Cabinet decision summary for the week of 20 October 2025

Cabinet date: 26 October 2025

Government response - Assembly Resolution of 4 March 2025 - Fossil fuel and gambling industries sponsorship in schools - Prevention and transition from

Minute Number: 25/594/CAB

Cabinet agreed to the proposed Government Response to the Assembly resolution of 4 March 2025 – Fossil fuel and gambling industries sponsorship in schools – Prevention and transition from.

The Government Response has a positive impact in the domains of education, lifelong learning and safety and contributes to safe learning environments and positive wellbeing outcomes for students and the community.

Ministerial Statement - Response to Assembly Resolution - NDIS Foundational Supports

Minute Number: 25/615/CAB

Cabinet agreed to the Minister for Disability, Carers and Community Services making a Ministerial Statement in response to the 24 September 2025 Assembly Resolution on ACT implementation and reporting on Foundational Supports.

The Ministerial Statement is expected to have positive wellbeing impacts on people with disability in the ACT, including on children with disability, their cares and families. Foundational supports and in particular Thriving Kids is expected to have positive wellbeing impacts in the health domain through ensuring children get the best start in life. This reform is also expected to have positive wellbeing impacts in the education and life-long learning and access and connectivity domains by ensuring access to improved early intervention supports and better outcomes for children. The Ministerial Statement will provide clarity and assurance around the ACT Government’s implementation and reporting commitments on Foundational Supports and Thriving Kids, and, as such, realising the associated positive wellbeing benefits this will entail.

Appointments

Cabinet endorsed the below appointments:

• Re-appointment of Chair - ACT and Region Catchment Management Coordination Group (Coordination Group) Minute Number: 25/558/CAB
• Appointment of independent reviewer of drug possession law reforms Minute Number: 25/540/CAB
• Commissioner for ACT Revenue Appointment Minute Number: 25/601/CAB
• University of Canberra (UC) Council Board Appointment 2025 Minute Number: 25/459/CAB
• Appointment of a legal practitioner member to the ACT Judicial Council Minute Number: 25/350/CAB

Under the requirements of the ACT Government Cabinet Handbook, Wellbeing Impact Assessments are not required for appointments.