Cabinet decision summary for the week of 23 September 2019
Cabinet date: Monday, 23 September 2019
Government position on non-government amendments to the Drugs of Dependence (Personal Cannabis Use) Amendment Bill
Minute number: 19/522/CAB
Cabinet agreed to a government position on a number of non-government amendments proposed for Drugs of Dependence (Personal Cannabis Use) Amendment Bill 2018. Minister Rattenbury absented himself for consideration of this item.
ACT Infrastructure Plan
Minute number: 19/391/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the public release of the ACT Infrastructure Plan.
Public crematorium at Gungahlin – competitive neutrality and approval
Minute number: 19/477/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Cemeteries Authority will build and operate a crematorium at the Gungahlin Cemetery.
Ministerial Statement: Update on Government Response to the Select Committee on Estimates 2019-20 Report – Recommendation 79 ACT Government's 2016 election commitment to introduce a program of Meningococcal B vaccinations for babies
Minute number: 19/520/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for Health make a Ministerial Statement in the Legislative Assembly to provide an update to the Assembly on the introduction of a Meningococcal B vaccination program for babies, in response to recommendation 79 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.
Direct Sale of Block 2 Section 60 Taylor to the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS)
Minute number: 19/464/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the direct sale of Block 2 Section 60 Taylor to BAPS Australian Territories Ltd as trustee for the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha (ACT) Trust for the purpose of a place of worship, community and cultural centre.
Appointments
Cabinet endorsed the below appointments:
- Ginninderry Conservation Trust Board, Board of Directors (Minute number: 19/198/CAB)
- Light Rail Project Board Chair (Minute number: 19/513/CAB)
- Official Visitors for the purposes of the Disability Services Act 1991 (Minute number: 19/842/CAB)
- Government Procurement Board (Minute number: 19/491/CAB)
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, Triple Bottom Line Assessments are not required for appointments