Open access – Cabinet decision summary for the week of 10 September 2018
Cabinet date: Monday, 10 September 2018
Ministerial Statement: Initial Response to the ACT Housing Choices Collaboration Hub Final Report
Minute number: 18/529/GBS
Cabinet (Government Business subcommittee of Cabinet) agreed the Minister for Planning and Land Management make a Statement in the Legislative Assembly on the initial response to the ACT Housing Choices Collaboration Hub Final Report. Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.
Ministerial Statement: Inquiry into the Extent, Nature and Consequence of Insecure Work in the ACT by the Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Youth Affairs
Minute number: 18/527/GBS
Cabinet (Government Business subcommittee of Cabinet) agreed the Minister for Employment and Workplace Safety present a Statement to the Legislative Assembly in response to the Inquiry into the Extent, Nature and Consequence of Insecure Work in the ACT by the Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Youth Affairs. Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.
Cabinet date: Tuesday, 11 September 2018
On-Demand Transport Industry Evaluation Report
Minute number: 17/552/CAB
Cabinet agreed to a change in the release program for taxi licences; community consultation on deregulating the cap on standard taxi licences and deregulating booked taxi fares; and the implementation of the minor recommendations of the report of the Evaluation of the 2015 Innovation Reforms to the On-Demand Transport Industry in the ACT.
Vulnerable children and their families: Early Intervention by Design policy advice
Minute number: 18/460/CAB
Cabinet agreed to a policy framework for long term reform of the human service system to enhance early intervention capacity and shift to a commissioning for outcomes environment, including establishment of Try, Test and Learn initiatives to demonstrate the effectiveness of early support.
Government Position on Private Members Bill (Ms Le Couteur) – Health (Improving Abortion Access) Amendment Bill 2018
Minute number: 18/209/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the ACT government position on the Private Members Bill, Health (Improving Abortion Access) Amendment Bill 2018.
Supported School Transport and the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Minute number: 18/526/CAB
Cabinet agreed to an ACT Government position for the upcoming Disability Reform Council meeting on Supported School Transport and the NDIS. A Triple Bottom Line assessment will be prepared on the final ACT Government position once bilateral negotiations have concluded.
Carbon farming at Ingledene Forest
Minute number: 18/278/CAB
Cabinet agreed to commence investigations on the re-establishment of a pine forest at the Ingledene forest site.
Statute Law Amendment Bill 2018
Minute number: 18/195/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Attorney-General present the Statute Law Amendment Bill 2018 in the Legislative Assembly. The Bill includes minor and technical amendments to the following legislation: the Freedom of Information Act 2016; the Health Act 1993; the Mental Health Act 2015; the Ombudsman Act 1989; the Public Health Act 1997; the Public Sector Management Act 1994; the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995; the Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977; the University of Canberra Act 1989; and the Workers Compensation Act 1951. The Bill also repeals the Health Regulation 2004. A Triple Bottom Line Assessment was undertaken and it was determined the submission did not impact on any categories.
Government Response to the ACT Auditor-General’s Performance Report Number 6 of 2018 on Physical Security
Minute number: 18/374/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the Government response to the ACT Auditor-General’s Performance Report Number 6 of 2018 on Physical Security. A Triple Bottom Line Assessment was undertaken and it was determined the submission did not impact on any categories.
Appointments
Cabinet endorsed the below appointments.
- Territory Records Advisory Council (Minute number 18/531/CAB)
- University of Canberra Council (Minute number 18/405/CAB)