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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