audit Office/Controller and Auditor General
B.29(04a) etc Controller and Auditor General Reports of the
B.30 Government Actuary
(B.31 Valabh Report)
(B.32 Report on the Audit of the Administration of the Audit Office consequent on the resignation of Mr J T Chapman)
C. Land Agriculture and the Environment
C.2 Queen Elizabeth II National Trust
(C.5 Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries)
(C.5 Ministry of Agriculture (from 1995/96))
C.5 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (from 1998)
C.6 New Zealand Fishing Industry Board
C.8 Fisheries Authority
C.10 New Zealand Conservation Authority
C.11 Ministry for the Environment
C.12 Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
C.13 Department of Conservation
C.14 Land Information New Zealand
(C.16 Ministry of Forestry)
C.17 Cadastral Surveyors Licensing Board of New Zealand (Survey Board of New Zealand)
C.18 NZ Historic Places Trust
(C.19 Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission)
C.20 Ministry of Fisheries
C.21 New Zealand Fish and Game Council (National)
C.21A Northland Fish and Game Council
C.21B Auckland/Waikato Fish and Game Council
C.21C Eastern Fish and Game Council
C.21D Taranaki Fish and Game Council
C.21E Hawkes Bay Fish and Game Council
C.21F Wellington Fish and Game Council
C.21G Nelson/Marlborough Fish and Game Council
C.21H North Canterbury Fish and Game Council
C.21I West Coast Fish and Game Council
C.21J Central South Island Fish and Game Council
C.21K Otago Fish and Game Council
C.21L Southland Fish and Game Council
C.22 Game Bird Habitat Trust
C.23 Environmental Risk Management Authority
D. Resources and Energy
D.1 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority
(D.7 Rural Electrical Reticulation Council)
(D.10 Wholesale Electricity Market Development Group)
D.11 Electricity Commission
E. Welfare and Justice
E.1 Ministry of Education
E.2 Report of the Minister of Education on the Compulsory Schools Sector in New Zealand
(E.3 Waikato-Tainui Raupatu Claims Deed of Settlement)
E.4 Protected Disclosures Act report
(E.5 Department of Justice)
E.5A New Zealand Parole Board
E.6 Human Rights Commission and Office of Human Rights Proceedings
E.7 Legal Services Agency
E.8 Liquor Licensing Authority
E.9 General Election Statistics
E.9A Electoral Referendum Panel
E.9B Independent Referendum Panel
E.10 Ministry of Health (The Public Health)
E.11 Health Research Council of NZ
(E.12 Department of Social Welfare)
(E.12 Ministry of Social Policy)
E.12A NZ Artificial Limb Board
E.13 Export Education Levy
E.14 Administrator of Tokelau
E.15 NZ Maori Arts and Crafts Institute
E.16 Maori Purposes Fund Board
E.17 Health and Disability Commissioner
E.18 Nursing Council of NZ
E.19 Accident Compensation Corporation
E.19A Catalyst Risk Management
E.19B Dispute Resolution Services Limited
E.19C Non-Compliers Fund
E.20 Race Relations Conciliator
E.23 Ngarimu VC and 28 th (Maori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund Board
(E.24 Maori Education Foundation)
E.25 Securities Commission
E.26 Alcohol Advisory Council of NZ
E.27 Careers Service
E.28 Abortion Supervisory Committee
E.29 Lay Observers
E.31 Law Commission
E.31A plus Law Commission Reports
E.32 Sport and Recreation New Zealand
E.33 Crown Law Office
E.34 Maori Language Commission
E.37 Office of the Maori Trustee
E.39 Education Review Office
E.40 Serious Fraud Office
E.41 Ministry of Youth Development
E.42 Special Education Service
E.44 NZ Qualifications Authority
E.45 Health Sponsorship Council
E.46 Skills New Zealand
E.47 Te Puni Kokiri (Ministry of Maori Development)
E.49 Registrar of Environment Court (formerly the Planning Tribunal)
(E.50 Public Health Commission)
(E.51 Northern Regional Health Authority)
(E.52 Central Regional Health Authority)
(E.53 Midland Regional Health Authority)
(E.54 Southern Regional Health Authority)
(E.55 Blood Transfusion Trust)
E.56 Crown Health Financing Agency (formerly Residual Health Management Unit)
E.57 Electoral Commission
(E.58 Health Benefits Limited - now under Ministry of Health)
E.59 Pharmaceutical Management Agency Limited
(E.60 Department for Courts)
E.61 Department of Corrections
E.62 Retirement Commission
(E.63 Reports by the Attorney-General pursuant to section 7 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990) now J.4
E.64 Ministry of Justice
E.64A Human Rights Act 1993: Report of the Minister of Justice on Progress in Remedying Significant Inconsistencies Between Existing legislation and Part 11 of the Act
E.65 Children’s Commissioner (Office of) (previously Office of the Commissioner of Children)
(E.66 Early Childhood Development Unit) now integrated with the Ministry of Education)
E.67 Health Funding Authority
(E.67 Transitional Health Authority)
