29 March 2021
Cabinet decision summary for the week of 29 March 2021
Cabinet date: 29 March 2021
Update on Government Response to the Report on the Inquiry into Maternity Services in the ACT Recommendation 2
Minute number: 21/157/CAB
Cabinet agreed to table an update to the Legislative Assembly on Implementation of Recommendation 2 of the Report on the Inquiry into Maternity Services in the ACT.
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.
Executive Motion – Royal Commission into Veterans Suicide
Minute number: 21/172/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Assistant Minister for Seniors, Veterans, Families and Community Services present an Executive Motion on the Royal Commission into Veteran Suicide to the Legislative Assembly.
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.
Ministerial Statement: Biannual update on the implementation of the recommendations of the final report - Independent Review into the Workplace Culture within ACT Public Health Services
Minute number: 21/63/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for Health present a Ministerial Statement ACT Legislative Assembly providing an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the Final Report: Independent Review into the Workplace Culture withing ACT Public Health Services.
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.
ACT Submission on the Indigenous Voice Co-design Process Interim Report to the Australian Government
Minute number: 21/103/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the ACT Submission on providing an Indigenous Voice at the national, regional, and local levels of government to provide an appropriate mechanism for the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to be heard on issues that affect them.
Urban Forest Strategy – Final Approval
Minute number: 21/108/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the final Urban Forest Strategy and its public release.
Next Generation Ticketing
Minute number: 21/28/CAB
Cabinet agreed to a revised scope and commencement of a new open tender procurement for the next generation public transport ticketing solution for Transport Canberra.
Chief Minister’s Statement on public accessibility of government information
Minute number: 21/57/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the Chief Minister’s Statement on public accessibility of government information.
Government Submission - Joint Standing Committee on Migration’s skilled migration inquiry
Minute number: 21/87/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the ACT Government submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration: skilled migration inquiry.
A Triple Bottom Line Assessment was undertaken and it was determined there was nil impact on all categories.
Coronial Inquiry into the death of Teresa Erika Foce
Minute number: 21/88/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the Coroners Inquiry and Government Response into the death of Teresa Erika Foce. A Triple Bottom Line Assessment was undertaken and it was determined there was nil impact on all categories.
Government Response to the Children and Young People Death Review Committee review of children and young people who have died as a result of intentional self-harm
Minute number: 21/98/CAB
Cabinet agreed to table the ACT Government Response to the ACT Children and Young People Death Review Committee Report – Review of children and young people who have died as a result of intentional self-harm in the Legislative Assembly.
Options for Activities beyond the conclusion of the Asbestos Response Taskforce
Minute number: 21/10/CAB
Cabinet considered the ongoing management of loose fill asbestos insulation in residential properties through an ongoing loose fill asbestos insulation eradication scheme and associated initiatives. Cabinet agreed the ongoing scheme is to commence at the conclusion of the current loose fill asbestos insulation eradication scheme buyback program. The ongoing scheme will support the effective management and removal of any newly identified affected properties.
Appointments
Cabinet endorsed the below appointments:
- Children and Young People Death Review Committee (Minute number: 21/155/CAB)
- ACT Judicial Council (Minute number: 21/43/CAB)
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, Triple Bottom Line Assessments are not required for appointments.