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A '''Ministerial Committee''' is a [[committee]] consisting of [[Minister (government)|Minister]]s of government [[Portfolio (government)|portfolio]].
A '''ministerial committee''' is a committee consisting of ministers of various [[Portfolio (government)| government portfolios]].


A '''Joint Ministerial Committee''' usually refers to committee consisting of ministers from different nations or international organisations.
A '''joint ministerial committee''' usually refers to committee consisting of ministers from different governments.


==Australia==
==Australia==
The term is used in both federal and state governments of [[Australia]].
The term is used in both federal and state governments of Australia.


===Examples===
===Examples===
* Federal government
* Commonwealth Government
** Ministerial Committee Inquiry into The Portrayal of Violence in the Electronic Media, May 1996 - July 1996 [http://libertus.net/censor/censpolicy.html#MinCom]
** Ministerial Committee Inquiry into The Portrayal of Violence in the Electronic Media, May 1996 July 1996 [http://libertus.net/censor/censpolicy.html#MinCom]
** Ministerial Committee to Oversight Implementation of Backing Australia's Ability (MCOIBAA) [http://backingaus.innovation.gov.au/2001/statement/index.htm], later named "Science and Innovation Committee" but still referred to as a Ministerial committee [http://backingaus.innovation.gov.au/reports/02_03/sect4.rtf]
** Ministerial Committee to Oversight Implementation of Backing Australia's Ability (MCOIBAA) [https://web.archive.org/web/20070202161312/http://backingaus.innovation.gov.au/2001/statement/index.htm], later named "Science and Innovation Committee" but still referred to as a Ministerial committee [https://web.archive.org/web/20070722232853/http://backingaus.innovation.gov.au/reports/02_03/sect4.rtf]
* New South Wales
* New South Wales
** Ministerial Committee of Inquiry into impotency treatment services [http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/36112/20030625/www.hccc.nsw.gov.au/hccc/pdf/impotency_report.pdf]
** Ministerial Committee of Inquiry into impotency treatment services [https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030624140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/36112/20030625/www.hccc.nsw.gov.au/hccc/pdf/impotency_report.pdf]{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
* Northern Territory
* Northern Territory
** Ministerial Standing Committee on Crime Prevention [http://www.nt.gov.au/justice/ocp/graphpages/mincomm.shtml]
** Ministerial Standing Committee on Crime Prevention [https://web.archive.org/web/20070321160624/http://www.nt.gov.au/justice/ocp/graphpages/mincomm.shtml]
* Western Australia
* Western Australia
** Commercial Passenger Vessel Advisory Committee (CPVAC) [http://www.dpi.wa.gov.au/imarine/14272.asp]
** Commercial Passenger Vessel Advisory Committee (CPVAC) [https://web.archive.org/web/20060913191306/http://www.dpi.wa.gov.au/imarine/14272.asp]
** Ministerial Committee on Lesbian and Gay Law Reform [http://www.murdoch.edu.au/elaw/issues/v8n4/kendall84.html]
** Ministerial Committee on Lesbian and Gay Law Reform [http://www.murdoch.edu.au/elaw/issues/v8n4/kendall84.html]


===Joint Ministerial Committees===
===Joint ministerial committees===
* [[Singapore–Australia Joint Ministerial Committee]] (SAJMC) [https://web.archive.org/web/20060919081602/http://www.dfat.gov.au/media/speeches/trade/2001/mvt012_01.html]
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* [[Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee]] (SAJMC) [http://www.dfat.gov.au/media/speeches/trade/2001/mvt012_01.html]
* [[Australia–Japan Ministerial Committee]] (AJMC) [https://web.archive.org/web/20050719202802/http://www.whitlam.org/collection/1973/19731030_Aus_japan_communique/]
* [[Australia-Japan Ministerial Committee]] (AJMC) [http://www.whitlam.org/collection/1973/19731030_Aus_japan_communique/]


==United Kingdom==
==United Kingdom==
An [[Interministerial Standing Committee]] exists in the UK as a committee of ministers and members of [[devolved administration]]s. It is not an executive body and cannot bind any of its participants.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/devolution-memorandum-of-understanding-and-supplementary-agreement |title=Devolution: memorandum of understanding and supplementary agreement |website=gov.uk |date=2012-10-01 |accessdate=2017-03-23}}</ref>
The United Kingdom Government has established a number of Ministerial Committees. {{As of|July 2009}} the committees and their chairpeople are as follows:[http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/secretariats/committees/]:


