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 199
** Ministerial Committee to Oversight Implementation of Backing Australia's Ability (MCOIBAA
later named "Science and Innovation Committee" but still referred to as a Ministerial committe
* New South Wales
** Ministerial Committee of Inquiry into impotency treatment service
* Northern Territory
** Ministerial Standing Committee on Crime Preventio
* Western Australia
** Commercial Passenger Vessel Advisory Committee (CPVAC
** Ministerial Committee on Lesbian and Gay Law Refor
Joint ministerial committees
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Singapore–Australia Joint Ministerial Committee (SAJMC
*
Australia–Japan Ministerial Committee (AJMC
United Kingdom
An
Interministerial Standing Committee
In the United Kingdom, the Interministerial Standing Committee (IMSC; cy, Y Pwyllgor Sefydlog Rhyngweinidogol) is a coordination body among the UK Government and devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, established in ...
exists in the UK as a committee of ministers and members of
devolved administration
Devolution is the statutory delegation of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to govern at a subnational level, such as a regional or local level. It is a form of administrative decentralization. Devolved territories h ...
s. It is not an executive body and cannot bind any of its participants.
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See also
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Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy The Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy (abbreviated hutva or utva, fi, hallituksen ulko- ja turvallisuuspoliittinen ministerivaliokunta) is one of the four Ministerial committee, ministerial committees of the Finnish Government, e ...
(Finland)
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Ministerial council Ministerial council or joint ministerial council can refer to:
* EU–GCC Joint Council and Ministerial Meeting, the regular joint ministerial meeting between the European Union and the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
* Franco- ...
Politics of Australia
Politics of the United Kingdom