Orders in Council for Double Tax Agreements with the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Slovenia – Information release
This information release includes documents relating to the Double Tax Agreements (Republic of Slovenia) Order 2026 and the Double Tax Agreements (Republic of Croatia) Order 2026.
Documents included in this information release
| Item | Date | Title |
| 01 | 18/09/2026 | Briefing note – Information release for review – FPS-24-MIN-0021, FPS-25-MIN-0031, and LEG-26-MIN-0172: Double Tax Agreements with the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Croatia (BN2026/277) |
| 02 | 20/08/2024 | Cabinet paper – Approval to Sign Double Tax Agreement with Slovenia (FPS-24-SUB-0021) |
| 03 | 20/08/2024 | Cabinet minute – Approval to Sign Double Tax Agreement with Slovenia (FPS-24-MIN-0021) |
| 04 | 26/08/2024 | Cabinet minute – Report of the Cabinet Foreign Policy and National Security Committee: Period Ended 23 August 2024 (CAB-24-MIN-0312) |
| 05 | 05/11/2025 | Cabinet paper – Approval to Sign Double Tax Agreement with Croatia (FPS-25-SUB-0031) |
| 06 | 05/11/2025 | Cabinet minute – Approval to Sign Double Tax Agreement with Croatia (FPS-25-MIN-0031) |
| 07 | 10/11/2025 | Cabinet minute – Report of the Cabinet Foreign Policy and National Security Committee: Period Ended 7 November 2025 (CAB-25-MIN-0394) |
| 08 | 20/08/2026 | Cabinet paper – Orders in Council for Double Tax Agreements with the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Slovenia (LEG-26-SUB-0172) |
| 09 | 20/08/2026 | Cabinet minute – Orders in Council for Double Tax Agreements with the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Slovenia (LEG-26-MIN-0172) |
| 10 | 24/08/2026 | Cabinet minute – Report of the Cabinet Legislation Committee: Period Ended 21 August 2026 (CAB-26-MIN-0278) |
Additional information
The Cabinet paper for the approval to sign the agreement with Slovenia was considered by the Cabinet Foreign Policy and National Security Committee on 20 August 2024 and confirmed by Cabinet on 26 August 2024.
The Cabinet paper for the approval to sign the agreement with Croatia was considered by the Cabinet Foreign Policy and National Security Committee on 5 November 2025 and confirmed by Cabinet on 10 November 2025.The Cabinet paper for the Orders in Council for the agreements was considered by the Cabinet Legislation Committee on 20 August 2026 and confirmed by Cabinet on 24 August 2026.
Six attachments to these Cabinet papers are not included in this information release as they are publicly available:
- Agreement between New Zealand and the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Slovenia for the elimination of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and the prevention of tax evasion and avoidance
- National Interest Analysis: Agreement between New Zealand and the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Slovenia for the elimination of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and the prevention of tax evasion and avoidance
- The Agreement between New Zealand and the Republic of Croatia for the elimination of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and the prevention of tax evasion and avoidance
- National Interest Analysis: Agreement between the Republic of Croatia and New Zealand for the elimination of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and the prevention of tax evasion and avoidance
- Double Tax Agreements (Republic of Slovenia) Order 2026
- Double Tax Agreements (Republic of Croatia) Order 2026