11 October 2021
Cabinet decision summary for the week of 11 October 2021
Cabinet date: 11 October 2021
Auditor-General’s Report – Procurement Exemptions and Value for Money
Minute number: 21/464/CAB
Cabinet agreed to progress the recommendations in the ACT Auditor-General’s Report No 7 of 2021 – Procurement Exemptions and Value for Money; and the Special Minister of State table the Government Response to the Report in the ACT 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:
- ACT Supreme Court – Acting Judge appointments (Minute number: 21/643/CAB)
- Icon Water Board Appointment (Minute number: 21/638/CAB)
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, Triple Bottom Line Assessments are not required for appointments.
Cabinet date: 12 October 2021
Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination – industrial relations policy issues – COMEBACK
Minute number: 21/691/CAB
The Security and Emergency Management Committee of Cabinet agreed to the ACT Public Sector Framework for Considering Workplace COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements.
A Triple Bottom Line Assessment was not prepared for this item given the time imperatives of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for Workers in Primary Schools, Specialist Schools and Early Childhood Education and Care Settings
Minute number: 21/676/CAB
The Security and Emergency Management Committee of Cabinet agreed to a policy approach for mandating COVID-19 vaccination for workers at school campuses catering for children under 12 years of age, specialist schools, and early childhood education and care settings.
A Triple Bottom Line Assessment was not prepared for this item given the time imperatives of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cabinet date: 14 October 2021
Amendments to the Public Health Act 1997 and the COVID-19 Compliance Engagement and Enforcement Framework
Minute number: 21/689/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the preparation of amendments to the Public Health Act 1997 and to the Minister for Health presenting the Public Health Amendment Bill 2021.
Windows to the World and Canberra Nara Candle Festival - October 2021
Minute number: 21/675/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the reprofiling of Windows to the World funding from 2021-22 to 2022-23.