27 September 2021
Cabinet decision summary for the week of 27 September 2021
Cabinet date: 27 September 2021
Security and Emergency Management Senior Officials Group (SEMSOG) Chair Update
Minute number: 21/514/OOS
The Security and Emergency Management Committee of Cabinet agreed to the updated ACT Implementation Plan for the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Recommendations and noted the update from the Chair of the Security and Emergency Management Senior Officials Group.
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item
Cabinet date: 28 September 2021
Ministerial Statement – Progress of Government commitments to reduce harm from gaming while supporting sustainable clubs
Minute number: 21/145/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for Gaming table a Ministerial Statement in the Legislative Assembly on the progress of Government commitments made in the Parliamentary Agreement to reduce harm from gaming while supporting sustainable clubs.
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item
Agreement to Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-31
Minute number: 21/329/CAB
Cabinet agreed to make a commitment to the new Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021- 2031 and in doing so has refreshed our commitment to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disability. The ACT will demonstrate that commitment through the development of a new ACT Disability Commitment which will be codesigned with people with disability and community and launched in late 2022.
Government amendment to the Operational Efficiencies (COVID-19) Legislation Amendment Bill 2021
Minute number: 21/640/CAB
Cabinet agreed to Government amendments, inserting COVID-19 measures in Section 149 of the Children and Young People Act 2008, being moved to the Operational Efficiencies (COVID-19) Legislation Amendment Bill 2021.
Government position – Bail Amendment Bill 2021 (Private Members Bill)
Minute number: 21/533/CAB
Cabinet agreed to a position on the Bail Amendment Bill 2021 (Private Member’s Bill).
Government Submission on Inquiry into Provision of general practitioner and related primary health services to outer metropolitan, rural, and regional Australians
Minute number: 21/591/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the provision of the ACT Government Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry into Provision of general practitioner and related primary health services to outer metropolitan, rural, and regional Australians.
Waste Management and Resource Recovery Regulation Amendment
Minute number: 21/233/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the Waste Management and Resource Recovery Regulation Amendments. This includes amendments to the regulation to allow for the food organics and garden organics (FOGO) pilot to commence.
Cabinet date: 30 September 2021
Ministerial Statement - Threatened Species: A Road to Recovery
Minute number: 21/549/OOS
Cabinet agreed the Minister for the Environment present the Ministerial Statement – Threatened Species: A Road to Recovery in the ACT Legislative Assembly.
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item
Establishment of an Outdoor Activation Taskforce and expanded outdoor dining - COVID-19 Lockdown
Minute number: 21/662/CAB
The Security and Emergency Management Committee of Cabinet agreed to the establishment of an Outdoor Activation Taskforce to support expanded outdoor dining on a temporary basis in line with public health directions.
Appointments
Cabinet endorsed the below appointments:
- Appointment of Acting Independent Reviewer for Campaign Advertising - 2021 (Minute number: 21/639/OOS)
- Appointment of Light Rail Project Board Independent Member (Minute number: 21/493/OOS)
- Clinical Leadership Forum Appointments (Minute number: 21/457/OOS)
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, Triple Bottom Line Assessments are not required for appointments.