Cabinet decision summary for the week of 21 October 2019
Cabinet date: Monday, 21 October 2019
Exercise System Black
Minute number: 19/533/CAB
Cabinet (Security and Emergency Management Committee) completed a discussion exercise to review Ministerial roles and responsibilities during a major emergency in the ACT, and agreed to the lessons learnt from the exercise being submitted to the next Security and Emergency Management Committee of Cabinet meeting.
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.
Management of affected Mr Fluffy properties beyond June 2020
Minute number: 19/428/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the Pathway to Eradication package relating to the management of remaining privately-owned affected Mr Fluffy properties beyond June 2020.
Legislative Assembly (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Amendment Bill 2019
Minute number: 19/535/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Chief Minister present the Legislative Assembly (Office of the Legislative Assembly) Legislation Bill 2019, which includes amendments to give effect to recommendation 7 of the Select Committee Inquiry into the 2016 ACT Election.
School Education Advisory Committee report – Safe and Supportive Schools
Minute number: 19/497/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the public release of the report of the Schools Education Advisory Committee on safe and supportive schools and the ACT government response. A Triple Bottom Line Assessment was undertaken and it was determined the submission did not impact on any categories
Review of the Tree Protection Act 2005 and agreement to a Ministerial statement responding to a 2017 motion on Canberra’s tree canopy
Minute number: 19/558/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for City Services table a statement in the Legislative Assembly that responds to the 2017 motion on tree canopy, and commence a review of the Tree Protection Act 2005 with a public consultation process, including release of a discussion paper.
Government Response to Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Youth Affairs Report 6 – Management and Minimisation of Bullying and Violence in ACT Government Schools
Minute number: 19/547/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Development table the Government Response to the Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Youth Affairs (the Committee) Report on the Inquiry into the management and minimisation of bullying and violence in ACT schools in the Legislative Assembly.
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.
Heritage Amendment Bill 2019
Minute number: 19/137/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for the Environment and Heritage present the Heritage Amendment Bill 2019. The Triple Bottom Line Assessment was considered by Cabinet on 23 July 2019 (19/136/CAB Heritage Amendment Bill 2019 – policy approval).
Management of overdue library items
Minute number: 19/581/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the discontinuation of library fines when the new Library Management System comes into places.
Government Response to the report of a review of a critical incident by the ACT Inspector of Correctional Services – Assaults of a detainee at the Alexander Maconochie Centre on 1 January and 15 April 2019
Minute number: 19/528/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for Corrections and Justice Health table the Government Response to the Report of two Reviews of Critical Incident’s by the ACT Inspector of Correctional Services – Assaults of a detainee at the Alexander Maconochie Centre on 1 January 2019 and 15 April 2019 in the Legislative Assembly.
Government Response to Coroner’s Report into the death of Michael Richard Hall
Minute number: 19/447/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for Justice, Consumer Affairs and Road Safety table the Coroner’s Report into the death of Michael Richard Hall and present the government response in the Legislative Assembly.
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.
Appointments
Cabinet endorsed the below appointments.
· Additional judges – ACT Supreme Court (Minute number: 19/458/CAB)
· Multicultural Advisory Council (Minute number: 19/532/CAB)
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, Triple Bottom Line Assessments are not required for appointments
Reasons for withholding access
Minute number: 19/606/CAB