==References==
* NEC: National Economic Council - [[Gordon Brown]] (Deputy - [[Alistair Darling]])
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** NEC(BR): - Better Regulation - [[Alistair Darling]]
* CCC: Civil Contingencies Committee - [[Alan Johnson]]
* CN: Constitution - [[Jack Straw]]
* DA: Domestic Affairs - [[Jack Straw]]
** DA(BM): Borders and Migration - [[Alan Johnson]]
** DA(CE): Communities and Equalities - [[Alan Johnson]]
** DA(DM): Data Management - [[Alistair Darling]]
** DA(F): Food - [[Hilary Benn]]
** DA(FCY): Children, Young People and Families - [[Ed Balls]]
** DA(HW): Health and Wellbeing - [[Jack Straw]]
** DA(JC): Justice and Crime - [[Jack Straw]]
** DA(LGR): Local Government and the Regions - [[Peter Mandelson]]
** DA(PED): Public Engagement and the Delivery of Services - [[Jack Straw]]
* DPC: Domestic Policy Council - [[Gordon Brown]]
* DRC: Democratic Renewal Council- [[Gordon Brown]]
* ED: Economic Development - [[Alistair Darling]]
** ED(EE): Environment and Energy - [[Alistair Darling]]
** ED(HPR): Housing, Planning and Regeneration - [[Alistair Darling]]
** ED(OPG): Olympic and Paralympic Games - [[Alistair Darling]]
** ED(PSE): Productivity, Skills and Employment - [[Alistair Darling]]
** ED(SI): Science and Innovation - [[Lord Drayson]]
* L: Legislation - [[Harriet Harman]]
* LC: Life Chances - [[Gordon Brown]]
** LC(SE): Social Exclusion - [[Tessa Jowell]]
** LC(TE): Talent and Enterprise - [[Gordon Brown]]
* NSID: National Security, International Relations and Development - [[Gordon Brown]] ([[David Miliband]] and [[Alan Johnson]] are alternate chairs)
** NSID(EU): Europe - [[David Miliband]]
** NSID(NS): Nuclear Security - [[Gordon Brown]]
** NSID(OD): Overseas and Defence - [[Gordon Brown]]
** NSID(OD)(A): Africa - [[Douglas Alexander]]
** NSID(OD)(A&P): Afghanistan and Pakistan - [[Gordon Brown]]
** NSID(OD)(T): Trade - [[Douglas Alexander]]
** NSID(PSR): Protective Security and Resilience - [[Alan Johnson]]
** NSID(E): Tackling Extremism - [[Gordon Brown]]
** NSID(I): Intelligence - [[Gordon Brown]]
* PSX: Public Services and Public Expenditure - [[Alistair Darling]]
** PSX(P): Public Sector Pay and Pensions - [[Alistair Darling]]
* MISC 32: Influenza Pandemic Planning - [[Andy Burnham]]
* MISC 33: Post Office Network - [[Peter Mandelson]]
* MISC 35: Ageing - [[Angela Eagle]]
* MISC 36: Flood planning - [[Hilary Benn]]
* MISC 37: Third Sector - [[Liam Byrne]]
* PM’s ad hoc Committee on International Climate Change - [[Gordon Brown]]
** PM’s ad hoc International Climate Change Negotiations - [[Ed Miliband]]

===Joint Ministerial Committee===
A ''Joint Ministerial Committee'' exists in the UK and Canada as a committee of ministers and [[Devolved Administration]]s. It is not an executive body and cannot bind any of its participants.[http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/secretariats/cabinet_committee_business/general_guide/types.asp]


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Ministerial Council]]
* [[Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy]] (Finland)
* [[Ministerial council (disambiguation)]]


[[Category:Politics of Australia]]
[[Category:Politics of Australia]]

Latest revision as of 18:29, 23 April 2023

A ministerial committee is a committee consisting of ministers of various government portfolios.

A joint ministerial committee usually refers to committee consisting of ministers from different governments.

Australia

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The term is used in both federal and state governments of Australia.

Examples

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  • Federal government
    • Ministerial Committee Inquiry into The Portrayal of Violence in the Electronic Media, May 1996 – July 1996 [1]
    • Ministerial Committee to Oversight Implementation of Backing Australia's Ability (MCOIBAA) [2], later named "Science and Innovation Committee" but still referred to as a Ministerial committee [3]
  • New South Wales
    • Ministerial Committee of Inquiry into impotency treatment services [4]
  • Northern Territory
    • Ministerial Standing Committee on Crime Prevention [5]
  • Western Australia
    • Commercial Passenger Vessel Advisory Committee (CPVAC) [6]
    • Ministerial Committee on Lesbian and Gay Law Reform [7]

Joint ministerial committees

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United Kingdom

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An Interministerial Standing Committee exists in the UK as a committee of ministers and members of devolved administrations. It is not an executive body and cannot bind any of its participants.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Devolution: memorandum of understanding and supplementary agreement". gov.uk. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2017.

See also

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