Community and Disability Services Ministers' Conference (CDSMC)
SOUTH AUSTRALIA The Hon Jennifer Rankine MP (Chair) Minister for Families & Communities Minister for Ageing Minister for Disability
COMMONWEALTH The Hon Jenny Macklin MP Minister for Families, Housing Community Services & Indigenous Affairs
The Hon Chris Bowen Minister for Human Services
The Hon Justine Elliot Minister for Ageing
The Hon Bill Shorten Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities & Children's Services
NEW SOUTH WALES The Hon Senator Linda Burney Minister for Community Services & SAAP
The Hon Barbara Perry MP Minister for Local Government Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Mental Health)
The Hon Paul Lynch MP Minister for Ageing & Disability Services
The Hon Graham West Minister for Volunteering
VICTORIA The Hon Lisa Neville MP Minister for Community Services Minister for Mental Health Minister for Senior Victorians
The Hon James Merlino MP Minister for Sport, Recreation & Youth Affairs
The Hon Maxine Morand MP Minister for Children & Early Childhood Development Minister for Local Government
The Hon Lily D'Ambrosio Minister for Community Development
QUEENSLAND The Hon Karen Struthers MP Minister for Communities & Housing Minister for Women
The Hon Annastacia Palaszczuk Minister for Disability Services & Multicultural Affairs
The Hon Phil Reeves Minister for Child Safety Minister for Sport
WESTERN AUSTRALIA The Hon Robyn McSweeney MLC Minister for Child Protection, Community Services Seniors & Volunteering & SAAP
The Hon Simon O'Brien MLC Minister for Disability Services
SOUTH AUSTRALIA The Hon Jay Weatherill MP Minister for Education and Early Childhood Development
TASMANIA The Hon Lara Giddings Minister for Health & Human Services
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY Ms Joy Burch MLA Minister for Disability, Housing & Community Services
Mr Andrew T Barr Minister Responsible for Children & Young People
NORTHERN TERRITORY The Hon Kon Vatskalis Minister for Health Minister for Children & Families Minister for Child Protection & SAAP
NEW ZEALAND The Hon Paula Bennett Minister of Social Development & Employment
The Hon Tariana Turia Minister for Disability Issues
Community and Disability Services Ministers' Advisory Council (CDSMAC)
VICTORIA Ms Gill Callister (Chair, CDSMAC) Secretary Dept of Human Services GPO Box 4057 MELBOURNE VIC 3001
Mr Yehudi Blacher Secretary Senior Victorians & Veterans Dept of Victorian Communities GPO Box 2392V MELBOURNE VIC 3001
Mr James Montgomery Director Office for Youth Dept of Victorian Communities GPO Box 2392V MELBOURNE VIC 3001
Ms Pam White A/Executive Director, Children, Youth and Families Dept of Human Services GPO Box 4057 MELBOURNE VIC 3001
Mr Arthur Rogers Chair, DPRWG Executive Director, Disability Services Department of Human Services GPO Box 4057 MELBOURNE VIC 3001
COMMONWEALTH Ms Liza Carroll Deputy Secretary Dept of Families, Housing, Community Services & Indigenous Affairs GPO Box 7788 Canberra Mail Centre CANBERRA ACT 2601
Mr Finn Pratt Secretary Department of Human Services GPO Box 3959 MANUKA ACT 2603
Ms Mary Murnane Deputy Secretary Dept of Health & Ageing GPO Box 9848 CANBERRA ACT 2601
NEW SOUTH WALES Ms Jennifer Mason Director General Department of Human Services NSW Locked Bag 28 ASHFIELD NSW 1800
Mr Jim Moore Chief Executive Ageing, Disability & Home Care Department of Human Services NSW Locked Bag 28 ASHFIELD NSW 1800
Ms Lauren Murray Deputy Director-General Ageing, Disabiltiy & Home Care Department of Human Services NSW Level 5, 83 Clarence Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Ms Annette Gallard Chief Executive Community Services Department of Human Services NSW Locked Bag 4028 ASHFIELD NSW 1800
QUEENSLAND Ms Linda Apelt Director General Department of Communities GPO Box 806 BRISBANE QLD 4001
WESTERN AUSTRALIA Mr Eddie Bartnik A/Director-General Dept for Communities 2 Havelock Street WEST PERTH WA 6005
Dr Ron Chalmers Director-General Disability Services Commission GPO Box 6441 WEST PERTH WA 6872
Mr Terry Murphy Director-General Dept for Child Protection GPO Box 6334 EAST PERTH WA 6004
SOUTH AUSTRALIA Ms Joslene Mazel Chief Executive Dept for Families and Communities PO Box 292 ADELAIDE SA 5001 Mr Chris Robinson Chief Executive Dept of Education and Children's Services PO Box 1152 ADELAIDE SA 5001
TASMANIA Ms Alison Jacob Deputy Secretary Dept of Health & Human Services PO Box 125 HOBART TAS 7001
AUSRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY Ms Sandra Lambert Chief Executive Department of Disability, Housing & Community Services GPO Box 158 CANBERRA CITY ACT 2601
NORTHERN TERRITORY Mr Alan Wilson A/Chief Executive Officer Dept of Health and Community Services GPO Box 40596 CASUARINA NT 0811
NEW ZEALAND Mr Peter Hughes Chief Executive Ministry of Social Development of Child, Youth & Family Services PO Box 12136 WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND
Ms Jenni Nana A/General Manager Child, Family & Community Polic PO Box 1556 WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH & WELFARE (Observer) Dr Penny Allbon Director Australian Institute of Health and Welfare GPO Box 570 CANBERRA ACT 2601