E.68 Mental Health Commission
E.69 Ngai Tahu Ancillary Claims Trust
E.70 Department of Child, Youth and Family Services
(E.71 Ministry of Justice: INCIS Inquiry)
(E.72 Gisborne Cervical Screening Inquiry)
E.73 Social Workers Registration Board
E.74 Waitangi Tribunal, Report on progress being made in the Implementation of recommendations made for the Crown by the Tribunal
E.75 Tertiary Education Commission
E.76 Families Commission
F Communications
F.5 Ministry of Transport
F.7 Transport Accident Investigation Commission
F.11 Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand and Aviation Security Service
F.12 Maritime Safety Authority
F.13 previouslyLand Transport Safety Authority (Now Land Transport NZ, see F.16)
F.14 Transit New Zealand
F.15 Road Safety Trust
F.16 Land Transport New Zealand (Previously Transfund NZ and Land Transport Safety Authority)
G General
G.1 Department of Labour
G.3 State Services Commission
G.4 Ministry of Defence
G.5 Armed Forces Canteen Council
G.6 NZ Police
G.7 Department of Internal Affairs
G.7A Patriotic and Canteen Funds Board
G.7B NZ Lottery Grants Board
G.7C Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Board
G.7D1 National Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan (draft/proposed)
G.7D2 National Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan (Final)
G.8 NZ Fire Service Commission
G.9 Local Government Commission
G.10 Ministry of Culture and Heritage
G.11 Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa (Creative NZ)
G.12 Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
G.12A National War Memorial
G.13 National Library of NZ
G.14 Patents, Trade Marks and Designs, Commissioner of formerly (Patent Office – Commissioner of Patents, Trade Marks & Designs)
G.15 Standards New Zealand
G.17 Remuneration Authority (formerly Higher Salaries Commission)
G.19 NZ Film Commission
(G.20 Casino Control Authority – ended 1/10/04)
G.22 Report on the Operation of the Ozone Layer Protection Act
G.25 Tourism New Zealand
(G.26 Valuation New Zealand)
G.27 Valuers Registration Board
G.28 Statistics New Zealand
G.28A Consumers Price Index Revision Advisory Committee
G.31 Testing Laboratory Registration Council of NZ
G.34 Commerce Commission
G.34A Commerce Commission, Report on findings of an Independent External Review of the Commission’s Procedures (following Parliamentary Petition 2002/6 of John Andrew Dickson)
G.35 NZSIS Interception Warrants
G.39 Ministry of Women's Affairs
G.44 NZ Lotteries Commission
G.45 NZ Trade and Enterprise (formerly NZ Trade Development Board – Tradenz)
(G.46 Ministry of Commerce)
G.46 Ministry of Economic Development
G.46A Electronic Transactions Act 2002: Review of the Schedule to the Act by the Ministry of Economic Development
G.47 Asia 2000 Foundation of New Zealand
G.48 Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
G.50 Ministry of Research, Science and Technology
G.51 Police Complaints Authority
G.52 Trustees of the National Library
G.53 & Annex Foundation for Research, Science and Technology
G.54 Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs
G.55 NZ Defence Force
G.56 Government Communications Security Bureau
G.57 Equal Employment Opportunities Trust
G.58 Office of Film and Literature Classification
G.59 Leadership Development Centre Trust
G.60 Ministry of Social Development
G.61 Archives New Zealand
G.62 Takeovers Panel
(G.63 Industry New Zealand – now part of NZ Trade and Enterprise)
G.64 Gambling Commission
G.65 Building and Housing, Department of
H. Commissions of Enquiry, Royal Commissions
H.1 Representation Commission
(H.1 Report of the Royal Commission to inquire into The Crash on Mount Erebus, Antarctica of a DC 10 Aircraft operated by Air New Zealand Limited 1981)
(H.1 Royal Commission on Genetic Modification, Report and Recommendations and three Appendices )
(H.2 Commission of Inquiry into the Collapse of a Viewing Platform at Cave Creek near Punakaiki on the West Coast)
J. Select Committees (formerly I.)
J.1 Government Responses to select committee reports (previously A.5)
J.2 CPA/IPU Delegation Reports (previously A.10)
J.3 Responses under SO 160-163 (previously A.12)
J.4 Attorney-General, Reports of the pursuant to section 7 of the Bill of rights Act 1990 (previously E.63)
J.5 Papers tabled by the speaker relating to the business of the house and ordered to be printed
J.6 Papers tabled by leave and ordered to be printed
J.7 Members’ Pecuniary Interests
J.8 Resourcing Parliament: report of the review committee on the review of Parliamentary appropriations (previously A.2(A)and A.14)
XXFR(04) Departmental Forecast Reports (where XX is the relevant shoulder number)
XXSOI(04) Departmental Statement of Intent (where XX is the relevant shoulder number)