Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2018 02:30:50 +0000 Subject: Official Information request - Rules relating to the acceptance and wearing of Commonwealth, foreign and international Honours by New Zealand citizens From: john luke <[email address]> To: "Information [DPMC]" <[DPMC request email]> Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, I understand from Rules relating to the acceptance and wearing of Commonwealth, foreign and international Honours by New Zealand citizens https://dpmc.govt.nz/our-programmes/new-zealand-royal-honours/new-zealand-royal-honours-system/rules-relating-to-acceptance-and-wearing "Honours conferred by the head of a former reigning Royal House of a foreign country. No approval is required for the acceptance and wearing of an honour conferred by the head of a former reigning Royal House of a foreign country as a personal honour. Such honours are worn at the discretion of the recipient, but may not be worn on an official uniform." Can you please confirm if this "Royal and Hashemite Order of the Pearl" fit under this requirements? "The Royal and Hashemite Order of the Pearl is the dynastic order of the Royal House of Sulu, which serves as the premier institution and the highest personal honour of and in the Royal Sultanate of Sulu" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_and_Hashemite_Order_of_the_Pearl Yours faithfully, john luke ------------------------------------------------------------------- This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website. Please use this email address for all replies to this request: [email address] Is [DPMC request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet? If so, please contact us using this form: https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?body=dpmc Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies: https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page. -------------------------------------------------------------------