Cabinet Handbook - The Department of the Prime Minister and ...

Cabinet room attendants ........................................................................................................................ 26
Official note takers .................................................................................................................................. 26
Annex D – Preparing a submission to the Cabinet...................................................................................... 28
Cabinet submissions ............................................................................................................................... 28
Joint submissions .................................................................................................................................... 29
Submissions prepared by one minister in consultation with others .................................................. 29
Memorandums ....................................................................................................................................... 29
Implementation analysis and planning ................................................................................................... 30
Submission/memorandum format ......................................................................................................... 30
Submission consultation processes ........................................................................................................ 31
Exposure drafts ....................................................................................................................................... 32
Coordination comments on draft submissions ....................................................................................... 32
Submission circulation and lodgement deadlines .................................................................................. 33
Late submissions ..................................................................................................................................... 33
Proposals involving administrative law .................................................................................................. 34
Submissions containing legislation proposals......................................................................................... 34
Annex E – Proposals requiring a ‘two pass’ submission process ................................................................ 35
Additional assurance processes .............................................................................................................. 35
Annex F – Ten day rule procedures and processes ..................................................................................... 36
Annex G – Decisions of the Cabinet ............................................................................................................ 37
Circulation ............................................................................................................................................... 37
Amendments ........................................................................................................................................... 38
Announcements ...................................................................................................................................... 38
Information campaigns ........................................................................................................................... 39
Annex H – Cabinet committees .................................................................................................................. 40
Endorsement of Cabinet committee minutes ........................................................................................ 40
Current Cabinet committees .................................................................................................................. 41
Annex I – Cabinet documentation .............................................................................................................. 44
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