Subcommittees & Working Groups
Disability Policy and Research Working Group (NSW)
Chair: Mr Jim Moore Chief Executive Ageing, Disability & Home Care Phone No: 02 8270 2103 Fax No: 02 8270 2410 E-mail: jim.moore@dadhc.nsw.gov.au
Secretariat: Ms Corinne Beasley Phone No: 02 8270 2322 Fax No: 02 8270 2437 E-mail: corinne.beasley@dadhc.nsw.gov.au
Australasian Juvenile Justice Administrators (Qld) website address: www.ajja.org.au
Chair: Mr Peter Muir Chief Executive Juvenile Justice NSW Department of Human Services Phone No: (02) 9219 9557 Fax No: (02) 9219 9511 E-mail: peter.muir@djj.nsw.gov.au
Secretariat: Ms Leah Cross Principal Project Officer AJJA Secretariat Department of Communities PO Box 806 BRISBANE QLD 4001 Phone No: (07) 3224 6705 Fax: (07) 3235 9422 Email: leah.cross@communities.qld.gov.au
Disaster Recovery Subcommittee (SA)
Chair: Ms Annette Gallard Chief Executive
Community Services Department of Human Services
4-6 Cavill Avenue ASHFIELD NSW 2131
phone (02) 9716 2991
fax: (02) 9716 2761
Email: annette.gallard@community.nsw.gov.au
Secretariat: Ms Wendy Graham
Director, Disaster Welfare Service
Community Services Department of Human Services
Locked Bag 4028
ASHFIELD NSW 2131 Phone No: (02) 9716 3044
Fax No:
E-mail: wendy.graham@community.nsw.gov.au
National Community Services Information Management Group (NSW)
Chair: Dr Bette Kill Deputy Director General Dept of Communities QUEENSLAND
Phone No: (07) 3224 4898
Fax No: (07) 3224 8447
E-mail: bette.kill@communities.qld.com.au
Secretariat: Ms Joanne Paine
Executive Unit
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
6A Traeger Court
BRUCE ACT 2614 Phone No: (02) 6244 1033
Fax No: (02) 6244 1111
E-mail: joanne.paine@aihw.gov.au
CDSMAC Subcommittees
Child Health and Wellbeing Working Group (NT)
Chair: Ms Jenny Cleary
Phone No: (08) 8985 8053
Fax No:
E-mail: jenny.cleary@nt.gov.au
Secretariat: Dr Annie Dullow Phone No: 02 6289 5671 Email: annie.dullow@health.gov.au
Cross jurisdictional Child Protection Alert Processes Working Group
Chair: Mr Frank Duggan
Phone No: (02) 6207 1088
Fax No: (02) 6205 5684
E-mail: frank.duggan@act.gov.au
Secretariat: Ms Tracy Phillips
Care and Protection Services
GPO Box 158
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Phone No: (02) 6167 5650
Fax No: (02) 6165 5684
E-mail: tracy.phillips@act.gov.au
Structural Issues in the Workforce Subcommittee (Qld)
Chair: Mr Brad Swan Deputy Director-General QLD Department of Communities Phone No: (07) 3224 2423
Fax No: (07) 3225 2495
E-mail: brad.swan@communities.qld.gov.au
Secretariat: Ms Ashleigh Gibson
Project Manager, Workforce Capability
Queensland Dept of Communities
Phone No: (07) 3836 0451
Fax No: (07) 3225 2495
Email: ashleigh.gibson@communities.qld.gov.au
Gambling Working Party (SA)
Chair: Ms Leeanne Head
Phone No: (08) 8207 0435
Fax No: (08) 8413 9004
E-mail: leeanne.head@dfc.sa.gov.au
Secretariat: Mr Chris Horsell
Department for Families & Communities
GPO Box 292 ADELAIDE SA 5001
Phone No: (08) 8415 4249
Fax No: (08) 8413 9004
E-mail: chris.horsell@dfc.sa.gov.au
Inter-Country Adoptions Subcommittee (A/ Govt - NSW)
There is a Cth - State/Territory Intergovernmental Agreement for the continued operation of Australia's intercountry adoption program made in June 2008.
As part of the implementation of the 2005 Overseas Adoption in Australia Report by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Human Services, under Clause 20 of the Agreement Ministers agreed that the CDSMAC and any working group it determines will progress a program of work covering harmonisation of intercountry adoptions legislation, fees and administrative procedures, and investigation of alternative models for the operation and administration of intercountry adoption in Australia. Clause 21 provides that CDSMAC will report on the outcome of this program to inform the development of the next Agreement between the Cth and the States on intercountry adoption.
There is a: - Harmonisation Working Group - <http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/agd.nsf/Page/IntercountryAdoption_IntercountryAdoptionHarmonisationWorkingGroup>, and an - Alternative Models Working Group - http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/agd.nsf/Page/IntercountryAdoption_IntercountryAdoptionAlternativeWorkingModelsGroup
Website has information about each, including membership, terms of reference, and communiqués about its meetings.
Each is chaired by:
Vicki Parker
Assistant Secretary, Intercountry Adoption Branch
Attorney-General's Department
Robert Garran Offices
3-5 National Circuit
Barton, ACT 2600.
Ph 6141 3215
Fax 6141 3248
Vicki.parker@ag.gov.au
As well as Commonwealth membership, each relevant State and Territory Department, however known, has a nominated member of each working group.
Each group is ongoing to the extent they have a task to do and will report their outcomes to CDSMAC. Once their objectives are achieved I they will report and wrap up. They are not time limited per se.
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