Record series
Departmental Cabinet-in-Confidence Working Records, Andrews Government [Energy, Environment and Climate Change]
VPRS 18619
2016 - 2022
Closed
North Melbourne
Agencies
This record series was created by:
Agencies responsible for this record series: Date Range
Series date range: 2016 - 2022
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 Energy, Environment and Climate Change portfolio for the period May 2016 to November 2018. Energy was previously part of a larger portfolio Energy and Resources (see VPRS 18618) until 23 May 2016 when a machinery-of-government change occurred which moved Energy into a new portfolio (this series) and Resources into its own portfolio (see VPRS 18595) (Victorian 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).
This portfolio was discontinued on 27 June 2022 and split into two portfolios - VPRS 19149 Energy and VPRS 19150 Environment and Climate Change.
