Record series

Departmental Cabinet-in-Confidence Working Records, Andrews Government [Industry and Employment]

VPRS 18604
2016 - 2018
Closed
North Melbourne

Date Range

Series date range: 2016 - 2018
Series in custody: 2016 - 2018
Contents in custody: 2016 - 2018

Function / Content

This series comprises of Cabinet-in-Confidence records related to a specific Ministerial Portfolio of the Andrews Government created within a Department / Agency to assist:

- in the preparation or tracking of a submission to Cabinet or a Cabinet Committee,
- in the development of advice to a Minister or departmental officer on any matter that has been or is intended to be considered by Cabinet or one of its Committees, or in the communication of outcomes of Cabinet or Cabinet Committee deliberations.

This series covers the Industry and Employment portfolio for the period May 2016 to 2018. Following a machinery-of-government change on May 23 2016 the Employment portfolio (see VPRS 18602) merged with the Industry portfolio (see VPRS 18603) to create the Industry and Employment portfolio. (Victoria Government Gazette No. G23 9 June 2016).

Cabinet-in-Confidence related papers include:

- any original, draft, extract or copy of a document which relates to or refers to a matter that has been or is intended to be considered by Cabinet or one of its Committees,
- any background, issues, discussion or consultation papers relating to a matter that has been or is intended to be considered by Cabinet or one of its Committees.

Examples include:
- draft Cabinet or Cabinet Committee material and any proposed or actual attachment to Cabinet or Cabinet Committee submissions,
- Ministerial briefing notes, memos or speaking notes,
- departmental briefing notes, memos, comments and discussion papers on Cabinet material, such as possible legislation proposals or terms of reference for a Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry,
- relevant legal opinions,
- correspondence identifying Cabinet-in-Confidence information,
- internal distribution lists for Cabinet-in-Confidence material, and
- Cabinet or Cabinet Committee memberships and meeting schedules.

For Cabinet-in-Confidence records created by the Cabinet Office, refer to VPRS 12643 Cabinet Office Records, Multiple Number System.

Note: The original signed submission and submissions and briefs prepared by Departments and not submitted to Cabinet also form part of departmental Cabinet-in-Confidence records, (i.e. this series).

How to use the records

Browse the record descriptions or keyword search within the series to locate items of interest.

Recordkeeping system

The Departmental Cabinet-in-Confidence Records series of the Andrews Government have been arranged according to Ministerial Portfolios, with a separate series for each portfolio. Some series contain digital records. Departmental Cabinet-in-Confidence Records typically were managed within the Department's electronic and document records management system. These systems varied from Department to Department.