· The role of the Prime Minister and senior officials in coordinating ministers and officials is more difficult in a coalition Cabinet.   · Public servants face more direct pressure from opposition politicians.    · Ministers  may  tend  to  make  decisions  within  their  portfolios  without reference to a coalition Cabinet.    · Regulations tend to be used to avoid the need for legislation under minority government.¹⁰    · Parliament  and  opposition  parties  determine  whether  particular  minority government  policies  will  be  implemented  through  legislation  and  possibly whether individual ministers will resign. · Legislation  that  is  supported  by  a  minority  government  and  sometimes  a coalition   majority   government   may   not   be   passed   (depending   on   the coalition government).¹¹ · There  is  pressure  to  increase  the  resources  available  to  Parliament,  Select Committees, and political parties.    · Select  Committees  of  Parliament  are  more  important  to  the  passage  of legislation  and  the  scrutiny  of  government   through   Select   Committee investigations.    · The Judiciary may take up an increased policymaking role.  Increased use of regulations may lead to more challenges to regulatory powers in the courts (or at the Regulations Review Select Committee of Parliament). 13 Putting together a Cabinet that enjoyed the confidence of the House was, in the situation that exists in New Zealand, a task not without challenge. The principle of                                                 10   Geoffrey Palmer “Deficiencies in New Zealand Delegated Legislation” (1999) 20 VUWLR 1; Michael Taggart “From ‘Parliamentary Powers’ to Privatization: The Chequered History of  Delegated Legislation in the Twentieth Century” (2005) 55 U Toronto LJ 575.   11   Geoffrey Palmer “The Cabinet, The Prime Minister and the Constitution” (2006) NZJPIL 1, 16. 6 C:\Documents And Settings\Tmcglennon\Desktop\CPA Australian And Pacific Conf. 15 August.Doc 16/08/2006 10:43