4.8 Oral Cabinet submissions
An oral submission is one which is provided verbally to Cabinet
by a Minister without prior circulation of a written submission. Accordingly
there is no formal lodgement process to be followed.
Oral submissions may be given at Cabinet where there is an emergent issue
affecting whole of government, and generally where there is insufficient time to
prepare a written submission on the issue. As Ministers will not have had the
opportunity to be informed prior to the meeting, complex matters requiring
detailed deliberation should not be presented, unless there is no other
option.
A Minister may make an oral submission only if the Premier has given prior
approval. Such approval will be decided on the merits and urgency of the issue,
which must support dispensation of the normal pre-Cabinet consultation
process.
Where an approval for an oral submission is being sought, or has been
received, the Cabinet Secretary should be advised so that appropriate
arrangements in respect of the Cabinet agenda and minutes may be made.
Last reviewed: 17 July, 2009
Last updated: 22 July, 2009
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