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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

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

Examples

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

Joint ministerial committees

United Kingdom

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.

References

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

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