Cabinet decision summary for the week of 29 July 2019
Cabinet date: Monday, 29 July 2019
Future state of government communications and engagement
Minute number: 19/412/CAB
Cabinet agreed to implement the advice and recommendations of the WPP Government & Public Sector Practice review of public communication and engagement in the ACT Government to enable the delivery of best practice modern communications and engagement (C&E) in all directorates and agencies through an insights-driven, efficient, effective and educated C&E.
Ministerial Statement: Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission’s (ICRC) final report on the investigation into petrol prices and competition in the ACT
Minute number: 19/396/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Treasurer make a Ministerial Statement on the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission’s final report on the investigation into petrol prices and competition in the ACT in the Legislative Assembly.
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 Administration and Procedure report on Protocols for Visits by Members to Government Schools
Minute number: 19/356/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Development table the Government Response to the Standing Committee on Administration and Procedure Report 12 on Protocols for Visits by Members to Government Schools in the Legislative Assembly. As a member of the Standing Committee on Administration and Procedure, Minister Rattenbury absented himself for consideration of this item.
A Triple Bottom Line Assessment was undertaken and it was determined the submission did not impact on any categories.
Ministerial Statement – 30th Anniversary of the establishment of Landcare
Minute number: 19/425/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for the Environment and Heritage make a Ministerial Statement on the 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of Landcare in the Legislative Assembly.
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.
Planning and Development (Community Concessional Leases) Amendment Bill 2019
Minute number: 18/784/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for Planning and Land Management present the Planning and Development (Community Concessional Leases) Amendment Bill 2019 in the ACT Legislative Assembly.
The Triple Bottom Line Assessment was considered by Cabinet on 26 February 2019 (18/783/CAB Policy framework for the release and sale of land to not for profit community organisations, formerly direct sales (Planning and Development Amendment Bill 2019 - policy approval)).
Government Response to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body (ATSIEB) Report on Outcomes of the ATSIEB Hearings 2018 – Eighth Report to the ACT Government
Minute number: 19/183/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the Government Response to the ATSIEB Report on Outcomes of the ATSIEB Hearings 2018 - Eighth Report to the ACT Government.
Freedom of Information Amendment Bill
Minute number: 18/782/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Attorney General present the Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2019 to amend the Freedom of Information Act 2016 in the Legislative Assembly. The amendments in the Bill are intended to streamline the processing of access requests, without diminishing public access to Government-held information. The Triple Bottom Line Assessment was considered by Cabinet on 12 March 2019 (18/781/CAB Freedom of Information Amendment Bill - policy approval)
National Partnership Agreement on Land Transport Infrastructure Projects
Minute number: 19/322/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the National Partnership Agreement on Land Transport Infrastructure Projects.
Appointments
Cabinet endorsed the below appointments.
- Territory Records Advisory Council (Minute number: 19/378/CAB)
- Acting Judge of the Act Supreme Court, Acting Chief Magistrate and reappointment of a Special Magistrate (Minute number: 19/406/CAB)
- Re-appointments – Principal Registrar and CEO of ACT Courts and Tribunal and ACT Supreme Court Registrar (Minute number: 19/359/CAB)
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, Triple Bottom Line Assessments are not required for appointments