Ministerial Council. Ultimate accountability to the public for the performance of the National Scheme rests with the parliaments of participating jurisdictions, through the Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council (the Ministerial Council). The Ministerial Council appoints AHPRA’s Agency Management Committee and National Boards, and formally holds these bodies to account. National Boards
Ministerial Council i. The Ministerial Council shall consist of an equal number of Ministers from Australia and East Timor. It shall consider any matter relating to the operation of this Treaty that is referred to it by either Australia or East Timor. It shall also consider any matter referred to in sub-paragraph (c) (iii).
Ministerial Council. 1. The Parties shall create a Ministerial Council, which shall be comprised of Ministers responsible for labour affairs of the Parties or their designees.
Ministerial Council. 53. All Parties agree that the Ministerial Council will be responsible for overseeing the implementation and administration of the NQA. Responsibilities for the Ministerial Council are set out in detail at Schedule A.
Ministerial Council. Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers responsible for early childhood education and child care, which at the time of signing the Agreement, is the Ministerial Council on Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (MCEECDYA).
Ministerial Council. Sub-clause 4(2) of the principal agreement is amended by deleting paragraph (a) and substituting the following paragraph:
Ministerial Council. The NDIS is established by the NDIS Act and as outlined in Part 5 of the NDIS Act the NDIS is overseen by a Ministerial Council. The NDIS Act also defines the Ministerial Council as being designated by COAG as having responsibility for the NDIS, and is subject to COAG guidance for Ministerial Councils. The Ministerial Council consists of the Commonwealth and all states and territories, and currently comprises Ministers with responsibility for disability and Treasury portfolios. The Ministerial Council is supported by a Senior Officials Working Group (SOWG), chaired by the Commonwealth. Representatives from the NDIA and the NDIS Commission will attend Ministerial Council and SOWG meetings as required. Under the NDIS Act, the Ministerial Council may make recommendations to COAG about NDIS policy matters or issues that arise under the NDIS Act or that respond to a scheduled review of the operation of the NDIS Act. The Ministerial Council provides an annual report to COAG and other reports as requested. Working with the National Disability Insurance Agency The NDIA is an independent statutory agency, whose role, as set out in the NDIS Act, is to deliver the NDIS and manage the financial sustainability of the NDIS, and to develop the sector, build community awareness and undertake data collection and research relating to disabilities. The Parties may work with the NDIA to consider and resolve bilateral matters relating to the operation of the NDIS. This will be supported by agreed local and state-level governance arrangements which bring together the relevant parties and the NDIA. Unresolved matters could be escalated to the relevant Ministers or First Ministers, or where they have multilateral relevance, the Ministerial Council – or relevant officials’ bodies. Under the NDIS Act, the Commonwealth Minister, as chair of the Ministerial Council and with all state and territory agreement, can: give directions, by legislative instrument, to the NDIA about the performance of its functions; and provide strategic guidance to the NDIA Board. Working with the National Quality and Safeguards Commission The NDIS Commission is an independent statutory agency, whose role, as set out in the NDIS Act, is to provide functions relating to the quality and safety of services provided to people with disability, register and oversee the operation of NDIS providers and manage and resolve complaints about NDIS providers. The Parties may work with the NDIS Commission to consider and r...
Ministerial Council. The functions of the Ministerial Council as set out in Part III, section 9 are:
Ministerial Council. The legislation will provide that a Ministerial Council, which will comprise a Commonwealth Minister and the Ministers nominated by each State and Territory, be responsible for the national licensing system.
Ministerial Council. 1. Each Party shall designate the Minister responsible for economic development as the Minister responsible for this Agreement.
