VPRS 19585 Departmental Cabinet-in-Confidence Working Records, Andrews/Allan/Carroll Government [Energy and Resources II]

Full description

This series comprises Cabinet-in-Confidence records related to the Energy and Resources Ministerial Portfolio of the Andrews/Allan/Carroll Government created within the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (VA 5285) 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 
- 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).

On 5 December 2022, this portfolio was created as part of machinery-of-government changes that came into effect on 1 January 2023 (Victoria Government Gazette S 672, 5 December 2022). It merged the Resources (VPRS 18595) and Energy (VPRS 19149) portfolios.

This is the second Energy and Resources portfolio from the Andrews/Allan government, the first lasting from 2014-2016 (VPRS 18618).