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Executive SummaryThe Legislation Handbook (the handbook) provides comprehensive guidance on the requirements of the legislation process—from policy approval and drafting through to passage in the…
Agencies are responsible for self-assessing the level of gender analysis their policies require. This quick reference guide is to assist policy makers to determine the level of gender …
2006 Royal Visit programIn partnership with the National Library, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has shared digital copies of its collection of official Royal…
How to use this guideThe APS Guide to Gender Analysis and Gender Impact Assessment (the Guide) provides information to assist Australian Public Service (APS) policy makers developing a Cabinet Submission or New Policy Proposal in…
The Australian Parliament determines what will become law by passing legislation through the House of Representatives and the Senate. The power to make laws is vested in the Australian Parliament by the Constitution. However, the…
The Australian Government’s legislation program is set by the Parliamentary Business Committee (PBC). The program lists the bills the government plans to introduce in the Australian Parliament for a given sitting period. Parliament has three sitting…
The Australian Government is committed to gender responsive budgeting and putting gender equality and impacts on women at the centre of budget decision making. The resources on this page are designed to support the Australian Public…
It is well established that the quality of care and support is linked to the quality of jobs for workers.29 Not only do there need to be enough workers, but those workers need to be suitably skilled and enabled to…
Addressing gender segregated industries and occupationsAustralia's labour market is segregated by industry and occupation. Working for Women outlines Australia's vision to achieve less gender-segregated industries and occupations, improve gender…
The Gender Impact Assessment Template helps guide policy makers and support decision makers by ensuring that Gender Impact Assessments are consistent in their approach and include sufficient information to support decision making.The completed…
IntroductionThe HandbookThis Handbook provides an overview of current Federal Executive Council operations, in particular the preparation of documents for consideration by the…
A Gender Impact Assessment provides decision makers with a transparent and clear understanding of the gendered impacts of the policy proposal. It also outlines where gender analysis has been used to…
Cabinet submissionsA Cabinet submission is the documentation by which a minister puts a proposal to the Cabinet or a Cabinet Committee. The rules and procedures below apply to Cabinet Committees as well as the full Cabinet.Given the volume …
Contact the relevant areas of the departments or agencies, to identify and analyse this data and determine its relevance to each policy item. Highly disaggregated data can be sensitive, and the Office for the National Data…
Although the recorded outcomes of Cabinet discussions are often referred to as Cabinet ‘decisions’, they are formally known as Cabinet minutes. As the Cabinet has no legal or statutory status, the decision‐maker from a legal…
Not all people will be impacted by policies in the same way because of their gender. Gender inequality is experienced differently by different people. It can be compounded by other social factors and identities including…
PM&C is directly responsible for delivering some Australian Government programs. We also support the Cabinet as the focal point of government decision-making and assist the PM&C Secretary in their APS stewardship…
Australian Government agencies maintain capabilities to operationalise their designated roles under national plans. The Australian Government also maintains a number of capabilities to support whole of Afustralian…
The Office of Best Practice Regulation (OBPR) has released Impact Analysis 101. Created for policy makers, this series of animations and resources answers common questions on the Australian…
Date: Wednesday 15 May 2024Host: Dr Angela Jackson, Panel Member, Commonwealth Government COVID-19 Response InquiryParticipants: This roundtable brought together a range of…
Copyright Statement© Commonwealth of Australia 2022978-1-925365-13-9 Cabinet Handbook 15th Edition (Online)Copyright NoticeWith the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of…
A hierarchy of documents underpins the Australian Government’s crisis management arrangements. Documents subordinate to the Framework must align with the Framework in describing their specific arrangements.Figure 1. The hierarchy…
All documents relating to the Commonwealth Ombudsman, Mr Allan Asher, generated by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet from 23 September to 19 October 2011 inclusive that are:
a) advice by…
Gender analysis is a process of conducting research, interrogating data and considering the different ways a policy may impact people based on gender. It is a tool for:identifying and analysing the impacts and risks…
Including Gender: An APS Guide to Gender Analysis and Gender Impact Assessments© Commonwealth of Australia 2025With the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms this work is…