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The Health, Ageing, Community and Disability Services Ministerial Council (HACDSMC) is established under the authority of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) and comprises the following forums:
Standing Council on Community, Housing and Disability Services - Community and Disability Ministers (SCCHDS) and its Community & Disability Services Ministers' Advisory Council (CDSMAC) and its Housing Ministers' Advisory Committee (HMAC)
Standing Council on Health (SCoH)
- Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council (AHMAC)
This internet site has been established to facilitate the work of Members of the Standing Council on Community, Housing and Disability Services - Community and Disability Ministers (SCCHDS) and its Community & Disability Services Ministers' Advisory Council (CDSMAC).
Access beyond this screen, is available only to Members of these forums and authorised staff of the relevant Departments.
Secretariat details are:
Secretary HCDSMC
Post Office Box 344
RUNDLE MALL SA 5000
Telephone: (08) 8226 6191
Facsimile: (08) 8226 7244
email: secretariat@hcdsmc.sa.gov.au
November 2011
Standing Council on Community, Housing and Disability Services - Community and Disability Ministers (SCCHDS) Membership
Australian Government, State and Territory Governments and New Zealand Government Ministers with direct responsibility for family, community, disability, youth, children, housing and social welfare are Members of CDSMC. The relevant Minister in Papua New Guinea attends as an observer.
The Council’s priority issues are (as set down in the Council of Australian Governments Terms of Reference, October 2011):
1. Implementation of the National Disability Strategy (NDS) which aims to deliver outcome focussed initiatives that respond to the needs of people with disability, their families and carers;
2. Oversee the implementation of the first three year action plan (2009-2012) for the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children and the development and implementation of the second three year action plan (2012-15); and
3. Progression of key social and subsidised housing reforms [noting that ongoing responsibility will be decided by COAG after it has reviewed the outcomes of the Housing Supply and Affordability Reform agenda].
Chairing
The Chair of the SCCHDS rotates annually amongst the State and Territory Members of the Conference.
Decision Making
The Conference does not have statutory powers. Decisions of the SCCHDS are reached on the basis of consensus only.
COMMUNITY & DISABILITY SERVICES MINISTERS' ADVISORY COUNCIL
Membership
CDSMAC membership comprises the Head (plus one other senior officer) of each of the Australian Government, State and Territory Governments and New Zealand Government Departments or Authorities which have responsibility for community, family, disability, youth, children, ageing and social welfare matters.
The Director of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare attends CDSMAC as an observer.
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Terms of Reference
The Community & Disability Services Ministers' Advisory Council (CDSMAC) charter is to provide effective and efficient support to the Standing Council on Community, Housing and Disability Services(SCCHDS) by:
· Promptly implementing the decisions of SCCHDS
· Providing strategic advice to ensure SCCHDS is well informed in relation to its agenda, decision making and in relation to emerging issues of priority, particularly where a nationally coordinated approach to management of such issues would be of benefit; and
· Working collaboratively across jurisdictions and in association with other Ministerial Councils and the Council of Australian Governments on policy and service delivery development initiatives of national, international and common interest.
Decision making
Decisions are made by CDSMAC on the same basis as for the Standing Council on Community, Housing and Disability Services. CDSMAC does not have statutory powers and decisions are reached on the basis of consensus.
Chair
The Council elects a Chair and a Deputy Chair and one other Member who, along with the Commonwealth Member, operate as an Executive Committee of four to CDSMAC.
The term for the Chair and Deputy Chair is usually for a two-year period.
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