18 November 2019


Cabinet date: Monday, 18 November 2019

Ministerial Statement: Independent Review of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2012

Minute number: 19/362/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Chief Minister deliver a Ministerial Statement on the Review of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2012 in the Legislative Assembly.

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

Response to Assembly Resolution 3 April 2019 - Physical Activity in Schools

Minute number: 19/253/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Development table the Government Response to the resolution of 3 April 2019 in the Legislative Assembly.

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

Response to Assembly Resolution of 24 October 2018: Teacher and Student Safety

Minute number: 19/617/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Educations and Early Childhood Development table the Government Response to the resolution of 24 October 2018 – Teacher and Student Safety – in the Legislative Assembly.

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

Ministerial Statement: Annual Update of the ACT Housing Strategy and Implementation Plan

Minute number: 19/375/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Housing and Suburban Development deliver a Ministerial Statement in the Legislative Assembly on the first year of the ACT Housing Strategy.

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

Ministerial Statement: Therapeutic responses to children and young people in the ACT with complex high-level needs, including substance use disorders


Minute number: 19/557/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Children, Youth and Families deliver a Ministerial Statement in the Legislative Assembly on therapeutic responses to children and young people in the ACT with complex high-level needs, including substance use disorders.

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

Ministerial Statement: Government Response to the Blueprint for Youth Justice Taskforce Final Report

Minute number: 19/540/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Children, Youth and Families deliver a Ministerial Statement for the Government Response to the Blueprint for Youth Justice Taskforce Final Report in the Legislative Assembly.

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

Response to Estimate Report 2019-20 Recommendation 81: Transition plan for outmoded technology

Minute number: 19/549/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Health present the Status Report in response to Recommendation 81 from the Select Committee on Estimates 2019-20 Report Remediation of Outmoded Technology in the Legislative Assembly.

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

Ministerial Statement: Health Infrastructure Planning – Response to Assembly Resolutions of 5 June and 18 September 2019, Select Committee on Estimates 2017-18 Report (Rec 65) and Select Committee on Estimates 2019-20 Report (Recs 82 and 87)

Minute number: 19/473/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Health deliver the Ministerial Statement on Health Infrastructure Planning (Response to Assembly Resolutions of 5 June and 18 September 2019; Select Committee on Estimates 2017-18 Report – Recommendation 65; and Select Committee on Estimates 2019-20 Report – Recommendations 82 and 87) in the Legislative Assembly.

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

Ministerial Statement: Response to the Assembly Resolution of 14 August 2019 – Update on implementing the recommendations from the Nous Report on Access to Hydrotherapy in the ACT

Minute number: 19/506/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minster for Health deliver a Ministerial Statement to update the Assembly on the progress of implementing the recommendations from the Nous Report on Hydrotherapy services in the ACT.

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

Ministerial Statement: Response to Assembly Resolution of 18 September 2019 and Select Committee on Estimates 2019-2020 Report recommendation 80 – Update on the 2019 influenza season

Minute number: 19/507/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Health deliver a Ministerial Statement on the 2019 influenza season in the Legislative Assembly.

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

Ministerial Statement: Response to the Select Committee on Estimates 2019-20 Report Rec 100 Strategies for Tackling Occupational Violence in ACT Public Health Facilities

Minute number: 19/518/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Health deliver a Ministerial Statement to provide an update to the Legislative Assembly on the strategies for tackling occupational violence in ACT public health facilities, in response to recommendation 100 of the Select Committee on Estimates 2019–2020 report on the Appropriation Bill 2019–2020.

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

Ministerial Statement: Milk Bank Feasibility

Minute number: 19/552/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Health deliver a Ministerial Statement on milk bank feasibility in the Legislative Assembly.

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

Ministerial Statement: Response to the Select Committee on Estimates Report 2018-19 Recommendation 78 Radiology Training Accreditation at Canberra Hospital

Minute number: 19/678/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Health table a Response to the Select Committee on Estimates 2018-19 Report Recommendation 78 Radiology Training Accreditation at Canberra Hospital in the Legislative Assembly.

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

Ministerial Statement: Five years of quality service to the Canberra Community

Minute number: 19/670/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Business and Regulatory Services deliver a Ministerial Statement on the five years of quality service to the Canberra community in the Legislative Assembly.

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

Ministerial Statement: ACT Multicultural Framework 2015-2020 Second Action Plan 2019-2020 – First Report

Minute number: 19/492/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Multicultural Affairs deliver a Ministerial Statement on the ACT Multicultural Framework 2015-2020 Second Action Plan 2019-2020 Report in the Legislative Assembly.

