15 October 2018


Cabinet decision summary for the week of 15 October 2018

Cabinet date: Monday, 15 October 2018

Response to Assembly Resolution on Social Housing Stock

Minute number:  18/609/CAB

Cabinet (the Government Business Subcommittee) agreed to a proposed response to the ACT Legislative Assembly Resolution of 11 April 2018 about social housing stock.  Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.

Ministerial Statement – Building Quality Improvement

Minute number:  18/576/CAB

Cabinet (the Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Building Quality Improvement make a Ministerial Statement in the Legislative Assembly on building quality.  Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.

A Step Up for Our Kids Out of Home Care Strategy Update – October 2018

Minute number:  18/541/CAB

Cabinet (the Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Children, Youth and Families make a Ministerial Statement on the A Step Up for Our Kids Out of Home Care Strategy and table a Snapshot Report in the ACT Legislative Assembly.  Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.

Public Sector Workers’ Compensation Fund Bill 2018

Minute number:  18/442/CAB

Cabinet (the Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Employment and Workplace Safety present the Public Sector Workers’ Compensation Fund Bill 2018 in the Legislative Assembly.  The Triple Bottom Line Assessment was considered by Cabinet on 28 August 2018 (18/441/CAB – Public Sector Workers’ Compensation Fund Bill 2018 – Policy Approval) as part of the policy approval.

City Renewal Authority and Suburban Land Agency Amendment Bill 2018

Minute number:  18/313/CAB

Cabinet (the Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Housing and Suburban Development present the City Renewal Authority and Suburban Land Agency Amendment Bill 2018 to the Legislative Assembly.  The Triple Bottom Line Assessment was considered by Cabinet on 28 August 2018 (18/312/CAB – City Renewal Authority and Suburban Land Agency Amendment Bill 2018 - Policy Approval) as part of the policy approval.

Cabinet date: Friday, 19 October 2018

Government Position on Private Members Bill – Land Tax (Community Housing Exemption) Amendment Bill 2018

Minute number:  18/612/CAB

Cabinet agreed to a Government position on the Private Members’ Bill - Land Tax (Community Housing Exemption) Amendment Bill.  A Triple Bottom Line Assessment was undertaken and it was determined the submission did not impact on any categories.

National Arboretum Canberra – Master Plan 2018–28

Minute number:  18/296/CAB

Cabinet agreed to the National Arboretum Canberra Master Plan 2018.

ACT Government submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission’s research project ‘Protecting the Human Rights of people born with Variations in Sex Characteristics in the context of Medical Interventions’

Minute number:  18/536/CAB

Cabinet agreed to the ACT Government Submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission’s project on protecting the human rights of people born with variations in sex characteristics in the context of medical interventions.

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

West Belconnen (Ginninderry) Joint Venture – Environment Management Trust

Minute number:  18/055/CAB

Cabinet agreed to the establishment of an Environmental Management Trust and its associated funding model to manage the conservation areas of the West Belconnen urban development in perpetuity.

ACT Housing Strategy – Final

Minute number:  18/623/CAB

Cabinet agreed to the new ACT Housing Strategy and associated Implementation Plan, and their public release in 2018.

Government Response - Independent Audit of the Molonglo Valley Strategic Assessment

Minute number:  18/443/CAB

Cabinet agreed to the Government’s response to the Molonglo Valley Strategic Assessment Independent Audit report prepared by the Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment.

ACT Government Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts’ Inquiry into the Australian Music Industry

Minute number:  18/567/CAB

Cabinet agreed to the ACT Government submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts Inquiry into the Australian music industry.