8 November 2021
Cabinet decision summary for the week 8 November 2021
Cabinet date: 8 November 2021
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act 2010 Review
Minute number: 21/538/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for Water, Energy and Emissions Reduction table the Government's response to the review of the Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act 2010 in the ACT Legislative Assembly.
Government Response to Petition 28-21 Manor House
Minute number: 21/615/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for Planning and Land Management table the Government response to Draft Variation 375 Griffith (Manor House) Petition 28-21 in the ACT Legislative Assembly.
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.
Ministerial Statement – ACT High-risk Weather Season Preparedness and Seasonal Outlook
Minute number: 21/733/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for Police and Emergency Services present a Ministerial Statement on ACT High-risk Weather Season Preparedness and Seasonal Outlook in the ACT Legislative Assembly.
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.
Ministerial Statement - COVID-safe return to campus
Minute number: 21/732/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for Education and Youth Affairs present a Ministerial Statement on schools' COVID-safe reopening in the ACT Legislative Assembly.
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.
Ministerial Statement – WorkSafe ACT’s young worker strategy and other work safety regulator initiatives
Minute number: 21/737/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for Industrial Relations and Workplace Safety deliver a Ministerial Statement in the ACT Legislative Assembly about work safety initiatives and activities of the ACT's work safety regulator, WorkSafe ACT, including their young workers' strategy launch.
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.
Response to Assembly Resolution of 3 June 2021 – Out of Home Care Education
Minute number: 21/500/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for Families and Community Services present a Ministerial Statement on Out of Home Care Education in the ACT Legislative Assembly.
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.
Statement of Ambition for the Arts
Minute number: 21/698/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the Minister for the Arts presenting a Ministerial Statement on the Statement of Ambition for the Arts 2021-26 in the ACT Legislative Assembly.
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.
ACT Public Sector – COVID-19 workforce impacts
Minute number: 21/735/CAB
The Security and Emergency Committee of Cabinet agreed to actions to address the impact of the COVID-19 response on the ACT Public Service workforce.
A Triple Bottom Line Assessment was not prepared for this item given the time imperatives of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Civil Law (Sale of Residential Property) Amendment Bill 2021 (Combined pass)
Minute number: 21/710/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Attorney-General introduce the Civil Law (Sale of Residential Property) Amendment Bill 2021 into the ACT Legislative Assembly.
Corrections – Ministerial Statement and Approach to Implementation and Reporting of Outstanding Review Recommendations
Minute number: 21/665/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for Corrections provide a Ministerial Statement to the ACT Legislative Assembly on outstanding review recommendations in relation to Corrections.
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.
First Implementation Plan Progress Report for the ACT Government response to the recommendations from the Domestic Violence Prevention Council 2018 Extraordinary Meeting Regarding Children and Young People
Minute number: 21/333/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence table the Progress Report for the ACT Government response to the recommendations from the Domestic Violence Prevention Council 2018 extraordinary meeting regarding children and young people in the ACT Legislative Assembly.
Future COVID-19 response arrangements
Minute number: 21/724/CAB
The Security and Emergency Management Committee of Cabinet agreed to future COVID-19 response arrangements.
A Triple Bottom Line Assessment was not prepared for this item given the time imperatives of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Government Position on the Private Member’s Bill: Carer’s Recognition Bill
Minute number: 21/486/CAB
Cabinet agreed to to a position on the Private Member's Bill, Carers Recognition Bill 2021, presented by Ms Suzanne Orr, MLA.
Government Submission to Standing Committee on Economy and Gender and Economic Equality - Inquiry into memorialisation through public commemoration
Minute number: 21/554/CAB
Cabinet agreed to the Government Submission to the Standing Committee on Economy and Gender and Economic Equality - Inquiry into memorialisation through public commemoration.
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, no Triple Bottom Line Assessment was required for this item.
Single-use Plastic – Next Steps Policy
Minute number: 21/433/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for Transport and City Services release the Phasing Out Single-use Plastics- Next Steps Policy 2021 document (the 2021 Next Steps Policy).
Submission to Community Corrections Inquiry
Minute number: 21/513/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for Corrections provide the Submission to the Community Corrections Inquiry to the Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety.
Submission to Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee on NDIS Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021
Minute number: 21/745/CAB
Cabinet agreed the Minister for Disability provide the ACT Government submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee on NDIS Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021.
Appointments
Cabinet endorsed the below appointments:
- ACT Work Health and Safety Council (WHS Council) – Ministerial Appointments (Minute number: 21/738/CAB)
- Cultural Facilities Corporation Board Recruitment (Minute number: 21/559/CAB)
- Firearms Advisory Committee Appointments (Minute number: 21/449/CAB)
Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, Triple Bottom Line Assessments are not required for appointments.