Membership

 

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

Senator The Hon Joe Ludwig
  Minister for Human Services

The Hon Justine Elliot
  Minister for Ageing

The Hon Bill Shorten
  Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities &
  Children's Services

The Hon Graham West
 
Minister for Volunteering

NEW SOUTH WALES
The Hon Senator Linda Burney
 
Minister for Community Services

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

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


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

The Hon Simon O'Brien MLC
  Minister for Disability Services

The Hon Dr Jane Lomax-Smith MP
  Minister for Education & Children's Services

The Hon Jay Weatherill MP
  Minister for Early Childhood Development

The Hon Paul Caica MP
  Minister for Youth

TASMANIA
The Hon Lara Giddings
  Minister for Health & Human Services

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Ms Katy Gallagher MP
  Minister for Disability & Community Services
  Minister for Health
  Minister for Women

Mr John Hargreaves
  Minister for Disability Services

Mr Andrew T Barr
  Minister Responsible for Children & Young People

NORTHERN TERRITORY
The Hon  Malarndirri McCarthy
  Minister for Children and Families
  Minister for Child Protection
  Minister for Senior and Young Territorians  

NEW ZEALAND
The Hon Paula Bennett
  Minister of Social Development & Employment


Community and Disability Services Ministers' Advisory Council (CDSMAC)

TASMANIA
Ms Alison Jacob (Chair, CDSMAC)
 
Deputy Secretary
  Dept of Health & Human Services
  PO Box 125
  HOBART  TAS  7001

QUEENSLAND
Ms Linda Apelt 
  Director General
  Department of Communities 
  GPO Box 806
  BRISBANE  QLD  4001

COMMONWEALTH
Mr Andrew Tongue
  Deputy Secretary
  Dept of Families, Housing, Community
  Services & Indigenous Affairs
  GPO Box 7788
  Canberra Mail Centre
  CANBERRA  ACT  2601

Ms Helen Williams
  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
 
VICTORIA
Ms Gill Callister
  Secretary
  Dept of Human Services
  GPO Box 4057
  MELBOURNE  VIC  3001

Mr Paul McDonald
  Executive Director
  Children, Youth & Families
  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

Mr Michael White
  A/Executive Director, Office for Children
  Dept of Education & Early Childhood Development
  2 Treasury Place
  MELBOURNE  VIC  3000

NEW SOUTH WALES
Mr Jim Moore
  Chief Executive
  Ageing, Disability & Home Care
  Department of Human Services NSW
  Level 5, 83 Clarence Street
  SYDNEY  NSW 2000

Mr James Christian
  Deputy Director General
  Ageing Disability & Home Care
  Department of Human Services NSW
  Level 5, 83 Clarence Street
  SYDNEY  NSW 2000
   
Ms Jennifer Mason
  Director-General
  Department of Human Services NSW
  Locked Bag 28
  ASHFIELD  NSW 1800

Ms Annette Gallard
  Chief Executive
  Community Services
  Department of Human Services NSW
  Locked Bag 4028
  ASHFIELD  NSW 1800


WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Ms Jennifer Duffecy
  A/Director-General
  Dept for Communities
  GPO Box 6334
  EAST PERTH  WA  6004 

Dr Ron Chalmers
  A/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

AUSRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Mr Martin Hehir
  
A/Chief Executive
  Department of Disability, Housing & Community Services
  GPO Box 158
  CANBERRA CITY  ACT  2601

NORTHERN TERRITORY
Dr David Ashbridge
  
Chief Executive Officer
  Dept of Health and Community Services
  GPO Box 40596
  CASUARINA  NT  0811


NEW ZEALAND
Mr Ray Smith
  Chief Executive
  Ministry of Social Development of
    Child, Youth & Family Services
  PO Box 12136
  WELLINGTON  NEW ZEALAND

Ms Ruth Palmer
  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 Research Working Group  (Victoria)

  Chair:            Mr Jim Moore
                      Director General
                      Dept of Ageing, Disability & Home Care

 
Phone No:     02 8270 2103
 
Fax No:         02 8270 2410
 
E-mail:          

  Secretariat:   Ms Corinne Beasley
  Phone No:     02 8270 2322
 
Fax No:         
  E-mail:         corinne.beasley@dadhc.nsw.gov.au

 

  Australasian Juvenile Justice Administrators     (Qld)
   website address:  www.ajja.org.au

 Chair:            Dr Bette Kill
                      
Deputy Director-General
                     
Department of Communities
                      PO Box 806
                      BRISBANE  QLD  4001
                      Phone No:     (07) 3227 7226
                      Fax No:         (07) 3247 5019
                      
E-mail:          
bette.kill@communities.qld.gov.au

Secretariat:     Ms Leah Cross
                      Principal Project Officer
                      AJJA Secretariat
                      Department of Communities
                      PO Box 806
                      BRISBANE  QLD  4001
                      Phone No:       (07) 3224 8398
                      Fax:                (07) 4799 5570
                      Email:             
 leah.cross@communities.qld.gov.au

 

 

Disaster Recovery Subcommittee    (SA)

 

Chair:                  Ms Joslene Mazel
                          Chief Executive

                          Department for Families & Communities

                          GPO Box 292

                          ADELAIDE  SA  5001

                          phone (08) 8413 9039

                          fax:  (08) 8413 9003

 

 

Secretariat:             Ms Ronnie Faggotter

National Consultant Disaster Recovery

                           Department for Families & Communities

                           GPO Box 292

Phone No:     (08) 8415 4301

Fax No:         (08) 8415 4300

E-mail:          ronnie.faggotter@dfc.sa.gov.au


 
 

Children’s Services Sub-Committee    (Victoria)

 

Chair:                     TBA

Secretariat:             Ms Rachel Flottman

                              Senior Policy Officer

Early Childhood Strategic Policy and Projects Divison

Office for Children and Early Childhood Development

Level 10, 50 Lonsdale Street

MELBOURNE VIC 300

Phone No: (03) 9096 4819

Fax No:   (03) 9096 9153

E-mail:   flottman.rachel.r@edumail.vic.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 8063

Fax No:        

E-mail:         jenny.cleary@nt.gov.au
 

Secretariat:             Ms Dianne Braggett
Phone No:    02 6289 7606
Email:          dianne.braggett@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:                  Ms Judy Bertram
  Deputy Director-General (Child Safety Services)

Phone No:     (07) 3224 2936

Fax No:         (07) 3225 2495

E-mail:      judy.bertram@communities.qld.gov.au

 

Secretariat:          Ms Anne Crowley

                           Director, Human Resources Branch

                              Queensland Government, Department of Child Safety                             

Phone No:     (07) 3224 8865

Fax No:         (07) 3224 2316

Email:         anne.crowley@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 

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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