VPRS 18619 Departmental Cabinet-in-Confidence Working Records, Andrews/Allan Government [Energy, Environment and Climate Change]

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This series comprises of Cabinet-in-Confidence records related to the Energy, Environment and Climate Change Ministerial Portfolio of the Andrews/Allan Government created within the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (VA 5036) 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.

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).

This series covers the Energy, Environment and Climate Change portfolio for the period May 2016 to June 2022. Energy was previously part of a larger portfolio Energy and Resources (VPRS 18618) and Climate Change was included in Environment, Climate Change and Water (VPRS 18622). In May 2022 a machinery-of-government change moved Energy into a new portfolio (this series) and Resources into its own portfolio (see VPRS 18595) (Victoria Government Gazette No. S 160, 23 May 2016; Victoria Government Gazette No. G23 9 June 2016).

This portfolio was discontinued on 27 June 2022 and split into two portfolios - Energy (VPRS 19149) and Environment and Climate Change (VPRS 19150) (Victoria Government Gazette No. S 319, 27 June 2022).