12 February 2018


Open Access – Cabinet minute summary for the week of 12 February 2018

Cabinet date:  Monday 12 February 2018

Appropriation Bill 2017-2018 (No 2) and Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill 2017-2018 (No 2)

Minute number:  18/87/CAB

Cabinet agreed the Treasurer present the Appropriation (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Bill 2017-18 (No 2) and the Appropriation Bill 2017‑18 (No 2) into the Legislative Assembly on 15 February 2018.

Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.

Submission to the Australian Government’s Religious Freedom Review

Minute number:  18/22/CAB

Cabinet agreed to the ACT Government Submission to the Australian Government’s Religious Freedom Review.

Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.

Cross-border funding agreement with NSW for Health Services

Minute number:  17/588/CAB

Cabinet agreed that ACT Health discuss funding of health services with NSW.

Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.

Government Response to the Standing Committee on Environment and Transport and City Services – Report No 2 - Planning, Management and Delivery of Road Maintenance in the ACT

Minute number:  17/623/CAB

Cabinet agreed to the ACT Government’s Response to the Standing Committee on Environment and Transport and City Services – Report No 2: Planning, Management and Delivery of Road Maintenance in the ACT.

Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.

Appointments

Cabinet endorsed the below appointment(s).  Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, Triple Bottom Line Assessments are not required for appointments.

  • Board of Senior Secondary Studies (Minute number 17/670/CAB)
  • Domestic Violence Prevention Council (Minute number 18/6/CAB)
  • Ministerial Advisory Council on Ageing (Minute number 17/685/CAB)
  • Veterans Advisory Council (Minute number 17/686/CAB)
  • ACT Climate Change Council members (Minute number 17/690/CAB)
  • Work Safety Council (Minute number 18/80/CAB)

Ministerial Statement: 2018 Priorities

Cabinet (the Government Business Subcommittee) agreed all Ministers present Ministerial Statements on Government Priorities for 2018 relevant to Ministers’ portfolios in the Legislative Assembly during February 2018.

Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.

Planning and Development (Lease Variation Charge Deferred Payment Scheme) Amendment Bill 2018

Minute number:  17/705/GB

Cabinet (the Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Treasurer present the Planning and Development (Lease Variation Deferred Payment Scheme) Amendment Bill 2018 (the Bill) into the Legislative Assembly in February 2018.

Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.

Ministerial Statement: ACT Chief Minister’s delegation to New Zealand – 19‑22 November 2017

Minute number:  18/62/GB

Cabinet (the Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Chief Minister make a statement in the Legislative Assembly during the February sitting period 2018 on the most recent Trade Delegation to New Zealand.

Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.

Ministerial Statement: Future of Education

Minute number:  18/65/GB

Cabinet (the Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Development make a Statement on the Future of Education in the February 2018 sitting week of the Legislative Assembly.

Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.

Courts and Other Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2018

Minute number:  17/555/GB

Cabinet (the Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Attorney-General present the Courts and Other Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 to the Legislative Assembly.

Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.

Ministerial Statement: Ten year anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generation

Minute number:  18/100/GB

Cabinet (the Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs make a Ministerial Statement on the ten year anniversary of the national apology to the stolen generation in the ACT Legislative Assembly during the February 2018 sitting period.

Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.