18 October 2021
Cabinet decision summary for the week of 18 October 2021
Cabinet date: 18 October 2021
ACT Government Response to the Auditor-General Teaching Quality Audit Report
Minute number: 21/428/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for Education and Youth Affairs table the Government response to the ACT Auditor-General's Report Teaching Quality in ACT Public Schools Report No.6 2021 in the ACT Legislative Assembly.
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.
Tabling of report ‘Scope 3: Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the ACT – An Investigation of Current Scope 3 Emissions and Potential Future Reductions’
Minute number: 21/432/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for the Environment table the report 'Scope 3: Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the ACT -An Investigation of Current Scope 3 Emissions and Potential Future Reductions' in the ACT Legislative Assembly.
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.
Federation Funding Agreements
Minute number: 21/629/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the Treasurer signing the five Federation Funding Agreements on behalf of the ACT Government.
Crimes (Policing) Amendment Bill 2021 – Policy Approval
Minute number: 21/387/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the development of the Crimes (Policing) Bill 2021 which Delivers important firearms reforms and improvements to the protection of public safety.
Mandatory vaccination – Workers in disability and home care settings
Minute number: 21/702/CAB
The Security and Emergency Management Committee of Cabinet agreed to the policy approach for mandating COVID-19 vaccination for disability support workers and inhome and community aged care workers.
A Triple Bottom Line Assessment was not prepared for this item given the time imperatives of the COVID-19 pandemic.
National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2021-31
Minute number: 21/649/CAB
Cabinet agreed to endorse the Safe and Supported: The National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children 2021-2031.
Parliamentary and Governing Agreement Status Report No 2 – Public – September 2021
Minute number: 21/226/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the Status Report No 2 for the Parliamentary and Governing Agreement.
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.
The future of e-scooters in the ACT
Minute number: 21/490/CAB
Cabinet agreed to release the Government response to the Review of Shared Micromobility.
Urban Forest Bill 2021 - Policy approval
Minute number: 21/325/CAB
Cabinet agreed to repeal the Tree Protection Act 2005 and replace it with a new Urban Forest Bill 2021 (the Bill).
Appointments
Cabinet endorsed the below appointments:
- Government Procurement Board New Public Employee Member Appointments (Minute number: 21/626/CAB)
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, Triple Bottom Line Assessments are not required for appointments.
Reasons for withholding access
Minute number: 21/312/CAB