VPRS 18691 Departmental Cabinet-in-Confidence Working Records, Andrews/Allan Government [Government Services]

Full description

This series comprises Cabinet-in-Confidence records related to the Government Services Ministerial Portfolio of the Andrews/Allan Government created within the Department of Premier and Cabinet (VA 1039) 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).

Th Government Services portfolio was created in mid-2020 (Victoria Government Gazette No. S296, 22 June 2020). It was originally supported by the Department of Premier and Cabinet (VA 1039).

As part of post-election machinery-of-government changes in December 2022, the portfolio was moved to the newly-created Department of Government Services (VA 5282) (Victoria Government Gazette, No. S717, 19 December 2022). However, in practice it appears records continued to be created by the Department of Premier and Cabinet in relation to the portfolio so researchers will find records created by DPC after 2022.