BORDER EXECUTIVE BOARD
WORK PROGRAMME 25.06.2021
BORDER EXECUTIVE BOARD
DCE GROUP – COVID-19
DCE GROUP - STEWARDSHIP & SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENTS
COVID-19: 
STEWARDSHIP
SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENTS
SAFE AND SMART BORDER
BORDER ORDERS
GOVERNANCE
DATA & PRIVACY [NZCS & MBIE]
• Air Border Order
• Policy & legislative settings for border information
• Travellers from Very High Risk Countries [BEB
sharing
& MoH]
STRATEGIC DIRECTION
• Information sharing for priority projects
• Pre-departure testing [NZCS & MoH]
• Future mechanisms to support information sharing
• Border strategy [BEB]
• Exceptions & exemptions [MoH]
• Maritime Border Order [NZCS]
DIGITAL BORDER [MPI, MBIE & NZCS]
RISK AND ASSURANCE
• Digital declaration (links to Travel Health Pass)
RECONNECTING – SAFE AND SMART 
• Risk and assurance frameworks [BEB]
• Technology and algorithms (RTT x-ray)
BORDER
• Border system performance measures [BEB]
• Smart exit gate
• Quarantine free travel
• Air [NZCS]
INTEGRATED TARGETING [NZCS & MBIE]
the Official Information Act 1982
• Maritime [MoH]
• ITOC governance structure
RISK AND ASSURANCE
• Travel health pass [NZCS & MoT]
• ITOC as a joint border asset
• Review of air border measures [BEB]
• Nau Mai Rā [MoH]
• Targeting service to support 24/7 operations
• Review of maritime border measures [BEB]
• Reconnecting New Zealanders [DPMC]
• Investigate viability of joint venture model
• Review of border worker testing [BEB]
under
• Elimination strategy [MoH]
COVID-19
• Rapid reviews [BEB]
HEALTH AT THE BORDER [MoH]
• Integrating health intelligence and risk assessment
BORDER WORKFORCE
• Establish a regular function of health at the border
• Testing [MoH]
AHUMONI HOAHOA (FINANCE)
• Ability to escalate health measures
• Vaccination [MoH]
• New requirements for safe & smart border
C-19
• Integration with Maritime NZ
(COVID) [NZCS]
MIQ
• Financial sustainability (short term) [NZCS]
Released 
INFRASTRUCTURE AT AIRPORTS 
• Cohorting arrangements [MBIE]
• Cost recovery of border charges (longer term)
• Enforceable Regulatory Undertaking [MoT]
[MPI]
• Future workforce sourcing strategy [MBIE]
• Auckland Airport Expansion [NZCS & MoT]
SYSTEM
• Collective investments [NZCS]
• Medium term approach to MIQ facilities [MBIE]

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