Cabinet decision summary for the week of 20 July 2020
Cabinet date: Tuesday, 21 July 2020
Next steps for targeted three-year-old preschool
Minute number: 20/408/CAB
Cabinet (Budget Committee of Cabinet) agreed to resource initiatives that builds on the ACT Government’s 2019-20 budget commitment for early childhood.
Building Quality Improvement Initiatives
Minute number: 20/422/CAB
Cabinet (Budget Committee of Cabinet) considered a proposal to undertake policy and regulatory investigation work considering development of a competitive fee-for-service public building certification service and the establishment of the certification service and the first two years of operations; further policy development of, and in principle agreement to introduce a regulatory scheme for engineers and a property developer licensing scheme. Cabinet agreed the Minister for Building Quality Improvement present a Ministerial statement on the building regulatory system reform program.
Direct Sale of Block 2 and part Block 7 Section 124 Yarralumla being land contiguous to Block 4 Section 124 Yarralumla T2 Enterprises Pty Ltd (t/a Yarralumla Play Station)
Minute number: 20/223/CAB
Cabinet provided conditional agreement to the direct sale of Block 2 and part Block 7 Section 124 Yarralumla being land contiguous to Block 4 Section 124 Yarralumla to T2 Yarralumla T2 Enterprises Pty Ltd (t/a Yarralumla Play Station).
Government Response to the Standing Committee on Health, Ageing and Community Services Committee Interim Report on Child and Youth Protection Services (Part 1)
Minute number: 20/263/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the Government Response on the Standing Committee on Health, Ageing and Community Services Committee Interim Report on Child and Youth Protection Services (Part 1).
Ministerial Statement: Update on Government Response to COVID-19
Minute number: 20/311/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for Health present a ministerial statement to update the Legislative Assembly on the COVID-19 response in the ACT.
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.
Government Response to the Reports of Reviews of Critical Incidents by the ACT Inspector of Correctional Services – Assault of a Detainee at the Alexander Maconochie Centre on 5 December 2019 and 13 January 2020
Minute number: 20/345/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for Corrections and Justice Health present a Statement on the Response to the Reports of Reviews of Critical Incidents by the ACT Inspector of Correctional Services – Assault of Detainees at the Alexander Maconochie Centre on 5 December 2019 and 13 January 2020in the Legislative Assembly.
Ministerial Statement: ACT Volunteering Statement Action Plan 2018–2021 – annual update
Minute number: 20/349/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for Community Services and Facilities present a Ministerial Statement, ACT Volunteering Statement Action Plan 2018-2021 Annual Update 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.
- Disability Reference Group (Minute number: 20/129/CAB)
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, Triple Bottom Line Assessments are not required for appointments.
Set up for Success: An Early Childhood Strategy for the ACT
Minute number: 19/148/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the ACT Early Childhood Strategy and the four foundations of:
- A fair start for every child
- Valuing educators values children
- Every child has a story
- Working together for children.
19/148 Triple Bottom Line Assessment
Sale of Part Blocks 37, 47 and 66 Section 51 Holt and Blocks 6, 22, 36, 64 Section 51 Holt and part of Kippax Place Road Reserve
Minute number: 20/047/CAB
Cabinet agreed to a sale process for Part Blocks 37, 47 and 66 Section 51, Holt and Blocks 6, 22, 36, 64 Section 51 Holt and possible part of Kippax Place Road Reserve.
Cabinet date: Wednesday, 22 July 2020
Tax Reform Stage 3
Minute number: 20/428/CAB
Cabinet (Budget Committee of Cabinet) agreed to stamp duty and general rates settings for Stage 3 of the Government’s tax reform program.
2020-21 to 2023-24 Indicative Land Release Program and 2020-21 Housing Targets
Minute number: 19/746/CAB
Cabinet (Budget Committee of Cabinet) agreed to the 2020-21 to 2023-24 Indicative Land Release Program and 2020-21 Housing Targets as published in the August 2020 Economic and Fiscal Update.
Proposed amendments to the Public Health Act 1997 to allow the Territory to impose a fee to recover quarantine accommodation and certain other related costs
Minute number: 20/409/CAB
Cabinet (Budget Committee of Cabinet) agreed the Treasurer present the Public Health Amendment Bill 2020 in the Legislative Assembly. The Bill would facilitate the following amendment: Determination of fees – New section 137 (1A) and (1B).
Cabinet date: Friday, 24 July 2020
COVID-19 situation update
Minute number: 20/215/SEMC
Cabinet (Security and Emergency Management Committee of Cabinet) noted the situation update on novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.