Ministerial committee

A Ministerial Committee is a committee consisting of Ministers of government portfolio.

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

Australia

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

Examples

• Commonwealth 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

• Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee (SAJMC) [8]
• Australia-Japan Ministerial Committee (AJMC) [9]

United Kingdom

A Joint Ministerial Committee exists in the UK and Canada as a committee of ministers and members of Devolved Administrations. It is not an executive body and cannot bind any of its participants [10].

See also

• Ministerial Council