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

Response to Assembly Resolution of 5 June 2019: Food and Garden Waste Disposal Strategies

Minute number: 19/393/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Recycling and Waste Reduction deliver a Ministerial Statement regarding Food and Garden Waste Disposal Strategies in the Legislative Assembly.

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

Response to Assembly Resolution of 5 June 2019: Solar Panel and Battery Disposal

Minute number: 19/394/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Recycling and Waste Reduction table a Statement in the Legislative Assembly, responding to the Assembly resolution of 5 June 2019 providing an update on actions to support the recycling and re-use of solar photovoltaic cells and batteries in the ACT.

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

Response to Assembly Resolution of 18 September 2019 – Wanniassa Park and Ride Access

Minute number: 19/689/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Roads and Active Travel table a response to a resolution of the Legislative Assembly relating to Wanniassa Park and Ride in the Legislative Assembly.

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

Response to Assembly Resolution of 13 February 2019 – School Zones Safety

Minute number: 19/119/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Roads and Active Travel table a Statement in the Legislative Assembly, providing the Government Response to the School Zone Safety Resolution from 13 February 2019 and to release the School Crossing Supervisor program evaluation and a Schools Program Implementation Plan.

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

Response to Assembly Resolution of 14 August 2019 – Stage 1 Light Rail – Increased Demand

Minute number: 19/498/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Transport table a response to a resolution of the Legislative Assembly relating to demand for light rail services in the Legislative Assembly.

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

Response to Assembly Resolution of 31 July 2019 - Scope and Methodology of Light Rail Stage 1 Benefits Review

Minute number: 19/569/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Transport table a Statement in the Legislative Assembly on the Scope and Methodology of a review of the Benefits of Light Rail from Gungahlin to the City.

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

Response to Legislative Assembly resolution – Tuggeranong Anketell Street - Rerouting of Buses

Minute number: 19/502/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Transport table a response to a resolution of the Legislative Assembly relating to the amenity of Anketell Street and potential changes to bus services in the Tuggeranong Town Centre in the Legislative Assembly.

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

Response to Resolution of 15 May 2019: Reusable coffee cup trial

Minute number: 19/353/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability table an update report in the Legislative Assembly in response to Assembly Resolution of 15 May 2019.

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

Ministerial Statement: Accommodation and facilities for women in the Alexander Maconochie Centre (Resolution from 25 September 2019)

Minute number: 19/618/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Corrections and Justice Health deliver a Ministerial Statement in the Legislative Assembly on Accommodation and facilities for women in the Alexander Maconochie Centre.

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

Ministerial Statement: Response to the Select Committee on Estimates Report 2019-20 Recommendation 93 the Establishment of the Winnunga Aboriginal Health and Community Services at the Alexander Maconochie Centre

Minute number: 19/571/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Corrections and Justice Health deliver a Ministerial Statement responding to the Select Committee on Estimates 2019-20 Report Recommendation 93 on the Establishment of the Winnunga Aboriginal Health and Community Services at the Alexander Maconochie Centre, in the Legislative Assembly.

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

Update to the Legislative Assembly on the progress of the health facilities upgrade and new Reintegration Centre at the Alexander Maconochie Centre and Hume Health Centre

Minute number: 19/586/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Corrections and Justice Health provide the Legislative Assembly with an update on renovations being undertaken to enhance health facilities at the Alexander Maconochie Centre, and the progress on the new Reintegration Centre.

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

Ministerial Statement: Response to Assembly Resolution of 25 September 2019 – Mental Health Services for Deaf and Deafblind Community

Minute number: 19/610/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed to the Response to the Assembly Resolution of 25 September 2019, and that the Minister for Mental Health deliver a Ministerial Statement in the Legislative Assembly.

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

Ministerial Statement: Mental Health Patient Data

Minute number: 19/663/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Mental Health deliver a Ministerial Statement on Mental Health Patient Data in the Legislative Assembly, in response to Questions on Notice received in the Legislative Assembly.

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

Ministerial Statement: ACT Volunteering Statement Action Plan 2018–2021 – Annual Update

Minute number: 19/476/GBS

Cabinet (Government Business Subcommittee) agreed the Minister for Community Services and Facilities deliver a Ministerial Statement on the ACT Volunteering Statement Action Plan 2018–2021 First Report in the Legislative Assembly.

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