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Introduction
The process of Cabinet
1.1 Principles of Cabinet
1.2 The Cabinet and collective responsibility
1.3 Management of Conflicts of Interest
1.4 Matters for consideration by Cabinet
1.5 Definition of Cabinet documents
Roles and responsibilities
2.1 Ministers
2.2 Cabinet Secretary (Secretariat)
2.3 Cabinet Legislation and Liaison Officers
2.4 Executive Council
2.5 Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel
2.6 Assistant Ministers
Procedures
3.1 Notification of Cabinet Meetings
3.2 Non-Cabinet members attending Cabinet
3.3 Cabinet Timetable
3.4 Determination of the business list for Cabinet meetings
3.5 Lodgement process for Cabinet submissions
3.6 Distribution of Cabinet submissions
3.7 Cabinet Agenda
3.8 Collective Cabinet Minutes
3.9 Cabinet decisions
3.10 Security and management of Cabinet information
3.11 Access to Cabinet documents
Committees
4.1 Cabinet Committees
4.2 Lodgement process for Cabinet Committee submissions
4.3 Cabinet Budget Review Committee
Preparation of submissions to Cabinet and Cabinet Committees
5.1 Types of submissions
5.2 Security classifications on Cabinet submissions
Consultation
6.1 Community consultation
6.2 Consultation within government
6.3 Discussion Papers and Policy Papers
Proactive release of Cabinet Material
7.1 Cabinet material subject to proactive release
7.2 Timeline for proactive release
7.3 Requirements for Cabinet submissions relevant to proactive release
7.4 Cabinet material not suitable for proactive release
7.5 Approval for proactive release material
7.6 Publication
Legislation
8.1 Queensland Parliamentary Committees
8.2 Legislation program
8.3 Development of a Bill
8.4 Finalisation of a Bill
8.5 Parliamentary Portfolio Committees
8.6 Subordinate Legislation
8.7 Private Members Bills
Guidelines for briefings and submissions
9.1 Guidelines for departmental officers required to brief Members
9.2 Guidance in relation to dealings with Queensland Parliamentary Committees
9.3 Guidelines for Queensland submissions to Commonwealth inquiries/reviews
Intergovernmental Relations matters
10.1 Principles for intergovernmental activities
10.2 National Cabinet
10.3 Council on Federal Financial Relations
10.4 Ministerial Council Meetings and Engagement
10.5 Commonwealth-State funding agreements
10.6 Non-financial intergovernmental agreements
10.7 Queensland's international interjurisdictional relationships
10.8 Free Trade Agreements, United Nations Conventions, and other international treaties
Caretaker arrangements
Appendices
Cabinet Cycle timelines
Significant Appointments
Formatting and style for submissions
Information requirements for submissions
Intergovernmental Relations matters
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1.0 The process of Cabinet
1.1 Principles of Cabinet
1.2 The Cabinet and collective responsibility
1.3 Management of Conflicts of Interest
1.4 Matters for consideration by Cabinet
1.5 Definition of Cabinet documents
Last updated:
3 November, 2024
Last reviewed:
21 March, 2024
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