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Cabinet Handbook
Introduction
The process of Cabinet
1.1 Principles of Cabinet
1.2 The Cabinet and collective responsibility
1.3 Ministers
1.4 The Governor
1.5 Matters for consideration by Cabinet
1.6 Matters to Note
1.7 Definition of Cabinet documents
Roles and responsibilities
2.1 Ministers
2.2 Officials attending Cabinet
2.3 Policy Division
2.4 Cabinet Secretary (Secretariat)
2.5 Cabinet Legislation and Liaison Officers
2.6 Executive Council
2.7 Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel
2.8 Assistant Ministers
Committees
3.1 Cabinet Committees
3.2 Cabinet Budget Review Committee
3.3 Interdepartmental Committees
3.4 Parliamentary Committees
Procedures
4.1 Notification of Cabinet Meetings
4.2 Cabinet Timetable
4.3 Determination of the business list for Cabinet meetings
4.4 Lodgement process for Cabinet submissions
4.5 Lodgement process for Cabinet Budget Review Committee submissions
4.6 Lodgement letter
4.7 Number of copies to be lodged
4.8 Oral Cabinet submissions
4.9 Circulation of Cabinet submissions and The Cabinet bag
4.10 Cabinet Agenda
4.11 Collective Cabinet Minutes
4.12 Cabinet decisions
4.13 Briefing information on Cabinet submissions
4.14 Security and management of Cabinet information
4.15 Access to Cabinet documents
4.16 Cabinet cycle: Procedural timelines
4.17 Matters to Note Template
Preparation of submissions
5.1 Types of submissions
5.2 Security classifications on Cabinet submissions
5.3 General formatting and style for submissions
5.4 Information requirements for submissions
5.5 Example Cabinet submission coversheet
5.6 Example Cabinet Committee submission coversheet
5.7 Example body of Policy and Policy Memorandum submission
5.8 Example body of Authority to Prepare a Bill submission
5.9 Example body of Authority to Introduce a Bill submission
5.10 Example body of Authority to Forward Significant Subordinate Legislation submission
5.11 Example body of an Information submission
5.12 Example body of a Significant Appointment submission
Consultation
6.1 Community consultation
6.2 Consultation within government
6.3 Discussion Papers and Policy Papers
Legislation
7.1 Legislation program
7.2 Development of a Bill
7.3 Finalisation of a Bill
7.4 Parliamentary Portfolio Committees
7.5 Subordinate Legislation
7.6 Private Members Bills
Guidelines for briefing
8.1 Bills before the House
8.2 Parliamentary Committees
8.3 Qld submissions to Commonwealth
Intergovernmental Processes and Procedures
9.1 Principles for intergovernmental activities
9.2 National Cabinet
9.3 Council on Federal Financial Relations
9.4 National Cabinet Reform Committees
9.5 National Federation Reform Council
9.6 Other Ministers’ Meetings and Engagement
9.7 Commonwealth-State funding agreements
9.8 Non-financial intergovernmental agreements
9.9 Queensland’s international interjurisdictional relationships
9.10 Free Trade Agreements, United Nations Conventions, and other international treaties
9.11 Negotiating framework template
Caretaker arrangements
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5.7 Example body of Policy and Policy Memorandum submission
5.7 Example body of Policy and Policy Memorandum submission
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Last updated:
31 August, 2023
Last reviewed:
18 December, 2019
