Cabinet decision summary for the week of 27 April 2020
Cabinet date: Thursday, 30 April 2020
Planning and Environment Legislation Amendment Bill 2020
Minute number: 19/652/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for the Environment and Heritage present the Planning and Environment Legislation Amendment Bill 2020 in the Legislative Assembly.
Direct Sale – Blocks 14 and 15 Section 64 Lyneham to Yowani Country Club Limited
Minute number: 20/036/CAB
Cabinet provided conditional agreement to the direct sale of Blocks 14 and 15 Section 64 Lyneham to the Yowani Country Club Limited.
COVID-19 Emergency Response Legislation
Minute number: 20/226/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Chief Minister present the COVID-19 Emergency Response Bill 2020 (No 2). The Bill contains urgent amendments to various ACT Government legislation to support the ACT Government’s response to the COVID-19.
Age-Friendly City Plan
Minute number: 19/588/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the Age-Friendly City Plan.
Mental Health Planning COVID-19
Minute number: 20/234/CAB
Cabinet agreed to fund a list of programs to support a range of community and hospital based mental health services in the ACT. Cabinet noted that there the dual pressures of the COVID-19 outbreak and an economic recession will have a significant and ongoing impact on individual and community mental health and wellbeing in the ACT.
Translation services relating to COVID-19
Minute number: 20/250/SEMC
Cabinet agreed to ongoing translation of critical information in relation to COVID-19.
Support for temporary visa holders in response to COVID-19
Minute number: 20/243/SEMC
Cabinet (Security and Emergency Management Committee of Cabinet) agreed to provide support for vulnerable Canberrans on temporary visas in response to COVID-19.
National Partnership Agreement for Coronavirus Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) responses
Minute number: 20/247/SEMC
Cabinet agreed the Chief Minister sign the National Partnership on COVID-19 and Family Violence Responses.
Cabinet date: Friday, 1 May 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.
Arts Organisation Support – COVID-19
Minute number: 20/256/SEMC
Cabinet (Security and Emergency Management Committee of Cabinet) the provision of financial support for arts organisations in the ACT during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 scenario planning
Minute number: 20/248/SEMC
Cabinet (Security and Emergency Management Committee of Cabinet) agreed that health and non-health strategies be prepared to support a whole of government approach to different scenarios over the coming 12+ months, including consideration of their impacts on any relevant domains outlined in the ACT Wellbeing Framework.
Triple Bottom Line assessment was not required for this submission. Any Triple Bottom Line assessment will be considered through the development of the individual strategies.
Cabinet date: Sunday, 3 May 2020
Statement: Canberra Week in Wellington
Minute number: 20/237/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for Advanced Technology and Space Industries present a statement on Canberra Week in Wellington November 2019 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 Coroner's findings relating to the death of Theadora Zaal
Minute number: 19/768/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the Government Response to the Coronial recommendations from the Inquest into the Death of Theadora Zaal. Cabinet agreed the Minister for Health table the Response in the Legislative Assembly.
A Triple Bottom Line Assessment was undertaken, and it was determined the submission did not impact on any categories.
Response to Resolution of 14 August 2019 – Network19 Weekend Bus Services (No. 3)
Minute number: 20/164/CAB
Response to Resolution: Nappies and Personal Hygiene Products – Sustainable Product
Minute number: 19/692/CAB
Cabinet agreed that the Minister for Recycling and Waste Reduction table a statement in the Legislative Assembly, responding to the Assembly Resolution of July 2019 providing information on cloth nappies and reusable personal hygiene products in the ACT.
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.
- Suburban Land Agency Board (Minute number: 19/561/CAB)
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, Triple Bottom Line Assessments are not required for appointments.