Record series
Departmental Cabinet-in-Confidence Working Records, Andrews Government [Environment, Climate Change and Water]
VPRS 18622
2014 - 2016
Closed
North Melbourne
Agencies
This record series was created by:
Agencies responsible for this record series: Date Range
Series date range: 2014 - 2016
Series in custody:
2014 - 2016
Contents in custody:
2014 - 2016
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 Environment, Climate Change and Water portfolio for the period of November 2014 to May 2016. A machinery-of-government change occurred on 23 May 2016 which moved Environment and Climate Change into a new portfolio, Energy, Environment and Climate Change (see VPRS 18619) and Water (see VPRS 18623) into its own portfolio.
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).
