4.6 Executive Council database

The Executive Council Secretariat maintains two databases. The first database links the subject of individual Minutes with Ministers, meeting dates, Minute numbers and key words. This database is an electronic record of Executive Council activity and transactions. It is used to help compile the Schedule of Minutes for Cabinet, to create the annual index, and to assist with collection and analysis of statistical reports on Executive Council business. The database may also be used to assist Departments locate Minutes from 1994 onwards. The Executive Council Secretariat also maintains a database of electronically scanned Minutes dating back to 1986. This database allows electronic copies of Minutes to be retrieved and reproduced.

The Executive Council database can assist in locating past Minutes.